Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-21

stranded and destitute IN hard
times.
OF LATE. there has been need
" for Mexicans, and the Next
can government. generously for
getting that We bundled lot Of
Mexican laborers and their
families back home few years
ago to tighten the relief rolls. :
apparently has been willing ~
permit a number of them 10 al
cept our invitation.
This time, however. with cer-
tain assurances from US. that
they will be treated better.
HHHE gin1mick in this request
L as 10 the immigration Laws
was the fact that AT any time
during the actual war. and for
the indefinite but probably long
period Of the peace negotiations,
the President would have blan-
ket authority from Congress 10
permit the entry from Europe
OF type of immigrant who
might be desirable in the eyes
Of the administration. but dis
pleased with our own form OF
government, society and econ,
omy. and unwelcome in the
hearts OF the American people.
In other words, the Commu-
mist or the sedentary European
radical who is not a Communist
only because he can't prove he is.
There is no doubt that this
government has warm spot IN
lis heart and in its bureaus for
individuals who. though they
may deny that they are Com
munists. admire everything that
avowed Communists like and
detest everything that Amer
leans cherish, except liquors, but
including our form OF govern
ment.
There are thousands Of this
kind in Europe waiting for r.
chance 10 come over and re-
form US.
THE proposed authority would
Il have given the President per-
mission 10 let them in by the
boatload and though il is pos
sible 10 do this anyway, by eva
sion Of existing laws. a refusal
of explicit permission 10 do 81
is good for the record OF cor
greSSional intent.
This was done flagrantly be-
fore the war and for some time
after the war began.
Mr.. Biddle said il was ride
ulous 10 require registration ~
prisoners of war brought here
and the payment Of an Ss tax
on them. but II is equally ridic-
uIous OF Mr.. Biddle 10 mention
this.
Every prisoner Of war would
he carefully recorded anyway
and the payment NJ the head
tax. if the letter Of the law be
insisted upon, amounts 10 no
more than the transfer Of so
much money from one column 10
another on the governments
own books.
MR.. BIDDLE then told the
A'I committee:
II can assure you that, In
asking for the legislation, the
President had no intention ~
exercising the power In chat
way, or In any other way, so az
10 remove immigration barriers
for any purpose not directly con-
nected with the war effort. L
am certain that neither now nor
later will he consider using the
powers granted him ny this bill
for any purpose other than Tor
which they were granted to
him"
The answer 10 that was given,
however. in the establishment OF
the sos 900 salary limitation by
James F. Byrnes. the director OF
economic sterilization.
This proposal. II has recently
been discovered, was first adj
vanced in the platform Of the
Communist Party in 1923.
II was revived last winter by
n Go union and was encour-
aged by Mrs. Roosevelt.
1t was twice proposed 10 CON-
greSs by the President. and
twice rejected. and il is clearly
stated in the record that, in
granting the President special
powers under the sterilization
act. there was no intention to
approve the limitations.
Thus. when Mr.. Biddle said.
neither now nor later will he
consider using the powers grant,
ed him by the bill-for any other
purpose than that for which
they were granted 10 him." no
was arguing against past per-
formsnces and the weight a