Arizona republican., 1919-11-27
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Testimony Introduced to Show Former Commis- sioner Gave Aid to Radi- cals-Letters Read Before Probe Body
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NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-Letters showing a sympathetic attitude on the part of Frederic c. Howe, formerly commissioner of immigration at Ellis island, toward radicals who had been ordered deported were read today at an inquiry by the house irnnigrationz committee. They were produced af- ter testimony by Byron H. Uhl, nov acting commissioner at the island, that conditions under Howe's. regime tended to make the island a forum Of bolshevism, a bawdy house and a gambling house"
 The correspondence. taken by the committee from files at the Island, in cluded letters written by Howe to George Andreytchine, a radical, whose deportation order was cancelled; Eliz- abeth G. Flynn and Louis F, Post, as- sistant secretary of labor; one received by him from Emma Goldman and one from Dante Burton, vice chairman of the committee on industrial relations, to Miss Helen Marot in care Of ''The Masses" a radical New York publi- cation.
 Howe Gave Much Aid Miss Goldberg urged Howe not to send ito sure death" in France Joseph | Goldberg. white slayer and friend to defendants in Los Angeles dynamit- ing cases. Official records read by i the committee showed Goldberg had been allowed to go to Spain at his own expense after being ordered deported | Andreytchine, an I. W. w rioter wrote Howe upon cancellation of an or i der of deportation:
 T have no words to thank you for 1 your appreciation and support. Yours as ever for the emancipation of man ! kind"
 | In reply Howe wrote:
 T was immensely gratified to receive your letter advising me that Acting 1 Secretary Densmore had cancelled your order for deportation"
 Elizabeth G. Flynn wrote Howe in regard to Apdreytchine:
 T count you among the first to see that this young rebel is not sent to certain death"
 Howe replied with formal review of the case and added the postscript:
 This is a very official letter, know"
 Howe wrote to Douas F. Post, assist : ant secretary of labor. in regard to ne .Andreytchine case:
 The young man is a clean, whol.s : some. nice young fellow and Mrs. J. s. Crum has telephoned me several times about him"
 A letter from Dante Barton to Helen Marot in regard to Andreytchine said
 '1 think we can feel pretty sure that Fred Howe will continue his parole That will give us longer time to make stir with the help of the
 whole radical bunch. Densmore's opinion that he must be deported is 6 rotten, legalistic, rat-eyed reincarna- ton of attorneyism. possibly
 we can scare Secretary Wilson,
 MT. Uhl testified that in depart mental matters, Howe had gone ove the head of his superior, Anthon, Caminetti. commissioner general Of i'm i migration, and dealt with officials O the department of labor. uhl nov i deals with Caminetti he testified NIT
 Caminetti was at the island today, bu
 did not attend the hearings.
 While the committee was conductin
 it's inquiry into the former admins tration a hunger strike and a silence . strike by more than three score radi calls at the island continued The committee announced that som = of the radicals would be brought be II fore 1t for examination Friday, b force if necessary.
 : Three radicals were so hungry to T day that they answered the call to tn Il dining room The others tonight ha had no food for 4S hours
 Commissioner, Uhl planned to brea
 the silence by holding deportatio
 hearings before immigration inspector
 without the presence of the radicals al - ter first formally notifying them to ar Ii pear, but after the committee decide n to call the radicals to testify this strik .- breaking plan was delayed By tr q hunger and silence strikes the radica $ seek to have removed an iron barrie esanarating them from visitincErelatiHe