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Show THE MELTING POT IS BOILING M - -3 (t A MERIC A for Americans" Is a cry, if J l - which is assuming tangible' f & 1 form in some parts of the United' ' ; States. And the voice is being hecjE&jii P by the tohusands of foreigners in tlr b Intermountain states. During the pas P few weeks there has been a decidej , increase in the number of declaration g of intention filed within the limits A I the Denver Naturalization dlstric! which includes Colorado, New Mexico-Utah, Mexico-Utah, Wyoming and a part of Idaho. I Fear that they will be Bent back w J the countries of their nativity has act-, uated many aliens to step up and file, their "first papers" recently. In some places the clerks of courts have been , swamped by the foreign-tongued men appearing, and this rush has resulted in holding night sessions in some' L places so that the aliens may file their L declarations of intention wtihout Ids I of time from their work. The feelin SI that they are to be returned to thV ,, 1 old country homes seems to be espo. 1 ally strong among the AustrlansVan- i J! I n.li.inr "rr-Mir-w mmh' "x- It Ek, Italians throughout Colorado and HrVtah, especially, though just where Bp .the underground information origlnat-K origlnat-K ed cannot easily be traced. Aliens Wf from war-torn Europe know taxes and ipi t burdens will be heavy in the home Ir1 land and do not wish to return. JtJL ', In addition to this fear on the part liL of the aliens of being sent back across Pr he Atlantic on ships which bring Yan-H Yan-H kee soldiers back home, the bureau of m& naturalization is speeding up the work W of filing declarations of intention. The Hfef war has had a decidedly livening in Hr- fluence on the part of the foreigners. P' Nearly every mining and manufacture r Ing community has reported remark Egji, able sales of Liberty Loan bonds, War r Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps K among the foreign populations; and v also report large contributions to the Red Cross and the various war work t y.ctivities when the several drives have V made. The result is that the for-1, for-1, signers have a tangible reason for con fB inuing their residence in the United W States, and feel a closer relationship Wyith the government, - ns c-anSe in sentiment on the jart of thousands of aliens is respon-Jslble respon-Jslble for a drive on the part of the I agents of tho bureau of naturalization II to assist the aliens who desire to take t .Qut their "first papers" or who desire ijftlo become naturalized. Agents are Mnpw working among the industrial plants of Denver, Pueblo and Salt Lake City, and later these activities will he extended to every industrial and mining district in the coutnry. Agents are going to the mines, factories fac-tories and plants with blank forms of declarations of intention, or "first papers," pa-pers," and assist the aliens in making these out correctly and giving dependable depend-able advice, Employers of labor are assisting in the work of the government govern-ment agents. After helping the aliens at teh places of employment, the naturalization nat-uralization agents are arranging with elerks of courts for special times when aliens may appear in a body and be sworn in the office of the clerk to these declarations of intention. The ' filing fee remains the same as in the past, $1, - In conjunction with this movement, i the bureau of naturalization is also ex A 'orting every possible influence to have flight and day schools established for BWOult alfens who are seeking citizen 1 1 phip, or soon will bo. Thousands of r 1 ylasses are now co-operating with the Me)ureau of naturalization, but it is llo oped that classes will be established Mp n every community where there is any l&Hconsiderable number of foreigners, and he pew textbooks issued by this bu (Jreau are doing much to bring about Ve this desired result. Wu r |