Evening star., 1950-12-31
Registration Of Alien!
Under McCarran Act
To Start Tomorrow
By Robert K. Walsh

Oy NOUeIt n. WotSH
Registration of 4 million alien!
living in the United States will
start tomorrow and continue fol
10 days.
That is a requirement of the
McCarran Internal Security Act
passed by Congress last Septem.
ber over President Truman's veto
The law puts it up to the alier
to get registration card at any
post Office, fill it out and hand il
in by January 10 at the post Office
The provision applies to al
aliens living in this country Jan.
uary 1 except temporarily admit.
ted aliens who have not overstayee
their authorization admission
period, and alien students who
have conformed to entry condi-
tions.
Unlike similar registration o1
about million aliens in 1910
this one will be repeated every
January as long as the so-callec
McCarran Act stays on the books
Penalties for Failure.
Failure to register carries a
maximum penalty of 80 days iI1
jail and a $100 fine. Aliens OF
every age must register. 1t is the
responsibility of parents or legal
guardians to submit reports fol
those under IA years old.
The registration form obtain
able at post offices calls for name
and address. and listing of coun-
try of birth and country of citizen
ship. Aliens who registered in
1910 must give their registration
number of that time. The forms
should be turned in personally and
not mailed, officials said.
Argyle Mackey, Commissioner OF
immigration and Naturalization
said recently that the expected
4 million registration reports will
be Invaluable in the interest OF
national security"
A first move, he said, will be to
check the current reports against
records of his Office and also
against the 1910 registration in
formation.
Wherever a report has not been
received Mr.. Mackey explained,
1--WE must determine whether such
non-receipt indicates violation
of law. If a violation is indicated,
the case will be referred for in
vestigation.'
He based the 4 million estimate
on the likelihood that thousands
who registered 10 years ago have
since become citizens, returned to
their native countries, or died.
Communist Registration Phase.
Another phase of the Internal
Security Act - the Communist
registration requirement-will be
prominent again in January.
Next Thursday is the last day
on which the American Commu-
mist Party can file certain mo-
tions, if it chooses, with the Sub
versive Activities Control Board.
Before January "a the party must
file it's answer to Attorney Cen
eral McGrath's petition that the
board order it to register.
The law provides that Commu-
nist-action and Communist-front
organizations, as defined in the
statute, must register. No one
registered. The Attorney General
then moved against the American
Communist Party itself.
Before determining whether
that party falls within the mean
ing of the registration require
ment, the board would have to
hold a public hearing. After the
decision, an appeal could be taken
by the Justice Department or the
Communist Party to the United
States Court of Appeals here and
ultimately to the Supreme Court.
Was Granted Extension.
The party last December Il
asked the board for another so
days to answer the Attorney Cen
eral. The board gave it until jan
uary "a. The January 4 allow
ance was only for filing of fur
ther motions and for engaging
permanent legal counsel.
Communist Party spokesmen
have indicated that on Thursday
it might move that the board or
der a bill of particulars. The party
also might move for dismissal OF
the Attorney Generals petition
on a claim that the law itself is
unconstitutional.
Still another indicated action
by the party is to go direct tc
District Court here, seeking ar
INDUCTION against enforcement oil
the registration requirement ano
a declaratory judgment that the
requirement is unconstitutional
William A. Paisley, the Attorney
Generals special assistant han.
ding the Governments case be.
fore the control board, has an
nounced he will press for the hear.
ngs. He declared he would vigor.
ously oppose any further delay
attempts" by the Communists.
The control board is likely tt
have worries of it's own in Janu.
ary. Chairman Seth w. Rich.
ardson and his four associate.
have not yet been confirmed by
the Senate.>