The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
DELAY EXAMINATION OF ALIENS
Federal Examiner in Kenosha Today
But Finds Busy Hum of Industry
Good Reason to Hold Examinations
Open Until Later in the Year.

The United States government is not
going to throw spoke into the wheels
of progress in the comeback in indus
trial life. This was shown by the ac-
tions of G. r. Thompson of the immi-
grafton bureau, who came to Kenosha
this morning to audit the naturaliza-
ton records and make examinations of
lot of candidates for second papers.
When he found that lot of these
men were working overtime in Keno
sha factories and that it would inter-
fere with their work to submit to the
examinations demanded by the govern
men, Mr.. Thompson announced that
the examinations would be adjourned
until such time as the men had more
time to spare or it is possible that
night sessions will be arranged so as to
make possible the examination of the
candidates without their losing any
time in the factories.
This plan is being followed by the
examined by the federal examiners be-
industrial conditions are just begin
ming to show normal signs. The Of
ficials of the government are not go
ing to slight the law in any way in
making these Investigations, but they
are going to make them at a time
which will interfere the least possible
with the working of the men. This u
new side of Uncle Sam that has not
been shown in the past and it is pretty
certain that it is one that will be APP
preciated by the men who work for
living.
There are some seventy-five men in
Kenosha who are now applicants for
second papers. These men must all be
examiner by the federal examiners be-
fore the June term of the circuit court.
The recent decision of the supreme
court taking away the ballot from
aliens after giving it to them by a
former decision, killed real industry
in Kenosha While there was chance
of voting the making of first paper was
the principal duty of the clerk of the
circuit court. The audit made by Elk
| aminer Thompson today showed that in
| the short time that the aliens were
given reason to believe that the right
| of franchise had been returned to them
two hundred and forty from the diff
ferent portions of Kenosha county had
sought first papers. Since the deci.
sion of the supreme court on primary
election day last March just three
aliens have appeared at the office of
! the clerk of the court to take out
papers.
Nearly twenty times as many appli.
| cations for second papers than for
first papers have been received by the
! clerk since the new ruling of the SUI
preme court was announced. Organi
cations among the aliens of Kenosha
are rendering real service to people
of these nationalities. These organi
cations are now impressing upon the
minds OF the aliens that the only way
that they can hope to secure the right
/ of franchise in Wisconsin is to be full
citizens of the United States.
Two members of the supreme court
have filed dissenting opinions in the
case which had for its purpose the
testing of the right of aliens to vote
but it is pretty certain that even with
these strong opinions the court will
never consent to a re-openlng of this
case and that the right to vote without
full citizenship has now been perma
nently decided in Wisconsin. Some OF
the organizations among the aliens
have made a census of people of their
own nationality and these men are be-
inc educated in meetings of the or,
ganization in order to get them in
readiness to pass examinations de-
manded by the government before sec
ond papers may be issued to them.