Speech #750086876

I promise Adolf Hitler and everybody designated by him known to me or to be known to me. through his credentials. or through his uniform. the respect and absolute obedience due him and give allegiance herewith to fulfill all orders without restriction. and with my entire will. because I know that my leader does not demand from me anything illegal. I have no doubt that this "pledge of obedience" which is expected of every member of the GermanAmerican Bund will automatically debar any such person for American citizenship. and I have no doubt that proper legislation could be enacted which will authorize the United States attorneys in the respective districts to institute cancelation proceedings against anyone who took the oath of allegiance to the United States and at the same time pledged his real allegiance to the German ruler. Incidentally. it is my desire to "plug" a loophole now existing in our naturalization laws by reason of the fact that any German who becomes naturalized today renounces allegiance to the German Republic. As a matter of fact. no such country exists today. The German Republic died with the assumption of office by Adolf Hitler. and the official designation of Germany today is not republic by "Fuehrerstaat". meaning a leader state. a state governed by a "leader" who has dictatorial powers.