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Show j Ultimatum By Lenine m Shows Socialist Party Members Not Willing to Accept Conditions Laid Down in Moscow M.W YORK, Jan. 84. Nicolal Ie-inlno's Ie-inlno's ultimatum to the Socialists of the world, giving them the "tl conditions" condi-tions" to which they must subscribe before they can be received Into the Third or I'oninrunlst Internationale of MOSCOW, has met with a widespread, if in manv cases negative, response. 'It indicates a decided split in the ranks Of the Socialist party in manv countries coun-tries Judging by reports from abroad. Li nine demanded, among other thtngs, that Socialist organisations must purge themselves of all modcr-i.-ites. defy all national laws, undermine armies, gain control of the press, throw off the allied "oke." promote a world economic crisis, condemn 'any I league of nations, aid the soviet government gov-ernment and abandon for the blood 'and fire of "red revolution" all conservative con-servative social democratic programs. ! Action on the Bolshevik dictator's ; N-rnis has been taken as follows by the j larger nations: UNITED STATKS National executive execu-tive committee of Socialist party In . fusing to recommend affiliation paid: We concede to the Russian comrades jtho right to formulate their own ln-Iternal ln-Iternal policies without interference from any other section of the working j class movement of the world. What, co de to them we claim for our-i selves. Every resolution adopted by! our parly Implies or claims this right I for the American movement." ENGLAND Leaners of British Labor La-bor party and Trades L'nloh congress, !ln appeal to Socialist and Communist ; partl'-s of world urged efforts to 're-, 're-, constitute the Internationale on a non-1 ' . iional basis." ITALY Executive committee of Italian socialist party voted to adhere1 to International princlpales and appealed ap-pealed to lyenlnc for aid but he warned thehl the.v must first eliminate the re-iformlst re-iformlst or conservative element. At itho convention of thc Italian Socialists part) al Leghorn last week, however, ;ihe motion for affiliation with the I.Moscow organisation was rejected by i large majority The ominuiilst element ele-ment of ihe parly then quit the convention con-vention and formed the Italian ''om-1 ''om-1 iiinni--' put iv ." ui.k.m.v.n maapendeni socialists, at a conference i" HaUe in ctober, voted to adhere to the Third Interna -linnalc program, the vote being i!37 to 158. Great dlaoraetr marked the session ses-sion and a number of delegates bolted the confer. .tire. a month previously independent Sodalista at a convention in Berlin ent pn record against Bolshevism. Bol-shevism. PRANCE Socialists split into three fadlona following convention at Tours on Dacembei 29; at which a motion by the I-oft Wing to Join Hie Thlid Internationale without reservations received re-ceived 3, -OS vol. s, winning by a large majo'rlt) The Centre and Bight gvoupa .oppose the elimination of oonservativi leaders. SPATN Social tat congress voted in favor of the Bolshevist program last JtoUS, lull no definite at 'ion was taken until September when Marc. -lino Domingo Do-mingo and bis followers pledged adherence ad-herence to Lenine and his rule of thc proletariat. on |