The Delta independent., 1919-02-21
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
CITY AND COUNTY ORGN'ZNS

Office of the Board of Registration
and Draft for Delta County Colorado,
February 1919.
| At meeting of the local draft board
for Delta County held on the above
date at the Courthouse in Delta, Coun.
| ty, Colorado, the followin resolution
was adopted and ordered spread upon
the minutes:
Wheras. in the performance Of our
official duties and the transaction of
our official business. as members of
| this Board. we are made cognizant of
| the fact that there are many inhabit-
ants who have been and are now re-
siding within the territorial jurisdic-
ton of this Board who are known both
as alien and alien enemies, compris-
| ing declarents and onn-declarents for
American citizenship, who claimed ca
emption and were granted exemption
from military service on the ground
Of their non-citizenship and by virtue
Of rulings made by the War Depart
ment on the subject, and by reason
thereof the classes OF aliens referred
to did, by taking advantage of such
matters, refuse to enter the military
ervice of the United States during
the recent war with the Central Pow
ers of Europe; and
Whereas, it is the sense Of tiiis
Board that a nation deemed Unfit to
fight for is also unfit as Il place of
residence and domicile. and lii Dc.-
sons of whatsoever nationality, bcirc
an alien. who was not willing to as
sumt the duties of militaty servi.e
and unwilling to fight for the pI-scrva-
tion Of the republic OF the United
States and its institutions, rre to be
classed as undesirable aliens, and by
reason thereof. should not be granted
citizenship or the rights Of citizenship.
and should not be given profitable
employment to the exclusion OF loyal
and patriotic American citizens. now.
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by this Board. that 1t shall
be and 1t is the sense Of this Board
that each and every alien or enemy
alien who surrendered his papers OF
declaration to become a citizen. for
the purpose of claiming exemption
from the draft and each and every
alien and enemy alien whether declar-
ant or non-declarant who claimed and
was granted exemption from the draft
on the ground of their non-citizenship,
shall, hereafter or for period Of years
shall. by appropriate legislation, be
denied the right and privilege Of be-
coming citizens OF the United States.
and, be 1t further
Resolved. tat It shall be and 1t is the
sense OF this Boar dthat in essential
justice to all loyal and patriotic Amer
lean citizens. all such aliens or alien
enemies and all subjects of alien
enemy countries. who refused to par
ticipate in the recent war for and in
behalf OF the United States. and not
already naturalized. should be deport-
ed with all dispatch, and be It further
Resolved. that we, as a Board me
morialize Congress to the end that
suitable and appropriate laws be en-
acted to effectively carry out the let
ter and spirit OF these resolutions. and
be It further
Resolved. that copy Of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to each member
OF the United States Senate and House
OF Representatives from Colorado, to
the Governor OF the State of Colorado.
to the General Assembly Of the State
OF Colorado. to the state Registration
and Draft Board, at Denver. Colorado.
to the local press for publication and
copy spread upon the minutes Of this
Board to perpetuate the same.
Adopted at Delta. Colorado. Feb
ruary. s. 1919.
N. A. DAVIS. Chairman,
H. X. GIBBS. Secretary.
C. II. BURGIN. Physician.