▁deport ation ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute ▁by ▁a ▁court ▁order ▁obtained ▁by ▁his ▁att orney . ▁ ▁A bern ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁World ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Commun ist ▁International ▁( Y CI ), ▁held ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Y CI . ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁gover ning ▁National ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Work ers ▁League ▁of ▁America ▁( Y W L ) ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁by ▁the ▁convention ▁of ▁that ▁organization ▁held ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁A bern ▁served ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Y W L ▁from ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁ost ens ibly ▁res ign ing ▁for ▁reasons ▁of ▁health . ▁ ▁A bern ▁was ▁also ▁sent ▁to ▁Moscow ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁World ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Com intern ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁legal ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁the ▁Work ers ▁Party ▁of ▁America , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁develop ▁a ▁close ▁ide ological ▁aff inity ▁and ▁working ▁relationship ▁with ▁James ▁P . ▁C annon , ▁a ▁leading ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁party . ▁ ▁A bern ▁also ▁briefly ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a