Show PARTY ARTY FLAYED IN EAST 4 L I I II Accuser I jilT I ji AnTI ARTIN V W. LITTLETON 4 associate counsel for thc the judiciary committee of NewYork New NewYork York state which is hearing the thc case of or five suspended Socialist t assembly men I I vav s p 4 I r f VL 4 x yi v Al AlAID AID RUSS UHS I Is CHARGE American Citizens Further Dark A Aims of A Avers vcrs Littleton at Trial of New Ncr York Legislators TIT fir TITI I rr Pros Pros' c A A. A LANY x N. N. Y Y Jan 21 In Investigation gation of or the time loyalty of the time five suspended Socialist assemblymen was asserted at their trial to today a before beforetime the time assembly judiciary committee to involve the question as to whether Socialists r can cah can masquerade mas tuns- as a political party part hands bands with every agency of force and revolution and stilt still make simple Americans understand they arc are not the sworn enemies of their county an and ready overthrow to-overthrow- it 0 This assertion was made by Martin Marti W. W Littleton who withdrew temporarily ily toda today as associate counsel for for- forthe the committee to han handle le tho the case of or United States Senator Truman fruman H. H X berry Newberry of Michigan ian in iU connection with whose election charges chardes of fraud have bac been brou brought ht Taking the floor noor in the height of an oratorical battle in which counsel for tor both sides their heaviest artillery Mr Ir Littleton declared the present investigation atlon will not prove pro a do tempest In a I teapot Umpire Empire lIe He charged that and are attempting installation in America of ot the thc soviet so form of ol government and anti that before the tho wave of oC public opinion stirred b by this case ease has subsided this country countr will understand that this so- so called political party part Is the thc a agent ent and conspirator co-conspirator with thc the dark forces Corces of or the Invisible empire whose object 1 is ht forcible destruction of oC constitutional government go In America Opposing a movement that thaL charges against the five tho socialists be dismissed Mr Littleton declared that the tho representation representation representation rep with sith reference to wh what t these five men ld and anti what thc they pro- pro I less ess anti and what the they to do stands out as plain plainly I as ns an anything can stand out that out that the they gave their allegiance alle alle- glance wholly hohly and solely to an alien aJlen and anti Invisible empire known as us the In In- In n Alien lIn Could Rule Itule I Mr tir lr Littleton declared that socialist legislators could be bo ruC rules 1 IJ by aliens paying party dues tines and tl that they the thc are th tho hired a agents of or a group lOUP of ot aliens l come to carry out the tile plans of at the higher agents as f far r as the they can In tho the councils of or free Creo government Despite a ruling ruling- b by the chair that there should be no demonstrations during thor dur ing the trial there wa was a u. burst of applause ap all from men an and women who filled med the thc floor and gallery when Mr h Littleton Littleton Littleton Little Little- ton after denouncing tho tile attitude of oC the tile socialist party part toward the tile war ar ref referred re re- re- re f to a rem remark b by Morris counsel for tor the tho defense saying Mr declared yesterday that what ma may be treason tolla today may tiny b be bethe bethe the th law Jaw of ot the tho land tomorrow It will willbe willbe be the tile law JaW tomorrow If IC you let traitors traitor write the In law Condemn Al i c I This later brought sharp objection from froni Mr ir 11 who declared Mr r. r f Littleton's Littletons ns n's un statement Invoked applause In this i i I house to the everlasting c of ot those who participated Did 1 I make mako an any misstatement de do do- do mandod Mr Ir Littleton No 00 said Mr Ir the statement statement state state- ment meat was ivas absolutely correct but what I 11 1 object to Is the thc Inference I I l 1 do not intend to have anything go 0 Into the records that I mude e a I I statement said Mr lr Ir Littleton j I Mi It II then named lII men n In history had held views opposed to the majority and al added There tire are always Id- Id 1 w irs pioneers and at first Jr t their Ideas t sh shook shock k those o whom lioni y strike Weare We Weare 1 are ore preaching economic freedom It Itana ana may sound traitorous l to you u. u but It Itis Itis is our right Preliminary Motion Drilled Denied The TIle second day o of the trial brought denial of or three m more re preliminary motions mo mo- t Ions hulls b by the defense bringing th the to total total to- to tal Introduced and overruled o to six TO Today's as asked reinstatement Of ot tho the do- do Continued on page laC 3 n SOCIALISTS ACCUSED OF ASSISTING Continued from p Page pC C 1 1 fondants during daring trial dismissal of or cause for tor dismissal and production of charges because the they do not include I specifications to which even oven the meanest criminal Is Justified Argument on these motions consumed consumed con con- tho the entire dB day and anti delayed con I until un- un until until un un- til tomorrow presentation of or evidence When Gilbert J E Roe Roc closed his argument ar- ar argument argument ar ar- on tho the first motion Seymour Semour I Stedman o of Chicago o In arguing the second launched into a n. defense of oC soviet so soviet so- so SOI viet Iet Russia I Promised Sparring eloped developed w wl cn John Bloch state slate chairman of oC the Socialist party part pressed the thc third motion demanding a abill abill abill bill of ot particulars Although this notion mo no motion motion tion was denied Louis M. M I. I Martin t chairman of ot the thc Judiciary committee assured s ure defense counsel it would bo be furnished each da day with evidence so that It would be advised nd what it would woul meet Wo 0 o shall be at a disadvantage o un unless unless unless un- un less we wc know precisely with exactness what wo we shall bo be called upon to meet said eald Mr Bloch John B. B Stanchfield r replying plying to Mr tr Bloch declared the ph phraseology ph was WOR that of oC the defense counsel because Russian tho the phrase solidarity with the soviet let form of ot go government t was contained contained contained con con- in a manifesto adopted at the national emergency convention o of the Socialist party part and this manifesto Mr Ir Stanchfield asserted was written b by Mr rr Bloch after consultation with Mr tr Mr fr Bloch replied that while he ho ma may have ha participated In drawing up the manifesto Mr l Stanchfield cannot confer upon me the authorship authorship authorship author author- ship of ot a document which I r dl did not write tt J r e. e I I |