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ess no loophole whatever should be left open to 

 fraud. 



The methods by which these frauds now under 

 full investigation with a view to meting out pun- 

 ishment and providing adequate remedies are per- 

 petuated, include many variations of procedure by 

 which false certificates of citizenship are forged in 

 their entirety; or genuine certificates fraudulently 

 or collusively obtained in blank are filled in by the 

 criminal conspirators ; or certificates are obtained on 

 fraudulent statements as to the time of arrival and 

 residence in this country; or imposition and sub- 

 stitution of another party for the real petitioner 

 occur in court ; or certificates are made the subject of 

 barter and sale and transferred from the rightful 

 holder to those not entitled to them; or certificates 

 are forged by erasure of the original names and 

 the insertion of the names of other persons not en- 

 titled to the same. 



It is not necessary for me to refer here at large 

 to the causes leading to this state of affairs. The de- 

 sire for naturalization is heartily to be commended 

 where it springs from a sincere and permanent in- 

 tention to become citizens, and a real appreciation of 

 the privilege. But it is a source of untold evil and 

 trouble where it is traceable to selfish and dishonest 

 motives, such as the effort by artificial and im- 

 proper means, in wholesale fashion to create voters 

 who are ready-made tools of corrupt politicians, or 

 the desire to evade certain labor laws creating dis- 

 criminations against alien labor. All good citizens, 



