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take ACTION.
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is at once sent to the District-Attorney of
the county, who is obliged to oppose the
application on behalf of the Govern
ment. BY that means he puts the bur
len of proof upon the applicant as to his
eligibility. The examination is to be con-
Quoted orally and on the slightest false
Itepresgntati2n the applicant is rejected,
penalties.
The fact that an alien must wait thirty
days after fling his petition before being
mad a citizen would do away with the
wholesale frauds committed before cleo
ton every year.
Even this bill. however,. does not go
far enough. What is really required Is
that the clause permitting men to OBJ
tain full papers, on the plea that they
arr. we'd here under The age. Of eighteen
years. must be revoked. II Is under that
clause that the greater frauds are COM
m!tted year after year. The present bill
should be more explicit on that point:
THE section of the bill compelling
the applicants to file petition, ana
great p'sat feature" said Judge Idiieserich,
ut would. | think, do away with the
there were frauds being committed,
and | threw out more applications than
l passed. That was only on my own
suspicion, and under the law these
procured them. Notice Of every appli-
cation should he given TO the police.
and 1t should be their duty TO investi-
gate every applicant: 70, go 10 their
places of residence and find out all about
them.
While the judges Of his state are
Obliged to act under the Federal law.
they have the power to make rules. and
they can easily insist upon every appli-
can giving thirty, twenty or ten days
notice OF his intention to apply for pa
pers of citizenship. OF course unti! a
police or the prosecuting officers Of the
county to cooperate with us, | believe.
however, that all would work in har-
rules which might with safety. be
adopted that would materially stop these
frauds. | also firmly believe the Judge
OF the United States Court would also
adopt tire same rules"
col. WaGstan, Clerk OF the Court OF
Common Pleas, is also enthusiastic over
the proposed changes in the law and
the meeting of the Judges.
too" he said. las we are powerless TO
stop the frauds. The law, so far rs we
are conccrlo., Is properly Gpeycn. nnt
We cannot detect professional perJurers.
We have thrown out IN our own suSpi-
cions lots OF cases, hut the applicants
have gone 10 other courts and obtained
the papers without apparently the least
difficulty. The Same men can. II they
want To, Ohtain a manlamlS from an
other court compelling Is TO issue the
certificate Of citizenship"
II cannot understand why the minor
or aightuen-yoar-old clause should hc re-
tanned" snid Commissioned Alexander.
why minors should hc given more priv
ilege than others is beyond my compre-
henslun. as the clause leaves the gates
wide open to fraud. II they want to
benefit boys arriving here under the age
OF eighteen years. the law should make u
mandatory upon them to take out full
papers at the expiration OF FIVE years
from their eighteenth birthday, At
present men who are undoubtedly forty
or nifty years OF nge come in under the
plea OF arriving here ms minors. These
men are probably fauds. How are we
going to prove IT."
II think In law should be amended
said Assistant Clerk Loos. OF the Com
mon Pleas Court. at should insist or
all applicants producing n certificate In
this country, which should be deposited
with their petitions"