The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18
BOASTS OF 4,44O
DEPORTATIONS in
LAST SIX MONTHS
Numbers of Alien Work
ers Turned Over by Spies
Especial to the Daily Worker)


WASHINGTON, d. c., March 10
"In the last six months the deporta.
lions amounted to 4,44S, an increase OF
about one-third over any similar per-
iod of our history" Such is the boast
of Senator David Reed, republican
of Pennsylvania on the floor Of the
United States senate yesterday.
Perfectly satisfied with this accomp-
lishment of the capitalist white terror
against alien workers, the senator
went on to say that not only, were
more workers being deported from
this once heralded refuge of the op-
pressed" but that far more were leav-
ing for southeastern and eastern Eu-
rope than were arriving, evidently not
so enthusiastic over American democ-
racy as to wish to stay, while the net
gain from all Europe of arrivals over
departures in the last six months is
only 19,2OS.
America Not So Popular.
1t was revealed that during the last
six months no less than 48,120 aliens
shook the dirt of democracy off their
shoes for good and left for Europe to
stay, while only 67,303 of Europe'G
population, supposed to be wailing at
the gate trying to get in, really came. :
When this figure is compared with the
fact that in 1914 alone $4,000 immi-
grants arrived from Europe over and
Oh he oil VIII
full force of the international working
class disillusion about the charms Of
living in America and enjoying the
rule of Open Shopper Dawes, the $2b
week average American wage and
the lynching parties Of the ku klux
khan, may be realized.
1--WE Get EN- with Spies"
For those brave souls who try to
burglarize their way into the paradise
of the 12-hour day and the seven day
week of Judge Gary, Senator Reed
boasts that an effective net has been
put up at the border, and enuf spies
and sneaks stationed at points in the
interior, to prevent the hardy alien
from getting away with it.
There are not enuf of them coming
to bring the numbers that are said to
be smuggling themselves in. The rum
fleet of New York smuggles in a few.
There are a few smuggled across the
Canadian border. 1t is very easy to
come across on Detroit ferry, for in
stance if one speaks English and looks
like an American. The inspectors
don't have time to examine them very
carefully.
Lots Of Walls to Climb Over.
1--WE are guarding against smuggI
ing by locating our inspectors in Can.
adam seaports and Mexican seaports,
infinitely better than we could by try
ing to police the border. We have re-
Gently established police force of
about $50 border police. The Canad-
ian border is $3.50 miles long, the
Mexican boundary liza mines, the
Gulf of Mexico increases the frontier
by 1900 miles, which is comparatively
easy for an alien to cross in safety.
Stool Pigeons Everywhere.
"But it is practically impossible for
an immigrant to smuggle himself in
and stay hidden. 1t is not always thar
our inspectors get him, but somebody
whose job he has taken or somebody
who has a personal reason for telling
on-him always informs immigration
authorities, and in the end they get
him.
1--WE have picked up a surprising
number on applications for citizenship.
After few years they apply for ctr
zenship, and then to their astonisn-
ment they are arrested and deported."
America for "Americans.v
The senator, after stating that Asst.
attic immigration was no problem be-
cause fewer Asiatics want to come to
America than are leaving America to
go back to Asia, sat down, thoroly
pleased that the American Indians are
all confined to reservations and are
not allowed to drink moonshine or
vote for Coolidge.