The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-25
By DOUGLAS MCDONALD


THE Dies bill for the exclusion
and expulsion of alien commun-
lists" was passed by the House of
Representatives Monday June 6, by
two-thirtis vote. The bill is
specifically aimed at alien Com
munists. That all Communists are
intended to be attacked is shown
by the statements of the members
of the House when they discussed
the bill Mr. Bachman admitted
this when he declared the bill
follows the recommendation made
by the committee appointed to in
vestigate communist activities in
the United States, of which I was
a member and Mr.. Fish, of New
York, was chairman" The Dies
bill is a Fish bill, and it is
Hoover bill, too, since even before
its passage Hoover recommended to
Congress--despite supposed eco
nomy" program-an additional ap-
preparation of 100000 to carry out
deportations.
La Guardia and S. P. Demagogy
THAT the bill is a menace to all
working class thought and &C
tivity is shown by the attack made
on it by Mr. LaGuardia. who, in
his usual demagogic and vote-bait-
ing style. said the definition of
Communism in the bill was $50
broad as to, make it possible to
take anyone you do not like, any
one whose color of hair you do not
like, and bring him in for deport-
alton as a communist" This bill,
Mr.. Laguardia said, sis intended to
give any bigot, or any employer,
or any minor official the pow
er to brand anyone Commu-
mist, make his own definition
and hookup, and then deport
the victim He even went so
far as to say that now when
the whole economic system is I'M
dergoing a change and we do not
know what change we will be con-
fronted with right here in this con-
gress before long" he was not 60
ing to vote for a bill that would
suppress the right of workers to
protect themselves in accordance
with the law"
Brave" Dema~ogy
The purpose Of Mr.. La Guardia's
brave demagogy, as any intel
ligent worker might guess. is not
to protect Communists, but to pre-
vent the bill being so broad as to
rope in his particular social-fascist
friends. 81 say it is going too far"
he said, insisting that the existing
law is sufficiently broad to perr''t
the deportation of any Communist.
Mr. La Guardia was supported by
Mr.. Stafford of Wisconsin, who. a
bit anxious about the status of the
socialists in his home state, re-
marked The Socialist Party, in
their national convention held re-
Gently in my home city, while not
declaring in favor of the principles
of the Third International, yet they
did in way subscribe to some Of
those principles I should not like
to see a law passed that would give
the right to Immigration officials
to deport socialists"
But other members of the House
of Representative we're not wor-
ried about reaching too far. Two
thirds of them voted to suspend
the rules in order to have quick
vote. and the bill was passed by
the House, bill which. as La
guardia admitted. SIS an open shop
bill, by which any exploiter of la
bcr can take any man who is seek
ing to protect his rights as work
er and brand him as a communist
end have him deported." (See the
Congressional Record for June
to verify all quotations)
81 am in favor of keeping COM
munists out of the United States
said Mr.. Blanton of Texas, form
erly judge in his home state.
Nov the time has come when we
ought to stop putting on our bal
lots any communist ticket in de-
cent American elections. It is an