These men who believe that they had a right to protiteer in time of peace will lik.ely continue their nefarious acts of profiteering after the declaration of war. and there is no doubt but what. hundreds of them have been made millionaires. Punish these rascals sailing under the profiteers black flag if we hope to get rid of the anarchists sailing under the red flag. And unless relief is granted as against those who profiteer in our natural resources and our necessaries of* life. we can continue our deportation without any relief from within. Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the House. a little over two months agoon October 17. 1919the Senate passed a resolution. the last paragraph of which reads as follows : The Attorney General Is requested to advise and inform the Senate whether or not the Department of Justice has taken legal proceedings for the arrest and deportation of aliens who. it is alleged. have. within the United States. committed the acts aforesaid. And if not. why not. and if so. to what extent. On November 14 the Attorney General. in the- matter of our deportation laws. made reply as follows: The administration of this law is entirely within the jurisdiction of .the Department of Labor. However. under the existing conditions of our laws. it seemed to be the only means at my disposal of attacking the radical movement. and. as Congress had seen fit to refuse appropriation to the Department of Labor for its enforcement. I have cooperated with the immigration officials to the fullest extent. My appropriation became available July 19. 1919. Think of the Department of Justice being between two great fires--one the legislative branch failing to enact laws giving the Attorney General power to deal with this class of citizens and criticizing him because he failed to do certain things. and on the other hand the judiciary holding that a reasonable restraint under the Sherman antitrust law by the profiteer in our natural resources is permissible.
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