New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Amos Pinchot and J. A. H.
Hopkins Explain Why
They Are Socialists
Malone Promises Help
Candidate Tells Heckler He
Is for Wilson Only When
He Is Right

Five hundred little red hags were
huttered, German soup was supped and
anti-war speeches were made at rally
for Morris Hillquit, Socialist candidate
for Mayor, given at the Fifth Avenue
Restaurant last night by the lntercoi-
legiate Hillquit League.
II was Conversion night Giibert
Roe told how he was converted TO the
Socialist ranks from Republicanism'
Amos R. E. Pinchot and j. A. II, HOP
kins told how they were converted from
Progressivism, and Dudley Field Ma
lone sent telegram relterating MS ne"
allegiance to Mr.. Hillquit.
The guests included Oswald Garllsoh
Willard. the Rev. John Haynes homes
Frederic C. Howe, Mrs. George kuplee'
Helen Phelps Stokes. Art Young, Orys-
tai Eastman, Walter q. fuller, ., Mc-
Keen Cattell, Henry Wadsworth Long
fellow Dana and Rebecca Shelly, louh-
der of the Peoples Council.
Hillquit Answers Heckler
As Mr.. Hillquit was reafirming his
demands for "an early, democratlc' ne
gotiated peace and referred TO tne
world war as "insane," Georgiana H.
owen. of the Junior Patriots OF Amer
ica. rose and in a loud voice asked
"Mr. Hillquit! Mr.. Hillquit are
Won an American? Do you STAND De-
hind the President% ,.
There were indications OF cnagIlI
among the auditors. Somebody yeiieo
Keep quiet" A.. h.oL
Mrs. owen retreated to the baek
door. while the audience shouteu'
"Wait and hear the answer!
Mr. Hillouit proceeded to answer.
He said: az am not in favor OF any
peace which implies subJugauon OF
humiliation of any nation. DO stahu
bebind the President when he says any
,,;ctorv OF arms would be grudg .ngly
e;ven bv the vanquished. 1t would De
a peace built not on hrm GROUND pu'
on sinking sand. 1t would lead 10 more
wars. ..., l.
meant a citizen who seeks tne "elLaIe
OF his country and his fellow men
I stand behind the President only "heh
he is right. stand behind the pe0pie
all the time"
Attacks c. +. Russell
Charles Edward Russell. who re-
certIv bolted the Socialists and is now
worrying for the reelection OF Mayor
Mitchell was the object of attack py
Mr.. Hillquit. H., 49,. o,o.
Mr. Hillquit said that after the cleo
t;on of Mitchell four years ago MI
Russell predicted that conditions OF the
workers in New York under the Mltehei
adnoinistration would not improve, tnat
the elevated and subway cars would De
not less packed and that food prices
would continue to rise. NJ
"AIl of the predictions made py MT
prsralI for Mr.. Mitchell have come true.
Rut Mr. Russell is no longer true 70
himself or true to the truth" said MI
Hillquit. o.. , fror,
Raltimore that he would soon "be on
tba firing line ir New York, urging my
faIlow Citizens to elect Mr.. Hillquit,
tbat he NAV provide libera!ized peo-
nle's government for the greatest city
Of the country" =,
Mr.. Roe declared that the wilson Ad,
ministration WAS only awaiting the end
of the campaign here "again to begin
arresting people for exercising their
constitutional rights" He said that
scores of men were now in jail "for
saving less than is being said in this
campaign" but that now the Federal
authorities are cautious in taking
action.
Malone Speaks for Hillquit Tonight
Dudley Field Malone, who last week
announced that he would support Mr..
IIillouit. will enter the Socialist cam
paign tonight. when he will speak at
the Brooklyn Academy of Music.