El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-22

! N Socialist organization In the
= United States is now disrupt
ed by the war, just as It has been
in many other countries.
In Germany there are now at least
three distinct factions-the moderate
majority headed by Philip Scheide-
mann; the extreme radicals Of LIeb-
knecht and Rosa Luxembourg, and
| the new party organized by Lede-
bour and his associates.
The many kinds Of opinion one may
hold in Russia and still call oneself
brought TO mind IN the daily news
Z dispatches.
I IN almost all the other European
countries the Socialists are divided.
And, finally, the war and the Rus
sian revolution have caused q most
Z evident lack OF harmony in party
councils here. Charges and counter
charges have been flying. One fac
I ton accused the other Of clandes-
timely operating to assist the kaiser
and the other faction vehementiy de-
MES the charge.
Hot CabIegrams Sent.
! Hot cablegrams from both sides
have sizZled over the wires TO Petro-
grad, as each endeayors TO exert its
influence with the budding democ-
dominions. Strong chickering's over
the personnel OF the American COM
mission 10 Russia have marked the
struggle. It all certainly BODIES no
good for the future OF the party.
which is now believed to control
about three percent OF American
voters
The present trouble largely grows
out of the resolutions condemning
the war. which were adopted at the
Socialist party convention IN st.
Louis, April II. last
I The majority report on war and
militarism. which was adopted, read
/ in part as follows:
THE Socialist party Of the United
States . = proclaims its unalterable
opposition 20 the war just declared
| by the government OF the United
States We call upon the work
ers OF all countries TO refuse to sup
port their governments in their wars.
We brand the declaration Of
war by our government as a crime
against the people Of the United
States and against the nations Of
the world
Rich Socialist Causes Crisis.
The present stormy situation was
Phelps Stokes, the wealthy Socialist.
that pro-German Socialists in this
country were attempting to discredit
the American mission to Russia be-
cause it might Interfere with Ger
man plans for a separate peace with
Russia
As leader OF this pro-German
wing, Mr. Stokes cited Norris HillQuit
ex-congressman and one of the most
influential members Of the party in
the country. He called the ST. Louis
resolutions. quoted above. a ''crime
States and against the nations OF
the world"
Supporting Mr.. Stokes in his oppo-
sition to the Hillquit wing are Chas-
Edward Russell. once Socialist can
didate for governor OF New York; /
William English walling. FOR many
years one Of the ablest American stu
dents OF Russian affairs: Upton SIN
clair, the author; W J. Client Err I
nest Poole and other distinguished I
men and women.
This group on April 70 sent a mes |
sage in opposition to 4 separate peace |
to Petrograd. The message read in /
part:
THE undersigned Russian and I
American Socialists request you TO I
convey to Council OF Workmen's and I
Soldiers Delegates our profound con- /
viction that separate peace between 1
Russia and Germany would be dis l
astrOus to progress OF international /
Socialist movement for the following 4
reasons:
at would not assure peace Tor
Russia, but would make enemies Of I
present allies;
at would be treason TO French 4
working class who assumed wars I
burdens at the outset for Russia's 1
sake;
Germany, after crushing France, !
would turn again on Russia, since 1
German government could not tOler-
ate democracy in Russia"
Meyer London, only Socialist IN |
congress today. IS not definitely
aligned with either section Of the /
party, but he sent a message urging 1
assurance against a separate peace 4
10 NJ kerensky. which was promptly /
answered. the Russian Cabinet min
ister declaring Socialists in Petro-
grad had no intention OF deserving
their nations allies.
In strong reply to Mr.. Stokes,
Mr.. HiilQuit denied that he was nro-
German or was working for a separate \
peace Instead, he said. he favored 1
a general peace on terms which ]
would secure Justice to the people /
OF all nations and offer guarantees
against future wars.
The drafters of the st. Louis reso-
lutions. he asserted, were not pre-
dominating OF German blood. To
prove this he instanced the names
OF Aigernon Lee, Maynard ShipIey.
job Hartman and Kate. Richards |
O'Hare-
Declaring hec onsidered Elibu
Root a bad choice for head OF the
mission 10 Russia. ne added the
charge that the attacks on him by /
Nessrs- Stokes and Wallins were I
largely due to Mr.. WaIling's aspira- Z
ton to get 4 place on the commits
sion TO Russia for himself
AIr. Hillquit is the American dele 4
gate to the coming international So 1
cialist conference at Stockholm which 4
Was characterized BY Messrs. wall |
ing, Russell and Poole as the most 1
dangerous Of all the kaiser's plots for I
cashing in his military victories"
ADCLUB TO ELECT OFFICERS.
Election Of officers viii be the lead /
ing order OF the Wednesday luncheon I
of the II PasO Adclub. according to 1
business mana ger Z. W d'Allemand's I
notices mailed to members. The sec
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