Louis Brandeis

“ Congress could not have intended to give the District Court jurisdiction of any controversy to which a domiciled alien is a party while denying under similar circumstances jurisdiction where a domiciled American is a party. ”

“ No reason appears why the clause 'not domiciled in Porto Rico' should not be read as applying to the entire phrase 'citizens or subjects of a foreign state or states, or citizens of a state, territory, or district of the United States.' When several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the natural construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all. ”

“ Ct. 139, 64 L. Ed. --; Jh nson v. Southern Pacific Co., 196 U.S. 1, 18-19, 25 Sup. Ct. 158, 49 L. Ed. 363, and cases cited. Furthermore, special reasons exist for so construing the clause in question. ”