The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-16


C6SnkSANZ6 tention on the part OF the gener
public. This work has It's found
tton IN the very yitals OF the national fabric al
consists in the work OF making citizens out OF Il
raw material OF the resident foreigner who HI
been coming to this country from all OF the natio
OF Europe ever since its discovery and In vast ar
Increasing numbers during the past three gener
tons
Inc making Of citizen. in so far as the requir
nenis Of the law concerned. is no difficult ma
ter' bht to make citizen in spirit sympathy al
loyalty, one mbued with all OF the essentials
rove OF country. is vastly different matter n
over a century the nation quietly and persistent
hiept upon this most important duty and ps
hitteh anyone, even the most INSCRIPTIONS. to VI
late the naturalization laws and to add bandra
~ thousands annually 10 the enjoyment OF the pri
heges OF the franchise, the holding Of Office ar
all of the other rights held in ancient Rom.
be sacred to the natural-born citizen
Congress, however was aroused by tho ra,or,
oil The commissioners of naturalization appoinfed
ny the president aud on June 30 1906 passed the
current naturalization law BY this law all of the
courts both state aud federal and the officials OF
'hese courts In their ministerial relationship were
placed under the supervision of the United States
government This administrative authority rest,
with the bureau of naturalization OF the depart.
ment OF labor
with the creation Of this federal control all
oi TIE laWlessness ceased. except In sporadic
cases winch arise because OF the ignorance OF
some particular candidate for citizenship. his in
born fear OF the government and the law. which
make him the prey of the unprincipled, willing
to win a few dollars by quick rather than honest
methods
Almost two and nehalf million foreigners have
asked for citizenship during the first eight and
threefourths years OF federal supervision Of the
naturalization law Almost one and three.auarters
million OF these have declared their intention or
taken out their first papers Something over
threequarters OF a million have asked for final
papers, and, of these about $50 900 have been ad.
mittcd to citizenship during that time
During the same time. there have been upwards
OF $4,000 foreigners who have been refused ad.
mission to citizenship Over one-half Of these
have been denied because of mental and moral
hhlthess The bureau has kept close superyi.
sion over this phase of its work and as early as
1907. through It's activities. the public mind was
directed to the necessity for providing some
means to enable these unfortunate candidates
from the vast foreign populace not only to ac.
conplish the act OF admission to citizenship but
10 equip them better to carry on the daily fight
Tor their livelihood For II Is among these that
the light for their existence is carried on under
The most adverse circumstances
While the above figures indicate a large mum.
Der among the foreign element OF this country
coming forward for citizenship the number does
not appear relatively very large when II Is known
thhr In 1910 there were nearly IA 900 900 foreign.
ers in this country that OF this number sOO0oOo
were not citizens, and that the foreign body has
been Increased nearly 100000 annually since
then by far the larger portion OF the foreign
residents OF this country have retained their al.
iegance to the sovereignty OF their birth Re.
cent reports In the public press have shown
many OF these are ready to respond to the be-
nest OF these sovereignties II Is well known that
large numbers returned Immediately upon the
call OF the country OF their nativity, leaving the
Ties, personal family. industrial and others
wheh have grown up In this country, for the
stronger call OF allegiance to the foreign soy.
ereignty. This was the case prior TO the great
war nf Europe, IN the lesser wars among the BAL
han siates. Many have gone back to the old
countries who have declared their intention Some
OF these afterwards returned to this country and
presented themselves before the courts OF citizen.
snip for admission. Judges OF the naturalization
courts have held that such absence from this
country In the armies and fighting under their
native allegiance broke the continuity of resi-
dence Tor naturalization purposes and denied
their applications
Among the approximately 100000 foreign
alien residents, i650.36 are cassed as illiterate
These illiterates the natural prey of the de-
Bigning and scheming foreigners and natives as
we'll at every turn. They compel them to nav
tribute both in cash and blood, for every service
both real and imagined. and In the qualification
of their desires. however INSCRIPTIONS or un
natural
For years this conditions has been studied by
tAs bureau Of naturalization in Its application to