The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-22
THE RIGHTS OF ALIENS


 IT oMER S. CUMMINGS, chairman of the Democratic Ma
 tional Committee in speech before the National Press club last night asserted the principle that Americans must live to the constitution their dealings with Reds and with everybody else Here paragraph representative of his position, which is strictly American:-
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 political thought and action is confused in America by the participation of aliens Mr. Gum mings suggests method with which The Times has been in sympathy
 The alien other claim to the privileges of participation government in American po ties He the guest of the country who if his is obnoxious may for compliance with dictated by international That is the alien should with what he is charged, government the action that is being taken and of the that induce the action
 The present method of dealing with the question takes on the aspect of persecution for an opinion depor person believes thing another because put his belief by reasonable methods into effect is t do ron and h excite inc svmpatbv of all Americans who believe in the rights of free speech and free opinion
 Every organization whether it be of faternal society," town meetng insurance society," socialist club, nation the fundamental right purge itself of all who foreign to it's councils.
 absolutely fundamental orderly process where take together that only those shall participate in the debate action. who have the right to do
 When aliens join American political paries and by one and another attempt prescribe the of political acon they assuming to do that which cannot but fuse issues and prevent intelligent action.
 The right of membership political party must be founded upon the privilege of citizenship, privilege to be gained the aien if he will comply with few simple condi ions.
 privilege citizenship the privilege participation political councils anywhere any time. The right safegaded The council has right to know who the stranger is that desires to join with him in action One who from state to another must wait for od before he voe before he entitled to execute the higher offices of citizen. passing from town to own the citizen must endure of period of probaon seldom less than six months, before his fellow citizens presumed to know enough about him. and he enough about hem to his as a
 must carry her affairs through the activities of her citizens politically employed If there to be sound ton based upon clear counses
 The alien who would object in most positive fashion to attempts control his opnon because he Socialist Bolshevs would not and could not in good faith object excluding him activities which only the o the country, the citizen, is entitled to engage in
 The most violent Red knows that he excludes meetings those who not entitled to be present. that nation has from mmemora times, and must until the end exclude from it's political deliberations not belong.
 Such rule carries sting. It is not open denial. Its justice apparent readily to the umbes the lettered as to the most cultured.
 Mr. Cummings makes sound suggestion The country should formulate clear rule, proclaiming definite that political authority is denied to the alien United States.