Evening star., 1920-06-02
ATTORNEY GENERALS
REPLYTO CRITICISM
Answers Before House Committee
Charges Previously Heard Re-
garding Deportations.

Attorney General Palmer turned aside
today from his prepared answer to crltl-
ctsms of Assistant Secretary Of Labor
Post to discuss before the House rules
committee the criticism of the Depart
ment of Jutice in regard to deportation
proceedings contained in a report OF a
committee of twelve lawyers recently
made public by the National Popular
Government League.
Does Not Know All the Signers.
The Attorney General said he did not
know all Of the signers of the report
but that he was mot favorably I'M
pressed" by those he did know. 1--WE
sci for communist and communist labor
party members at deportation hearings,
he said. II have difficulty in reconcil-
ing their attitude with that Of men who
have sworn to uphold the Constitution
OF the United States"
After describing the character of men
IN the departments secret service as
"employes whom he never had been
compelled to doubt and men whom we
can trust" Mr.. Palmer asked:
Are you going to believe the sworn
statements of sworn government off,
word of aliens for all Of the charges
made of illegal practices by the de-
partment? I say the whole report
SINNERS down to this
Investigated Every Charge.
Mr.. Palmer said he had investigated
every charge made in the report. and
mat All. excepting two. he was pre-
pared to refute. without fear of fur
ther contradiction" The two he ex-
cepted would be answered as soon as
investigation Of them could be com
pleted. he said.
The Attorney General also told the
committee that while he was before
II yesterday Assistant Secretary Post
had Cancelled the deportation warrant
OF raul Bosco. Russian. He intro
duced a letter, which, he said, Bosco
had written to his draft board at Mar
tinsourg. w. Va. in which Bosco de-
ciared Il am not now and never ex-
pect 70 be citizen of this country"
AT the deportation hearing. Mr. Pal
mer said, Bosco told the immieration
inspector he thought 'the red fog
should fly above the Stars and Stripes'
because the red flag represents Inter
nationalism"
J. H. RaLstOn Demands He.r;np
At the close of Mr.. Palmer's testi-
mony, j. H. Ralston, counsel for Mr.
post. and one of the signers Of the
popular Government Leagues report.
demanded to be heard. Before he was
,used ss the privilege Mr.. Ralston en-
sagea IN a heated colloquy with Rep
rssentative Pou, democrat. North
Carolina. who inquired as to the
course Of the reports financing.
Mr Pou asked Mr.. Palmer, who still
remained. why "a little publicity as
to who paid for this thing would not
do some good"
These people have criticised the de-
partment for making public its find-
lnss against the reds" he said. '.Now
would It not be very interesting to
taiS hhSw VINO paid for compiling and dis
Mr.. Palmer Makes Suggestion.
MI Palmer replied he had no knowl-
cage OF where the money came from.
out suggested that the committee e
Mr.. Ralston told the committee that
Judson King executive secretary of
the league. could give the desired in
Why cant you tell u.s." Mr.. Pou re-
turned. You have had a lot to saw
about a lot Of things and you should
De informed on this subject too"
Before he could answer Chairman
campbell ordered the room cleared
and the committee went into execu-
tive session.