The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-03-31
Much Good Expected from the
Meeting of the Men Who
Issue the Papers.
FEES SHOULD BE EQUAlIZED.
Now 1t Costs S1.50 to Become a
Citizen in Federal and Only
SO Cents in a State Court.

With bill before Congress- another
before the Legislature OF this State ard
meeting of all the Judges called to
discuss the frauds unearthed and ex-
posed by The Evening World" It is
pretty certain the naturalization law
VIII be quickly amended or such rules laid
down by the judges as will materially
check the traffic In fraudulent citizen
ship papers.
II in the immediate future, as now
seems certain, proper laws are enacted,
then the work of THE Evening World"
In the arrest of Nincenzo De Vito
banker. padrone. liquor dealer and poll
dcian, for procuring papers by perjury
and then selling them for SIS will be
amply rewarded.
since Judge Giegerich. recognizing the
full force of the exposures, undertook
to call the judges together to lay down
Uniform rules for the issuance of nat
uralization papers. other judges have
expressed their hearty approval Of the
plan. This is particularly so OF the
judicial Officers in whose courts citizens
nave been and are being made daily
They are well aware of the frauds
practised through their courts, but
under existing laws they are almost
powerless to check the evil.
Time after time applicants have been
rejected because, under examination by
the Judge, 1t was shown conclusively
that either the would-be citizens or wilt
nesses had perjured themselves in the
affidavits made before the clerks. Then
the same witnesses and the same appli-
cants have gone to other courts and pro-
ness and applicant in the mean time had
was successfully carried through.
The meeting OF the Judges to consid-
err the exposures and to lay down rules
VIII, while doing a vast amount of
5000. leave other important points to
What action will the District-Attorneys
OF the different counties OF the sta e.
particularly New York and Kings coun-
ties do to aid the judges in the detec-
ton or perjuries? What action viii the
United States Observation-Disclosures do in
the same matter?
What move, II any, has been made by
the Dlstr,ct-Attorney of this county as
well as Kings to capture the criminals
who have secured citizenship papers and
set the law at defiance? Have the police
prosecuting officer to do anything?
Nearly two months have elapsed since
The Evening World" in Its series OF
TEN. made the positive statement that a
gang OF professional perjurers existed
In the city, who for sis would procure
naturalization papers for aliens not le-
gally entitled to receive them.
That statement was reiterated, but ap-
parently no move was made by the pros
ecuting officer 1t remained for THE
Evening World to demonstrate beyond
story of De yito's arrest and his being
held for the Grand Jury was sufficient
| That others of the gang are fugitives
| from justice Is well known.
That fra dds existed was supected by
many, and known to some persons. The
general public also suspects that bigger
men than De Vito lent their aid to the
fraud Not a move, OF any kind has sc
far been made. by the authorities to gel
to the bottom facts.
Now that the Judges are getting to.
also do something. VIII they do 1t?
There is one thing which the Judges
can do, namely, regulate the question
the State Courts arc. only one-third OF
! the amount charged in the United
States Courts The State Courts only
| demand so cents, and 1t Is safe to say
to the cheapest place. 1t Is for that
reason more than any other that around
| election time the State Courts are
crowded With applicants lIu,n and judges
l
The fees charged In both State anC
Federal courts should be the same. The
| State Judges in naturalizing aliens sim
| ply act as Deputy United States officers
| WHY there should be difference in fee.
| seems incomprehensible.
| About two months refore cleo ION ever,
year, Tammany opens its headquarter,
| for naturalizing aliens, and for year!
it has been located at Senator Timothy
| ID. Sullivan's "Wigwnm," In Centre
street. The organization deposits hun
dreds of dollars with the clerks of tn
| Common Pleas and superior Courts. re
ceiving in exchange half dollar tickets
| These tickets are given to the aliens
who, on presenting them in court mn
| answering questions, obtain citizenship
! papers free. Not in single instanc
men in the Federal courts
| While Judge G!egcrich was speaking
to an Evening World" reporter yester
day ne handed the latter bunch o
applications all OF which the Judge hac
rejected In one day--Oct. 2! last. Their
were more than forty In the batch. an'
more than half OF them showed tina
the grosssst kind Of perjury had beer
mitted TO- being nifty years old. .anI
eighteen years old. This was to sc
around the first papers obstacle; Unde
| cross-examlnation by the Judge the,
admitted they had only been here
In each case they had the excuse tina
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