The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17

ton In the very vitals of the national fabric a
consists in the work of making citizens out of
raw material of the resident foreigner who b
been coming to this country from all OF the natio
OF Europe ever since its discovery and in vast a
increasing numbers during the past three gene
tons.
The making of citizen. in so far as the requ
ments OF the law are concerned, is difficult mi
ter, but to make citizen in spirit sympathy al
loyalty, one imbued with all of the essentials
love of country is a vastly different matter F
over century the nation quietly and persistent
slept upon this most important duty and p.
mitted anyone, even the most INSCRIPTIONS to VI
late the naturalization laws and to add hundre
OF thousands annually to the enjoyment Of the pr
Asges q the franchise the holding of office al
all OF the other rights, held In ancient Rome
De sacred to the naturalbo citizen.
Congress however, aroused by the report
or the commissioners of naturalization appointed
by the president and On June 90, 1906 passed the
current naturalization law. BY this law all of the
courts, both state and federal and the officials OF
these courts in their ministerial relationship were
placed under the supervision of the United States
government. This administrative authority rests
with the bureau of naturalization of the depart
mept o. labor
With the creation of this federal control all
OF the lawessness ceased except in sporadic
cases which arise because of the ignorance Of
some particular candidate for citizenship, his in
born fear of the government and the law which
to win few dollars by quick rather than honest
methods
7 Almost two and onehalf million foreigners have
asked for citizenship during the first eight and
three-fourths years OF federal supervision of the
naturalization law. Almost one and three-ouarters
million OF these have declared their intention or
taken out their first papers Something over
three-quarters or million have asked for final
papers and, of these. about $4,000 have been ad-
mitted to citizenship during that time
thp tIr,a =,
of $4,000 foreigners who have been refused ad-
mission to citizenship. Over onehalf of these
have been denied because OF mental and moral
unhtness. The bureau has kept close supervi-
sion over this phase of its work and as early as
l9oI. through its 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-
compsh the act of admission to citizenship but
to equip them better to carry on the daily fight
Tor their livelihood For it is among these that
the fight 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 it is known
that in 1910 there were nearly IA 900 600 foreign.
ers IN TINS country. that OF this number 9 900 900
were not citizens, and that the foreign body has
oeen increased nearly 100000 annually since
then BY far the larger portion of the foreign
leg1ance to the sovereignty OF their birth Re-
cent reports In the public press have shown
many or these are ready to respond to the be-
hest OF these sovereignties It is well known that
large numbers returned Immediately upon the
call or the country OF their nativity leaving the
ties, personal. family. Industrial and others
winch have grown up in this country for the
stronger call of allegiance to the foreign SOW
erefgnty- This was the case prior to the great
war OF Europe. IN the lesser wars among the Bal
kan states 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 for naturalization purposes and denied
their applications
Among the approximately 100000 foreign
alien residents. l650,361 cassed as illiterate
These illiterates are the natural prey of the de-
signing and scheming foreigners and natives as
well, 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 bv
the bureau Of naturalization in It's application to