These people that the record describes were voted at Afognak have not become citizens. because they are still living in tribal relationship. and the statute says all Indian to become a citizen must " sever all tribal relotionship and adopt the habits of a civilized life." Again. the contestant pretends that because they are efirolled in a church that therefore they are citizens. If that were true. then every Indian in Alaska is a citizen. because tbey are all enrolled iii a church of one denomination or another. . Again. it is not only a question of noncitizenship but a very serious question of fraud. because the record shows conclusively that even granting these Aleuts were citizens. they nevertheles2 cast illegal ballots. because they did not prepare their ballots. but some one not an official of the election prepared the ballots in violation of law for these Indians who knew not what they were doing. The election officials colnived at and permitted this sort of thing that is absolutely contrary to the statute. and. therefore. I say the whole thing was a fraud on its face.
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Generalization that Aleuts are not citizens and cast illegal ballots because they don't know what they are doing.