United States v. Cartozian

WOLVERTON, District Judge.

This is a suit on the part of the government to cancel defendant’s certificate of naturalization, on the ground that, at the time of the issuance of his certificate, he was not, nor is he now, entitled to naturalization as a citizen of the United States.

Defendant is a native of that part of the Turkish Empire known as Turkey in Asia, or Asia Minor, having been bom in Sivas, which is located in Western Armenia, towards Anatolia, and is of Armenian blood and race. It is alleged that he is not a free white person within the meaning of the naturalization laws of…