Section 8 of the bill is certainly a very restrictive section and is really the heart of the bill. What does section 1 do? Section 1 waives the requirement of 6 months residence in a State before a person can apply for naturalization papers. but this applies only to soldiers and sailors. because they. under orders of the Army and Navy. are moved around and cannot stay in one State 6 months. This was done during the World War to facilitate the applications of soldiers and sailors for their naturalization papers. I think there is no objection to this. It is a liberalizing section. Section 3 is practically similar to a bill we passed in this House about a year ago. It liberalizes the naturalization laws insofar as they apply to 50yearold aliens. and over. who have lived in this country continuously since 1924. This will be in the amendment. It waives only one requirement of the present naturalization laws in their favor. and that is what is known as the literacy test. A certain alien comes to this Nation before 1924. He is 40 or 50 years of age when he comes and he brings his family.
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