Let me go a little further. and then I will yield. Of course it is desirable that these aliens should join the Army. ani I have no doubt that the treaty being negotiated between this country and Italy will make provision for the drafting of these very aliens. but because it is desirable that they should become a part of our fighting forces will not be considered justification fo: our violating the provisions of our treaty with reference to .them. and it certainly is not an excuse for denying the State Department. which is negotiating this treaty on our part. a period of three weeks within which to complete the negotiations. The gentleman from Alabama stated that the reason this bill had not been taken up sooner was because the Committee oil Naturalization and Immaigration had not before hadtthe call on Calendar Wednesday. The gentleman then had not had a suggestion from the State Department for postponement of the consideration of this bill until either this Wednesday or last Wednesday. and when that request came. with the statement that it would greatly impede if not render impossible satisfactory completion of the negotiations. the gentleman refused to give that delay and the House sustained him. That is past. and I have nothing more to say about it.
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