No. 154.
Mr. Pendleton to Mr. Bayard.
Legation of
the United States,
Berlin
,
February 8, 1886.
(Received February 24.)
No. 193.]
Sir: I report herewith my application to the
foreign office (foreign office, No. 169) made to-day, in behalf of Carl Hans
Gehrt Johannes Fridrich Burmeister, a naturalized citizen of the United
States, who has been ordered to leave Prussia by February 1, 1886.
The facts in this case are, that just prior to sailing for America,
Burmeister obtained a pass from the German authorities running for five
months; that he arrived in the United States on August 9, 1881,* was naturalized on September 3, 1885, returned
to Germany on October 2, 1885, and was permitted to remain four months.
It will be observed that I * * * have stated the facts of Burmeister’s
purchase of lands in Washington Territory, of his original intention to
return soon and settle on and improve them; of his present detention by the
illness of his father, and of his desire now to remain until the 1st of July
proximo, in order that the character and cause of his delay may clearly
appear.
I have, &c.,
[Inclosure in dispatch No.
193.]
Mr. Pendleton to
Count Bismarck.
Legation of the United States,
Berlin
,
February 8,
1886.
The undersigned, envoy, &c., of the United States of America, has the
honor to invite the attention of Count Bismarck Schönhausen, under
secretary of state in charge of the imperial foreign office, to the case
of Carl H. G. J. F. Burmeister, a naturalized [Page 323] citizen of the United States, who has been ordered
to leave Prussia by the 1st of February, 1886.
The facts in this case as presented by Burmeister are as follows: He was
born at Heide, in Schleswig-Holstein, June 12, 1861, and emigrated early
in August, 1881, to the United States, where he was naturalized at San
Francisco, Cal., on September 3, 1885. On the 2d of October last
Burmeister returned to Germany on a visit to his parents. On the 24th of
January last a written order from the royal landrath at Heide, dated the
20th of that month, was served on him, requiring him to leave Prussia by
the 1st of February following. The order, which assigns no reason for
his expulsion, recognizes his American citizenship. Burmeister states
that it is his intention to return to his adopted country when his visit
is completed, in order to settle on and improve the lands which he has
purchased in the extreme western portion of the United States, but has
found his father in a suffering condition and desires to remain only a
few months, viz, until July 1 next, in order to care for him and watch
over his health. He has transmitted to this legation a certificate of
the royal kreisphysikus as to his father’s
condition.
As Burmeister appears to be sojourning in Prussia temporarily only and
for the purpose of performing a filial duty, the undersigned begs that
Count Bismarck will kindly cause the order of expulsion to be withdrawn
if the facts shall, upon investigation, be found to be as stated.
The undersigned incloses herewith Burmeister’s certificate of
naturalization in the United States, the order above referred to, and
the certificate of the kreisphyaikus, with the
respectful request for their ultimate return, and avails, &c.
