They have proven it in tile past and they are giving evidence of it In the present. Gentemen. these two groups of people led last year in tile movement for citizenship. According to the figures given by the Commissioner of Labor there were naturalized 24.874 Italians. 22.621 Poles. 17.190 Russians. 1.6.953 British. this being also the order In which they were classified. These first two named nations average 17 and 15 per cent. respectively. of the total nunber of naturalized citizens last year32 per cent of the total naturalized. And. believe me. gentlemen. they are proud of their citizenship. More than 300.000 Italians figure on the Army lists. and in defense of the Inner lines as well as on the firing lines they proved their devotion to their adopted country.
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