Evening star., 1947-10-03
ARREST Of Hams Elsie
And Wife Awaited
In Deportation Case
By the Associated Press

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rants issued under deportation
proceedings against Hams Eisler
and his wife had not been served
at an early hour today on the
couple, now living in the exclu-
sive nearby Malibu Beach COM
munity.
Chairman Thomas of the House
Committee on Un-American Activ-
tiles announced in Washington last
night the warrants had been issued
against the Hollywood composer
and his wife by the Justice Depart
ment's Immigration Service on the
basis of testimony before the COM
mittee last week.
There was no word from the
United States marshals Office here
as to whether the warrants had
been received from Washington or
whether an attempt had been made
to serve the Eislers at their home.
Committee Asked Prosecution.
The House committee referred the
Eisler case to the Justice Depart
ment a week ago, recommending
that the Hollywood composer be
prosecuted on perjury and passport
fraud charges and then deported to
his native Germany. The commit
tee wound up hearings in Washing
ton with a report that even "the
most casual investigation would
have exposed Eisler beyond the
shadow of a doubt as an interna-
tional Communist agent"
At the Eisler's Malibu Beach
home it was reported the couple
had gone out to dinner" last night
and by a late hour they had not re-
turned An attorney who repre-
sented Eisler previously, Ben Mar
golis, said the composer had not
contacted him in the matter. Mr.
Margolis said he anticipated that
arrangements would be made for
the Eislers to surrender them
selves to the proper authorities"
Warrants Reported in Letter.
The order for the arrest of the
Eislers was learned by the commit
tee yesterday when a letter was re-
ceived from T. B. Shoemaker, acting
commissioner of the immigration
Service, which stated:
"On the basis of the evidence ad-
duced by the House Committee on
Un-American Activities at the hear
ings held on September "a, Is and
26, with respect to the alien Jo-
hannes Eisler, warrants of arrest in
deportation proceedings have been
issued in the case of Mr.. Eisler and
his wife"
Mr.. Thomas commented:
This is excellent cooperation. II
the agencies of the Government will
continue to cooperate in this man.
ner it will be only question of time
before the United States will clean
its house of communism"
Eisler entered this country in 194C
and now has his first citizenship
paper. At the committee hearing
he testified that during the l92Os
he Joined the Communist Party in
Germany, but said he was never &C
tive and soon dropped out. On ad-
mission to this country on per-
manent basis he swore he was not
a Communist.
,Eisler Is a brother Of Gerhard
Esler, who recently was convicted
Of passport fraud and contempt o1
the American Activities Com
mittee, the committee report noted
Gerhard Eisler has been identified
by the FBI as top Communist
agent.
The committee report said it was
clear that Hams Eisler "perjurec
his way in and out of the United
States at will, going to Soviet Russia
and > other countries when he
pleased
/ Two letters written by Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt were produced by the CON-
mittee during its hearings in which
she had communicated with Under
secretary of State Sumner Welles or
behalf of the Eislers' application fol
admittance to this country.
MI. 1llOIldS Sdlu GlidV dG tilc 1c'
quest of Mr.. Shoemaker transcript
of Eisler's testimony before the com.
mittee is being forwarded to the I'm
migration Service.
Eisler has composed the music fol
II films since his arrival in Holly.
wood in 1912. The pictures included
"Hangmenj Also Die Spanish
Main" and None but the Lonely
Heart" He has also composed
chamber music. piano and orches.