Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
80 RADICALS HERE
WILL Be DEPORTED
Communist Membership Puts
Persons Under Ban of
Expulsion Laws
WARRANTS NOT NECESSARY

At least eighty of the radicals
rounded up in this city and Camden
last Friday will be expelled from the
United States.
All those marked for deportation are
aliens and members either of the Com
munist party or the Communist Labor
party.
This was announced today by Todd
Daniel, superintendent of investigation
here for the Department of Justice.
Official inquiries are still in progress,
and additions will likely be made to
those booked for involuntary passage on
"soviet ark"
"On what charge were the alleged
radicals arrested by your men?" Mr..
Daniel was asked.
'"They were arrested" he replied,
"under authority of the act of Con-
gress of October 16, 1918, known as
the amendment to the immigration laws
of the United States.
''This act gave the government au-
thority to deport aliens who were found
to be in the country unawfully or who
were members of organizations working
to overthrow the government by vio-
lence.
Communists Within Laws Scope
''The secretary of labor, William B.
Wilson, after exhaustive Investigations,
determined that the Communist party
and the Communist Labor party were
organizations that come within the scope
of the deportation laws.
Membership in either party was
deemed prima facie evidence that mar
or woman was actively working towarC
the overthrow Of the government"
Mr.. Daniel was asked if the radicals
arrested under the act of October, 1918
were entitled to public hearing.
"The act does not provide for court
procedure, - he said "It is not re.
garded as a criminal matter. The pro
cedure is framed on the theory that il
is an immigration matter. Inquiries, ol
hearings, are conducted by immigration
inspectors.
whether the suspect is an alien anf
whether he or she holds' membership
in an organization plotting to overturr
constituted authority in this country.
1.-The prisoners taken in the radica
raids are not deprived of the services O.
counsel" Mr.. Daniel continued. '"The!
may be represented by attorneys if the,
desire. Some of those caught here an,
in Camden were represented by coun
sci.
Warrants for Majority
Were those arrested in the various
raids taken into custody on warrants!'
the superintendent was asked.
1.-The larger percentage were,' he said
"When we entered the meeting hall OF
Sixth street near Vine on Friday we hat
number of warrants to serve on tn
members or organizations meeting there
We locked up others without warrants
THAT was done because the men s.
arrested admitted they were aliens AM
admitted they were members of eithe
of the prescribed parties.
"The government officers have ampl
justification for arresting men withou
warrants under such circumstances
Judge Dickinson recently ruled tina
it is simply a matter of common sens
for an officer to arrest a person with
out warrant when an actionable of
fense can be charged against that per
son.
"The judge held that if the perso
in question is known to OWL propert
or to have regularly established hon
then it is a matter of discretion whethe
he or she is taken into custody at ono
or whether the officer waits to obtai
warrant and then goes quietly to th
home of the person wanted"
Mr.. Daniel asserted that in ever
case where a person found in a radio;
meeting hall was able to prove citizen