Evening star., 1938-06-15
OPINION VALUED,
HAGUE ASSERTS
Judgment Would Be Asked
In All Jersey Issues, He
Tells Court.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., June l5.-Mayor
Frank Hague, asked in Federal Court
today If his word Is effectively the
law" in Jersey City. pointed to his
Quarter-century domination of the To-
cal government and said. MY judg-
ment would be ascertained in all ques-
tions"
Mayor Hague, defending himself
against charges Of the C. I. o. and
American Civil Liberties Union that
he suppressed free speech and as
semblage in New Jerseys second larg-
9. est city, was asked about the II am
the law" quotation, which he denies
he made as a claim to local dictator
ship.
''As head of the government rs
years." the vice chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee slowly
responded, associated with and head
OF 1t, naturally every one feels they
would confer with me, and that nv
judgment would be ascertained in all
questions. because I am the oldest
man today in actual service in the
government of Jersey City, and prac-
tically in the government of the
county, and it is only natural that
every one seeks my advice and judg-
ment."
Would Deny Lewis Permit.
Mayor Hague said that under
present conditions" Jersey City would
deny a public speaking permit to the
c. I. o. if application were made by
John L. Lewis, its national chairman.
Mayor Hague previously had said
that Mr.. Lewis, alone among the
c. I. o. leaders, was not a Com
munist. Spaulding Frazer, associate
c. I. O.-A. C. L. U. counsel, asked
him if, in view of this, he would
sanction c. l. o. street meeting with
Mr.. Lewis as sponsor.
1T depends on the pulse of the
people and how they would treat the
application" Mayor Hague declared
The peoples reaction, he said, led
to refusal to issue permits to Repre-
sentatives Jerry O'Connell. Democrat,
Of Montana, and John T. Bernard
Farmer-Labor, of Minnesota, on
May T.
Issuance of such permits would
"endanger life" said Mayor Hague,
upholding the city ordinance BAN
ming street meetings without permits
and also his administrations man.
ner Of enforcing it.
Not Familiar With Group.
Questioned about denied meeting
application by the National Re-
dedicationists," Mayor Hague said he
was unfamiliar with the organization.
Informed by Mr. Frazer that the
membership included Norman Thomas.
Socialist leader. who charges he was
kidnapped" and "deported" from jersey
City when he attempted to speak there
on April 80, Mayor Hague said it must
be nice sounding name for a Com
munist group.
Mr.. Frazer told him John W. Davis,
Herbert Hoover, ALI M. Landon and
BOY Scout Chief Dan Beard also were
members and asked whether this
changed his view.
I'm suspicious that some of these
gentlemen have been deceived" said
Mayor Hague.
Favors Camp in Alaska
Deportation of alien objectors to the
American form of government, and a
camp in Alaska" to house native
born dissenters to keep them away
from the American people" were ad-
vocated by Mayor Hague yesterday.
THE Reds have no right to express
their views if their intention is the
overthrow or destruction of the Gov
ernment," he said.
They are not American citizens.
but are undesirables," he declared from
the witness stand
Asked his method of handling Com
munists," the Mayor replied:
Suppress them-just as we're doing
IN this case, denying them the right to
public gatherings because of the dan
ger of violence and bloodshed."
Calls Newark Foolish.
Mayor Hague said Newark, New Jer-
sey's largest city and a neighbor of his
bailiwick, was foolish" in granting
speaking permit to Socialist Leader
Norman Thomas, who was rotten
egged and howled down here June
by 100 men, many Of them wearing
veterans overseas caps.
You don't believe in civil right, do
you?" asked Spaulding Frazer, tall and
soft-voiced dean of Newark Law
School and associate c. 1. O.-A. c.
L. U. counsel
mot coming from these people,"
Mayor Hague replied. You'll find
that these people preaching civil lib
critics have the red flag of Russia un-
der their coats"
A side issue yesterday was the an
nouncement by Representative Jerry
OConnell, Montana Democrat and
Hague foe, that he would not comply
with subpoena by Hague counsel di-
recting his appearance here as a wit
ness.
Mr.. O'Connell wrote Judge Clark he
void not appear because of the ab-
solute necessity that I discharge my
duties as Congressman, and because
n OF m constitutional immunity"
n Answering Mayor Hague's charges
his recent trip to Spain was financed
by Communists, Mr.. OConnell wrote