Speech #430045342

I fear. welcomed too cordially. Fortunately there are but few such. and fortheir sake neither B3ancrofts treaty nor time proposed ant of Congress is required. Bit the naturalized citizen who has identified himself in feeling with our country. going back there and talking republican sentiments. is after two years residence there. put to the trouble of a sort of espionage. 0. sir. he innst register lilniseif ! lte muse submnit himself toea species of police or consular regulation. Ho msst do this in order to save himself from a forfeiture of his American citizenship ! This is our Americanwelcome ! Tlis is our bill! A large number of onr naturalized citizens are justly proud of their new nationality. It is of these that Baron Manuteuffel. the prodecessorof Bismuarck as Prussian minister of foreign affairs. so bitterly complained that they excite the jealousy of the populace und flaisit their American citizcnship even in the face of the authorities. My constituents aro a part of these proud adopted people.