The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-18

NY. Secretary OF the COMMITTEE tot the FTO-
lection Of the Foreign Born.
raE Industrial History OF America is a history
1 full of superhuman suffering and exploita-
non of the working masses In general and the
Negro and Foregn-Born in particular. There Is
not one basic industry, in which thousands OF
foreign-born workers have not only lost Their
health, but have even lost their lives. The hard
est and the most dangerous work in this country
sas been done by Negroes and foretgn-born
workers. OF the industrial history Of the United
States can Justly be said, that great part Of it
has been written with the sweat and blood OF
the foreign born workers.
But now Mr.. william Doag dares TO report
10 the 72nd Congress that Immigration, how
ever is no longer substantial economic menace
to our progress" And continues ''ro register
the foreign-boru, 10 make naturalization more
difficult to finger print those who are about to
become citizens and to deport all those that the
government considers mdeerables."
Is the corporation lawyer, Mr.. Doa&, ignorant
of the fact that Progress" (read-Capitahsttc
Wealth. has been squeezed out of the brain and
Drawn of these very same foreign born, whom
the government is now trying to persecute? Are
these cspitalistio lackeys and enemies OF the
working masses ignorant of the fact that IN such
basic industries as iron, steel, oil, leather, meat
etc from 81 to 81 per cent Of the workers are
foreign born? Don't they know this? OF course
they do But their approach to the foreign born
is the same as to the working man in general
AS long as he is needed in the machine of ex-
ploitation he is taken advantage OF. But as
soon as he ceases to be source Of profits he is
thrown out of the industry, which he has built,
without any means of sustainanCe
To prove this it is sufficient to mention the
fact that millions Of unemployed go about hun
gry and The government does nothing whatever
Of any substantial value to relieve them. But
these hungry masses refuse to be silent about it.
The hungry are organizing a mighty struggle
for unemployment insurance and immediate re-
Lief And it is because of this that the govern
ment began its intensive campaign to discrim-
mate, terrorze and deport foreign-born work
crs in order to destroy the solidarity front of the
working class,
This is why President Hoover in his message
to the 72nd Congress states: 81 recommend
that . deportation laws should be strength
cned Aliens lawfully residing in this country,
should be protected by the issuance Of certifl-
Gates CT residence"
But if President Hoover did not dare to name
the reason for his statement openly, then Sec
rotary of Labor Doak did it for him. In the
previously mentioned report to Congress, Doak
shamelessIy and openly stated that all discrim-
nations and prosecutions which Hi Hoover and
himself Doak proposed are in order to PRO
tect the social and political structure of Ameri-
can civilization" AS to just what sort of civil
ization" Doak means, the bayonets and machine
guns Illustrated quite clearly at the opening of
the 72nd Congress
1t is interesting to note that Doaks state
ment is fully in accord with the black Michigan
Bill No. $40" 1t is important to point out to
the masses that despite the fact that the Com
mittee for the Defense of the Foreign Born were
victorious in forcing the federal court to reject
its bill yet it is quite clear that the contents Of
this same bill Will be proposed to Congress as a
federal bill No one need to be nlisled, that be-
cause the federal court of Michigan state de-
clared the bill unconstitutional therefore we
have passed the danger mark. On the contrary,
our struggle must now assume nationwide
character. The contents Of the Michigan Bill"
has practically been proposed directly by Presi-
dent Hoover in his yearly message
But Doak is not satisfied by Just prosecuting
the foreign born. He goes step further. He
thinks that the activities of the organizations
should be limited (read-forbidden). Because"
Doak continues "the organizations, by persistent
propaganda, are hampering the deportation of
alien enemies of the country" This Ku-Klux
Klanst has the audacity to say further on:
Even in cases where guilt was clearly shown
the efforts Of this department we're being handi-
earned"
Poor soul! Had this been so, perhaps it would
be possible for the corporation lawyer Mr.. Doak,
to prove on what legal grounds the laborer,
Yokinen whom he calls San enemy OF the coun-