I do not object to the rigorous test. My objection lies in subordlinating a legal. procedure to the will of ani ailministrative bureau. I would be perfectly willing to. strike out the court entirely and allow none of these people to be naturalized witlout the consent of the lresi(dent. I am willing tlat he shall issue naturalization papers ill such instances. or tle Bureart of Nhturaizaion4 although I do not know what that is or who presiides over it 1or do I know how it is constituted:. But it is entirely inconsistent with every coception which we lave with free institutions to say that a lmnall ca file an. application in a court to accolplish a certaiuend upon. which lie is called upon to prove certain things which will entitle him to tlhe relief lie asks. and then say that unlessa subordinate officer of the Governiment. entirely unknown I think to most of us. gives his consent to the entry of a judginent of the court it can not he entered. and if lie merely abstains from the court and does not see fit to. go. to the place of! trial then there can ie. no lction oil the part of the court. It Is to lue as I said before so different from my notions of a trial of a. case in a court that I can not. contemplate it with any kind of toleration. I would. be perfectly willing to lave the representative. of. the Bureau of Naturalization. served so that lie would be required to be present. I would be perfectly willing to take away from tile court entirely tile jurisdiction to issue nlaturalization papers to such. a person. but I al not willing- to combine the two authorities and give the- superiority or the supremacy to at least a very obscure officer of the Governlnent. 1 know two or three inen. in liiy State: who. have lived there for 40 or 45 years onre of them for 50: years.. They. have bIeent voting for not quite all of that time. but they have 1een voting at every election for 35 years.
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