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Show THE MAKING OK CITIZENS. rhiiiuieiphiH Preaa, It will do no liurm for tlic joint committee on immigration ot the Kcuute mid house to iro over the irrouiul as to the need of stricter lawa: bat, otter all, ai muoh U known now a will lie after investigation, and ttie whole (iiestion resolves itself into a mutter of ttie enforcement of existing (statutes. Aa regards re-gards the necessity of frniniii a new naturalization natur-alization law there ia here considcrahh' ground for improvement, although it la a iU'Stion w hether a constitutional auiend-Bent auiend-Bent i a necessity. It is, of course, true that the six months j and one year voters iu some of the western I states nre only supposed to vote for state I officials; hut ill volinif for the legislature they indirectly elect I'niteil Mates senators, I and, in ease of the election of presidential elector! by audi u legislature would rcallj vote for president. They have thus an ad I vantage over the live year eitl.en and the twenty-one year Ainerieiu horn in siaoi where citizenship is more carefully guarded. Some reform is needed, but perhaps it can he l.csl secured through Congressman dates' bill, and so avoid the doubtful possibility of securing a e. institutional amendment, which attempt would prevent, instead of hasten a speedy reform. The Gates bill makes the question of Bat utilization a judicial one to be decided after special legal proceedings, Urtln all tho guard and restrictions that are inherent in such methods. If it makes it difficult and even impossible for the unworthy to become citizens citi-zens then it should be made law with. mi any hesitancy. As it is now, one court w ill grant papers where another one will refi s them. In many places the greatest care leesness exists, and It Is doubtful if in any community the restrictions arc thrown about tli ia most important function as nr" naturally natu-rally required for the wellbeing of the country. |