Show cALIs TS IN 4 OR V CA CASE W Hearing Hearing- on Ouster Ous er of 5 Di Discloses clos Factional s fal Fights Within It n R Ranks f of R a d 1 i c-a c c 1 J Party a t J B William Sh h By G. G Shepherd Int International r Nev N News c Staff t j Correspondent nt ALBANY ALBA A ANY J NY 1 N NiT V F J Jan a l. l 8 I- I Attorneys Attorney for for- forthe the five So Socialist I sd Jio Sio J. J v l f. f facing t 1 f F the state e t f lil d introduce e te testimonies t m pI 1 that that th there r ar are arc different different b brands nd of S Socialism tha thai the they Socialist oci tI t p spill up i Into to three e distinct parts some come time im last la Year ear a and d' d that tha t the 1 five ve assemblymen l on on trial tri t canno cannot be blamed for the beliefs and plans of all branches branched of ot S Socialism Inthe in inthe inthe the United States I It was George George- P rt t. t Lunn runn m mayor o o oj 1 Sch Schenectady ad Socialist who ser sen- served send ed d the purpose purpose- of ot the Socialist lawyers I Using him as a witness though h he had I I been c called by lawyers for the state Seymour S Ym ur Stedman for tor the Socialists S Cl lIsts brought out th the fact act that th the Socialists Socialists Social Social- were divided into several camps I Evidence along this line was was' also extracted from Julius Gerber secretary of the New ew York state Socialist party II Up to now the Socialist law lawyers es e's hadnot had hadnot not found an opportunity to bring o out t the facts about the party split and nd I attorneys for for- forthe the state have ha tp to prevent them from doing so It w was s a I direct question by Chairman n Martin Martinot of ot the judiciary committee ommittee which is is taking evidence ev ag against the assemblymen assemblymen assembly assembly- men men that made it ft po possible for the breakup In the ranks of ot Socialism tobe to Oto Otobe to tobe be Introduced r PARTY FIGHT TOLD I Mayor Lunn told how how- h he made nade a 1 fight In jn a Socialist convention n against t the Ie P e blank resl resignation s system ste but lost out He Ho branded the system as asun s' s un- un II American a and 19 said that he finally re ref refused refused re- re f fused s d to lo sign a 1 bl blank res resignation and I that tat he lost oI one cine ejection election by refusing 1 to 10 do dosO doo ov He how the 1 ta tad t S Socialist ocal cal was wiped out of t existence by bv the the state state Socialist paz party bec because jf Jfe personally would not fol r low the bidding of pt the state stale Socialists Martin Conboy of ot ew York was wa added to the counsel for r th the state state Tile The Socialist lawyers expressed ed them them- themselves themselves themselves' selves selves' during the the noon noon recess reces as Highly High ly Iy pleased with the events of ot the forenoon Coreno n. n The The- Thereal real jury oury in this case saidon said on otis one of the Socialist list a attorneys to newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- news news- paper reporters is the American public pub pub- pUb pUb-I lie lic You Tou Yo fellows are are- sending are sending out the evidence Ito to the jury and it was was wis a good turn for us t that at we were were able to show w tha that these a assemblymen cannot be i isho sho shouldered with all plots and plans of all all' the various arlous brands of ot radI radicals als in hi inthe the United States O OTHER VIEW TAKEN I l Mr Stanchfield replied to Stedman I saying that thai all statements of the eJ ASo- ASo So- So I party must be t t as representing the views of the p and Its members A A letter Jetter written to L. 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A l K Martens Mar Mar- tens Russian ambassador by So Socialists So So- in the district represented by yardman Wardman one of the five assembly y men was was wIs Introduced ed Op On what theory does be become become be- be come oine responsible for that thal Martens l letter let let- t- t tern ter d demanded ed Stedman lie He had nothing to do with the letter The Te people who ho wrote it are arc not nol his friends or associates We Ve should not note be e required to defend ourselves against such evidence as this Chairman Martin of ot the tho Judiciary committee ommittee overruled Mr Stedman's notion motion for or the withdrawal of ot the evidence evidence evi evi- dence jence in question Stedman arose excitedly and de demanded demanded de- de that all the speeches which were delivered at the meeting where spoke be read FULL ULL EVIDENCE ASKED We Te dont don't want Just one feature of that hat meeting mee ng put Jut before th the public We Pie xv want ant to have have- havethe the entire nature o of ot that hat hat meeting In N New w York ork on November Novem ber er 7 shown in the evidence I Oh I I I. think wo have havea a right to say C Continued on page on-page page 7 7 SOCIALIST PARTY IS SPLIT WORD WHO OF WITNESSES Hearing on oil Question of Five