Arizona republican., 1920-01-25
HOLDS COMMUNIST PARTY REVOLUTIONARY MEMBERS
 LIABLE TO DEPORTATION
Labor Secretary Makes Important Ruling in Case of Englebert Preis, Austrian May Result in Deportation of Thousands of Other Aliens in Nation

! militant. and efforts made to develop 1 their revolutionary complications. The l strike is to be used not simply as a means to secure redress of economic | wrongs, but as a means through which the government may be conquered and l destroyed. A few excerpts from the communist party and communits inter | nationale manifestos will make these statements evident
 Thus, on page ten of the manifesto and program of the communist party of America is the following:
 "'The conquest of the power of the state is accomplished by the mass l power of the proletariat. Political mass strikes are vital factor in de- veloping this mass power, preparing the working class for the conquest ol capitalism The power of the prOle- tariat lays in its control of the indus trial process The mobilization oI this 1 control against capitalism means the initial form of the revolutionary mass action that will conquer the power of the state"
 And again on page Il of the same document:
 Plan Mass Action Mass action is industrial in its origin, but it acquires political char acter as it develops fuller forms Mass action, in the form of general political strikes and demonstrations, unites the energy and forces of the prOletariat
 
 the bourgeoisie state The more gen era1 and conscious mass action be comes, the more it antag onizes the bourgeoisie state, the more it becomes palitical mass action Mass action Is responsive to life itself, the form of aggressive proletarian struggle under imperialism Out of this struggle de- velops revolutionary mass action, the means for the proletarian conquest of power.'
 And further. on page 12, the same document:
 "'Strikes of protest develop into general political strikes and then into revolutionary mass action for the con quest of the power of the state. Mass action becomes political in purpose. while extraparliamentary in form. it is equally a process Of revolution ana the revolution itself in operation
 Then on page 16:
 "'The communist party shall par ticipate in mass strikes, not only to achieve the immediate purposes of the strike, but to develop the revolutionary implications of the mass strikes
 And then, making the purpose still more clear, we have the following from page 30 of the manifesto Of the com munist internationaie. with which the communist party of America ss affili- ated and whose manifesto is accepted as part of the policy Of the party;
 Prepare for Open Combat Usof' %vc tf1epdandup. -in'derac-
 '' The revolutionary era compels the proletariat to make use of the means of battle which will concentrate its entire energies, namely, mass action. with its logical resultant, direct con nict with the governmental machiD cry in open combat All other methods. such as revolutionary use of boHT geoisie parliame ntarism, will be of only secondary significance
 From these quotations and numer- ous other statements in the manifesto. not here quoted, it is apparent that the communist party of America is noz merely a political party seeking the control of affairs of state, but a revo- futionary party, seeking to conquer and destroy the state in open combat. Am the only conclusion is that the com munist party of America is an organi- Zation that believes in, teaches and ad vocates the overthrow by force or vio- lence of the government of the United States. It does not devolve upon the secretary of labor officially to deter mine whether congress was wise in creating the law or the communist party wise in creating the facts. It Is his duty to apply the law to the facts as he finds them. It is mandatory upon him to take into custody aliens who aremembers of this orga nization and deport them in the manner pro vided for in the immigration act Of February 5, 1917-
 Your memorandum of January IL 1920, recommending the department issue its warrant for the deportation of Englebert Preis, such deportation to be to Austria at government exupensc. is hereby approved.
 (Signed) ''W. B. WILSON,
 Secretary"