Chairman. at last it appears that Congress is to remedy a condition regarding alien slackers. This problem has caused a great deal of trouble and dissatisfaction in many of the draft districts where there are a large number of aliens registered. The bill now before Congress provides for the deportation of certain aliens who want to escape military service. and for other purposes. I hope the bill will pass. and I believe it ought to pass. One of the principal objects of the bill is to prohibit aliens who are natives or subjects of countries who are at war with Germuany or with any of the other central countries of Europe from ever becoming American citizens when they claimn or hereafter claim exemption from the selective draft. and further it requires the deportation of such aliens as soon as it is practicable to do so. We understand and appreciate that it is impossible at the present time to deport many of these aliens on account of the Impracticability of securing immediately ships and other means of deportation. but under this bill it will be done as soon as these means are avaijable. I am in favor of the passage of this bill without the amnendment by the gentleman from Massachusetts . which is as follows: Insert the following after the word "citizens." page 2. line 4: Provided. That this act shall not be construed to supersede the provisions of any existing treaty with such country the terms of which stipulate that the United States shall not subject the subjects of such country to compulsory military service.
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