Assem Assemblymen lymen Brings I Out Differences Differences' C Continued from page 1 what evidence we shall shaH put In said Stanchfield ld Chairman Martin ruled that it would not be necessary to read all the speeches short and copIes copies coplea cop cop- ies lea are said to be In possession of ot the Lusk committee Anna Stern secretary of the Bronx Socialists' Socialists local was called to the stand to present pamphlets alleged to be part of the Socialist propaganda One pamphlet contained the manifesto of ot the national convention in Chicago last September in which the league of nations ns is called black In In- In MANIFESTO READ EAD Julius Gerber testified that he heard Mr Bloch Bloch one of the lawyers for the assemblymen read the SocIalIst Social SocIal- 1st manifesto at the Socialist convention convention conven conven- tion in Chicago We pledge our suppo support t to the so sovIet soviet soviet so- so viet republic lc of ot Russia was one line which Mr Stanchfield read road in the manifesto There was a a. question whether the convention had adopted this phrase in its manifesto or had subscribed to its solidarity with the Russian Soviets The former phrase was claimed by the Socialists as s the I ot official al h I i The solidarity phrase eared appeared in rough draft of the manifesto which the he newspapers got but the cOnvention convention conven conven- tion itself out the phrase about solidarity and adopted the pledge of support in its place the the Socialists stated John Ree Reeds Reed's s 's communist labor party arty was drawn into the case when Mr Stedman brought out from Julius Gerber Serber that the communist labor pary party party par- par ty y held a convention on one Hoor of ot ofa ofa ota a hall In Chicago while the Socialists were meeting on another floor NO FRATERNITY Was there any fraternity between the he communists and the Socialists asked Stedman There was nothing but liability between between be- be tween us We have expelled the whole communist layout Rebecca Buhan who wrote the leter letter letter let- let ter er of 01 greeting to Martens belonged to o the expelled Socialists Chairman Martin lartin interrupted to ask Mr Stedman Stedman Sted Sted- man Is I it tu true th that your party split v v I up p about that time Indeed it did responded Stedman Sted Sted- man We Wp expelled ai al ail the members of f the left We fired out the extremists from our ur party in New York last April Gerber erber said In Michigan last May they hey expelled the whole left move move- ment menU vre Well I have just beard that your r narty arty split up into three parts about that hat time said Chairman MartinAt Martin At least three parts said Stedman Stedman Stedman Sted Sted- man laughing QUESTION PLEASES The Socialist lawyers and five assemblymen assemblymen as- as did not hide their delight at t Martins Martin's question which gave them theIr heir first opportunity of the Investigation Investigation In- In to prove that they do not belon belong elong to the left lert wing Socialists ts and nd that at least one of or their numer number num- num ber er was forced to run against one of or the communists for election lection In tho the Eighth assembly dis- dis T r Stanchfield's reply was to read an article by Morris orris in the New Nework NewYork NewYork York ork Ca Call in which HI blamed John ohn Sp Spargo r o. o Charles I Edward dward Bussell Rusell Rus- Rus sell seB ell and other Right wing Socialists for tor or rushing Into print with th the charge that lat the Socialists were pro was quoted as saying that the he the splits In the Socialist party would be e healed In time MAVoR MAYOR IS WITNESS George R. R Lunn who became famous fa ta- inous as Socialist mayor mayoz of ot tady N N. Y in 1912 and who is now Democratic mayor of ot the same city was called to the stand by Stanch- Stanch field He lie confessed that In 1911 when he was running for the office orfice of f mayor some Socialists Socialists' came to him himat himat himat at 11 Ii o'clock one nl night ht and Insisted he sign n n. n blank bank re resignation Uon and nd let them hold It They made me mad road but I had to todo todo todo do it I signed it and gaVe gage It to them I r consI considered ered the blank resignation resh resignation nation as childs child's play and nothing came up that caused any split But when I ran the next time I refused to sign the resignation and that time i I was beaten I think it was was because I r didn't sign When he was elected In 1915 he refused to sign a blank resignation and the Socialists permitted him to torun torun torun run and even supported him because he had iad ad won his fight tIght with them on the resignation question But after he went into office the Socialists tried to control him and nd because they could not do it the word went vent out that ho he was to be disciplined The New York state I office expelled the toe whole Socialist I I local In Schenectady in order to punish him he said x I 1 |