Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-01-30
ALL ALIEN REDS
MUST GET OUT
Ruling by Secretary of Labor Is
Death Blow to Com
muniStS.
ARE ENEMIES OF THE U. S.
Manifesto and Constitution Of oreanI.
zation Show It Seeks to Over
throw Government py Force
or Violence in Open Combat.

Washington, Jan. Membership
In the Communist Party OF America is
sufficient TO make an alien liable 10
deportation whether or NOT he may
have taken any positi, steps 70 fur
ther the execution of the arowed OBJ
ject Of the organization to overthrow
the government Of the United States.
This was the decision announced by
Secretary Of Labor Wilson in the case
of EngIebret Prizes, whose deportation
to Austria is approved as recon-
mended.
Secretary Wilson's decision estab-
fishes the precedent which viii govern
cases of all other members of tb. Com
munist party against whom deporta-
tion proceedings have been or will be
begun and viii affect equally with
Prizes the three other men whose cases
We're argued by Attorneys Benjansin
Bachraeh and Isaae r. Ferguson OF
Chicago. the latter having been indlct-
ed By the Cook county grand jury
with 50 others charged with atsocat-
Ing overthrow of the government,
In carefully prepared statement,
Secretary Wilson recited the facts in
the case Of Prizes, 6uofed the law OF
October 16. 1918. under winch his de
Portation was recommended. estab-
lished by quotations from it's manifes-
TO and constitution that the Com
munist Party Of America SIS not mere
" a political party seeking the control
Of affairs of state bnt y revolutionary
party seeking TO conquer and destroy
the state in open combat and arrived
at the conclusion that Ii came within
the meaning Of the act as an ''organi-
zation The: Satertains belief In.
teaches. or advocates the overthrow
by force or violence of the government
Of the United States"
III does not devolve upon the sec
'retary ~ labor" Mr. Wilson said, to
leterrnine whether congress was wise
In creating the law OK TIE Communist
party wise in creaiiagNthe facts Ii is
his duty to apply the law TO the facts
as he finds them. 1t Is mandatory
49, AAtth W AslhN AtiAO tuHIbuE AAlG&iN
who are members Of this organization
and deport them In the manner pro-
Vided for in the immigration act of
February 5. 1917"
Prizes is "a native of Austria who
entered the United States at Port HUI
ron, Mich, November 13. 1915, having
arrived in Quebec by the S. S. Scoten
June Ii. 1915.
ut is alleged" Secretary Wilson
states, "that the alien is a mer1ber of
the Communist Party of America.
which is affiliated with the Communist
International The alien admits mem
bership in the Communist Party OF
America, and that 1t is affiliated with
the Communist International. The
sole question, therefore. TO be deter
mined by the secretary of labor is Is
the Communist Party Of America such
an Organization as IS described In the
act of October 16. 1918. membership
iu which makes an alien liable to de-
portation?
"The language Of the act applicable
to this particular case Is as fol-
lows:
Section 7. aliens who are
members Of or affiliated with any or
ganizatlon that entertains belief In,
teaches or advocates the overthrow by
force or violence of the government
Of the United States.
Section 2. shall, upon the
warrant Of the secretary Of labor, he
taken into custody and deported in
the manner provided in the immlgre-
tion act Of February 8. 1917
ut viii be observed that belief I'm,
teaching or advocating the overthrow
Of the government Of the United States
is not alone sufficient to bring any or
ganizatfon within the scope OF the act.
There must IN addition be belief In,
teaching or advocacy of force or vio-
lence 10 accomplish the purpose.
"An examination of the documents
submitted clearly demonstrates the
fact that II is the purpose Of the Com
munist party to overthrow the govern
ment Of the United States.
There are many statements that
might be quoted showing that pur-
pose. The following Is typical On
page Of the manifesto and program
the statement IS made:
'Cormunism does not propose Is
capture" the bourgeoise parliament
airy state. but to conquer and destroy
IT, The revolutionary era compels the
proletariat to make use of the means
OF battle"