Show I I LONG FIGHT WON BY LEGION Federal Judge Killits Holds Foreign Foreign- Born Objectors Not Entitled to Citizenship Foreign Foreign born born men who had conscientious conscientious conscientious objections against serving In the United States military and were exempted exempted ex ex- ex empted have haye been denied citizenship b by Federal Judge John M M. of Toledo Ohio This matter has been the thc subject of a long and bitter fight by members of the American Legion throughout the country and officials of ot the Veterans' Veterans organization were well vell pleased with the action denying to such men the rights of citizenship Judge Killits In his opinion declared de do dared that the court was unable to see how an any applicant who on the grounds rounds of conscience objected to bearing arms In his country's defense can take the oath of ot citizenship without without with with- out reservations and that he as the court was unwilling to accept any such oath with reservations to It Without any Intention to reflect upon the quality of ot the profession of conscientious objectors declared Judge Judo I Killits we feel th that a t It is enough that the country must endure the native e born of that persuasion whose citizenship Is a birthright without without with with- out extending the tile number by the favor of the naturalization laws Many Manly posts of the tile Legion have fought against granting of ot citizenship rights to such applicants since the close of the war sar and in a number of ot cases the fight has been successful The Toledo Instance however howe Is believed believed be be- to be the first decision of a federal fed eral court In the matter |