The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-27

OF LOUIS POST
House Rules Committee Begins Move
to Dismiss Assistant Secretary
Of Labor on Charges
Preferred.

WASHINGTON, April 27.--Investi.
cation looking toward impeachment
or dismissal CT Louis +. Post, assist.
ant secretary of labor, on charge of
blocking deportation of many aliens
seeking overthrow of the government
by force and violence was started to-
day by the house rules committee.
Representative Hoch, Kansas, de-
clared that hundreds Of radical alien
deportation orders were Cancelled by
Post He charged that Post ordered
release of at least thirty eight rad
ical aliens, even before hearings were
held.
Secretary of Labor Wilson for allow
ing decisions of Post to stand. Rep
resentative Johnson, South Dakota,
declared that failure of Wilson to
overrule Post in any case indicates
he must be held responsible for fail
ure to deport the radicals.
There is no doubt" said Hoch,
that there exists a widespread and
carefully planned effort to Russian
ize this country-to overthrow this
government by force and violence.
The movement is not only against
orderly government, but it is against
the institution of marriage, the
church, religion and all the establish
ments of civilization.
"The attitude Of responsible of.
fetal towards the law against alien
anarchists is therefore of vital con-
Germ. There is no room in this coun.
try for aliens who come not to be-
come responsible citizens, but to
poison the public thought against our
institutions and to preach violence
against our government and officials.
They are getting off easy by only be-
ing sent home.
Here is the situation: Many hun
dreds of aliens taken for deportation
under the law against alien anarch
lists have been turned lose. Among
them are not only aliens taken in the
so-called raids, but scores OF others
taken under individual arrests all
over the country because of their
known activities"
Hoch mentioned the cases Of Ga
briel Bushkoff of Philadelphia, En-
rique Magon of Los Angeles, and
Paul Bosco of West Virginia as three
examples Of cases in which Post can
celed deportation warrants which
were recommended by the bureau o:
immigration. These aliens admitted
that they advocated overthrowing tbs
government by force and violence, he
said. He declared that J.. G. A. X
Martens, the so-called soviet ambas
sador, was allowed to enter the
United States by the labor depart
ment and released upon his own re
cognizance.
"The public is seeing it's laws vic
lated" said Chairman johnson of the
immi grafton committee, by public
! officials in behalf Of aliens who have
contempt for this government. Wht
are trying to overthrow 1t and who
are in league with similar revolution
lists throughout the world, whether
they call themselves socialists. Dol
shevists, communists or anarchists
or whether they contribute dollars tc
the cause or throw bombs for this
cause" 9 .-.. n. ...... .
The only defense made today by
attorneys for Post was that the dl
rector general of immigration had nc
authority to make the deportation
recommendations.
Hoch then pointed out that Post
who now claims such recommends
tions were, not legal, often sent for
them and acted thereon.
Representative Tincher, Of Kansas,
said that Posts most glaring and
"disloyal act" was the release of
John Dudinsky, alleged to be rad
ical organizer working in New Jersey
and New York. He read letter
from the department of justice pro-
testing against Dudinsky's release
on a 81 900 bond, but this also was
overruled by Post.
Tincher also attacked Post as be-
ing an advocate Of free love- and
inserted in the record several clip
pings from his writings.
Representative Siegel, New York,
protested against the policy Of the
labor department, claiming that it
was resulting in the dumping of hun
dreds of radicals in New York City.