Mar. 24. 1947.) Mr. Bullitt proceeded further to advise the committee that "at the present time we are not equipped to face this issue by passing legislation making it a crime to be a member of the Communist Party. * * * The last thing we want to do is to make martyrs of anybody." Mr. Bullitt further stated that since 60 percent of the members of the Communist Party are of alien origin we should "perhaps. make membership in the Communist Party on the part of a naturalized citizen prima face evidence that his citizenship was fraudulently acquired and that the immigrant in taking the oath of allegiance to support the Constitution of the United States committed perjury. * 0 * "There is good precedent for that. We did exactly that with the German Bund. as you know. and deported from the United States. I have forgotten how many thousands of German Bundists." Mr. Bullitt further suggested that under the election laws the Communist Party be required to list all contributors and duespaying members. because payment of dues is a political contribution (Ibid. pp. 78).
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60 percent of the members of the Communist Party are of alien origin