The Denver Jewish news., 1925-09-10
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blackmail are obvious
In the Debate in the House OF Com
mons on the 2sth July, 1925, the Home
Secretary was sharply interpellated by
several members Of Parliament on act.
ual cases Of real hardship. The Home
Secretary restated his refusal to give
any reasons for refusing naturalization
He and his permanent officials claim
autocratic power in this matter. Their
discretion is complete, and without
giving any reasons they can refuse
naturalization to whomsoever they
wish. But the Home Secretary, Sir
William Joyson-H Hicks, has made him
self somewhat notorious by his anti
foreign 0utbursts. He was closely
questioned as to the case of man who
had lived in Hull for fifteen years, of
fine physique, high character, indus
trious, sober and successful, and who
produced certificates OF character and
letters OF recommendation couchetl In
the highest terms from the Lord Mayor
Of the City, the Sheriff, the Chief of
Police, Ministers Of Religion, Justices
of the Peace the President of the City
Chamber Of Commerce, and other prom
inent citizens. For no known reason
his application for naturalization has
been refused again and again by sue
cessive Governments, including strange
to relate. the Labour Government The
recital of this case by myself i'm
pressed the House, especially in my de-
mand that such men should be well
coined as worthy citizens of England,
to which country they are an acquisi-
tion. The man in question is Jew
by religion, born in Poland, who has
spent thirty years In England. The
Home Secretary had to give some ex-
PLANTATION and he gave his probable
reasons for refusal. He said in the
first place that % years ago the ap-
plicant had married Polish girl.
In the Home Secretary's opinion he
should have married an Englishwoman
According to this strange doctrine
therefore, it is something of crime
for man to marry the woman he loves
Secondly, the fact that man cor
responded with his relatives left be
hind in the country of his origin was
evidence in the eyes of the Home Office
that he did not desire to sever his
former connections and become 10Oet
Britisher. In other words, n man who
corresponds with his aged parents in
the country OF his birth, by so doing
disqualifies himself for naturalization
Filial piety is advocated in every re-
ligion. especially in the Christian re-
ligion, but is misdemeanor in the
sight of Sir William Joynson- Hicks.
who is himself prominent Church
man and takes an active part on the
lay side of the Church of England
But the far-seeing, and those who have
a conscience, in all parties, regret this
attitude.
Decent minded Englishmen are hope
full OF their ow-countrymen grad
ually coming to their senses. Anti
foreign feeling is dying away. 1t is
becoming increasingly difficult to rouse
| the passions of the mob against for
eigners in the hopes Of diverting their
attention from real grievances nearer
home. We do not have the Black Hun
dre'ls and Pogroms in England. In
their place is the NenophObia surviving
the War period But it is evaporating
and it will not be long before England
reverts to her former attitude to the
poor and oppressed who come to her
shores for succour and happiness.
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