The Washington herald., 1920-12-29
Aliens Want
Peace Soon
War Regulations Govern.
ing Aliens and Citizen
ship Still in Effect.
By RAYMOND G. CARROLL

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Ip this city
alone there are more than 5000 mer
who are anXiously, hopefully, and
prsyerfully awaiting the signing OF
some sort of a peace treaty be.
tween the United States and Ger
many. Meanwhile they are without
a country for their citizenship sus-
pends over the chasm that sepa.
rates the taking out OF first papers
and the receiving of final papers.
They still are enemy aliens" in
the eyes 81 the law notwithstand-
ing their having declared their in.
tention Of becoming Americans
within the two years prior to our
entrance into the great war, and
notwithstanding the fact Of the war
having been terminated more than
two years.
ing, Il wish / could write you an
article"
Go ahead" ] replied.
In an hour he came back with
this written on a sheet Of paper:
Il was born in Bavaria in 1866
left that country twenty-five years
ago. Have never been back and
never shall so. back. For fourteen
years 7 lived in France and Eng
land, being employed as a courier
for a tourist company. Six years
ago ] came TO America and took out
my first papers. speak five Ian
guages and ] should be an Ameri-
can citizen already. for this is the
only country would fight for.
Why must ! wait so long,"
WAR RULES ARE
STILL HOLDING.
Either the passage OF the Knox
resolution declaring peace with
Germany and Austria. or the adop-
ton of the Versailles peace treaty
would have let him in. Inquiry al
the Bureau of Naturalization de-
veloped the information that the
special rules made during the war
concerning enemy aliens are in
force despite the termination Of the
conflict.
He can write the President OF
the United States for special ex-
emption," said the chief examiner
in charge of the Bureau OF Natural
ization. Those who have done so
have their cases referred to a De-
partment OF Justice agent. VINO
takes testimony concerning them.
About 5000 enemy aliens in this
District have been admitted to citi-
zenship in this way-mostly Poles,
Czecho-slovakians. Ukrainians and
Jugoslavs. Otherwise this waiter,
James. must wait"
THE NEGRO VERSION, FROM
MARCUS GARvEY.
To hear Marcus Garvey tell it, the
United States is shortly to lose TO-
n NmEaWN
who he says. are certain to return
to their "motherland," Africa
Four months ago Marcus. who Is
president general of the UnIyersaI
Negro Improvement Association ana
African Communities League of the
World, told the writer when he
once got going with his propaganda
among the colored folks that The
bottom was going to fall out m
opposition to his plans for world
emancipation.
Recently Maurice De Kobra. tha
French journalist and humorist
with the writer, occupied seats on
the platform in Liberty Hall. Fast
lseth street, being the first whites
admitted to a secret mass meeting
OF the organization of negroes. Five
Thousand men and women thronee6
tne nail and cheered Mr.. Carve,
with tne wild ardor of their race
uhtll the rafters rang. j have never
seen such a spectacle. and similar
meetings, Mr.. Garvey said, were he
ing conducted in Pittsburgh. Chi
cago and other American cities.
Not only have the followers Of
Garvey a national anthem (written
DY negro rornnnsorA A.. -
movement is crystallized under a
and a national flag. the
colors of which are red, black and
green. A military jazz band ~ sir
ty pieces furnished the music. and
uniformed private police, the nu-
cieus OF the army" walked SOL
emmy about the hall keeping order.
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