The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-26
COMMUNIST PARTY THE COUNCIL Of.
REVOLU T|0NARY AMBASSADORS ARE
IS OP I'M ION OF.D|SCUSS|NG THE
SECRETARY WILSON ACTION Of DUTCH
Of DEPT Of LABOR IN KAISER DEAL

Washington, Jan. 9G. The commu.
mist party of America was held by
Secretary AZ Labor Wilson today To
he "a revolutionary party" within
the moaning "f tie statutes providing
Tor deportation of aliens who affiliate
with such organizations. I'm the
case Of EnglCbcrt Prcis, an Austrian,
arrested in recent raids, execution of
n deportation warrant was ordered by
Mr. Wilson. paving the way for de-.
portation of many aliens now IN
custody and against whom similar
charges have been brought
The ruling WAS made in an opinion
in which documents relating TO the
communist party are discussed. The
secretary said that the only conclu.
sion is that the communist party of
America Is an organization that ho-
!.CVcs in, teaches and advocates the
overthrow by force cr violence OF thc
ito government Of the United states.
The opinion follows:
in re EnGlebert Pri,s:
Age 81; native Of. Austria; entered
the United States at Port Huron.
Michigan. November l3, 1915. having
arrived in Quebec, 10y ). = Scotian.
June II. 1914. This is a ease arising
under the act Of oct. lj, 1915.
It is alleged that the alien is a
member of the communist party OF
communist international. The alien
admits membership in the communist
party Of America and that it is af.
f)ia,cl with the communist inter.
.rltiurnl. The sole question, there.
y"o "a be determined by the secre-
4 ru,y Of America such an organi.
= pHr' 20: American such an orsaui.
2ajipn a. is described in the act Il
O,'gbr,' -. 1918, membership In which
fH,h.' 20 alien liable TO deportation.
The Hnsuage of tho act applicable
,, .hs case is as follows:
Section Is Aliens who arc
,,,,"nhrrs # or affiliated with any or
gaurl'ipn that cntcrtans belief i'm,
,.acbes or advocates the overthrow
hy lcrcr OF violence cr the govern.
rsot Of the United states
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cot act Of Feb. j, lgl,."
/; win be observed that hclicr in,
."1r,.Hp or advocating the overthrow
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in n,.,,.rco ord tboi, autbon.i.
49,. os,,;ttnd
rho oo,.ti,,,tiop or tho coporn,ir, ST
,,r,,. ,.co r,oo 10 If the manifesto,
,.,,,,jr., ,ba,.
.Sao,ic,, Nrnl,cocte for mornhcr.
,,,i,, ,,on ,,,,,n an onnlic,tior card
,.na,i,,-r a., f,lio,rs.
TN ,r1o.,i.red ofto, bovin5 rcod
e., aan,ti,,t;on ana n,og,.,,, of the
,,,,,,i,,t ,,o,,t,. daclorns his a1hor.
onnn ~ ,ho nrjrcinlos anJ toctics o(
,ho ,Sr,,. nri thc communist intp,no.
,,",,o,. i'n o,,,,,, ,n srL,ni, to the dis.
,,in,,ns of tho marty as stated in It's
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,,",ninntior NJ tho document
,,caa,,. Ia,nanstrot.s ,ho yocr that
:, ,ho nmrnosc or tho communis,
-. 49, n,orthrow tho rovo,ument
81, W. nro ronv statements TIM,
,n'a.., 10 ,,n,o1 ,hov,inp tlot mr.
neo Tho Col,onir, arn tvnicaI on
fo ,na -, ,bo ,norieoeto md pro-
- - ,ho .tato,nor, is noao.
"Communist does not propose to
.>,,',rra, ,ho b.orr,,ooise rorlia neutory
49,, t,,. 10 oornuor and destroy fl"
ra o,,oi, on tho so,na nopo.
.r,n, nno,otori,t c,oes s,rurrIo ig
,..a,,,,,,,,, nolItic,I strrpcIo $500
M otiao,i"o 10 tho cononest bv he
I,,oniot 30 ,bo noyor of tho state Vi
Many other statements are to be
conr1 Il, the somo document. After
,s'.,|, connd tbot II 10 the, nurpose
"a ,na oomr,uniet norty IN conIucr
a, Sostrnv tbn government Of the
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