Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-08-31 | Page 8 | Socialists to Convert Army

SOCIALISTS TO CONVERT ARMY New York, August 31. The Socialist Social-ist party is to make a special effort ef-fort during the next two years to make converts among the officers and men of the L'nlted States army, according ac-cording to Edward R Cassldy, general orsanlrcr. "There was for some time a ques-tion ques-tion whether aimy men were eligible for membership," said Mr. Cassldy In a statement Issued here. National Secretary J. M. Rarnes has carefully gone over the (pies' Ion, however, and finds there Is nothing to exclude them. The prospects ot converting many army men to socialism are very bright Groups of troops stationed In the Philippines and a number of army officers In other places have, re cently sought membership and are anxious for a co-operntlon with party members In general promoting a national na-tional agitation in the army for socialism. so-cialism. "