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Show BENSON IN THREAT; TO QUIT PARTY " OF SOCIALISTS ... . . By United Press, TONKERS. N. T., June .1 AJIeS : Benson. Socialist presidential candidate candi-date at the last election, win resigs from the party If It does not aa a whole repudiate antldraft resolutions adopted , at Its BL Louis meeting. Benson made this statement to tM United Press today. He declared a referendum vote was now being tsken -on the St. Louis resolutions. The result re-sult will be known early In July. Tha St Louie resolutions proposeo resistance to the draft by "mas. action." ac-tion." Benson believes this emild be construed aa meaning the use of fores against oanacrlptlon. . , Benson said ha was not surprised at the resolution from the party of John Spargo, -former Socialist national executive committeeman. " , To date he said the party as a whole haa not epoken. but he Indicated that tha utterance of individual members, some of them holding high positions. i Justified Spargo's charge that tha So- f c la list organisation seemed to be pro-German pro-German and un-American. Benson Is I withholding whatever aotlon he may take, until .the party officially makes-its makes-its attitude' clear. '. . . |