The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-03
DEPORTATION
MENACE MUST
Be COMDATTED
Labor Defense Council
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and cite ex-representative Chandler
speaking in New York, who said
"alien Reds must be told that Russia
is their normal abode. American
Reds must be told that Leavenworth
or Atlanta is a better living place for
them than New York City" And
Reds" of course, are all workers who
fight against reaction, wage cuts,
longer hours, open shop, company
unions, and for better conditions,
Strengthening Of unions thru ANAL
gamation, etc.
Want Docile Slaves.
What the government and the bos-
SEES want is docile wage slaves. How
do the bosses get around the immigra-
ton quota regulations when they
want cheap labor In quantities in
certain sections? Why, there is a
convenient arrangement under which
Mexican and other workers are brot
into the United States under the cont.
ract system. and supposedly shipped
back when the job is done.
Not SO long ago the American Civil
Liberties Union reported 1.-THE fear Of
radicalism has very largely abated as
result of the sweeping conservative
victory in the campaign and there will
be less interference with their pro-
paganda." In relation to this state
ment religious weekly Cd asked
Are we to judge that the failure of
their cause is the only way to insure
free speech for pink lips?" But evi.
IDENTIFY the cause has not failed, and
there will be continued interference
in spite Of the Civil Liberties Unions
statement. The government now
aims to divide the workers, and hopes
to break this resistance by centering
the attack on the foreign born. So
the fight must and will 90 on.
Dropped One Case.
Only recently the Labor Defense
Council has had to take up the cases
of John SchedeI, Blais Kuush, Thomas
Klein, E. Vajtauer, John Lassen and
the three Young Workers in New
York City, all of whom are involved
under existing deportation laws. On
direct appeal to the Secretary of La
Dor, deportation proceedings against
Klein were abandoned, due principal
ly to the fact that Klein has a de-
pendant wife and seven children in
this country. It is hoped that the
Schedel case. whsEe the situation is
similar to that Of Klein, will also be
dropped. After long and unsuccessful
efforts in the courts the defense was
| only able to get permission for Kuush
to voluntarily deport himself to Rus
STA Kuush and his wife left New York
on February 2S. Vajtauer and Lassen
were both active editors of Commun-
list language dailies and it looks as
tho they were deliberately selected"
for deportation. Evidence against
them was taken from their writings
in these papers. Vajtauer is still held
on Ellis Island; the Lassen case is
pending.
Also re GENTLY the proceedings
against A. V. Severino, active Com
munist in the labor movement of
Cleveland were renewed. Severino is
naturalized citizen of Italian birth,
but the department of justice is NOV
ing to take away his citizenship pa.
pers and then have him deported.
Another case of "selective" deporta-
ton. Severino is too active in the la,
Dor movement. He is a Red" The
technical (open) argument OF the go.
vernment seems to be: If you are a
Red now you must have been when
you entered the country; for Redness
is foreign disease. it doesn't have
its birth or growth here; therefore
you must have misrepresented your
self when you asked for citizenship.
So not only alien workers are men.
aced but also naturalized workers
All Of the workers Of America must
unite in fight against the deport.
alton methods and bills OF the bosses,
for the sake Of working class strength,
resistance, and solidarity.
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