Speech #660243365

The question is of iore men to assist in gathering together these men who are violating the law who are il this country. anld no mani yet has been able to say before that committee. from the very best lawyer in New York down. who by crossexamination has had to admit before that committee there are upon the statute books laws whereby we can have public hearings and whereby an arrest is made under the law. whereby an opportunity is given the party for a full and complete open hearing with counsel to represent him in every pr6ceeding from the start to the finish. from the ihrrest of the man to the final determination of the Secretary of Labor. We do not need to change tile law4 all we want is more men to enforce it. Now. as to the question of tile deportation of tile anarchists there can be no question but what many. many men have been arrested and have been turned loose who should not have beei. The Secretary of Labor rendered a proper decision relative to the deportation of anarchists. and that should be determined under that decision. Some 10 days ago our committee ceased functioning and if %ve had gone on and continued going oni under the authority given by this House for the subpoenaing of witnesses and swearing them we would have been able to bring before the House and bring before this department a sufficient presentation that these men would be continued to be sent abroad. as they should be. and there would be no fault in the law. Secretary Wilsons decision upon the question is ample and sufficient. He says if these men have violated the law. lie says if they belong to organizations which teach anarchy and the destruction of property. teach tile assassination of public officials and the overthrow of this Goveranent. why should riot they be deported? There is no need of camouflaging. there is no need of making a political question out of this. It is simply a question of enforcing our laws. but we have not enough money and we ought to appropriate it instead of striking out that which is already in the bill. for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of our present laws.