Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-04
SENATE BILL NO. 34O3


The Press has been furnished by Senator shortridge
with digest his bill dealing with the alien problem The
measure has peculiar interest especially in view of
the decision Of the state court declaring u
constitutional the California law which framed to meet
cifc states. - -
Senator Shortridge has been able to bring under
standing to this problem which has not been in evidence
heretofore and he has added to that practical experience IN
actual contact with the alien question that Will give
weight to may have say the subject III the
halls the Our junior senator has been taken INTO
the confidence of in way that does does frea b
predicted that he destined to have tenure OF oce tnar
will give him influence parallel with that OF the sena-
torial Nestors of the eastern states. .
The bill provides for the enrolment of all aliens
nual; the payment by each alien OF an annual Zee OF
$24OO; codifying all naturalization laws changing te
the Naturalization Bureau to the Bureau OF Citizen
ship reorganzng its activities and making provision for
money realized into citizenship instruction tuna
for the education of aliens in the American form OF gov
ernment and its ideals. - .,,
From strictly California angle the bill is especially
desirable will gve the most accurate STATISTICS OBTAIN
able the total japanese population since II WI
ing who legally in this country and prevent hiegai
entry. 49,,
recognized for the first this bill it will do away
with existing law which gives automs citizenship TO
women whose husbands nauralized and conpels
American women to lose their czenshp by marriage to
an alien 1t will retain the citizenship o! an American
an American.bcrn woman American citizens even
though born in foreign country provldnf tne M
an American consulate upon reaching Their 2lst prthoa
Naturalization experts have endorsed the changes III
the naturalization CODE and have estimated that
school funds will be enriched to the extent OF an
nually by the operation of this bill II 1t Is enacted Inc
school funds of other states will gain in proportion TO tne
number of aliens registered This money will go drect
into the control of the present school VINO VIII
be authorized to establish schools for aliens Free text
books prepared by decentralization authorities VIII oe sup
piled the would consist OF American msu1iy
American civcs, and the school branches: Wne
the educational classes not compulsory upon the ae
he will find difficult gain American citlzenshp unless
he does take advantage of them and his annual tax OF pau"
will continue until he is naturazed =,
The bill provides the character of evidence required
at hearings and the OF at
such hearings is away with, thus effectng saving
estimated by naturalization authorities to be Soooooo an
nually to applicants and witnesses
In California other large states proof OF residence
will be greatly smped Proof of residence in the county
where the applicant will be required only OF the two
citizens testify Residence in any other part OF .e
state could be shown by dispositions taken wnere tne
live whereas entire state residence must now be proved
bv two witnesses which often impossible to do The pres
et la waso unnecessarily requires two citizens to 60 to the
court house three times to state Ohy one
trip will necessary under the Shortrdge Bill IN proving
The Shorridge bill is said to have the approval OF
Secretary Davis the Department of Labor and OF Che
Naturalization Examiner Raymond T. Crlst