Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-02

States and Spain commonly known as
the Spsnish~American war viii recall
the wonderful trip made by the bats
tleShip oregon from the California
coast 10 Santiago when It was believed
that every available vessel in the Amer
lean navy would be needed IN Cuban
waters The oregon made the record
trim for speed. Her engines werA
crowded TO the utmost limit and she
was brought around to Join Simpsons
fleet and the announcement of her ar
rival was greeted with the shouts Of
eighty million people. "Reggy" Mich
olson was the navigating officer on that
trip. To him was assigned the duty
OF getting the big snip around on tims
He performed his duty without fuss or
feathers and his only reward. aside
from the qualification which he felt was
the acquisition of the big nag which
flew at her peak when she went into
action in Santiago. That flag was pre-
sented by Captain Nicholson to the DO
hemian club IN San Francisco and was
probably destroyed during the earth
quake last year
CAPTAIN Nicholson Is one NJ those
officers of the navy who have been as
signed 10 all sorts of service He has
seen duty In the old sail vessel. on the
modern cruiser, gunboat and battleship.
cal department and the various me-
chanical bureaus OF the navy and is re-
garded as one OF the most efficient men
wearing the uniform OF Uncle Sam to-
day so that IL Is felt that In assigning
him to the command of the Nebraska
the navy department has given that
batteship . commander who will make
good in any position in which he may
find himself,
NEW NATURALIZATION LAW.
The new naturalization law went into
effect on the 29th of last September.
Under that law naturalizations of for
eign born would-be citizens of the
United States were practically suspend
From that time on records have been
kept here in Washing ton of all the I'M
migrants who desired to become citi-
zens OF this country and no one can
be naturalized until his petition Is
passed upon by the federal authorities.
The process of creating an American
citizen today is somewhat complicated
one. The applicant must declare his in
tention. must apply for citizenship In
court of competent jurisdiction and all
the papers must be submitted TO the
bureau of immigration and naturaliza-
tion in the department of commerce and
labor upon regularly prescribed forms
and three months later, provided he has
lived five years In the United States,
the applicant must appear in court ana
satisfy the court officers that he has
complied with all the requirements OF
the new law Should objection be filed
against his application he must defend
his rights and establish the fact that he
Is entitled to the benefits Of the protec-
ton of the American flag,
The new law has been IN effect prac-
tically six months. Its provisions are
not fully understood yet by the tmmi-
grants generally, although they are
rapidly catching on Since the first
of January the average number OF de-
clarations of intentions to become citl-
zens of the United States have been
approximately 10000 per month Twen-
ty-five hundred petitions for citizenship
papers have also been recorded each
month since the first of January and In
that period final naturalization papers
to the number OF 1000 per month have
been issued. This does not begin 10 ap-
proach the number of immigrants
which have arrived In the various ports
of the United States monthly In recent
years but the figures indicate very
strong desire on the part Of immigrants
to acquire the rights OF American citi-
zenship and II Is believed that ar soon
as the law Is thoroughly understood
and ina, all the officials become per
fected In the details Of the statute. the
number of naturalizations win very ma
terlally increase
Up 10 the present time IL Is asserted
the new act has been operated with
very little friction Court officers every
where have shown a disposition TO DO
everything In their power towards per-
fccting the machinery o. naturalization
and II is the general belief that the
problem has been solved ana that here
after Uncle Sam win have a complete
and perfect record of every foreign born
resident who aspires 10 become CHI
zen Of this great republic
c A. HAMILTON.