It would be perilous to generalize from these figures as to the interest of judges in various parts of the country in the study of the problems involved in naturalization. Silence does not necessarily imply indifference; moreover, the courts in large centers of population are overburdened with ordinary litigation, and it is not surprising that there should be procrastination or entire failure in responding to a more or less elaborate questionnaire. Nevertheless, there is food for reflection in the fact that the lowest percentages of exhibited interest are in the East and South--the highest west of the Mississippi River. The judges who did reply to the questionnaire represent on the whole both wide experience and substantial interest in the subject. Of those who state the number of naturalization cases coming before them in an average year, more than 100 passed upon 100 cases or more--not including the very large numbers passed by a few in acceptance of soldiers under the “military naturalization law”; at least as many more had from 50 to 100 cases a year (160 between 10 and 100); only 67 reported less than 10. Upward of 400 judges, each answering for himself, undoubtedly afford a reasonably reliable cross-section of the opinion of the naturalizing agency of the government. BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE The questions which were asked, and the general nature of the replies to each, give a bird’s-eye view of the principal phases of the problem, and a fair notion of the degree to which the judges may be regarded as liberal or conservative and alive to the situation. The questions and the figures given after each speak for themselves: _Do you regard the present requirements for naturalization as too strict, or not strict enough?_ Answers: About right now 185 Too strict 26 Not strict enough 97 Noncommittal 20 --- 328 _What is your policy as to “continuous residence”--how long, if at all, do you permit a petitioner to have been absent from this country during the five years immediately preceding his petition?_ The answers to this question may be roughly classified to show the general attitude of the judge, as follows: No absence whatever permitted 72 A fixed time limit (three to six months very general) 32 “Entirely a question of _intention_” 210 Noncommittal 26 --- 340 _How frequently do you require the petitioner’s witnesses actually to have seen him during the five years’ period?_