New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
Frank Tannenbaum and
Others Threatened with
Like Penalty
ALL ARE ACCUSED
OF BACKSLIDING
Charged with Aiding Rival
PartieS-PaStOr SCOTS
al Former Mates

Bouck White, flag burning pastor Of
the Church OF the Social Revolution,
received letter from Socialist county
headquarters yesterday which started
neither with the usual Dear comrade'
nor ended with the customary Yours
in the cause" II was a formal an
nouncement that he had been voted
out Of the party.
The expulsion OF White. whose zeal
has more than once run him sfoul OF
the police. was the beginning OF a
housecleaning by the Socialists. julius
Gerber. executive secretary Of the coun-
ty organization, who signed the letter
20 the pastor" said similar action was
contemplated against Frank Tanncn-
baum. the !. ". ". church raider and
fl was limited that Max Eastman and
others as prominent were under IN
vestigston
According to Mr. Gerber. the com
plant against White and the others is
that they violated the rules Of the party
by urging the election OF candidates
on other tickets in the recent national
election.
Pastor" White he still is best
known TO the public by that title,
though he has requested his flock 10
call him and think OF him ss Ring
leader White-has a different view.
The real trouble. he says. is that he
has been unable to reconcile his ideal
OF socialistic internationalsm 10 what
he terms the Socialist party's abandon
ment OF socialistic principles.
White Predicts Split
As an internationalist he asserts. he
has the sympathy and backing Of Eu-
gene Y. Debs. and he predicts there
soon viii be serious split in the party.
The charges against the ring leader,
who is now out OF bail pending trial
for destroying an American flag IN his
backyard melting pot, were heard by
the county organization last Saturday.
White had been invited TO attend the
meeting with witnesses and put m
defence. but sent instead a letter ad-
hitting he had recommended TO his
fock that thcy vote FOR Henley. PRO
hibition candidate Tor tho Presidency.
as against the standard bearer Tor ms
and their own party.
At the same time Tannenbsum. who
Joined forces with the Socialists about
year ago. denied he had voted for
Judge Sesbury for Governor. This he
had threatened 20 do in the midst OF
a heated debate. The grievance COM
mittee recommended that he be cen
sured, but not expelled. Final action
will be taken on tho report by the cen
Of
meeting.
William English Wslling was said 70
be another due for disciplining, but Vt
was discovered he had not been a mem
Der Of the party for two years. Max
Eastman. like Walhng and Ernest
Poole. in the last campaign supported
Wilson and thus virtually walked out
Of the Socialist ranks.
"Ringleader" Wears Lounge Suit
"Ringleader" White saw reporters in
a top floor room IN the rechristened
home of the Church of the Social Revo-
luton, at 1875 West Twenty-hrst Street,
now the'"douse Of the International
lists" In place of the gray gunny sack
which is his favorite street costume he
wore a belted lounging suit.
There IL great deal behind this
ne rdlUs dOFANfu NY II lfiho W N'I
port Hanley because he, At any rate,
represented a set OF ideals The So
cialsts have come 10 have none.
Nationalist Socialism means any
thing but what Marx intended Social
ism TO be- lie dreamed Of a universal
brotherhood Of man, IN which there
could be no war. That is information
alism. But nationalist Socialism be
gets war.
"The Socialists in the East are the
nationalists, the ones who are satisfied
with getting Office and throwing the
patronage to their own group. In the
West il is different. There are still
ideals there among Socialists. still the
dreams of internationalism and war
less world.
81 can't see how | am going 20 be
seriously affected by expulsion from
the party. Once ] was considered an
important figure in Socialism, so inn
portant that once. while ! was serving
a prison sentence for my convictions, !
was nominated and passivcly ran for
Congress IN Tammany Halls home dis
trict To-day ! am the leading inter
nationalist Of the country, and as such
] have dropped away from the Socialist
partv. Rather 1T, pursuing policy OF
self shness and nationalism, has fallen
short of the position TO which have