Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
immigrant Who Signed
Red Party Card in "a
Is Ordered Deported
By the A.soeiatsd Press


BOSTON, Aug. IA Finnish
born 49-year-old mill worker of
Wendell, N. H., who says he signed
q Communist Party membership
application in 1884 because they
told me they wanted to win a
strike in which I was involved"
was ordered deported yesterday.
Federal Judge Charles E. Wy
Zanski, jr., ruled with reluctance"
that Carl A. Latva, who signed
the Communist application, paid
so cents and never heard from
them again." must be deported toI
his native Finland.
Judge WyzansKi said that under
the McCarran Act he was bound
to uphold the deportation of Latva.
Latva. whose two sons served in
the United States Navy in World
War II, said at his home last
night:
IAN immigrant like me. I
don't know right from wrong be-
cause I hadn't been here very long.
Then 20 years later because I tell
the truth they want to break up
my family and take me away from
the country I love-"
Came to United States az Child.
Latva came to the United States
as child Of IL from the village of |
Pori. Finland, and has worked in
New Hampshire textile mills since |
he was II.
In 1941, Latva, who is married
to native-born girl. filed a dec
laration of intention to become an
American citizen. Eight years later
he filed a petition for United
States citizenship which is still
pending.
It was the application for citi-
zenship that led to Latva's trou-
bles.
He testified before immigration
officials at that time that he had
Joined the Communist Party at
the urging Of party leaders be-
cause he understood the aims and
purposes Of the organization were
organizing unions, and if there
was a strike they appealed to all
local groups to raise funds to help
strikers
The case came before Judge
Wyzanski when Latva filed a petit
ton for a writ of habeas corpus
against District Director Of Immi-
grafton and Naturalization Henry
NicollS.
Says Law Is Unjust.
Latva's membership in the
Communist Party consisted Of
paying an original fee Of so cents
and an additional 10 cents a
month for four months.
Latva said II don't blame any
body. I don't blame the Govern
ment. I blame the law. This Is
a law that is not just"
He was working 81 hours a I
week in the Dorr mills for less
than $50 a week when general
textile strike was called in 1894.
An AFL union was trying to Or
ganize the men. he said.
I'VE began to see a lot of |
strangers In town." Latva said last |
night. I'VE heard they were from
Manchester and Concord. We
didn't know any Of them. They
were trying to organize the work.
ers under the Communist Party"
Il was approached by a man I
do not remember" Latva con-
tinued. "He told me that it was
a Communist union that was GO
ing to win the strike. !"
Signed Party Gard.
He said the man told him.
"Just sign this card and give me
SO cents and you'll be leader
IN the union"
Il signed it." Latva said. I'll
know others who signed it. But
we never heard from them again."
mo one ever told me these
people wanted to overthrow the
Government by force" he added.
"Al they told us was that they
wanted to win the strike"
Judge Wyzanski allowed Latva
to remain free on bail of $4,000
unless United States Attorney
George F. Clarity objects within
q flve-day period.
Latya is expected to appeal to
the Supreme Court.
Judge Wyzanski said that Latva
believed the Communist Party to
be political party" and ruled:
ITO Latva's knowledge the
Communist Party did not advo-
cate the violent overthrow of or
gained Government. There was
no evidence offered as to the pro-
gram or practices Of that party
in 1894 or 1885,"