Show U Af lD TS N i Support Soviet but I Two Dp Q Not t Varied I ITi Ti Theories Theories- Are Ar- f Upheld p d I ALBANY ALBANY A N N. N Y J Jan n. n 29 2 1 i- i tx There was a persist persistent nt rumor rumor rumor ru ru- ru- ru mor at at the opening of of the investigation of unseated ted 80 Socialist Socialist So So- i I assemblymen he here this this- morning that the five lve assemblymen f on trial do not nt ll 11 the the same brand of t. t So Socialism and that the as assemblymen as- as are prepared to dismiss three of the e five Socialists 8 and permit the other two to remain in the as as- as as- as Alger Algernon n Le Lee a member of ot the NewYork New NewYork York board of aldermen was the days day's first wIlne witness s. s He was questioned by Judge Arthur E. E Sutherland regarding the Rand school of so social al science RUSSIA IS TEST I Support of Russian appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears to be the criterion of good or bl bad Socialism Claessens and Solomon delivered speeches at a meeting in in New York City on the night of November 7 1919 called to celebrate the second anniversary of in Russia DeWitt and Orr the other two assemblymen up to now have not been en shown by the evidence to have expressed themselves In favor of REASON GIVEN The assembly can can clear itse itself of ot all criticism m from the bar associations if it shows that i in its investigation it is not riot trying these men because they are Socialists but because they are beLieved believed believed be be- to be bad Socialists said a po political political po- po expert In Albany Alban today If u the they permit one or two of them to remain and prove that the oth others rs gave comfort to the Bolshevists the assembly will have won its its' point and will also have hav cleared leared itself of the charge of s allty and of unseating these men nen simply because they belonged to toL toa toa a L ce certain t party DEBS IsA S WITNESS Eugene V. V D Debs Debs' bs' bs last speech before before his is was silenced ilet by ap lary sentence of ten years for violatIng violating violat violat- ing ng th the espionage g act was was' read Into the he record today In his speech m made d before Socialists In Cleveland last March Delis Debs declaring declaring declaring ing he spoke as a a socialist a arev a r rev revo revolutionist v vI I and a a. a Bolshevist praised pr ise 1 Le- Le LenIne Lenine nIne and as the greatest statesmen n n. n in t the e modern world and expressed defiance of the laws of this country and the supreme court The speech was distributed in pamphlet form by the city committee of the So Socialist So- So party of Greater New York ac according according ac- ac cording to th the prosecution During th the trial Attorney Stanchfield Stanchfield Stanch- Stanch fl field ld re read d extracts from the official constitution of the soviet republic of Russia Universal suffrage tribunals for trying and punishing critical newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper reporters and publishers p bUshers and di divorce dl- dl vorce by mutual consent were points which he emphasized Stedman insisted that Stanchfield should read the tho preamble Stanchfield said You read it I dont don't object PLANS ARE TOLD Stedman read at length the plans of the Soviets for nationalization of land and of banks for tor the arming of the working class and the disarming of or the Continued on pa page 2 UNSEAT RED S S 5 Continued Continued from page 1 bourgeois bourgeoise and for tor declaring pea peace e With Germany Did you ou read that aU all people without without with with- a out property were rG to be armed and andaU andall andall all aU people who who- own property were to have arms taken away from them de demanded tie tie- one assemblyman X Yes te IiI Stedman n said T The le prop prop- erty erty n in iii Russia Russi were very few They owned pearly nearly pe all Jh tn land and the working people afraid of ot a n S J f S Stedman's reading reacting J provEd roved to to be a atuU full tuU the form form of government The listened with S QUESTION RA RAISED SED Ch Chairman Martin questioned i nc tl the ne necessity necessity nea ne- cess ty of or reading the soviet c constitution tion If It is a good government and t the e people anywhere want it they will vote vole for it Dut But the question here bere bereIs nere is said Mar Martin ln whether or or not these five assemblymen ar are are- trying trying-to impose this government by forc force Yes but we want to hear heap what the government is like said one commit commit- teeman |