Bridges letter in the RECORD. the gentleman from New York -has obtained unanimous consent to read the letter. and. therefore. to save space and prevent repetition.J. shall not avail myself of the unanimous consent. because that letter will appear in Mr. MARCANTONIOS remarks. - In lieu of his letter. I will quote extracts from an editorial by Chester Rowell. one of the most prominent editors on the Pacific coast. which appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle May 24. 1940. and which is entitled to our thought and consideration: Congress Is still playing with the idea of deporting Harry Bridges by bill of attainder. regardless of the constitutional prohibition of such a process. It is a curious paradox that those who shout most loudly for the Constitution are often those least familiar with its provisions and least concerned for granting to others the rights It guarantees to themselves. In this case. since the effort to deport Bridges by due process of law failed on a finding of want of proof. It Is proposed to substitute undue process of attainder. For surely. these objectors conclude. Bridges is an "undesirable alien." since they do not desire him. And if it Is pointed out that there is no general law for the deportation of aliens merely because they are "undesirable." what could be simpler than a special law for the deportation of this particular undesired one? The general right of an alien who legally entered the country to remain here unless found guilty of deportable offense cannot be taken away by a special legislative act declaring him guilty of that offense without hearing- and imposing on him a penalty not thereby applied to others. This is the exact "bill of attainder" which the Constitution forbids. It had been a real evil. under despotic governments in England.
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