Show THE naturalization LAWS fj 8 a cox la is out with a letter in favor of the tite idea of amending the naturalization laws so far as tho the term of or residence in this country require of foreigner foreigners before bel bei being ng entitled to citizenship is concerned the new york day book makes a strong argument again against st the thip present state of the law and other papers comment pro and con at present a foreigner who wishes to be naturalized J has to reside five years in this country before he can have that privilege although thouy thour 0 ll after he has declared his intentions he can preempt pre empt public lands locate and patent mining claims and enjoy all rights and privileges of full citizens except to vote and hold certain ebli falces ces cos the territorial enterprise opposes opposes the tiie proposed change and urges that nive rive years is none too long for a foreigner to become acquainted with the american system of government vern ment dud to establish a reputation for a good moral character there is some show of reason for requiring a foreigner to reside some time in the country before becoming a naturalized but it does not amount to much for most if not all foreigners who emigrate to this countie and desire to become naturalized have instinctive leanings towards freedom liberty and good order and are as able to vote intelligently li Il and prudently as the mass ot native americans the requirement that foreigners desiring to become naturalized should prove themselves of good moral character may be all very well in theory but it is simply ridiculous in practice and the idea that five live years is necessary for a nian man thus to show his character is simply preposterous considering the tho many luany recent developments of lii ill huh ii boned defaulting and other uettia s of or swindling in this county tr und thu the acknowledged wide hie tie K e eld id ert crt official and other laa lax a II 11 is it ft not highly con hi 0 und and natural that lor eigners f h oi o i a ute uti to b be 0 rig rigidly idly ni i a ore unes elnes ato aio a allowed lo 10 wed to w 0 ii citizens ol 01 0 1 this great and loas luas s rea reu ilic uld and nid enjoy the full fuli v i t tf 4 f 0 mixing up with and i i fati pati ihling rating nia nIg in the prevalent high i i kliu alid alia elia ial lal corruption i toun voun aul oui 1 00 a vey ve y difficult mat v provo that the mas ma s of emla emia t L to chii country nowadays au u liot rut quitu quito m a mural moral law abiding nol noi mud nuj orderly and generally geue nally rAlly quite as uso jl if antl auti worthy citizens as the m t of native nativo born american citi zeli zeki are in iii fact it Is a common ft rt j tac among people who have b j in boli lie tie hemi that u iv rant the uhe old world rai ral dop lop ei ale bue in moral character i v e uries loes conito conita to this country t iu 1 wen they are in rome utes du do us the thu people of rome do 1 l t u e sti ati more moru or less to the charak cy ca artaur aral arAk tur tor of the people among whom they cast their lot hence sa far as the tho morality part is con corned foreigners are frequently really reilly more mitre nit rit for citizenship on their arrival than after their five y fuai eans oars is residence unless such fitness be reckoned ned on a crawfish progress basis aud alid the criterion be assimilation to tho the common condition of their neighbors seigh bors whatever that may be everybody knows that as a geny t oral eril thing if a man is a drunkard a blasphemer an au adulterer adul a whore monger or genteel swindler that is ho bar whatever his moral character BO so far as naturalization is concerned does not suffer a bit on account of such little peccadilloes goes on without hindrance if indeed the subject be not consia consla considered ered a little more eit eli elt eligible ible ibie than he would bo be otherwise it wa has s been about ilk lik like ilke that hereabout sometimes where equally domed donled strange to say men have been denied dewed the privilege of naturalization solely on account of their religious belief abbet A beet weighing three hundred and fifteen pounds has been raised on a farm at gospel swamp los anglos county oar Car california onnia ornia |