I desire to call the attention of the committee to the fact that such a provision is unnecessary. The last day that this bill was under consideration the gentleman from Iowa stated that in all his experience he had never known but one applicant for citizenship to be rejected. I have here the statistics furnished by the commissioner of naturalization for the eastern district of New York. which embraces the former city of Brooklyn and that portion of the State of New York contained on Long Island. From the 16th of June to the 31st of December. 1903. 2.754 petitions were granted. and 868 petitions were denied24 per cent of the total number of applicants. In the year 1904 6.910 petitions were granted. 3.348 petitions were denied32 per cent of the applicants for citizenship.
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