New-York tribune., 1920-01-16


law and order as any Presidential
candidate"
Commenting on the law under which
the Reds" were deported, he cited
view of it given by The New Re-
public" on December "a, in which it
was declared that any non-citizen can
be banished from the United States
mot for what he has done not even
for what he has publ ly advocated,
but for. his private opinions as ex-
tracted in governmental inquisition. !"
Substitute for Deportation
As a substitute for deportation DR..
Grant urged that "if the courts fnd
crime, then give prison sentences of
100 years, electrocute, hang. AS form
OF punishment deportation is not in ac-
cord with the spirit Of American insti-
tutions"
While he expressed in one place ad-
miration for the new type of labor
leader in this country, Dr. Grant de-
elared that he could not with salts
faction view the lobbies in Washington
conducted by the American Federation
of Labor" He also took occasion to
say, in speaking of the ministry as a
profession, that the clergyman is so
successful at his chosen work of help
ing people in a direct "hand-to hand
way" that "68 per cent of the Episcopal
cvlergymen receive s1,4oo a year or
less"
George Gordon Battle, one of the
church wardens, said last night that
Cr. Grants long letter of defense was
written without the vestry being in
any way consulted, and that the Sun
day night forum meetings would con-
tinue.
Points Made in Defense
Some of the principal points in DR.
Grants defense were:
Concerning deportation in general
That it is un-American, inconsistent
with popular government, useless as a
cure for industrial unrest and as such
Misrepresentation" and has already
been tried in this country and failed
in the case of deportations in Colonial
days for religious beliefs among the
Baptists, Quakers and members Of the
Church of England.
Concerning the Buford deporta.ions--
That they shocked the country gener-
ally, were unfair, contrary to the no
blest traditions of American history
smacked of ex post facto legislation
and meant adding to the mental re-
sources OF people with whom this coun-
try is at war by sending them leaders
Concerning the correct handling of
the alien-That to him be given the
best laws and the most intelligent edu-
cation; that if he breaks the law. he
be tried fairly and punished with
prison sentences, electrocution or
hanging.
Concerning extremists among the
aliens-That there are fewer than
100000 such; that to deport them is to
sldestep, not cure, a problem; that de-
portatlon of such persons means deal
ing hardly with persons lacking even
the comeback of the ballot or the back
ing of any organized government.
Word Concerning Labor
Concerning labor-That deportation
means depicting the supply of Ameri-
can labor; that labor problems can
be solved only by intelligence, informa-
tlon, patient discussion and good will !;
that there are now fewer agitators
among labor; that organized labor
should not maintain lobbies; that labor
leaders are using new tactics.
Concerning laws-That the interpre-
tation and enforcement of laws by the
Bureau of immigration may force
Punishment for the holding of unex-
pressed opinions extracted by govern
mental inquisition; that prejudice and
ignorance can sway Department OF
Labor officials; that ignorance anc
poverty can hurt the case of an allie,
prisoner; that inferior legal methods
are considered good enough for ar
alien