Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-02
DEPORT THE REDS

DEPORT THE REDS
The nation is UP arms the failure of the United
States department of labor depr the host of alien
oluonists who have been violently active recently. The
reply to demands that all alien communists in the United
States be deported is usually the explanatory statement
that the government Of Russia the governments Of
countries from which these reds originally hailed refuse to
accept them and that there place to which they
be depOrted.
Recently statement appeared in an official commu-
mist publication, addressed to comrades visiting Russia
Ii said in parts We do not ask for any party membership
cards. We not interested your passports; here, all
the whole soviet unon your passport the fact that
you workers who fought weapons in hand against fas
cism' This is open welcome to all communist revou
tonsts from foreign countries The United States de-
partment of labor should make Russia 'swalOw these
words swalow" the shiploads of these revolutionary
agents who have been thrust America against c
zens' wishes.
America in the past may have been considered the
'Meting Pot of the world the nation in which all ma
onaltes and all people could join in friendly efforts to-
ward the maintenance of free government But it was
not intended that America should become political mad
house, haven for all of the old world mischief makers
We have statutes which intended to protect the law
abiding citizens Of this nation. These laws not intend
ed to protect aliens who strive to destroy government
There are other laws which forbid the entrance into the
United States Of people who advocate the overthrow of the
government Yet of such revoutionss have been
allowed entrance freely into the country for the past two
years. There statutes which compel the deportation of
all aliens who into the country with revolutionary
purposes in mind Yet very few have been dported dur
ing the past two years. The officials of government
and to enforce the laws Of country Some are being
accused Of not enforcing the laws against alien revolution
aries It s therefore, about time for the people OF Amer
ca to demand action.
It is understood that congress will shortly be asked tO
change the present laws governing aliens. According to
report all alien radical being cataOgued in
the department of labor by staes evidently for the pur
pose of having pressure brought from each state
bers of congress beralize the laws regarding aliens It'll
understood however, that the propaganda behind the
movement wlendeavor to make appear that the laws
to be strengthened instead of hberaZed Our laws
satisfactory now although they might be strengthen
ed by amendment proposed by Congressman Dies of
Texas which has been continuously sderacked. It isl
feared by many that other changes made in present.
laws governing aliens will tend to weaken them PlacingI
the sole authority the alien question with the
tary of labor will not help for the department is appar
emily making few deportations under the existing laws
What need is not more law but the enforcement Of pre-
sent laws.
During the recent red upheavas throughout the nation
newspaper editors from Florida to California, and from
Oregon to New York. have unanimously demanded depor
ation of aliens, but these reds still with preparing
hand The south the saddle and that section is the
battle ground Of communism. The south in congress-
help the entire nation from these red ntrigUers
In the north, where the voting strength OF aliens appar
emily to many politicians than does the vel
fare of the nation, political sentiment the question is
mixed ~ *
The French it is aid have decided not to rely too much
on the promise of Russian aid if they get into trouble
Those French always were pretty hard-headed. " /
The editors who write paragraphs pokng fun at the
youth who parts his hair in the mddle usually have
hair of their worth parting !