The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

of government officials connected with
the case of this alien is totally without
justification. Surely the thoughtful
citizen desires the laws of this country
sustained and enforced and comparison
of the facts of the record with the sta
tute involved shows no alternative than
that which has been followed by the
officers of the government in the faith
full performance of their duties. The
law applicable in this case does not take
cognizance of innocent women and GILL
dren who must suffer by reason of tic
enforcement of the statute.
II beg to assure the public that ~
injustice has been done Nicolai ManSe-
vich, and that he has been accorded
most extraordinary consideration at
the hands of the government, whose
hospitality and protection had been SD
graciousy extended to him, but who IN
fortunately forfeited of his ow free vii!
his right to remain here
Apostle OF Fairness
This letter that apostle of fairness.
the Detroit News. published in agate
type and in a manner making it almost
impossible to read, in It's Sunday edi-
ton of July 10, 1924. Its own edi
torial reply, four columns long and COW
ering the entire editorial space, it pub
lished in large type, double-leaded for
easy reading. The editorial, when read.
is found to be resume of the familiar
arguments. The immigratio officials
remain bureaucrats, the secret service
men are police spies, and Mansevich is
the cruelty prosecuted martyr.
Even now that Mansevich has been
deported. the Detroit committee of this
American Civil Liberties Union is cir
culating literature retailing the sad
story of Mansevich with all the old
prevarications. Mansevich was put
through secret" hearing,
These hearings are not held on the
curbstone. but the alien is always free
20 call in legal or other representatives.
The record of the case and the find
ngs of the hearing were sent to Wash
ington. where they are not open to pub
lie inspection They never are
Any qualified person may examine
any one of the thousands of such records
in the department OF labor, and rehear-
ings, such rs those granted to Manse-
vich. occur in special count room
which is freely open to any and all.
OF such is the nature of the campaign
waged. and still wagcd. by this commit
tee of the American Civil Liberties
Union.
1t strikes me that any rea, American
can draw his own conclusions as to
the character of this organization, as
disclosed in its own methods. But if
these are not enough. let me quote two
letters from citizens of Detroit which
received during the course OF this
long drawn case against Nlcolal Manse-
vich. They came to me from signers OF
one or more OF the petitions sent in
broadcast by the American Civil Liber-
ties Union. Says one, woman:
Dear Sir:
Kindly consider this an authority to
cancel my name from the petition III
favor of Nicolai Mansevich.
The man who canvassed our office
for names to the petition misrepresented
the case entirely, and ! do not wish my
name to appear on any document that
would convey the idea that l am not
loyal American citizen.
l neither know nor have ever seen
the person named in the petition.
Very truly yours,
Detroit June IA. 1872.
Says the other, a man:
NV dear Mr.. Davis:
Referring to the strenuous effort be-
ing made by some so-called loyal citl-
zens of Detroit in regard to preventing
the deportation of Nicolai Mansevich, l
want to congratulate you on the courage
displayed by your department in bring
ing about the conviction of this undesir-
able alien and your determination to de-
port him to the place from which he
came.
1t is the hope of the writer and many
others that you vii! not be influenced
by any pressure that may be brought
to bear on your department to prevent
this mans being sent out of the United
States.
The assassin of President Mckinley
and the instigators of the Haymarket
murders were all o. this type, and it is
unfortunate that our laws are so lax
that we cannot pack every man who nd-
vocates the principles of Mansevich
back to his mother country.
Mr.. c.. secretary of the board of
commerce, took it upon himself to wire
your department, asking that Manse-
yich's deportation order be cancelled,
solely on his own authority. and l un-
derstand that his telegram has been re-
called.
Many police officers in the city of De
troit have been murdered by men in
dorsing the principles advocated by
Mansevich, but the sob squad has
never lifted hand to help the widows
and orphans of men so murdered.
We all hope, therefore, that you will
be steadfast in your determination to
ret this fellow out Of the United States,
and keep him on; forever.
Your truly
Detroit, June Is. 1922.
Well, Nicolai Mansevich is out.
What would you have done with him,
under the same circumstances, Mr..
American Citizen, if you had been sec
rotary of labor in my place?
Convince Any Unbiased
The evidence against Mansevich was
son. 1t was such as to convict his sup
such as to convince any unbiased per-
porters with secret or Unconscious
sympathy with his beliefs and "prin-
ciples." Mansevich had made himself
an agent of the Russian soviets He
was one of the representatives. they
employ to plant themselves among us
and bore in" from within. He richly
deserved deportation, and he got it. ]
am certain that any other good Ameri-
can in my shoes would have done the
same with him.
The misguided people who went to
such lengths to save Mansevich threw
his case into prominence that it never
mer;ted I have cited it in detail to
show the mischief thus done How many
other anarchists were these people en-
couraging or creating, by their cham
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