El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-14
CAPITAL REEVES DISCUSSION
OF STEPS T0GRUSH RADIGALISN
Outbreaks in Washington Of I W VS. Resulting in
Death Of War Veterans Brings Mooted Question up
Again; Laws Are Inadequate; Palmer Asked
Tor More But Congress Fiddled.


point was too mild Mr. Palmer
, pointed out that be did not favor some
OF the extreme proposals such as the
penalizlng OF every body who marched
IN parade where a red flag suddenly
appeared and similar statutes that
save room for abuse and the stirring
Up Of much more discomfort and rad
icali7m than the radicals themselves
. could incite.
ne wanted The gap between ae-
tuzl seuition and conspiracy
covered and bel-evt that rs a
sturter that would help his de-
purtmentf II be needed more
law uppu experience he would
ask fer 1t. Put conErrrs
has granted the department. Of
Justice no additional law wEafss-
ever and there the situation
stands today.
Only Partial Remedy.
Deportation. on the other hand IS
only a partial remedy. II can be used
only against aliens and Just now there
are many radicais and alar.snists who
are citizens o. the United States
There is no Law TO take citizenship IN
less 10 can be proved that The -.if5s en-
ship itself 81 as fraudulentlv ihtaint q.
which is. relr lively speaking. rare
occurrence Citizens can appeal TO
the courts for protection under the
constitutional rights OF free speech
To make % a crime 20 advocate sedi-
ton would be a definition on couetf-
ruuolai rights OF Tree speech In ae1ce
times similar 20 the definitions ina
posed during wartime by the espion-
age get The federal government Is
not much Interested in any new de-
portation law 70 cover citizens OF the
United States-Lhey would be inn
prisoued under the new federal laws
passed hT congress
y the problem OF ueporla ton Of aliens
who had already been admitted TO the
United States and who have been live
ing here for long time were placed
in the hands Of the executives Al
the present time the department OF
lafor handles deportation Questions on
the theory thar an allen residing n
the United States who has not yet
been admitted 70 citizenship is theo-
retically stil an immigrant and as
such subject TO the jurisdiction o. the
iullni grant division Of the departri-e M
Of labor But inasmuch as the de-
partmeut OF justice has the funds ana
The state 10 make Investigation as
well as prosecutions q centralizalirn
Of all deportation cases in the depart
ment Of Justice would prevent MAS
an offender from escaping. cue 20 the
clumsy iuter-dep partner tai machinery
The department Of labor cOuld
sion OF immlErauts bit the be-
haVior Of the latter sitter they
have once taken MP residence in
the United States, q 6 being suE-
Eested, should be WATCHED, inFrs-
tEnted and prosecuted by the law
enforcement branch OF the gov
ernment-the department Of JUS
tee
Cooperate between the depart
ments Of labor and Justice has lately
been brought about largely because o.
TIE awakening as 10 the seriousness
Of the activity Of aliens and the gen
eral insistenCe OF public opinion that
d iszffeclion stirred Up by foreigners I
residing q the United states be SUM
maEily dealt with But the exper- T
fence CT the past has proved that st-
ficiency in deportation cases viii
come only after the machinery is OILED
and there are not SO much long drawn
out processes between. the arrest OF
anarchists who are not citizens and
.heir subsequent deportation Copy
right. 1913, the Fl Paso Herald.