Liberty loans. food and fuel regulations. Red Cross. and other activities had to be conveyed in other tongues than the language of America. It was discovered also. when Uncle Sam called for soldiers to wage the battles of the Nation. hardly 10 per cent of the immigrants arriving here in the past 10 years had declared their intention of becoming citizens. As aliens these residents in many instances gave no answering response to the call for military service. In some 2.200 instances. those who had taken out first papers of citizenship canceled them. so that they might revert to the status of aliens and escape military duty.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about immigrants not declaring intention to become citizens and avoiding military service.