Show the interrogations citizenship which judee powers propounded to applicants for naturalization papers whether the law Is right or wrong it is not my purpose to question below we give a verbatim report of the tiona propounded by judge lowers to two applicants for citizenship in the first district court yesterday afternoon with the instructions ho gave them after they were admitted the court how long have you been in this country applicant nearly 20 years how old are you thirty two you came here when you were 32 years old from what country denmark where do you live now in bear kiver city what is your business tanning do you like this country yes sir like its laws yes sir are you obeying its laws at the present time yes sir are you attached to the principles of the constitution of this country yes sir if you are admitted as a citizen do you propose to obey the laws yes sir of course when a man becomes a citizen of this country he must obey the laws no matter what ahey are to one of the witnesses how long have you known him As long as he has been in the country has he been a good peaceable citizen a good honest man yea sir you think he will make a good citizen yes sir such a man as we ought to have yes sir to the other witness do you know his reputation it was as good as any mans good upright straightforward man yes sir you believe he will obey alie laws of this country yes sir to the two applicants are either of you gentlemen living in polygamy poly eamy no sir to the clerk you may admit them by the court to the applicants now gentlemen I 1 want to say a word or two to you or I 1 ought to say a word or two you leave become citizens of a country where you pet certain rights and privileges you did not have before for instance if you were to go to the old country and the government was to put you in prison wrongfully it would be alie duty of this country and it would do it to expend its money and send its men to protect you as citizens of this country this country is becoming one of the greatest upon the earth and the strongest and the country expects something from you it expects you to become rood industrious honest and law abiding you are here in a free land where every man has some ehoward eho wand if you will you can have happiness and prosperity I 1 asked you one question as to whether you were living in polygamy A great many people think chis is right Perli aps you think it is not right to ask that question now there is a law against this and some people do not know there is a law it is in force in this territory whether the law is right or wrong it is not my purpose to question it is to bo executed so 1 said that to you for your own information and I 1 expect you will live alie laws and assist your neighbors |