The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-21

With the expulsion of Mr. Roy; stronl
pressure is being brought to bear fol
the expulsion of all those thought to
be associated with him in his work
for the liberation Of India and the
Indian people"
BY MANABENDRA NATH ROY
On January Both l was arrested in
Paris in fulfillment of an order Of
expulsion signed by the French min
istry of the interior on January 3rd,
and was Immediately conducted to
the frontier, without having been in
formed of the reasons for my expuls-
ion, and without being given the
means to consult lawyer for my de-
tense.
Thus, by one stroke of the pen, the
right of asylum for Indian political
refugees has been destroyed, and with
this right, the idea which Indian re-
volutionaries held, that France is the
home of liberty and democracy for
all the oppressed peoples Oh the World
Hounded From India
For twenty years, that is to say
since the age of fourteen, have
fought in the ranks of Indian revolu-
tionaries to free ourselves from for
eign rule. My activity, dedicated to
the cause of the 32O,O0OOOO oppressed
people of my country, has brought
upon me, as upon all Indian revolu-
tionaries, the brutal persecution of
the English police. / have been i'm
prisoned several times. In 1915, ]
was forced to fly from India to escape
the extreme penalty of the so-called
law which holds the Indian people
in their present state Of slavery.
The British police have not left me
in peace, even in my exile. They have
pursued me step by step, from one
country to another, from Java to jap
an, from China to the Philippines, to
America, to Mexico and thru most Of
the countries of Europe. Having TAX
en- refuge in Mexico in 1917, President
Carranza, then at the head of the
government, gave me protection, and
twice refused a demand for my ex-
pulsion, presented by the British au-
thorities. The exigencies Of revolu-
tionary life have forced me on several
occasions to adopt different names.
The sympaty of the Mexican people
and government enabled me to live
and travel with a Mexican name,
which protected me to certain ex-
tent since 1919, when left for Europe
with my wife. Since that time, we
have lived and travelled in most of
the European countries, writing, stu
dying, organizing and making pro-
paganda for the liberation of India.
We left Switzerland for France in
1924, and have lived here six months,
working for our cause, without ever
mixing ourselves in the internal polit-
les of this country.
Expelled at EngIand's Order
My expulsion can only be attributed
to foreign pressure brought to bear
upon the French government, as 1t
was brought to bear upon the Amer
lean, Mexican, German and Swiss gov
ernments. The French authorities
know whence this pressure comes, but
it is difficult to believe that France
has voluntarily agreed to become an
instrument of British Imperialism.
My case is not the only one. Acting
under British pressure, the govern
ment of M. Poincare expelled and in
termed Indian political exiles who had
sought asylum in Pondichery and
Chandernagore.
Can the revolutionary traditions Of
the great French people accept such
acts Of oppression against Indian pol
itical refugees, seeking shelter from
British persecution on French soil?
In the name of all Indian revolu-
tionaries, | call your attention to this
violation of the right of asylum, and
demand the annullation OF the order
OF expulsion against me, and the right
to enter and to live in France.