In the House of Lords on Tuesday the Bill establishing
a system of Imperial naturalization on a uniform basis was read In the House of Lords on Tuesday the Bill establishing a system of Imperial naturalization on a uniform basis was read
a second time. Lord Emmett, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in introducing the measure, laid stress on the fact that it had been jointly agreed on by the Home and oversee Dominion Governments. At present an alien naturalized in the Mother Country carried the privilege of British citizen- ship with him over the whole world. But an alien naturalized in one of the Dominions—e.g., an American naturalized in Canada—became an alien again on migrating to another Dominion or to the Mother Country. The Bill, which repre- sented ten years' negotiations between the Imperial and Dominion Governments, sought to remove this anomaly, its effect, in the words of the unanimous decision of the last Imperial Conference, being to render Imperial nationality world-wide and uniform. The Bill, which was supported without reserve by Lord Selborue and with slight qualification by Lord Halsbury, was agreed to without farther discussion.
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