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Show LEGION PLANS TO AID POLES Organization Will Endeavor to Have Naturalization Requirements Amended In Their Favor. The assistance of the American Legion Le-gion has been asked for a group of American-born men who seek easing of naturalization laws because of war service In the Polish army. "Haller's Army," a contingent of American Poles, fought at the side of allied troops all through the war. Their service caused them to lose rights as American citizens, and in order to obtain citizenship they must pass through the same formalities as would an alien seeking naturalization. The veterans base their plea for the Legion's aid on the fact that they served with allied troops and should be entitled to naturalization by display dis-play of an honorable discharge and testimony of witnesses to their service. Others In this army were citizens of Poland, then subjugated by the enemy, it n'l were classed as enemy aliens, although al-though they fought with the allies. Efforts will be made to reduce naturalization natu-ralization requirements for these men, well as those who were previously citizens of the United States. |