Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-13
NATURALIZATION FRAUDS.
Over 100000 Bogus Citizens in New
York City.

New York, Aug. l2.-It is estimate, d
by George ". Morgan, state superinten-
don't of elections. that over $6O0UnO has
been made within the last year in the
sal. of fraudulent naturalization pa
pers. 1t is estimated by the federal au-
thoritirs that over one hundred thou
sand Fraudulent naturalization papers
have been solid by those engaged IN this
illicit traffic ami that thirty thousand
OF thcS,. have been issued i'll this city.
With great frequency immigrants
DISPLAY naturalization Papers ON land
ing AMI assert that they have simply
been holnr. om Il visit. On mvcStigA tiun
il WAS found that many of these c"rtiIi-
Gates were fot4'ri.s, being r>@ct
copies of the certificates issued from
the district clerks "tlicr f"r tn" south
,rII dIst riot Of New York. The al wis
Il counterfeit IF the seal of til" court,
ana the, signature had been forged.
Tho -. papers Wcr" traced t. Newark.
where three Italians had l'lai3t for
printing such certificates ;tlld solo th':n
IN the. lur1" cities Of this country and
in it;.!y.
Tie discovery Of this Illicit traffic in
Ga ~ 'HSilli NbS ItA'IItNi " III - ~
Il, mt KuoS,.ytIL's message To ton.,r IS
in December. and has resulted il 80
tility III All the public departments
" hen, tE,. vii might b.. checked.
the bureau ii immigl alton. u',!'r
Commissioner Williams, has been rigid
in its examination uf certificates. The
United states secret service has been
aggressive in detecting ;nnd c"nvirtinc
of...nucrs, George W. Morgan, state
SUPERINTENDENT of cicc,inus, has also
been active in this work.
TIE fraudulent papers ar" elias i!i,d
under IN, headings: First, thos" where
the printing. seal and signature ir,' All
furg, rirS. second, those VIII genuine
blanks have been stolen and I'll" siGnn-
lures ,tr,. forged: third those where tie
nrplic.rut has obtained papers ~ n"lk-
ing falls. statements; fourth. th"s" pa
pcrs secured by persons 9th" thIn
til,,s,. rutrurtiug to b. naiurii:.:rr!. a:'f!,
fifth. those Which We're nri2i'iIl,% g..n-
uu,., hut Nhrr thu original nam" h'*
b, en- "rn@rG hy acid ana tn"th' HLinr
substituted.
Thus,, aliens who obtain post ions IN
J.r m. ,i.v ana state governments
must SHOW citizenship papers, ana
h,r.tnf,.r, it has been IN easy thing ="
l.tlr,.h..4r thrm Immediately hrrn.c M
r,uintn,clt Particularly was THIS true
IN thc street cleaning department ~
this cilN.
The decentralization papers Of lh"s"
r,nl. VIA in the department Of street
cl"uitirr WI" being inspected by hi'"i
States Deputy District Attorney Marx.
a,rl th.r. have been 50 many c"nNlr-
tinus thu, those holding fraudulhnt pa
prr- ;,tc r,.siguinG from tn" d"pdrth"ht
I.,th tE.tu Stand Investigation. In thv
iI,4t week. III one district sixteen re
! si-u,u.
| II wv. ncrn estimated TINT 50 p"r cent.
III citizens If Italian birth i'll this dis
,ri,t luld Fraudulent naturalization "a
W.rS.
| Tin. work of Mr.. M"rGan's depart
m.ut may br shown ~ the ioll"NHIS
ti.,ur.s. In !;ichmond Borough IN" r.
ductinn in naturalization for tn" l'st
u, months compared With the hr*t SIN
months II til" previous year. was -
,,r cent. In Wcstch"stcr il Was lis
X covered mat there W,'r" tire" ithll''hS
emo acted AZ prot, SSional Witnesses
y-tn .,ur,,.J for 4 consideration I" ir"-
i,ur,. citizenship for their conn" 'f'"'F
When Nj. Mnrglu'S deputies an" '''
IN thnt county these witnesses h'i, ~"
thc last yiv rnonths SHOW that ~ iih'hi-
rr.,ut. have been natur;,lIHvd, rs
lnrniI,4t G.> III thc first six months 81
tho Year 1lrvious.