Evening star

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Is willing to face complications abroad

and probable refusal of entry in for

eign lands.

Through operation of special courtesy

arrangements, a few countries do not

I require passports of American citizens.

These are Canada. Mexico, Cuba, the

British island possessions of Bermuda

and the Bahamas, the Dominican Re

public, Haiti, Honduras, the Republic

of Panama and Uruguay.

Also, courtesy arrangements have

been made by which a widow, child,

parent, brother or sister of an Ameri

can soldier, sailor or marine buried

abroad may visit his grave, but in such

cases proper papers must be obtained

from the Department of War showing

proof of claim of relationship. The

validity of such passports extends only

to the country where the soldier is

burled or countries which must be

traversed en route. American seamen

do not. as a rule, require passports,

their seamen's certificates being ample.

As a matter of fact the Department

of State U not idly inquisitive in ask

ing all the questions it does of passport

applicants. Officials and clerks are

not merely using their positions to

find out all they can about the per

sonal life of the applicant, however

much that may appear to be the case.

The prime reason for Insistence upon

the dsta is that the United States

Government is responsible for its cit

izens wherever they may go. The

novice applicant, when asked by the

Department of State why he desires to

go to a foreign country and how long

he expect* to atay, may feel strongly

impelled to reply tartly, "None of

your business!” But it is the Govern

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1929). Washington, D.C., 1929-07-07. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1929-07-07/ed-1/?sp=26

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1929-07-07.