Subdivision 11 is intended to take care of those aliens who are friendly to the Unitedf States- and.loyal to us. but who are classified under the law as alien enemies. For example. almost all of the Bohemians in this country are enemuies of Austria. and are just as. loyal citizens under our flag as we have. hut they are classified as alien enemies. aind under the law are liable to be interned. Subdivision 11 permits the reclassilication of those alien enemies who are really at heart not alien enemies. and permits them under certain and very severe restrictions to apply for naturalization. so that they may be protected in their rights. It is intended to relieve certain very extreme cases where there is great hardship. There is a woman. for example. who. has lived for 30 years. ia. thiscity. and who is engaged in business here. Her husband is dead. She is a German woman and her husband never took advantage of the law to become naturalized. She has been in business here since his death. and is a perfectly harmless and loyal woman. Yet she has been interned as an alien- enemy. This subdivision would permit her. after an examination by the Department of Justice. to satisfy the department that she is perfectly loyal. to be reclassified and admitted to naturalization. That is the purpose of the latter part of subsection 11.
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