As the law stands at present. as the gentleman has pointed out. only one years service is required of a soldier. On the other hand. an alien in the Navy is required to serve five years. or one enlistment in the United States Marine Corps. which is now four years. The Immigration Committee has made the period uniform at three years for all the classes which I have mentioned. Now. in regard to the alien seamen on merchant vessels. I think the report is a little wrong. At present the alien seamen on merchant vessels can be naturalized at the end of three years. This bill leaves it permissible to naturalize them at the end of three years.
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