The evening world., 1894-03-30
JUDGES TO
TAKE ACTION,


ls 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
den Of proof upon the applicant as to his
eligibility. The examination is to be con-
Quoted orally and on the slightest false
representation the applicant Is rejected.
The bill enforces the usual fines and
penalties.
The fact tina an alien must wait thirty
days after Ming his petition before being
wholesale frauds committed before cleo
ton every year.
Even this bill; however; does not go
that the clause permitting men 10 OBJ
tain full papers on the plea that they
arr we'd here under the age Of eighteen
clause that the greater frauds are com,
mitted year after year. The present bill
should be more explicit on that point
The section OF the bill compelling
requiring that notice be given to the
great feature" said Judge Giegerich.
1T would. think; do away with The
there were frauds being committed,
and I threw out more applications than
/ passed. That was only on my "
suspicion, and under the law these
men could have gone elsewhere and
procured them. Notice of every appli-
cation should be given to the police,
ana IL SnOull ne tntlT uuty 10 ilNtStl-
gate every applicant, to go 10 their
places of residence and find out all about
them.
while the judges OF this State are
obliged to act under the Federal law,
they have the power to make rules, and
they can easily insist upon every appli-
cant giving thirty, twenty or ten days
notice of his intention to apply for pa
pers Of citizenship. OF course. until a
law is passed II will be optional with the
police or the prosecuting officers, Of the
county to cooperate with us. | believe,
however, that all would work In har-
mony. There are n number OF other
rules which might with safety be
adopted that would materially stop these
frauds. | also firmly believe the Judge
or the United States Court would also
adopt tEe same. rules
col. Wagstar. Clerk OF the Court of
Common Peas is also enthpsiastic over
the meeting OF the judges.
Something must be lone and quickly
too he said, AS We are poweriess TO
stop the frauds. The law, so far az we
are concerned, Is properly obeyed, u
We ann detect professional perJurers.
We have thrown out on our own suspl-
cions lots of eases, but the applicants
have gone 90 other courts and obtained
the papers without apparently the least
difficulty. The same men can, II tnty
want to, obtain IA mRnGamus from an
certificate OF citizenship
Il cannot understand why the minor
or eighteeN-Sear-oIu clause snouiu De re-
taINed,' said Commissioned Alexander.
"Why minors should be given more priv
ilCCr than others is beyond my compre-
hension, 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 N
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 age come in under the
plea OF arriving here as minors. These
men are probably fauds. How are We
going to prove itP'
~ think the law hould be amended"
said Assistant Clerk Loos, OF the Com
mon Pleas Court. 1T should insist on
this country. which should be deposited
with their petitions"