Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08
EDITORIAL PACE
Bill to Depot Bridges

THE immigration committee of the lower House of
Congress has reported bill which, if given the force
of law would require the summary deportation OF Harry
Bridges to Australia
This is virtually the same measure which was passed
in the House of Representatives during the last session of
Congress by the preponderant majority of $50 to AZ
The measure came to vote in the Senate, so
it is impossible to what the result would have been IN
that body But the obvious reluctance OF the senators
who opposed the bill to let it come to vote atests the
probability that it would have passedperhaps as over
whemingly as it passed the House.
At any rate the House of Representatives
determined confront the Senate with the issue this
determination widely approved by majority OF
the American people
tits to be hoped the Senate will JOIN with the House
this time and order the deportation of Bridges as the
American people desire.
At least it is to be hoped the Senate will have the
courage to VOTE on the measure.
THE case against the alien Bridges has gained rather
l than lost strength since the matter last con-
sidered in Congress.
1t will be recalled that the deportation bill which
the House passed decsyey Judged Bridges to be an
alien wh presence in this country Congress deems
hurtfu."
Influencing the House to this decision was the
assertion by Representative Starnes of Alabama that:
Bridges has done more to destroy the peace and
security in certain sections than other individual and
to destroy the merchant marine than the entire
COnfederacy did in the Civil War"
Since that decision in the House exhaustive nvest
CATION of the activities of Bridges has been made by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the result that
Director ]. Edgar Hoover has made report to the
attorney general which, Congress has been informed
confirms that Bridges is Communist
WITHIN the last few days, Rear Admiral Emory s.
w Land chairman of the United States Maritime Com
mission testified before the House appropriations COM
mittee that he believed Bridges to be Communist
1t should be sufficient grounds for deportation that
alien is Communist. The purposes and obJectves OF
the Communist Party too well known, too well
authenticated and frankly admitted by many Com
munsts themselves, for argument These purposes and
detectives embrace and envsion the overthrow OF the
American and institutions of government by violent
However if American law is so sadly deficient in
safeguards for form of government that alien CON-
mnsts are deportabe that ground alone the case
against Bridges is still sound.
He is still an UNDESIRABLE alien according to the
amazing majority of $50 to AZ in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
A RE not undesirable aliens DEPORTABLE?
"A If he is still man whose presence in this
country Congress deems HURTFUL should his Objection
able presence and activity be longer tolerated!
The House of Representatives Is under great ana
mysterious further delay the issue of Bridges
deportation Let have the courage to maintain the
courageous patriotic stand took on that issue last
wear Perhaps the Senate will have acquired sufficient
in the meantime to take the stand or at the
very least to let the country know how it stands