Would you write into the Naturalization Law a specific educational or intellectual test for admission to citizenship?

Yes167
No157
Noncommittal25
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359

Do you favor a uniform required course of instruction for applicants for citizenship?

Yes208
No134
Noncommittal33
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375

Would you favor acceptance, as prima-facie evidence of intellectual fitness, of a suitable certificate from schools or class, of the successful completion of such a course?

Yes (“I would”; “I do accept school certificates now,” etc.)209
No (“The judge must satisfy himself by his own inquiry”; “it is character, not learning, that counts”; “too many Socialists are teaching school,” etc.)110
Noncommittal31
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350

Would you favor the abolition of the present Declaration of Intention (first papers)? If not, what good purpose do you think it serves?

Yes (“It serves no good purpose”)82
No (“It is an essential of the proceeding”; “it serves notice to all concerned”; “it tends to keep the applicant in mind of his desire to be a citizen,” etc.)241
Noncommittal33
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356

What have you observed to be the special difficulties in the way of desirable foreigners, hindering them from seeking naturalization?