New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24
Wilson nandCabinet
Project War Plans
Socialists Come
Out in Favor of
War Measure:
One Faction. Opposed to tx
treme Pacihsm, Advocates
Universal Training

The split which appeared IN the So
cialist parties of England, France and
Germany at the outbreak of the war
has now torn asunder that organization
in the United States. While one wing
of the party still remains pledged to
extreme pacifsm, the other met at tne
Hotel Latham yesterday and drafted
resolutions advocating universal mill
tary training on the ground that TO
refuse to resist international crime is
to be unworthy of the name of Social
ist."
Among the signers are Charles Ed
ward Russell, Charlotte Perkins Gil
man. Leroy Scott, Upton Sinclair. Will
lam L. Stoddard, J. G. Phelps Stokes
william English wslling, Robert W.
Bruere. William J. Ghent, Walter f.
Kruesi and Charlotte Kimball kruesi'
The resolution is in part reply TO
the statement issued by the National
Executive Committee of the Socialist
party several weeks ago.
Seemed Pro-German Document
This seemed" statement issued at
Yesterdays meeting said, 80 much oil
a pro-German document to many party
members that they protested. To-day a
number of the protesting element
which indorses the stand Of the Presl-
dent and desires to support the govern
ment issued the inclosed document as
a counterblast to the manifesto oil the
executive committee"
1--WE. the undersigned" the resoiu-
tion begins, being Socialists ano
strongly opposed to the attitude OF the
Socialist party with reference to war
and national defence, dwesire to ex-
press our opposition publicly and to
invite other Socialists who may ieei a.
we do. to communicate with US.
"We feel that the present opposition
,f the Socialist party TO universal mil
tsrv training and national defence u
contrary To the interests OF democracy
and contrary to- the hitherto accepted
views OF the international Sociaiis'
movement" .- 20
Hillquit Is Quoted
The document then quotes Morrl
Hillouit. who said in January isio
"The Socialists frankly Acknowledge
that under existing conditions eacn ma, IA,
t;on must be prepared TO defend its
integrity and independence against tne
rest OF the world, and must maintaI.
a strong military organization ior '"a'
purpose" nuovsr London.
Tho Socialist Representative, correc'y
expressed the Socialist view When,
vesr later. ne told Congress that tne
Socialist movement everywhere recog
nizes the right Of nation 10 oeie"'
itself .. arv
ave are pacifsts. but not at any
cost and believe that the sacrlnce o.
integrity and of general public and prl-
ate seI'f-respect is too high price 20
no., for neace. We do not confuse
pesce with the preservation OF maj
y;dusl lives. for TO do so usually IN
voIves intolerable egotistic materiailsm,
settino ar naught the ultimate ideai OF
sacrifice for the cause Of liberty.
Are Anti-Militarists
"Wa are anti-militarists. and fear
~ educational and volunteer class
armies, and believe that people VINO
Soyern themselves should be prepared
- - defend themselves against all who
would interfere with their rights TO
l;hor,v and self-government. OniFer-
ri military training affords the only
safe and democratic basis for national
defence. A nation should neither SIDE
stem its responsibilities to save itself
some present suffering nor bask behind nd
bulwarks raised and DEFENDED ny
ut is our present duty to the cause
Of internationalism TO support our gov
eminent in any sacrifice it requires IN
defence of those principles OF interna-
tional law and order which are essen
tiaI alike TO Socialism and to ciyiliza-
finn