The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-07
ALIEN HEROES
.NATURAL|zED
IN j. {. COURT
3EAuTWUL ADDRESS MADE By
JUDGE ASTON DAYTON PRIOR
TO DEMONSTRATION or OATH
Svarm Of Foreigners Swear Allegiance
and Come Into Uncle Sans Big
Family Circle.

4 fSmtly ClrSAe.
The address OF I. $. District Judg" Al
stou G.. Dayton t. a number or y"une
aliens that were about To take the "ath
~ allegiance to the United States, caCn
one OF them having in his possession an
honorable discharge from service IN mo
late war. although brief, was o"autitui
word picture and one that went deep,
not only into the hearts OF the young
Veterans that confronted him. but ais"
touched the core In the patriotic oosoms
OF all others in the court room.
The address was benedictlon, pure
and simple, delivered by an American
OF Americans and when Judge Dayton
expresses himself on Americanlsm. II Is
always performed with the true rins
that brings conviction to home rolhs
and aliens alike.
Acts that were passed on May 9. 1918,
and July .. 1919. were OF special ieg,s-
lation, that contained certain eNemp.
lions on the part Of soldiers VINO haa
served In the United States army during
tho World War. who were Aliens ano
had not been naturalized.
No FIRST Papers.
Such formalitiss as procuring nrSt
papers and five years residence In
tbs country were waived IN iact. tne
INNS for Uncle sam are looked upon as
most desirable citizens.
"--fsate in the afternoon. after a. number
or aliens had taken the oath OF alleglence
administered by District Court Clerk
Barrett. an order was Issued for the
SoenE eX-soldlerS TO come in and draw
up-in line
They marched in and stood in line
facing Judge Dayton. Left dress.
commanded the judge humorousiy; Ana
each pair OF eyes inStinctirely glanced
down the line toward the LETT ana tho
young men dressed rank.
The soldiers were required to have but
one witness apiece and these witnesses
came in and one stood behind each or
the eS-servtce men, One or the witness
&c WAS beautiful Glrt
At the command. all right hands or
eNSsoldiers and witnesses were raised
ort-high and all swore TO testify to tho
Judge Dayton's Address.
The Judge then asked the witnesses.
ws- body, II they testified as TO inc
good character Of the young men desir-
InG 10 become citizens. chorus oil
Eyes, Sir" came in answer.
.12You all wish TO become citizens:
asked the judge.
Yes, sir, answered the eS-SoiuieFs' I,
Judge Dayton then made the following
brIet address:
VT is u special pleasure to admit you
young men to citizenship" said the
nudge You showed your loyalty in !
the most practical way when you went
forth to fight and were ready 10 die TOT
this country and it's cause. |
~ bow before you. my boys, In inc
realization of your service to the United
states There comes a lasting regret to
inc, personally, lnal L WAS not avn ~
De among the men who fought for my
country. Hut age prevented.
The recollection OF your service
should be the pr0udest In your Ire anu
YOU can look upon II with increasing
prsde AZ the years roll by. :
:, Under such circumstances, II Is not
necessary to ask If you will be loyal,
,rGs SDF ~ *. n Gnssd StSes
THE oath can be administered TO
these young men as they stand! And'
let everybody stand"
Tho oath was accordingly administer. !
Ned. after which the young fellows filed
smifngly to the district clerks Of
across the hallway; ~ rsao-s. .n Snr
der the supervision Of Chief Naturaiiza-
tIon Examiner William Ragsdale, OF the
pittsburgh district.
-tne oath OF allegiance were all Italians
with three exceptions, an Austrian. a
Hungarian and a Greek.
The following are their names: Cat
tan Parcarie, Yorkville, o.: Benedict
Vano. Benwood; Marco Tarauino. ben
wood: Anton Carjenko, Benwood; Emilio
Morelli. wheeling; Joseph FraSasso.
ian KopJsr, Hungary. Bellaire: Rosario
Cesare. Wheeling; George murdinich,
Austrian, Wheeling; Tilemahos Gram
. mon. Greeee wheeling; steve Gonenon' !
-. Could Rot write NAEnss-
....Yinccnzo Qaspare and Mike Campaign |
a. Italians, also took tho oath OF allegt- |
Jence as veterans OF the world war, but
Msre unable, at tho fnal step In the |,
matter to sign their names in tho Eng /
llsh language. They explained that
friends had signed their names to tho |
application blanks for them
Examiner Ragsdale explained that rs !
American citizens they would have 10
ba able to write their names in the Eng |
: lish language and advised them TO learn
their SIGNATURES and to then come In and !,
Sign up.
=. rho entire morning session and the |,
better part OF tho afternoon was taken |
up by the United States district court |
In hearing final applications for citizen
ship and tho examination OF candidates |
By Examiner William Ragsdale, or Pitts i
-burgh.
Special stress was laid on the fact
whether or not the applicant was patri- |
otic during tho late war and whether or
not no expressed patriotic sentiment Tor