Evening journal., 1920-01-26
COMMUNISTS
7 = VI0LATELAW
Wilson Holds Membership in
Party is Cause for
Deportation
HUNDREDS OF
~ ALIENS AFFECTED

wAsfnVGTON. jan 26.-The Com
munist rarty Of America is held b.
Serretary Wilson Of the Labor Depart
ment to b. "a revolutionary party
within The moaning Of the statutes pro
yiding for dsportaiion Of aliens whc
anilate with such organizations:
In Nlc speft Vic case Of Englebe-t Prizes
an Ansirian, arrested IN recent raids
execution OF a deportation warrant was
ordered by Mr.. Wilson. paving the way
for deportation Of a largo number .oi
aliens now in custody and against
whoD similar charges have been
brousht. -
Tltc rlltsng was fnadc in a formal
opinton IN. Wesl.h documents relating TO
the domnMnis party are discussed,
and 10 conclusion, tho Secretary said
The only oonclusion is that The
Communist party OF America is an Or
gnization taat believes in, teaches and
advocates tip overthrow by force or
violence OF the Government Of the
Jnited StateS''
The text OF the opinion follows:
In re Englebsrt Preis:
Age 81 nsiN Of Austria: entered
the United Stases at Port Huron, Mich,
on November &, 1915. having arrived
10 Quebec. BY 5. 5. Seston, June fs.
1911, This IS a case arising under The
provisions OF uG act OF October i6,
1918.
"It is alleged that the alien Is a
member OF the Communist party Of
Ar,a~fao x.-IrfoN a. ,oQ1g.t,4 ...ftt. -
Communist International. The alien
admits membership in the Communist
party Of America, atnd that IL is anil
lated with the Communist Interna-
tional The sole question, therefore.
TO be determined by ele Secretary OF
Labor is; is the Compuniss party OF
America such a party as is described
IN the Act Of October i6, 1918. mem
Dership in which males an allen liable
to deportation. The language OF the
act applicable 20 this particular case
IS as follows:
section 1. Aliens who are mem
bers Of or aflllNied with any org nj i
zation that entertains a BELIEF IN.
teaches or advocates The overthrow by
force or violence Of the Government OF
the United STATES.
Sec. 2 Shall upon the warrant Of
the Secretary OF Labor. be taken into
custody and depodted in the manner
provided N the Immigration act OF
February ). 1917
1T viii be observed thai belief IN.
teaching or advocating the oyetthrows.
N The Government OF Che United
states is not alone sufikient 10 bring
my organization within the soope of
ne act. There must. IN addition be
belief in, teaching o. advocacy OF force
or violencesto accomplish the purpose.
Gearing that in mind. we may proceed
o an examination of the facts
The manifesto and program and con-
t'tution Of The Communist party Of |
'merica and ihe manifesto OF The Com |
nunist international are submitted in /
v'derce and their Authenticity admit |
Ted The constitution of the Commup-
ist p'rty lsee page 70 OF she manlfesto) !
REQUIRES that:
Section ? Applicants for member
snip shall sign an application reading
as follows:
The undersigned, after having read
me constitution and progsam OF the
Communist party. declares his adher-
once to The principles and tactics OF
the party aud the Communist Inter
national: agrees 10 submm 20 The dis
ciplins Of the party az stated IN its
constitution and pledges himself 20
engage actively in its work."
An examination Of the documents
submitted clearly demonstrates tho
TACT thah Z Is the purpose or the Com
nunist party 70 overthrow the Gov
ernment Of the United States. There
are many statements that might be
9quoted showing that purpose. The
two following are typical. On PAGE 0
of the manifesto and program the
Statement is made:
communism does not propose 60
capture the bourgeoise parliamentary
state. but 70 conGuer and destroy it'
and again on she same page: The
class struggle Is essentially
q political struggle. The object /
i've Is the conquest bv the proletariat
u the power Of the state
Many other statements OF similar
purp0rt arc TO be found in the same
document. After having found that
u is the purpose Of the Communist
party TO conduer and destroy the Gov
erDnlent Of The United states the next
point Of inquiry Is rs 10 how The con-
quest is TO take place.
~ Is apparent that the Communist
party does not seek 20 attain its Oh
J leo'ive throueh the parliamentary ma
,'niner yof this Government. established
by and operated under the Constitu-
non, -.tnat Is made sufficiently clear
- the following excerpt from page IS
" me manifesto referred 70:
'(B) Participation in parlianen-
lazy campaisns which In the general
struggle Of the proletarlat Is on sec
ondary importauoe is for the purpose
Of revolutionary propaganda oniy.'