The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
SOCIALISTS WAR ON
MEXICO CAMPAIGN
Presidential Candidate Benson
and Others Condemn
Call to Arms.
BLAME PUT ON WALL ST.

Cheering, handclarping and t%hunderous
stamping Of feet. which combined to
make exactly II minutes and 81 seconds
Of uninterrupted uproar-and there WAS
no brass band present TO urge the APP
plause onward-greeted the appearance
for President Of tho United States. at
the Socialists mass meeting to oppose
/, war at Carnegie Hall last night.
Opposition to war last night at Car
negie Hall meant specifically opposition
to y war with Mexico. And throughout
a lengthy evening Of oratory which fol-
lowed 1t was early made known tina in
addition TO opposing war with Mexico
the assemblagc had also been called to-
vethcr largely TO hear the opening gun ~
the Socialists national campa'pr tred.
Algernor Lee, educational director Of
the Rand School. presided. Besides MIR.
Benson aud Mr.. Lee the speakers were
Morris Hillduit, Joshua Wauhope and
Representative Meyer London. who Was
interrupted a bit by a loud voiced per
son In the audience whenever the Social
list Congressman intimated that perhaps
Mexican Intervention meant the grab
hing by the United States Of certain
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Although the meeting had been got
up SO iurriedly hat 1t was necessary
TO persuade the schoolboys Of the Inter-
scholastic League to give up the hall
for the evening. there wasn't a vacant
seat In the immense auditorium with
the exception Of Il few unoccupied chairs
here and there in the lower tiers of
boxes. And. as at all Socialist meetings
applause was always on tap and flowed
forth nightly.
Wall Street and ''the capitalist press
which at Socialist meetings always
means all newspapers except tho SO.
c'alist organs-wer berated as Justify
AZ ever. perhaps II bit more Justify than
usual. Wall Street and the newspaper.
he speakers and their enthusiastic
audience were convinced. In combination,
lave been egging the American people
on to intervene In Mexico and to secure
the downfall of Carranza. Carranxa, ~
Mr.. Benson said. he had been Informed
on the authority OF Lincoln Stsffens
rs an honest. patriotic man. who L.
honestly trying TO restore to the people
Of Mexico the seven billions Of dollars
worth of national weiltu.
Bu:h Mr.. Benson and Meyer London
rad co~ncl'nentaiv things to say Of
President Wilson aud expressed their dis
appointment over TIE fact, 80 Nj. Zen
son put a.. tina Mr. Wilson now f. .u.
.,iucl toward hos,Ill;ies simply So save
himself from a political mortal wound
Congressman London sad that IN Vot.
Ing against war he mad followed in the
footsteps OF Lincoln. VIII voted against
tn, l-s' Moxican war
Resolutions wcr. read and adopted III
which certain American owners Of
property in Mcyiro' We're blamed for
trying to bring On war between the two
republics, "A war which would cause
untold loss and suffering - the working
reople Of both r.puOlics. interfering viii
social progress and weakening the labor
movement. while IL would enrich and
strengthen the most reactiouary cle'
ment- In both countries"
The resolut Oils concluded with n de,
uuucldtiun Of tn, advocates Of inter
Ncut!pp as "the worst foes OF IN,
American people and traitors 80 N.
nobles' traditions Of American life.
American troops. said the resolutions
should he withdrawn from Mexican sol
and used only along our owr side OF tho
no Grande a. a police protection "botl
against Mexican bandits and sgainst
American Adventures"