The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
NO TINE FOR TREASON NOW
Seventy Alien Born from Kenosha Co.
Appear in Court Today Asking for
Citizenship-Bars Against Improper
Citizens Being Kept Up.

THE men who are discussing today
whether or not we are rightfully in the
war, are guilty of treason, - declared
James Cavanagh, speaking to a class +
of more than seventy applicants for
citizenship in the Circuit Court this
morning. "There has been treason in
high places and Wisconsin has been
represented in Washington by a man
who has been guilty of endulging in
traitorous talk. The penalty for trea-
son is death and the standing of the
traitor in the community should
have nothing to do with the penalty
to be meted OUT
Cheers greeted the patriotic senti-
ments of Mr. Cavanagh and it was evil
dent that the men who had come into
court to get under the flag were loyal.
The address of Mr.. Cavanagh was
the opening of great festival of
patriotism in the court. There are to be
many new citizens received before the
day is over and every one of them will
carry away from the naturalization
ceremonies some idea Of the demands
that are to be made on them as citizens.
Your first duty to the nation is
loyalty" declared Mr.. Cavanagh.
"This nation has given much to you
and she is going to give you the pro-
lection of her flag in the future. She
is going to be the educator of your
children and she is going to pledge to
them an equality Of opportunity which
is not pledged to them under any flag
that ever foated from a flag staff.
What she asks in return is yotr1o
ty. More than ever, this loyalty is
needed today. 1t must come not only
from the men who happened to be
alien born, but from the men who are
native born. The greatest menace to
the United States today is, not the
guns or German submarines, but the
disloyalty of men who like migrate.
full ours, are swapping at the hand
which feeds Them
Frederick Schlotfeldt of Chicago.
who represented the national natural
cation bureau at the hearings today,
also addressed the new citizens. He
explained to them the methods which
are being followed by the government
in making these men citizens and talked {
especially on the "Oath of Allegi-
ance" and what it really meant.
In honor Of the reception of the new
class of citizens the court room was
decorated il flags and this afternoon
Judge Joseph R. Clarkson gave
patriotic address along the lines
which had been followed by Attorney
Cavanagh this morning.
AS each man signed the oath of al
legiance he was presented with the flag
decorated booklet with brought a copy
of the oath and with it little pledge
of loyalty to the flag and to the nation.
In the same booklet were some of the
songs of the nation and Judge
Belden urged that the new citizens
learn these songs and teach them
to their children.
The fact that the nation is at war
and that citizenship is greatly to be
desired at this time, brought no let up
in the guards being thrown about the
admission of aliens. q number of men
who appeared for second papers today
were refused recognition on account Of
the fact that they had not shown suf-
ficient interest in educating themselves
to assume the rights of citizenship.
The men who had their cases con-
tinued today will have chance to be
heard again at the session for natur-
alization in June. Men from all parts
Of the country were represented in
the applicants and many nations were
listed in the long list of declarations.