Show MilD GROUP OF OF'S r S SOCIALISTS CIAU T S CONTROL NEW YORK May 11 The The Socialist party national convention this afternoon afternoon after ater- noon w wont went nt on on record as opp opposed sed to the I dictatorship of the proletariat ing down an international Socialist declaration o of principles submitted bythe by bythe bythe the delegation from Illinois The vote was to 33 S EW YORK YORK May 11 The 11 The conservative conservative conservative con con- con con- element of ot the the Socialist party appeared to be in the saddle t today today- da- da when the the national convention was res resumed med There Is' Is a definite split In the convention con cor between the conservatives or I elder elder statesmen as aa they are contemptuously con con- termed and the extremist element composed principally or of the younger younger- members of the lire eating variety The split came on on the q question of ad a a. Declaration dec of principles and nd It will go go goito go ito to a a. a decision on on th the same saine Issue This Phia de declaration written by cons conservatives conservatives' headed by hy Morris Morris' S Is a al scholarly presen presentation atlon of of or socialism and and stresses the affirmation affirmation mation that violence has no part In socialism S. S DISSATISFIED RADICALS RADICALS Demanding limitations of ot citizenship and dictatorship of or of the laboring classes lass class lasses es as the the party today opened an n aggressive minority fight 1 for for th the radical principles of ot International in the 1920 pIa platform J. J Four o r headed by J. J Louis Engdahl battled to substitute their theix program tor that espoused by arid add hi his pia platform committee The keynote of ot the Illinois substitute tute platform was sounded in Its preamble preamble preamble pre pre- amble which read all 4 s I The TheY Socialist party summons who Wh believe belleve In this fundamental doc doe trine to prepare for a a. complete reorganization re reorganization re- re organization of our social system based upon public ownership o of public public pub pub- lic lie n necessities upon government by representatives chosen from rather rath r than solely from geOgraphical geographical geo geo- graphical al groups In harmony without out Industrial development and nd citizenship based on service that we may end the exploitation of ot cl class ss by br class classi j sT WHAT IT IT- MEANS This means th the dictatorship of or th the proletariat said It means e real J red radical socialism radical socialism su such such such-as aS our r Comrades In France G Germany Russia and Italy ar are fighting ting for tor T The Te e platform itself as drafted by bythe bythe bythe the Chicagoans resembled closely that hat already suggested by the forces excepting Its Introductory de de- de mands New York won con the election of ot Al Algernon Algernon Al- Al Algernon gernon Lee to tobe b be chairman of the convention for today L Lena na Morrow Lewis of California was elected vice vice- chairman S When men th the question of the adoption of of ofa a a. Socialist platform came up on the floor Cameron H. H King of San Francisco moved to refer the document to a committee to put more pep l In It It This platform he said lacks a avital avital vital element It hasn't enough passion passion passion pas pas- sion in it It omits certain things which are vital Issues The whole I tone Is rather lifeless lifeless' and kand without I pep I b believe lIc e there should be more domestic Issues In la It I I AIMS OF CONSERVATIVES i Hillquit and his friends had two definite aims alms in view In tn writing a straightforward conservative exposition exposition exposi exposi- I tion 1 of or socialistic ideals One was I the attraction of ot disgruntled members of the old parties and second the f liberation of ot Eugene V. V Debs from the Atlanta prison They belle believe e if they can get this document before President President dent Wilson and say Here Is what we stand for We want you to pardon our leader he will do it They will contend that the political cal imprisonment of a presidential candidate Is' Is an impossible situation and one that cannot fal fail to have Its effect abroad WASHINGTON DEMONSTRATION S The Socialists will go to the White House Saturday They will see Alarmist General Palmer as they call can him the day before The convention convention convention con con- will adjourn in ew York Tori Friday Fri Fri- day evening to reconvene as a committee committee com com- of ot the whole In Washington Saturday By personal appeals and by the force torce ot of f the planned at the capital they hope to force official Washington to recognize that the 2 war 5 Is s over and nd liberate convict No ro 2253 1 |