The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-27
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" HE LEARNED editor of The Catholic Transcript also dis
 cusses the subject Americanizaon, taking for its ex he editorial in The Times Farmer in which objections stated to the views of Governor ocomb It is pleasure that contemporary agrees with the main concu- Farmer and hence does not with the opposite conclusions of Governor Holcomb.
 Governor Iocomb in his annual message had favored program make the foreigner American citzen which seemed wise enough had then induged in speculation entirely in which he treated the foreign born c of Connecticut menace and attributed to the Bol- shevist tendencies dspporonae to their relation in numbers to the whole population.
 The TmesFarmer said: "The great number of aliens in Connecticut hard working thrifty anad ultra religious They largely attendant upon the Catholic church. and with respect economic questions, servaive than inc body ofcitzens With this statement our contemporary is in agreement.
 In disagreeing to extent with other sentiments pressed editorial of The Times Farmer, the distinguish ed editor of The Catholic Transcript rather to have his attention f<ed upon the inconsistencies of single paragraph upon the broad relation which that paragraph bore to the discussion That relation perhaps quite clearly pressed We will try to make it clear for little desire thai anybody should suppose willing to make the hard path of the foreigner which it must take to become citizen diff ficu than it is.
 In fact contemporary perceives The Times Farmer wished to make the naturalization laws less Under the present practice the alien seeking citizenship is que toned He is asked what he knows about the American snon what he knows about various subordinate features of the American government he is asked to certain ndiv uas who hold office who is the president the the city the alderman from the district inc of the state
 The decision such case not upon one answer but the toay of his upon the opinion of the trial judge formed upon all the evidence.
 It seemed to The TimesFarmer and it still that the prevailing method is not the best method that the right citizenship should not be determined by knowledge of the constitution by his ability fees
 The pagaraph in dispute not intended statement of necessary qualifications for citizenship but examples the of questions that should be who seeks citizenship.
 ls the man the he says he is? Is he honest indus trous good citizen within the ordinary meaning the word If is good within the ordinary meaning of the term it is used by ordinary then he fit citizen though he may not know who governor mavor al derman president
 The applicant may be asked if he married single if he his home, he goes to church. if chidren they going 10 school.
 The purpose simply to exhibit certain inquiries and qualifications not deerminatve any particular care but lusatve of practical line of examination than the GUS tom provides
 An allen may not know who the of state OF who the alderman from his district vet may be single married widowed and have the qualifications necessary good citizenship
 If there to be campaign of Ama5icanzaon it is be- cause those in authority believe that aliens should become c zens Then elementary to make the nafur aizaon laws that it will be easy aliens to come in