Speech #650230501

The conference report will lie on the table and be printed. The report is as follows: The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 31.32) to amend section 2171 of tle Revised Statutes. of the United States relating to naturalization having met. after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recomlend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from Its disagreement to the amendmeats of the Senate. and agree to the same with amendments as follows: . Page 1. subdivision 7: Strike out in lines 5. 6. 7. and 8 the following: "and who may be honorably discharged therefrom after an enlistment of not less than four years. or Who may receive an ordinary discharge with recommendation for reenlistment." and insert the following: " and who. after service of not less than three years. may be honorably discharged therefrom. or who may receive an ordinary discharge with recommendation for reenlistment." I PagS 2. line 22: Strike out the word "at" and insert in lieu thereof the words "engaged in the present." so as to read: "Any alien serving in the military or naval service of the United States during the time this country is engaged in the present war." Page 3. line II: After the words "United. States" insert the. following: "and the place of such military service shall be construed as the place of residence required to be established." Page 4. lines 4 and 5: Strike out the words "for the time lequired." Page 4. line 7: Strike out the word "rebuttable." Page 4. line 21.: After the first " the" in the line insert the words " time of the." Page 6: At the paragraph commencing "During time when the United States is at war." after the word " During." insert the word "time." Page 7. subdivision 9: In the. fifth line of the subdivision. after the word "naturalization." insert "as provided in this subdivision." Page 8. subdivision 10: In line 3 of the subdivision strike out "May" and insert ." July." In line 4 of tile subdivision strike out "10" and insert "14." Page 9. subdivision 11: In line 14 of the subdivision. after the word " hearing." insert " or heard ". strike out the word " due" and insert "90 days". after the word "notice" insert the words "given by the clerk of the court." On page 10. in the second proviso: After the words "Provided further-" strike out "That the President of the United States be. and he is hereby.. authorized and empowered. from time to time. by proclamation or otherwise. to except natives. citizens. subjects. or denizens of any country with which the United States is or may be at war. or any individual or class thereof. from the classification of alien enemies. and thereupon they shall have the privilege to apply for naturalization." In lieu of this insert "That the President of the United States may. in his discretion. upon investigation and report by the Department of Justice fully establishing the loyalty of any alien enemy not included in the foregoing exemption. except such alien enemy from: the classification of alien enemy. and thereupon he shall have the privilege of applying for naturalization." Page 10. subdivision 12: Strike out the word "no" in the first line of the subdivision and insert the word "any." Page 11. in line 2: Insert. after the words "United States is now at war." tile word " who." Page 11. line 5: After the word " service." insert the following: " may resume his citizenship by taking the oath of alegiance to the United States prescribed by the naturalization law and regulations. and such oath may be taken before any court of the United States or of any State authorized by law to naturalize aliens or before. any consul of the United States. and certified copies thereof shall be sent by such court or consul to the Department of State and the Bureau of Naturalization." Page 10. section 3. paragraph 3: Strike out "Hereafter. subject to the provisions of subdivision 11 of this act. no citizen or subject of any country which by law permits its citizens or subjects to detain their citizenship or allegiance in such country after being naturalized in another country shall be eligible for naturalization in the United States." And the Senate agree to the same. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the title. and agree to the same.