Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1940, Page 18

A—18 %% Federal Court Rules Dies Agents’ Raids On Reds lllegal Court Defers Decision On Whether Records Must Be Returned Bs the Associated Press. | PHILADELPHIA, May 3—Fed. eral Judge George A. Welsh ruled today that raids made on local of- fices of the Communist party and the International Workers' Order by agents of the Dies Committee vestigating un-American activmesl\ last month were illegal. The ruling was made in dismiss- ing a motion of counsel for the Dies agents and Magistrate Jacob Dogole which asked that a complaint b_\'l the Communist party be thrown out. | Records Now Under Guard. | The complaint, made by Carl Reeve, Communist candidate for the 1 United States Senate, and Frank |} Hellman, district organizer for the International Workers Order, charged that warrants issued by Mr. Dogole for the raids April 2 were illegal. and demanded return of con- fiscated records. Judge Welsh deferred ruling on whether the confiscated materia must be retu The truckload of papers, membership rolls and other material was taken to Washingtor and later returned to Philadelphia. where it is now under police guard. In an 1l-page opinion vigorou: defending “civil liberties” of minori ties, Judge Welsh held that the afl‘l»‘ davit of George F. Hurley, a Dies | agent, upon which the search war- rants were issued, was ‘‘defectiv The opinion said the affidavit based entirely upon “information and belief” and not on fact. Raids Held “Federal Procedure.” Although the warrant was based upon an alleged violation of Penn- sylvania’'s sedition law, Judge Welsk declared the raids in effect were a “Federal procedure” and thus gave G Federal courts jurisdiction The Dies agents contended the Federal court was without jurisdic- § tion because the seizure was made on a State warrant & Judge Welsh held that an in- dividual’s civil rights can be violated by seizure of records and property | of a corporation when the individual ; is an officer in charge of them. Dies Says Committee Will Appeal Ruling Chairman Dies. Democrat, o Texas, of the House Committee I vestigating Un-American Activities, said today the committee would ap- peal a ruling by a Federal district judge in Philadelphia that raids made there by committee agents on offices of the Communist party and International Workers' Order were illegal. Informed of the ruling by Judge George A. Welsh, Mr. Dies said he would instruct the committee's counsel to give notice at once that i the appeal would be filed. In the meantime, Mr. Dies said the material seized in the raid would remain impounded by his committee pending final determina- tion of the controversy. “I don't question the judge's si cerity,” Mr. Dies said, “but I think he’s entirely wrong and if his de- cision were to become law, organiza- tions trying to overthrow the Gov- ernment and establish dictatorship will enjoy the protection of the law in their treasonable activities.” i If defeated in court, Mr. Dies said 3 he would seek enactment of a stat- ute which would give congressional committees the right to secure rec- ords of organizations “trying to overthrow the Government.” “If the Communist party and the International Workers' order have nothing to hide.” he added. “tt will come in now and surrender th records and invite their publica- tion.” GRADUATING TIME "THE first of a series of pictures of the June graduating classes ,of Washington and nearby high 'schools will appear i SUNDAY, MAY 5 iin the rotogravure section o "The Star. 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