Bridges

Following the sentencing of Harry Renton Bridges in the case appealed under number 12,597, this day decided, the court order the revocation of Harry Renton Bridges’ naturalization. For full statement of facts and law pertinent to this case see opinion in case to which reference has just been made, Bridges v. United States of America, 9 Cir., 1952, 199 F.2d 811 .

The trial court ordered Bridges’ naturalization revoked under the provisions of Title 8 U.S.C.A. § 738 (e) which reads in part as follows:

As the Supreme Court said in Knauer v. United States, 1946, 328 U.S. 654, 658 , 66 S.Ct. 1304, 1307 , 90 L.Ed. 1500 :

However, since naturalization is a privilege which Congress may extend or deny to aliens, where it was obtained through fraud on the prerequisites set forth by Congress, Congress possesses and has exercised its power under the Constitution 1 to revoke such fraudulently obtained citizenship.

In Schneiderman v. United States, 1943, 320 U.S. 118 , 63 S.Ct. 1333 , 87 L.Ed. 1796 ; Baumgartner v. United States, 1944, 322 U.S. 665 , 64 S.Ct. 1240 , 88 L.Ed. 1525 , and Knauer v. United States, supra, the Supreme Court reversed, the orders revoking citizenship under Title 8…