Evening journal., 1912-05-13

in FIGHT FOR
CITIZENSHIP
Will Carry RuliAg Of Judge
nonfOrd in eISSen Case
to Supreme Court
BERGER PROMISES
TO LEAD THE FIGHT
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 13-The
right of federal judge to revoke the
citizenship Of any man who has
sworn allegiance to the American flag
overshadowed all other issues in the
Socialist convention today.
Federal action was promised by
Congressman Victor Berger, of Wis
consin He supported the delegates
aligned behind the movement TO COM
pei Judge Cornelius II. Hanford, who
on Saturday revoked the nationaliza-
tion papers of Leonard OLSEN, to re-
call his decision or 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 iurist attempted
10 say whether alleged mental
reservations could be utilized to re-
woke citizenship, say the Socialists.
The decision will be carried 10 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.
The feature Of today's session was
the presentation of the reports of the
committees and the permanent Off
GERS of the Socialist organization.
Great interest centered in the report
of SECRETARY John NJ Work. who bit
terly arraigned speaking campaigns
in national fight
Works attitude was opposed by
many members Of the national COM
mittee who read in IL a population
Of the party idol Eugene v Debs.
and IL was not believed that the con-
vention would 20 on record as on-
posing Red specials" OF any other
method which would bring Socialism
nearer to the rank and file Of the
voters Of America
The delegates 10 the convention In
iected the religious issue into todays
proceedings by calling for an lnvesti-
CATION oe The reasons behind the iHsu.
ing of the "anti-red fag" order b,
Superintendent Of Police Hyland.
Hyland, last night following con
ference between Congressman Berger
Mayor Shank and himself. revoked
his original order. He admitted thai
he had no right 10 issue any such
pronunciamento. and that the consti.
tuition of the United States protected
the Socialists i'm their desire TO carry
the emblem Of industrial Socialism in
any public demonstration
The convention today adopied the
rules that will govern throughout fho
week. Speeches were limited 10 Hve
minutes each and the committee
chairman were allowed twenty min
utes TO deliver their reports. There
was much interest today in the re-
port Of the committee which was
named by the national organization TO
investigate the immigration ques-
tion and there was consequent relief
when the majority Of the committee
reported in favor of endorsing The Ash
attic exclusion act There was a strong
minority in opposition and it was GER
tan that when the report comes M for
discussion the radicals in the delega-
ton will demand that it be rejected
Candidates for the presidency viii
be nominated on mex. Friday. Today
II was accepted by the delegates that
the fight would he between Eugene v
Debs Of Terre Haute. and William d.
Haywood of Denver lob Hartman
Of Los Angeles. and Former Mavor
Seidel. Of Milwaukee.