There are many reasons why that form of retaliatory legislation should not be indulged in. I understand the State Department is working out a plan whereby the resident aliens in this country will be subject to military service. and if that can be done it is infinitely preferred to this method of retaliatory legislation. It is infinitely to be preferred to have a treaty with our allies in Europe to the effect that their citizens resident in this country shall be subject to our draft law. and thereby get the military service of the man himself rather than to go to the retaliatory extremity of deporting him in case he refuses voluntarily to submit to the draft. Now. with that kind of a solution. a solution by treaty. the rights of Americans resident abroad can beproperly protected. In this kind of legislation they can not be.
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