Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
RIGHT HANDS SHOT
AWAY, RAISE LEFT
Swearing In of Citizens by the
Thousands Simplihes
Process.
NUMBER OF PAPERS REDUCED
Speeding Up Naturalization of
All Alien Members a War
Measure
NUMBER OF PAPERS REDUCED

| WASHINGTON. September 2S-Wc
arc building ships in forty-fvc days
and are making citizens of
wounded soldiers in a little ovcr two
/ hours.
Shedding up naturaiization OF all
/ measure passed by Congress no; long
| ago The process has been reduced 10
It's simplest terms at Walter Reed
! come actual citizens OF the beloved
country in whose service they have
I become disabled.
iirst. second and even third papers has
been dispensed with. and nov. instead
Of taking two and quarter years FOR
soldier to become naturalized it
takes two and "A quarter hours.
;, Captain Edward Lambkin is called
citizens at Walter Reed lie signs his
name 20 their applications for citizen
ship; He ccrtites TO the excellent
uonar While under MS Observations.
and believing his loyalty to be fully
established, and that he is person OF
good moral character. attached 30 the
principles of the constitution of the
Gni I'd states , ana Is; in his opinion.
Of the United s,a tc."s" 70 DC a e'''@e"
Why shouldn', stand sponsor for
the character OF these mem" said the
worth by hghtng for the country by
whom they wish 70 oe adopted"
A first man had 10 nave two men
he had known nearly al! his life to
sign the petition. We had much
trouble locating these men. sometimes
they would he serving with tn. armies
in France. and it w-uid be impossibl.
20 get them to testify To the Charac-
ter Of the petitioner. That rule Was
commanding officers testify. In many
cases onc officer asked TO stand
responsible for a number of men whom
he knew no better than do. 50 that
now to avoid all confusion and delay
J sign all The petitions and shoulder
the responsibility. We try TO natural
! sarily have 10 do il in the shortest
/ possible time.
HOW THE MEN ANSWERED
CALL TO CITIZENSHIP
The first time sent II call through
! the wards TO all men who wished TO
I become naiuraliZed TO assemble in the
/ loo came. some OF them s,ill in their
/ pa)amas and dressing gowns. That
/ outht. of course. was not suitable to
/ enter the august presence Of the court.
/ Next time had to stipulate that they
he properly dressed TO go into the
| They don't mind tho hardships of
/ being trundled into automobile trucks.
| although many OF them are quite help
| less from the loss OF limbs and other
Many of them feel tina, being
speedily- made citizens is great mark
I many OF them wish tangible evidence
OF ,heir citi.zzenshir. They would like
! could wear in their vest pocket or
some sort Of pin TO confound those
who would hencc7orth call them
! The last time we went to court it
, too exacuy Two hours and hftecn
answer the necessary questions in :,
/ large hook kept in the court relative
I 10 the place OF their birth, tho former
I y N NJ l.r
! owed allegiance and other data. and
! then swear their allegiance TO the
MED 1n ,h states /, IS, before %d ore The judge
kuSsians. Rumanans. Austrians AMI
VIEW OF JUDGE GOULD
or DISTRICT COURT BENCH.
Justice Gould. OF the District SUI
preme Court. thus addressed them
whcn they sought naturalization in
his court:
IF any people in the world are en-
/ tilted 10 be citizens of this country
your are You have shown your 10y
rs a great pleasure to admit YOU TO
citizenship. After this war is over
We VIII have even ii greater nation
OF whom you vii! be proud to be citi-
zens
Many Of the applicants had seen
overseas oyer, duty and more than one
when the clerk administering the
1 ,h asked the applicants to hold up
thcir r!Sht hands; some were unable
10 comply with the request blu, held
aioft their remaining left hands,
some OF the men who had lost
iiinbS ana were naturaliZcd are Mich
olas Parlow. Of Kiev. Russia: Retro
Saccuman. Quinto. Italy: Frank Ma
rnmot; Iizik. Austria: Mantu CALI
I ano, Rieto. Italy; John Becker Sn-
volk. Russia: Marcel Doncr. Huch
Arrest, Rumania; Frank paladin Gro
atia. Austria; Ralph Larsen Chris
tianla. Norway: Phillip ZaDpethin
Santato; Italy: Frank Matarava. Sic
ny: italy, and Edward Abe stone.
Elizacbct ograd. Russia