The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-05
SERIO CASE RECORDS SHOW
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
LEAGUE WITH FASClSTS
Excuse For Sending Serio to Death In Italy
Based on Poverty; The LID. Shows Ticket
Mass Protest Only Way to Save Life of Work
err: u. S. Washes Hands Over His Execution

NEW YORK.-The records OF tine
Board of Review in the Guido Serlo
case, who will be executed by the
Italian government if deported, have
been secured by the international
Labor Defense and made public IN
parts today. The International La
Dor Defense points out these records
are direct proof of the malicious
ness. crookednesS and Hand in glove
policy with fascist ambassadors that
percolateS the Department of Labor.
When the attorney for the l. l.. D.
asked a voluntary departure" for
Serio in order to avoid a firing squad
in Italy where he is wanted for his
anti fascist activities, it seemed to
have greatly worried the immigration
authorities if Serio had enough
money to pay his passage. Serio was
to go to Russia where his welcome as
a political refugee no one disputed.
The Board of Review said:
A Trick To Kill Serio.
Irrespective of the merits of the
case, since it is quite obvious that the
alien could not avail himself of the
privilege if it were granted, to grant
it would be a mere idle gesture and
would result in delay without &C
comprising any good. For this rea-
son it should be denied. 1t is recon-
mended that application for permits
sion to depart voluntarily be denied"
The Department of Labor knows
very well, the I. L. D. statement
points out, that the steamship ticket
was produced as evidence, and that
the Soviet Union has its doors wide
open to workers escaping persecution
at the hands of capitalist govern
ments.
The statement by the I. L. D.
points out that much of the ques-
tioning of Serio was in relation to
his anti-fascist activities in Italy
and America, but since he could not
be legally" deported for that, the
Department Of Labor proceeded to
build up a case against him because
of his membership III the Communist
Party. In building up this case, the
Washington authorities are attempt
ing to make it illegal to hold mem
bership within the Communist Party.
The government record proceeds,
latter his arrest on May IL by In
spector Powers, the alien admitted
he is a Communist, he believes in the
Soviet Union, he believes Russia is
doing things right and takes the
right stand No one examining this
record can have the slightest doubi
but that this alien is radical of the
most dangerous type and that it was
the intention of Congress to deport
such an alien. Whatever may be the
result of the aliens deportation t.
Italy is beyond the scope of this in
quiry." Emphasis by Daily Worker
The International Labor Defense
has this case now before Judge w
Bondy in an attempt to stop the exc
cution of Serio by the fascists o
Italy, Mass protests is the only de
vice left that will save the life o
this militant, and the workers de
tense organization asks of all wild
awake labor organizations to "or
ganize and stop the Italian and U. S
8 governments from carrying out thei
) proposed plan to murder a man 70
! his activity in behalf of the work
!, ing class" To continue the fight il
|, the court, funds are needed and a
contributions should be made to tn
International Labor Defense, 80 I
18th ST., Room 43o, New York City.