The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-14

the state legislature works, we will cite the
Michigan House Bill No. $40, that was proposed
April, 1884, in Michigan. The bill Is charac-
teristic with its open fascistic emphasis.
After short introduction to this bill and its
definition as to those who can be considered
as eligible citizens (naturaly all those who are
in accord with their tactics and none others
S. HI. 1t is followed by declaration as to
the reason for proposing such bill and states
that it is: For the purpose of maintaining the
economic and industrial welfare of the state.
:" (Sec. 1, Bill 500 This bill goes as far
as to insure against anyone who has changed
his views, even after he has been accepted as
citizen of the state. Even then, it 1t Is dis
covered that he has changed his views, he is
subjected to deportation. The same bill, in
section 4, continues:
ANY person of foreign birth who entered the
United States Illegally, or who comes within the
classification of undesirable alien and Is now
within the confines Of the state is hereby :"
Just whom the bill refers to as 'undesirablesp Is
quite clear judging from the above mentioned
Section ] of the same bill. The bill also de-
mands registration, Photographic, etc. of each
foreign born. This Michigan bill will now be
submitted to the federal government.
The exact class character of this bill is brought
to light in section II, which demands that en-
ployers should not employ foreign born workers,
unless all necessary documents are turned over
to the Safety Commissioner for inspection. For
not complying with this law, there is penalty
to both employer and employee. The bill con-
cludes with a warrant to manufacturers that
this bill does not exclude the right to import
workers whenever necessary. (Read: To scab
against strikers-S. HI
AS far as New York Is concerned this is being
executed indirectly 1t is being accomplished
through the so-called innocent police - "bu-
reau to check up alien criminals" who are sup
posed to hunt criminals, but somehow find their
way to meeting rooms Of workers In this man
ner they make raids terrorize workers and de-
port those whom they think should be deported.
The second job the Bureau" carries out quite
successfully.
And last, we come to the federal bills. If we
omit the Ashwell and Bliss bills, then the farth-
est-reaching one would be the recommendations
of President Hoover and Secretary OF Labor
Doak, who demand registration and deportation
OF the foreign born, and the proposals OF the
Fish committee, formulated in sections AS, and
demands the revocation OF citizenship of those
workers, who participate in the militant strug
gle of the American working class.
But despite the fact that the recommendations
Of the Fish Committee have as yet not been
officially accepted by Congress, they are never
theless being practised For the past few months
they have cancelled the citizenship OF three work
ers in West Virginia, one worker in Seattle
Washington, and number of workers are now
threatened with the loss OF their rights as citi-
zenship in Lawrence, Mass, and in several
other states.
Judging from the above, the attack on the for
eign born is in full swing. The same tactics
are being applied by the government against
the American workers. In this way the worker
Grafgewtch was torn away from the strike
front in Lawrence. Mass, and transferred to
Ellis Island and held there as every other mon
communicate" In this case the government takes
advantage OF its immigration department not
only to terrorize the foreign born, but also the
American worker.
From the above facts 1t Is quite clear that
the anti-foreign born campaign is aimed at the
American workers as strenuously as at the for
eign born. 1t is therefore important that the
foreign born workers should not only organize
themselves in the struggle against this persecu-
ton OF the foreign born but must also win the
su'n ort OF the American and Negro workers as
III whose interests are identical with those of
Nc foreign born and that is a united front
,gairst the capitalists In the struggle for unem-
ployment insurance and human living stand
ard for those who work.
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Born Is ncw organising conferences NJ osse We