Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-06
BLOW AT ANARCHISTS.
New immigration Law Prevents
Their Naturalization.
state Department Calling Attention of
Courts to the Act which Shuts Out
Those Opposed to Organized
Government

The department of State at Washing
ton Is calling the attention of the gov
ernors of the several States to the act of
Congress approved March 3 and taking
effect July 3, which provides that in
order to render n court judgment of
naturalization valid tho court record
must show that the person naturalizcd
Is not opposed to all organized govern
ment nor affiliated with any organization
so opposed; that he does not advocate
the unlawful assaulting or killing Of
officers of government, and has not Nio-
lated any of the provisions of the said
act to regulate the immigration of aliens
and has complied with the terms OF
previous acts on the subject of naturali-
cation. The act requires also that every
certificate of naturalization shall specifl-
| cally recite that the requirements of the
above act and previous acts have been
complied with or be null and void.
The section of the act covering this
| subject reads az follows:
Section 80. That no person who dis
believes in or who Is opposed to all or
ganized government. or who is a mem
Der of or affiliated with any organization
entertaining and teaching such disbelief
in or opposition to all organized govern
ment. or who advocates or teaches the
duty necessity, or propriety Of the un-
lawful assaulting or killing Of any officer
! or O11lCerS. either OF SPECIFIC IlulNlullti
or of officers generally, of the Govern
ment of the United States or of any
other organized government, because of
| his or their official character, or who has
| violated any of the provisions of thia
Act. shall be naturalized or be made
p citizen of the United States All courts
and tribunals and all judges and officers
| thereof having jurisdiction of naturali-
cation proceedings or duties to perform
in regard thereto shall. on the final
| application for naturalization, make
careful inquiry into such matters, and
| before issuing the final order or certii-
cate of naturalization cause to be entered
of record the affidavit of the applicant
and of his witnesses so far rs applicable
rcciting and affirming the truth of every
material fact requisite for naturalization
| All final orders and certificates of natur-
| alization hereafter made shall show on
| their faces specifically that said afli-
| favits were duly made and recorded. ana
all orders and certificates that fail to
show such facts shall be null and void.
That any person who purposely rro-
| cures naturalization in violation Of the
provisions of this section shall be fined
not more thar five thousand dollars. oi
| shall be imprisoned not less than one MOI
more than ten years, or both, and the
court in which such conviction is hat
shall thereupon judge and declare tht
! order or decree ana all CertlUCdleS du
hitting such person to citizenship null
and void. Jurisdiction is hereby con
ferred on the courts having jurisdiction
Of the trial of such offense to make
such Adjudication.
That any person who knowingly aids
advises. or encourages any such person
to apply for or to secure naturalization
or to file the preliminary papers declar
ing an intent to become a citizen of the
! United states. or who in any natural
cation proceeding knowingly procures OF
| gives false testimony as to any materia
fact required to be proved in such pro
oeedine. shall he fined not more thar
five thousand dollars, or imprisoned no
less than one nor more than ten years
or both.
In his letter to GOV. Mccullough tn
Acting Secretary Of State says:
You are ioqua.tei II bring to tn
attention of the courts Of Vermont, hay
ing power to naturalizc aliens, the abov
provisions OF law, which are additioua
to the provisions of law now in fore
on the subject of the naturalization o
aliens"