New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-06-02
U. s. SOCIALISTS ASK AIM OF
COUNTRY IN WAR.
End of War Wanted Without
Any Imperialistic Demands
Being Made.

'Nf 4 VI ~ Y ~. It tOlI-
' scription act was characterized
today as both immoral and un-
constitutional at the first Amer
: lean conference on democracy
z and terms Of peace which was
again in session today at Madi-
son Square with Socialists and
!, pacifsts. in attendance. The
I speaker was Daniel Kiefer of
! Cincinnati, who was introduced
7, after DR.. Judah L. Magnes, one
4 of the organizers Of the confer
ence, had referred to newspaper
dispatches from Washington tel
I ling Of the purpose of the depart
ment Of justice to take ,steno-
graphic notes at peace meetings
4 and prosecute those who infringe
the law.
! 81 don t know whether this is
! the kind Of meeting the depart
ment of justice means, D." said DR..
Magnes, "but if it is and there
are stenographers here, ! would
like to invite them to this plat
form where they may see and
hear everything that transpires.
In Prussia at political meetings
the stenOgraphers are seated on
the platform. They take notes
and report to the government.
lnasmuch as we are very rapidly
becoming PrusSianized we should
follow the Prussian example at
our meeting"
| DR.. Magnes pointed out that
the organizers Of the conference
had resolved that proposed adop-
ton of any action contrary to the
law would be declared out of
order but that they regarded as
perfectly within the law all dis
cussions as to the wisdom and un-
wisdom of existing laws
Resolutions favoring an early,
general and democratic peace,
and urging the United States gov
I ernment Immediately to an
nounce its war aims in definite
and concrete TERMS" and to
make efforts to induce the allied
countries to make similar declar-
tions was passed it what its pro-
moters termed the " first Ameri-
can conference for democracy and
terms of peace at the first ses-
sion. The resolutions were Of
fered by Morris Hillquit, chair
man of the resolutions committee,
one of the American Socialists
who recently was refused pass
port by the state department to
attend the Socialist conference in
Stockholm.
eve favor international re-or-
ganization for the maintenance
of peace" said the resolutions in
part. Gas steps leading thereto,
we suggest the adjudication of
disputes among nations, stimuli
taneous disarmament, freedom Of
the seas and international water
ways, protection of small nations
and other similar measures.
"We demand this country shall
make peace the moment it's an
nounced aims shall have been
achieved and it Shall not carry on
war for the territorial and i'm
perialistic ambitions Of other
countries"
The resolutions also stated that |
the conference favored the secur-
ing Of peace through negotia- |
tions in harmony with the
principles outlined by the Presi- |
dent Of the United States and by
revolutionary Russia and ac-
cepted substantially by the pro-
oressive and democratic forces of
France, England, Italy, Germany,
Austria and other countries,
namely: No forcible annexation
of territory, no punitive indemni-
ties, free development Of all ma
tons"
BY stating its terms and in
'sisting that the allies state theirs,
based on terms of justice, equity
and principles of democracy and
lasting peace" Hillquit declared
this government would force Ger
many to accept such terms be
cause the masses there want
them"
Algernon Lee and Victor i.
Berger, the American Socialists,
who with Hillquit, were denied
passports to the Stockholm con-
ference, spoke for the resolutions.
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