The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
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 the charges that he gave false and misleading statements when he asked for a visitors visa to enter the United States.
 Strachey, although good-natured and inclined to joke about the whole affair, indicated he takes it seriously enough when he declared: |:
 T certainly am going to fight it. In my own country am a com munist, but I belong to no com munist organization and I am not advocating the overthrow of the United States government.
 q believe that the world is go- ing communist for one simple req son and that reason is that the existing system, under which we organize our economic life is breaking down and the only alter native available is communism" Early Proceedings
 Chicago, March 13 - (UP) - Immigration authorities today or dere6 a secret hearing for Evelyn John Strachey, prominent British author and onetime member of parliament, following his technical arrest on a deportation warrant.
 The secrecy proceedings We're announced by District Director Immigration Fred J. Schlotfeldt as the 83-year-old, self-styled "communist drummer" placed his defense against deportation in the hands of the American Civil Lib- critics Union. <.
 With two attorneys of the union I,a hnfnrn CnI,1nfFnl6f fn arrange for the posting of bond,
 My entire case will be directed; by the Civil Liberties Union and ] shall fight for my rights to stay in the United States and continue my series of lectures" Strachey, mem Der of a famous British literary, family, told the United Prses.
 COnfcrs With Lawyers
 He was in conference with Ed gar Burns Bernard and Alfred Kamin, Chicago attorneys for the Liberties Union, in his hotel suite at the time. " ,4.
 Strachey was arrested at "subur- ban Glencoe. IT,. last night when immigration inspectors interrupted his addres sat the North Shore. Congregation Israel. r. .s | jS
 Although stoutly denying that! he is member of the commun-, is. party, Strachey said he was "peddling marxims instead of pink pills, on his American lecture tour.
 Schlotfeldt said no information would be disclosed regarding the date to be, fixed for the hearing, at which Strachey will be asked to show cause why he should not be deported as an undesirable alien. '-v- r-t-4ty sH,
 The young British author said he had not considered a direct ap- peal to President z Roosevelt or Secretary; of Labor Perkins. but
 "You can't tell what we may do." " E.
 Meanwhile, his New York pub fisher appealed to the president,
 The authors wife, who is in New York with their one-year-old baby, asked the Civil Liberties Union to interest itself in her husbands case. The Union lists Clarence Darrow among it's Chicago lead CTS.
 Was Long Watched
 Washington: March 13 - (UP) - The immigration bureau has had Evelyn John Strachey, British author under surveillance for some time, immigration authorities re. vealed today. {
 Agents of the bureau were said to have listened to his lectures and to have reported to D. w. MacCor- mack, commissioner of i1nmigra- tiop and nof,1 Iiza tinn
 Action was started against Strachey because, according 10 MacCormack, he gave false and misleading statements when he asked for visitors visa in Lon don and again upon his arrival in New York last December %.
 Strachey's open declaration that he is a communist made his arrest Cormack said.
 Complaints received relative to. articles which Strachey contribut- ed to the New Masses. Commun'St weekly, led to the investigation warrant. -.
 Appeal to President
 New York, March 13 - (UP)-- DOndlu S. FTIcuc, iSPiCSShSAh5 American publishers of Evelyn John Strachey. under arrest in Chicago as a, communist. today protested to President Roosevelt, Secretary of Labor Frances Per- kins and British diplomatic off cials against the "unwarranted ar rest" of the British author.
 The charges of communism against the British author and lec- turer are unfounded, Friede said in a statement and "the order of his deportation is merely manifesto tion of hysteria on the part of Red baiters looking for a likely victim.
 "He has been more temperate about criticising present conditions and the administrator than such men as Huey Long and Father Coughlin. We feel certain, that President Roosevelt is not in sym pathy with the move to deport Strachey."
 The statement continued:
 President Roosevelt's own book, "Goyernment-Not Politics." con- tains his own caustic views on the previous administration.
 Certainly he would not permit the deportation of q distinguished Englishman on the grounds that i,e does not agree with his own pol tical philosophy" M :. Arthur GarasId Hays, chict