President. the purpose of the bill is to pernit an.alien who proposes to marsy an honorably discharged soldier of the United States to come here and marry that soldier. provided the alien can pass every test save only the lit.eracy test. I have been prompted to introduce the bill by the fact that a soldier of Italian birth who had lived in this country for 10 years. who fought in our Army in Europe and was wounded. went back to visit his own home in Italy. returned to Anlerica. where he was discharged. and then sent back to Italy for the girl he proposed to marry. She arrived here and passed every test save the literacy test. but she can not under the law be allowed to enter this ceountry to marry hilm. and must accordingly go back to Italy. Ee can go back to Italy on the same ship with her and marry her. there and bring her back to this country on the next ship. We have passed here several bills permitting the restoration of citizenship to American women who have married German noblemen. and it seems to me we ought to permit the literacy test to be waived in cases such as I have outlined.
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