Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1920 — 3,000 LISTED FOR JOURNEY ABROAD [ARTICLE]

3,000 LISTED FOR JOURNEY ABROAD

- Washington, Jan 26.—Approximately 3,000 of the 3,600 aliens taken into custody during recent national roundups of radicals are “perfect” cases for deportation as a result of Secretary Wilson s decision that the communist and communist labor parties are revolutionary Within the meaning of the deportation law, J, De Hoover, special assistant to Attorney General Palmer, in charge of prosecutions said fc Such cases are “perfect,” Mr. Hoover said, in that it will be necessary only for agents of the department of justice to present the alien’s membership card in eitner party to make out of deportation. In cases of the other membership cards wwe at the time of the raids, Mir. said if may be their membership could be proved by other evidence. Deportation hearings, and the shipment of the country will be pushed rapidly, Mr. Hoover declared. Second, third and m many other “Soviet arks” as may be necessary will be made ®? tiie convictionsproceed, he said,.mid actual deportations will not wait for the conclusion of all the cases.