Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-27
HOUSE COMMITTEE
TAKES UP THE CASE
Of LOUIS E.POST
Assistant Secretary of Labor
Accused of Violating Law
Relating to Aliens.

ant secretary of labor. had violated
the law lin behalf Of aliens who have
contempt for this government and
VINO are trying to overthrow It," were
made before the House rules commit
! tee today by Chairman Johnson Of the
/ House immigration committee
Mr.. johnson was the first witness at
the investigation into Mr. Posts con-
| quot IN handling deportation proceed
lngs against radical aliens. He was
followed by Representative Hoch of
| Kansas. whose resolution looking to-
| ward the possible Impeachment of the
! assistant secretary is before the com
| mittee Mr.. Post was not present
jackson II. Ralston and Charles C.
CLAYTON. attorneys. appeared as coun-
sci for MIR. Post
Submits Report OF investigators.
Chairman johnson presented re-
| port of committee investigators. pre-
pared by w. A. Blackwood of Seattle
WASH. which reviewed many score of
deportation proceedings in which Mr..
! fost was said to have Cancelled de-
portations recommended by immipra-
tlon inspectors and the immigra zion
; bureau. The cases Mr.. Johnson said
: were those of ''alien communists and
anarchists
The report according to Mr.. John
/ son. showed the assistant secretary
) followed for time the opinion of
secretary wilson" that membership
/ IN the communist party was ground
ior deportation but that Mr. Post
iater changed his mind" and ordered
many communists freed by cancelinx
the deportation warrants
Mr Post called for cases" de-
elarea tha Johnson to be sent him at
the rate OF ten per day and still later
at the rate of 100 per day These
cases going over the heads of the
commissioner general of immi grafton
ana the law clerks Of his bureau. and
without having received his sigma
ture, were ordered Cancelled by Az
sistant Secretary Post. The report
also shows a decision by the assist
ant secretary--in- caSae -in-Gu laicls --ire
undertook to define the word "anar-
chist" and to affirm that Congress
could not have used the word as a
verbal brickbat''
Mr.. Johnson's Statement.
After concluding his comment on
the report Mr.. Johnson declared "the
public is not seeing red without a
reason"
1T is seeing it's laws violated by
public officials" he declared. .'in be-
half OF aliens who have contempt
/, for this government. who are here
trying to overthrow it, and who are
In league with similar revolutionists
throughout the world. whether they
call themselves socialists. bolshevists.
communists or anarchists: or wheth-
er they contribute dollars to the
cause or throw bombs for the
cause Neither these aliens nor their
revolutionary notions are needed in
the United states. and. If necessary
Congress should clean out any execu-
tive department that encourages
these aliens. or indorses their ideas.
ha1
retary Wilson knows what sort of
boring from within is going on
within his department. I do not be-
lieve that President Wilson knows of
the situation and its dangers"
Representative Hoch's Comment.
Representative Hoch declared his
resolution that started the investiea-
ton did not involve any political or
partisan consideration" but he added
that there should he showdown in
a situation which has become intoI-
erable."
Many hundreds of aliens taken for
deportation under the law agains,
alien anarchists. have been turned
loose he continued. among them
are not only aliens taken in the So
called raids but scores of aliens
taken under individual arrest ali
over the country, because of their
known activities a number Of times
it has been charged on the floor OF
Congress. by both republicans and
democrats. that by his actions. Mr.
Post has practically nullified the
law"
Fight Long Brewing.
For months. the fight on Mr.. Post
has oeen brewing in congressional
circles. but the rules committee in
vestisatton is the first attempt at a
formal airing of the charges, made
openly in the House. that the assist
ant secretary is unduly friendly with
enemies of the American form of
government.
Although the resolution before the |
committee looks toward the possible i
impeachment of Mr.. Post, the plan OF !
Chairman Campbell and other repub- |
lican leaders calls for the rules com |
mittee making a full inquiry. and in I
event Of an adverse finding to report /
a resolution, to be adopted only by ,
the House. urging the removal Of the /
assistant secretary
Representative Hoch, republican |
Kansas. author of the resolution, an
ticipated that the investigation look
ing to impeachment would be con-
Quoted by the judiciary committee
Chairman Johnson of the immigra-
tion committee said the Investigators
has examined several hundred cases
in which rulings had been made by
the assistant secretary. and these. he
declared would be used largely 10
prove the attitude OF Mr.. Post In deal
ing with radical agitators The work
Of the Investigators. he said. has been |
In progress for the last few weeks.