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 NATURALIZATION

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of good order and happiness of government. This Republic of ours in proportion to its; The act of Congress of 1903, therefore, extent and population, maintains but a introduced no new principles into naturali small standing army; the several states of zation, but only emphasized that which was this Union maintain none; but the ultimate already there by providing for the more dependence is upon the militia in each state perfect preservation of the evidence in for the preservation of order in the state, regard to this requirement. And under this or for the military operations of the nation head may properly be classed the position in time of war. There are growing up in taken by Judge Marr. Riots had taken our midst organizations for various pur place, participated in by a large number of poses which in effect are antagonizing this aliens; riots of so grave a character that it system of our government, and are demand had become necessary in order to preserve ing that the members of those organizations the peace to call out the military forces of the shall not become members of the militia of state, few of those participating in these the state, liable to be called upon to repress occasions of disorder had ever been brought internal disorder or check foreign aggres to trial for their acts of violence, acts sion. Are not such organizations by reason directly subversive of the good order and of their attitude and the exactions demanded happiness of the government. Since there of their members taking a position directly was no presumption of law with regard to inimical to the good order and happiness of this requirement, it became his sworn duty the government, and must not the alien who to require proof that applicants for citizen is a member of such a body be debarred ship had not by their very acts stamped from becoming a citizen of the United States? themselves as deficient in one of the essen Does the question differ in any respect from tial qualifications as prescribed by Congress. the requirement we have been considering? There is a corollary to this which has not BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. yet been passed upon by the courts, but will have to be at no distant day.