The New York herald., 1920-01-25

vet ripe, the same pro cess will 90 on
The use OF pariamentarism. however, j.
only of secondary imporia~cc.
And further. on page i0:--
''rhe parliamentarism Of the Communist
party performs service in mobilzing tn
proletariat against capitalism. cmphaSik.
ing the political character Of the elias
struggle"
The parliamentary processes cstah-
lished by our government are 10 o. dis
carded or used for propaganda purpose
only and other means adopted for oNer-
throwing the government OF the InifcH
States. These means are stated az Cut-.
siderable dength and frequently reitci
ated, seemingly for purposes of emphasis
The conquest of The power OF the state
is to be accomplished by tie mass l"wti
OF the proctariat,
strikes are to bo broadcncd and deco
ened, making them general and militant.
and efforts made TO develop their rcN cln-
tonary Implications. The strike Is 20 b.
used not simply as a means 10 sd, nre re-
dress of economic wrongs. but a. means
through which the government may u'
conquered and destroyed. y few excerpts
from the Communist party and Commun-
list international manifestos VIII inaN'
these statements evident
Thus. on page 10 Of tie manifesto AMI
program OF the Communist party "f
America is the following
is accomplished by the mass power Of the
paloletarat. Political mass strikes are
vital factor i'm developing this nlasa
power preparing the working class ioi
the conquest of capitalism. The power OF
the proletariat lies fundamentally IN it,
control OF the industrial process
Would Mobilize Againsu Capital
The mobilizing of this control against
capitalism means the initial form Of ~"
revolutionary mass action that viii con
quer the power of the state
"And again on page Ii OF the same docu-
ment:-
Mass action is industrial in its origin
but it acquires political character as 1T de
velops fuller forms. Mass action in the
form of general political strikes and DEM
onstrations-units the energy and forces
of the proletariat-brings proletarian mass
pressure upon the bourgeois state. The
more general and conscious mass actior
becomes. the more it antagonizes the
bourgeois state, the more it becomes po-
litical mass action. Mass action is re-
sponsive to life itself the form of aggrcs-
sive proletarian struggle under imperial
ism. Out of this struggle develops revo-
lutionary mass action. the means for the
proletaran conquest of power
And further, on page Il, the same
document
To Utilize General strike.
Strikes of protest develop into general
political strikes and then into revolution
airy mass action becomes political in pur-
pose. while etXra parliamentary in form.
1t is equally a process OF revolution ami
the revolution itself in operation.
Then on page l6:-
"The Communist party shall participant
in mass strikes. not only 10 achieve th>
immediate purposes of the strike, but g.
ha ttr. int,e rA irtn go az
the mass strike"
And then, making the purpose still more
clear. we have the following from page 70
OF the manifesto OF the Communist Inter
national, with which the Communist parif
of America Is affiliated and whose mani
festo is accepted as part of the policy Of
the party
"The revolutionary era compels The pyo-
letariat to make Use OF the means of bat
tie which will concentrate its entire cnei-
gies; namely, mass action, with its Logical
resultant. direct conflict with the govern
mental machinery in open combat M
other methods, such as revolutionary usr
OF bourgeois pariamcntarism, viii be or
only secondary Significance"
Not Merely Political Power.
From these quotations and numbers of
other statements in the manifesto not
here quoted. 1t is apparent that the Com
munist party Of America Is not merely
political party seeking the control Of af-
fairs of state. but a revolutionary party
seeking TO conquer and destroy the state
in open combat. And the only conclusion
Is that the Communist party OF America
is an organization that believes in, teaches
and advocates the overthrow by force Of
violence OF the government OF the United
States.
''It does not devolve upon the Secretarv
OF Labor officially to determine whether
Congress was wise in creating the law or
the Communist party wise in creating the
facts II Is his duty 10 apply the law 10
the facts as he finds them. 1T Is manda
tory upon him 90 take into custody aliens
who are members Of this organization and
deport them in the manner provided Tor
in the immigration act OF February >, 1917.
Your memorandum OF January IL, 1890.
recommending that the department issue
it's warrant for the deportation of Engle
brert Preis such deportation to be 10 AUS
tria. at government expense. is hereby APP
proved -