Speech #880012154

Cuba and the United States have a common enemy. against whom they should form an ironclad alliance. and this country should realize its responsibilities in Cuba in time to avoid extending recognition to Russia and thus aline itself against our neighbor. who should mean more to us than the outlaw Russian nation. Events of the past few months indicate. however. that many of our officials are unaware of the true situation. The first act of the Secretary of Labor on taking office was to practically destroy our immigration service. she discharged most of the efficient investigators who were engaged in running down aliens who were in this country illegally and deporting them. So well has she pleased the radicals in the United States that they mention the fact that they are making progress "through support by departments of the Government." Then. shortly before the Presidents proposal of recognition to Soviet Russia. Representative Dickstein. according to Moscows official organ in New York City. became suddenly alarmed over a report which appeared in that organ. the Daily Worker. that some kind of "Hitler International" was being formed in the United States for the purpose of Hitlerizing the United States. Mr. Dickstein "promised us." the Red organ contended. that "an investigation would be made at once." since which the Congressman has rather perplexed the Reds by properly adding that "all alien: who are guilty of spreading propaganda to overthrow our Government" will be investigated and if possible "be deported." This newly proposed action on the part of Representative Dickstein will be heartening to many of our patriotic organizations and to millions of American -voters who have worked so hard to secure favorable action on the Dies bill. providing for the exclusion and expulsion of alien Communists (now pending in Congress for 3 years) if they can be assured by Mr. Dickstein that such an investigation will include "all alien and aliendirected propagandists and saboteurs from an unprejudiced angle. irrespective of any beliefs involved. There can be no question as to the intent and avowed purpose of the alien agents of the Communist international. abetted by Soviet Russia. to overthrow our form of government. .