The applicant then gains nil his rights of American citizenship that he was willing to forego. and set aside when he swore allegiance to a foreign country. It is war time. and because of a few statements of men who have come back. the House seems to have forgotten just the exact effects.of this bill. While the statement of thegentleman from Illinois that one man came back is all right. yet- after investigation by the Committee -on Immigration and Naturalization. It was found that there was not one case which anyone was able to present where the man could not comply with the law and become a citizen of the United States. Within 10 minutes after he landed on our shores he could have taken the oath of allegiance and could have entered the Army or the Navy and obtained -all of the other rights pertaining -to those who file their first papers.
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