The Washington herald., 1917-11-06
Potsdam Camouflase in New York
By CHARLES T. SEMPERS.

Socialist who cannot be fooled by
Potsdam intrigue into becoming It's
tool Like Tillett the best elements
In the Socialist ranks OF America
recognize that the economic denoc-
racy at which they aim can be best
reached through a political democ-
racy.t They know autocracy to be
their foe. For this reason they have
left the American Socialist party.
John spargo, Henry L. Slobodin, J.
| a. Phelps Stokes, Charles Edward
Russell. W. J. Client, all intimately
associated with Hiliquit. are among
, them. Stokes calls upon all real So
7 cialists" TO support Mitchell against
"autocracy. barbarism and boss rule"
Russell who was slated for the So
cialist Presidential nomination In
: lsls TIL he criticised the fsithlessness
OF the Socialists Of Germany 10 their
/ principles, is supporting Mitchell. All
these were delegates 10 the real labor
convention at Minneapolis in Septem-
Z Der which elected samuel Gompers
president Of the new political orgari-
zation. In its declartion Of prin-i-
pies II declared: We shall strip The
mask from those who in the name OF
democracy, anti-militarism and peace
are engaged In the nefarious propa-
ganda Of treachery TO all that these
noble words express" Franklin p.
Walsh declared the war ''the most
democratic war ever fought" and
this great representative gathering
put itself solidly back of the sd-
ministration. "A traitor TO his
country" said Gompers. lis upon q
par with the scab TO his trade"
WIZ Ie lIplo,,Ft In. skE. .-1r.-
Of Socialists and laboritesf He in IN
telligent enough. but he is primarily
politician. He has made the mis-
take inevitable 10 the man 10 whom
eNpediency becomes a habit. Long
accustomed to courting and placating
the very large German element in the
Socialist party he has failed at the
critical moment 10 see what clear
headed Socialists like spsrgo. ana la
borites like Gompers. and indeed La
| borites the world over perceive, that
this war is lsbor's golden opportunity
and leads ultimately TO the downfall
Of economic autocracy. the ensnci-
patton OF labor.
The orthodox Socialist campsigner
tells voters he does not want their
votes on personal grounds. do not
vote for me unless you believe IN So
cislism." is a commonplace OF Social
list political meetings. What has be-
come OF this test OF Socialist or
thodoxy7 Why has it dropped out OF
vogue? Is Hillouit willing 70 he
mayor by the aid OF any kind Of non
descript plurality that can be scraped
together from any source? In enlist
ing the prejudlces of race, religion
and nationality in his support he is
playing with FIRE.
Samuel Cntermeyer. q Jew. speat-
( ing TO Jews at a meeting in the In
terest Of Hylan. said Il was a matter
OF indifference for whom they voted
Z IL the catastrophe OF the election OF =
/ seditious Jew as mayor OF New York
could not be credited TO them: that
Hillquirs election would lead to sucn
a prescription OF the Jewish race as
has never been known in America
America has not dealt harshly with
I HillQuit or his race. He has won
wealth and position. Other members
OF his race are among our most hon
ored citizens. IT was Wilson, whose
war administration Mitchell is sup
4 porting and Hillquit asssiling, who
elevated to the Supreme Court. Louis
I d. Brandeis. who is an honor TO his
J co-religionists. to America and to hu-'
D nanltN. America is now al war 10
protect HillQuit and his fellow JeUs
7 in America just as much as any other
/ Americans. To introduce into the
metropolis the German inspired i'm
/ possible Socialist vag8ries which have
Frustrated Russia will rouse the
, whole nation 10 anger. There are
, comparisons which Hillquit cannot
q escape.
His pscifisrn will not hear eo-,na,f-
son with BTyan's Bryan. for his.
gave UP the highest office In the land
next TO the Presidency. Hillouit seeks
10 be mayor Of New York on an issue
, that has emptied the Socialist party
+ Of its best elements and called 10 his
support the disloyal and seditious To
include junkers, Kaisers, militarists IN
a general denunciation with capital
. lists as HillQuit does. while ignoring
the real issues Of the war will not dis
please Potsdam, go long a. Hillquirs
candidacy serves its sinister purposes
That is Potsdam camouflaEe par ex-'
Cellence.