Under the law as it exists at this time an applicant for citizenship is not required.to state or prove that it is his intention to become a permanent resident of the United States if he shall become a citizen. The court granting citizenship may be apprised of the fact that it is his intention to permanently absent himself from the country and yet the right must be granted. One of the most salutary features of the bill under consideration is that it requires an applicant for naturalization to solemnly swear that it is his intention to become a permanent restd3nt of the United States if citizenship shall be granted to him. Section 17 of the pending bill contains provisions for the cancellation of fraudulent certificates of citizenship. If any alien shall impose upon the court by perjured testimony. or if a certificate has been issued in violation of law. the bill makes the certificate invalid and authorizes proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to cancel the certificate of citizenship. and notice of cancellation shall be sent to the Department of Commerce and Labor and duly recorded. Naturalization is a privilege of great value. and proceedings to establish it ought to be solemnly and rigidly observed. The boon of American citizenship must not be cheapened by lax and unconventional methods of courts and public officers who administer the law. but once granted it should endure for all time. It is conferred by the Federal Constitution and by laws authorized by the Constitution.
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