Mr. Runyon to Mr.
Olney.
Embassy
of the United States,
Berlin, December 31,
1895. (Received Jan. 17, 1896.)
No. 442.]
Sir: Referring to my dispatch, No. 281, of June
29 last, I have the honor to append hereto a memorandum report of
certain military cases, more particularly mentioned below, which have
not yet been referred to
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in my
correspondence with the Department, and to be, sir, your obedient
servant,
[Inclosure in No. 442.]
Memorandum.
- 1.
- George P. Henry Dietrich was born at Soden, near Frankfort on
the Main, July 20, 1865, and emigrated in 1882 to the United
States, where he became naturalized as a citizen in Cincinnati,
Ohio, on November 2, 1891. In November, 1891, he returned to
Germany on a visit, and on the 29th of that month he was
arrested and placed in confinement, from which he was released
two days later after paying a fine, which, with costs, amounted
to 248.96 marks, for his failure to perform military duty. This
ease was brought to the attention of the embassy by the
consul-general at Frankfort, and intervention was made in Mr.
Dietrich’s behalf on December 7, 1894 (F. O., No. 166), which
resulted in the return to him of the money paid as fine and
costs.
- 2.
- Emil Theodore Muller was born in Saxony in 1867, and emigrated
to the United States in 1884, where he became naturalized in the
State of Illinois. In August, 1895, he was, as reported by the
United States commercial agent at Glauchau, after a short
residence at Mylan, in Saxony, notified that he must pay a fine
for his failure to perform military service. The embassy’s
intervention was made on August 6 (F. O., No. 276), and no
further proceedings were taken against him.
- 3.
- Siegmund Glaser was born in Prussia and emigrated to the
United States, where he became duly naturalized as a citizen,
subsequently returning to Prussia, from which country he was
expelled in 1888. At his request, intervention made in his
behalf on October 25, 1895 (F. O., No. 307), resulted in
permission being given him to revisit his family at the place of
his former residence.
- 4.
- Jacob Oberlin and Henry Scherer were born in Alsace and, after
obtaining, their release from German allegiance, emigrated to
the United States, where they became naturalized as citizens.
Upon their return to Alsace an order was issued to them to leave
the country before October 30, 1895. At their request
intervention was made in their behalf on October 26 (F. O., No.
308). A few days later a reply was received from the imperial
foreign office in which it was stated that the request addressed
to the local authorities by Oberlin and Scherer directly, to be
allowed to remain in Alsace until some time in March next, had
already been granted.
