The Washington times., 1912-05-13
BARRING SOCIALIST
BY COURTS ORDER
AROUSES COMCLAyE
Victor Berger Promises to
Start Federal Action
Against Judge.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May 13.-The
right Of Federal Judge 10 revoke the
citizenship of any man who has sworn
allegiance to the American f1ag over
shadowed all other issues in the Social
list national convention today.
Federal action was promised by Con-
gressman Victor Berger of Wisconsin,
He supported the delegates aligned be-
hind the movement TO compel Judge
Cornelius II. Hanford, who on Saturday
revoked the naturalization papers Of
Leonard OLSEN. to recall his decision
OF face Impeachment proceedings in
Washington. AS soon as Berger reaches
. Washington he says he will take the
decision upon the floor of Congress.
Never before has a jurist attempted to
say whether alleged mental reserva.
tions could be utilized to revoke citizen
ship. say the Socialists. They have re-
ceived numerous letters and kilograms
from both Democratic and Republican
leaders rendering support in legal
battle to prove their allegation that
Hanford permitted his personal pratu-
dices to rule his decision.
, The decision will be carried to the
Supreme Court of the United States
and the financing of the legal battle
will be taken care of by men who have
no sympathy with Socialism.
1t is already admitted that IL the
ruling Is permitted to remain unchal-
lenged any foreign born citizen. no
matter how long he may have voted in
this country. endan2ers his citizenship
should he publicly admit that he favors
direct legislation. The allegation was
| AL, I1 hay In N,,1'z -
decision was due entirely to his oppo-
sition TO the judicial recall and that ne
believed in ruling OLSEN out as a cit
izen. he would curb the axita ton for
communities where the foreign born
citizens predominate.
Committee Reports.
The feature OF today's session was the
presentation of the reports of the com
mittees and the permanent officers OF
the Socialist organization.
Great interest centered in the report
OF Secretary John NJ. Work. who bitterly
arraigned speaking campaigns in a ila'
tional fight. Works attitude was cp
posed by many members OF the ma
tional committee, who read in 1t a re
! pudiation of the party idol, Eugene V
Dehs. and 1t was not believed that the
ing Red Specials or any other method
which would bring socialism nearer t
the rank and file OF the voters Of Amer
lea
The delegates to the convention in
jected the religious issue into today
proceedings by calling for an inveSr'Ga
lion OF the reasons behind the ;ssulnt
of the ''antt red flag" order by Super
intendent Of Police Hyland, Hyland
last night. following a conference be
tween Congressman Berger, Mayo
1 Shank, and himself, revoked his oriStna
order.
{ Had No Right.
He admitted he had no right to issu
anv such pronunciamento, and that tn
Constitution of the United states pro
tected the Socialists In their desire t
carry the emblem OF industrial social
ism in any public demonstration.
was admitted that religious worker
who atc participants in a world wid
agitation against Socialism were i
reality responsible for the order an
Inc CITY officials here were anXtou
ti,at It be forgotten.
The fact that inclcment weather las
night interfered with the parade ha
3 not cooled the urdor of the delegated
. However, and l. was announced arothc
ralade would be held some nigEt TN
week.