New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-05
MAY PUNISH SOCIALIST
Who GAVE 7. R. IDEAS
Party Chiefs Hear R. W. Bruere
Furnished PIanks for Third
Candidates Platform.
WOMAN BETRAYS SECRET
Executive Committee Has Let
ter in Which Writer Admits
Assisting Roosevelt in Con
fession of Faith" Etc.


pobert w. Bruere, of No. 1872 Washns-
ION Square South. Socialist and writer
ie under investigation by the New YORK
branch of the Socialist party for heipihS
ex-President Roosevelt frame the P'dr
form of the National Progressive party
and for making suggestions Whlch "c'e
incorporated by Colonel Roosevelt III ms
confession of faith delivered before 'he
Bull Moose convention in chicago last
month.
Rruere has written letter to JULIUS
Gerber. the executive secretary OF the
New York County Socialist Committee
i'm which he saws he consulted William H.
HAYWOOD of the Industrial WORKERS
OF the World. and a member OF Tue he-
tional executive committee Of the SOCIAL
Asst party after he received Colonel hoose-
NeIt's invitation to oyster Bay.
Mr.. HAYWOOD, who was once ciaSseu as
IAN undesirable citizen by eX-Presldcnt
Roosevelt. advised Mr. Bruere to accept
J3ruere declares that he obeNcd haywood
and made a number of suggestions all OF
which. he SAYS, were incorporated in the
Progressive platform.
York Socialist party for about three
years. Two years ago he resigned ms
Mace as head of the Association for I'm
proving the Condition of the Poor ana
devoted himself almost entirely to mag
szine, work.
Through his writings he became actiVe
fn the affairs of Branch No. l OF the
New York Socialists, which comprises
the intellectual element of the party IN
this city. His brother. Henry Bruere' OF
90. S1l West 95th street. is director In
xhe Bureau of Municipal Research.
At his own request the visit of Bruere
20 Colonel Roosevelt during the days OF
platform framing at oyster Bay last July
was kept sub rosa Finally 1t became
known through an anonymous letter sent
BY woman TO the Socialist Central Com
1nittee of the New York local, at No. 80
East sith street. The letter was referred
20 the executive committee for an invesu-
cation. with the result that Bruere was
called upon to explain the charge
In self-defence Bruere wrote long let
Ter to the committee, in which he SAID
that he had been invited, along with other
sociologists. TO meet Colonel Roosevelt az
oyster Bay and TO make suggestions Tor
the third party platform and to cohaoo-
rate on the former Presidents COMES
sion Of faith"
Bruere maintains that he went TO the
assistance of Colonel Roosevelt as a
downright" Socialist, and that the eA-
President received him and accepted sug-
gestions from him as such. In spite OF
the charges against him, Bruere main
tanned that he was still Socialist IN
every respect and i'm self defence he fell
back on the judgment of Haywood, who,
he insisted advised him to render all the
assistance he could to the oyster Bay
candidate.
There are conflicting stories about the
punishment which Bruere will suffer for
his indiscretion Some say that he has
been censured by the executive committee
Of the New York local, and others main
tain that his name has been stricken from
the list of the Socialist Presidential
electors for New York State.
y. soloman manager Of THE New
York Call' and a member of the Socialist
State Committee. denied last night that
Bruere's name had been stricken from the
list of electors Mr.. Gerber. secretary Of
the county committee, said that Bruere
was still Socialist in good standing. He
explained that no action would be taken
IN the matter until Saturday. September
a. which is the date for the next meeting
OF the executive committee.
All attempts TO have look yesterday
az the Bruere letter TO Mr.. Gerber were
unsuccessful. Mr. Gerber insisted that it
would be downright had form for him TO
make public any document intended for
the committee before it had been perused
by that body and action taken thereon.
However, MIR Gerber was not ayerse TO
corroborating salient facts in the Bruere
story as they concerned the latter's visit
10 Colonel Roosevelt.
There is a diversity Of opinion among
New York Socialists who have learned
Of the affair as TO the attitude which the
committee will take toward Bruere. His
enemies point out that Bruere has lined
himself up with the ultra-revolutionary'
Socialists going so far as TO oppose the
adoption Of Section g." which declares
against Sabotage and violence.
They also point out the lamentable fact
that Bruere has given aid, comfort and
advice" TO the greatest enemy of social
ism i'm the country" On the other hand,
the friends of the writer insist that
Bruere acted only a bit unwisely. and
that his offence is not 80 terribly serious.
They view the incident in humorous
light. and point out that the joke Is as
much on the National Progressive party
a. i; is on the Socialists. They say that
the whole attitude of Colonel Roosevelt
since the third termer tossed his hat In
the ring indicated his willingness. even his
anxiety, 20 confer with any person in the
country so long as that person desired to
confer with him. Colonel Roosevelt went
SO FAR as to include j. Pierpont Morgan or
either OF the Mcnamara brothers in the
list OF men whom he would see. Soon
after the quiet nocturnal visit of George
w. Perkins at Sycamore HIN last March,
Colonel Roosevelt publicly declared that
he would place no embargo on the per-
sonnet Of his visitors.
At Robert W. Brueres home last even
ing IL was said that the writer was spend
ing his vacation at Wyoming, n. Y. IT
was also learned that his brother. Henry
Bruere was also out of town on a vaca-
ton trip.
RYAN RPIEGS FORECLOSURE