Speech #620283028

Mr. Speaker. the object of this bill is to make uniform conditions under which aliens who have served in the Army. Navy. or Marine Corps of the United States may be naturalized. Also to extend to persons in the RevenueCutter Service of the United States the same provisions which are extended to alien seamen in the matter of naturalization. As the situation is at present. any alien who serves in the Army of the United States cTn be naturalized on his declaration of intention to become a citizen after one years service. Any alien who serves in the Navy must have five years service to his credit. Anyone who serves in the Marine Corps must have such term of service to his credit as an enlistment in the Marine Corps may from time to time require. I rather think that the term of enlistment for the Marine Corps was made four years by an act passed somewhere about the year 1900. This bill seeks to make uniform the conditions of naturalization for all aliens who have served either in the Regular or Volunteer forces of the United States. or in the United States Navy. or Marine Corps. or in the Revenue Service. or who have served on board a merchant vessel of the United States a uniform period of three years.