| Show r Supreme Court to Review Communist Ouster Action Ruling That Red Membership Does Not Warrant Deportation to B Be Sty Studied l ed j i J t Y p 17 UE u- UP Th t today day ay gr nt ed the federal governments government's petition n for a review of the fifth circuit circuit circuit cir cir- court of appeals appeal's decision holding that membership in the communist corn com party is not in itself grounds for deporting an alien from com I the the United States The circuit court rendered its decision in releasing Joseph George Strecker Hot Springs Ark from rom threatened deportation on a writ of habeas corpus Deportation was ordered for Strecker corn norn in Austria on the basis of admitted membership in the Communist party in 1932 and 1933 The case is regarded as of particular particular particular par par- significance because of its effect on efforts of various organizations organizations to force deportation of Harry Harry Harry Har Har- ry Bridges west coast C CIO I 0 di director director director di- di rector on the grounds that Bridges is a member of the Communist part par par- t ty Bridges however denies membership membership membership mem mem- in jn the party Proceedings were ins Instituted tit ute d against Bridges last spring but were suspended when the circuit court rendered its opinion in the Strecker case Born in Australia Bridges like Strecker has taken out first Japers papers pa Ja- a pers but never has completed the naturalization process The government in appealing the Strecker case contended that membership membership membership mem mem- in the Communist party is isa isa isa a deportable offense on the grounds that the party advocates overthrow of the government by force In the Strecker case the circuit court ruled that sufficient evidence had not been offered by the govern- govern Continued on Page Two Column Four COURT TO STUDY OUSTER OF REDS Continued on Page Two ment to to show conclusively that Communists advocated overthrow of the government or preached against it t although conceding that such might have been the case early in 1920 just after the Russian tion The circuit court opinion termed the assumption that Strecker was an advocate ocate of violent overthrow I of the government merely because of his Communist party membership membership member member- ship hip a a kind of righteousness savoring strongly of hypocrisy and party bigotry Federal law enacted in 1920 provides provides provides pro pro- vides for deportation of any alien who advocates or belongs to any organization which advocates overthrow overthrow over- over throw of the government or physical action against the government The supreme court agreed to hear argument in the appeal of Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles City Attorney Ray L. L Chesbro from a California supreme court decision decision decision de de- de- de upholding acquisition by the Los Angeles county flood control district of properties and obligations obligations obligations obliga obliga- of drainage districts in Los Angeles county The court refused to hear a maior major major ma- ma jor test of applicability of the Rob- Rob Patman inson-Patman price anti-price discrimination nation act denying petition of the Biddle Purchasing company New NewYork NewYork NewYork York for a review of a second circuit circuit cir cir- cir cir- cult court of appeals decision affirming affirming affirming af af- firming a federal trade commission order issued against the firm under the statute |
