Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-02
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Anmsirani,lnr Americans.

~ Louis Ui"hs Democrat
one ~ the lessons impressed upon
~ by the great war In that We have
heretofore left too much to chance
In the making NJ American citizens
Instead NJ guarding citizenship as n
sacred thing u thing ~ inrHtimahl"
,ulue, "a high privilege, W. have
handed II out freely to all and
Hundry. without regard to character,
qualification or fitness when va
began ~ take stock ut the begin
ming NJ the war "" found that wa
had hundreds " thu6hnnds ~ citis
xeu-. made 80 nv legal act vet who
were such only In name, "Citiycns'
who knew not our language. VINO
knew nothing about our institutlnns
or our laws who hnd never heard
~ American principles or American
ideals An appearance before "a
qualified officer, n p"rfunctnry cN'
animation or none NJ all an onth NO
ieea pcrfunctory. aud they were al
mitied tn all the rights nnd priVl-
lcges that pertain 90 American clii-
Eenshlp IN fun equality with those
born to those rights and who, or
whose ancestors had earned them
hv fighting Tor them We h"licv"
that NJ feeling II now STRONGER or
more general than that hereafter
american citizenship shall hay" a
irfinitc meaning and do'inlte
value, and that n he granted to nn
ono until that meaning and value
are understood and until he has
shown himself To he fit and qualified
tu receive H.
There arc many movements, off,
cml and unofficinl. Tor tho Amer
lcnulgn,ion ~ Immigrants who desire
citircushlp The Nurpo-" ~ them all
II good. hut there IL question
whether In the multiplicity ~ coun-
pei and direction the candidate for
citizenship will nut "" more how'll
drrrd than cullgh'cned We may
rNpcct this. however. ~ work itself
ont IN the adoption ~ some rractl-
rnl and officially controlled or sane
iIuncd system that vii, attain tho
desired results IN u simple hut thor
hugh wnN Perhaps the most impor
tnut plan ~ Tar presented IN that uf
Senator Kings Till providing for the
establishment ~ national bureau
~ citiscushtp and AWrricnnisation
To- prnmntA "'he Amcricnnitatinn of
persons Rockiur American citizenship
h, naturalization, and ~ native AMI
u,tufniisrd citizens II would he
the duty W this bureau to 'inNcs-
tlrttU the conditions ava 'NNlIoN .
mcui ~ permanent residents and
,iiiFrus ~ ascertain their sentiments
~ u,aiiv ,o the United states their
prngrrss IN the know ledge ot Amer
lean institutions aud the use W tho
English language. their relations ~
A social and commercial nature with
their nelrhhors and fellow citizens
and to promote the hettctment ~
/ that loyalty. know ledge. usc and re-
/ nunn-hip aud afford thcm such Ni
/ vice NJ may hc " benefit to them
aud tend 10 increase their regard tot
our institutions NJ guN crnWcni nud
/ tn DO such other things ah may hr
pr,tdcnt and wisc IN LAYING a tuuu
t dntiun for a strong srnH" ~ LOYALTY
| and dedication to our institutions NJ
government on the pnrt ut an per.
/ wnpeut residents. candidates fot
naturalization. and citizens
2 such a measure us thls would h1Ns
"a hc carefully snfrruaried go kcru
a. fom becoming "a permanent s,H
tenn ~ espionage, as obnoxious a.
4 our principles rs the ,,il ~ seeks Z,
remedy Hut applied ou g'nort line,
and using the authority ana know
rirr ~ the board 90 establish mruui
] and mothuds OF utumutiug.s Auer