New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02

tcrnatlonal' Stockholm conference %
Socialists. have finally placed all their
cards on the table. The cable brings
us detailed report Of the proposed
composition Of the conference, while
g, the same time the mails have Just
brougbt us the invitation Of the man
agors which sets forth its nature and
purposes.
All those Socialist parties and fac
lions which have hitherto agreed on
ciallv 10 attend this VIGOROUSLY Ger
man gathering can be classed either
as agents or as dupes Of the KAISER
As the President has already pointed
ont in connection with the German
reace propaganda in this country. all
~ its promoters ought to be classlhed
under one Of these TWO heads. Il the
British Labor party voted by very
narrow margin 10 send representatives
70 stockholm. 1t was specifically stated
that they were TO go purely for the
purrose Of consultation" in order 70
inform the German Socialists OF the
purpose Of the British Laborites TO
continue the war until the overthrow
Of Kaiserism. until "the complete DEM
ocrstization of Germany and Austria
HUNGARY" as their instructions 10 tnelr
proposed representatives speclhcaiiy
,tstad. The French also arranged 70
serd rerresentatives, but under con-
9it.ons which they are fully aware
will be unacceptable TO the conference
the Durpose Of the French being IN
This manner 10 expose the purely Ger
man character of the gathering.
The stockholm conference was hrst
sot for Nav Is; Il was then postponed
until June. and again until July, ana
IAN until August. and again until
Cer,euber. The reason Of these post
movements was that the Socialists and
! ,borites in the democratic countries
succeeded IN demonstrating the thof-
orehlv German character OF the meet
- Numerous acts Of the German
A,7s+r;9r Turkish and Bulgarian gov
orrr,onts publicly demonstrated that
Tho conference was called with ther
fru anproval: indeed. this consent was
ob-ai-cd i'm advance from the German
Foreign Minister, Zimmermann' IN an
interview with Troelstra, the pfn=Gef
man Dutch Socialist, who originated
the gathering.
Germany Sure OF Control
The reason the German government
81. ,,okino such extraordinary eforts
=, hrjng about the Stockholm "Soclsi.
a.. =" Gathering is fourfold: II knows II
can Telv absolutely on the German 80
c;aI;ets Of both factions. BY means
80 tbose German Socialists II has ao..
.a1,,,o control over the SOCIALISTS OF
10 email neutral countries surround
80 Gerrany. The Dutch leader mas
- mentioned. The Swiss SociailsS
C,;r,D vas expelled from Russia pc
ca,,ec Of his manpuvres TO bring aoout
y. Cor,,an peace. while the resignation
&C Ctsrnirg. q member Of the Danlsh
Csbinet. was publicly demanded BY ms
compatriots because Of his aggressive
pro-German attitude.
Noxt. The German government
knows il can rely upon its agents ahG
Jrnas" in Russia; Jne CouhciIs o.
Workmeu's Deputies have steaGlIy ue-
-,arded Immediate peace at almost any
&c without demanding the democ-
retization Of Germany or the oD we,
throw Of the Kaiser. Sourth' INC
German government knows II mas So,
solute control over the so-eaileu
"Aroerican" Socialist party, with us
10 German and German-speaKlhg
and German-thinking Jewish memoer-
ship. ,,; DANA
cratic elements in the lnterna'iohSl
Socislist movement which would heLp
,Lc Germans 70 control any lnterna-
tiopal Socialist congress IN the iuIuIS
i,rst as they have absolutely controlleu
cyerv international Socialist cohEits
nm the past. But the managers Oh INC
stockholm conference have no" DC
.raved their partisan anlmuS even more
completely than we could nave o"ieu
70 hone. No matter what the cot'Po.
sit;on OF an international Socl""St
gathering. I'm view of the success Oh
the German propaganda, such "a meet
irr would be decidedly pTo-Heiht.h'
and overwhelmingly pro-Germah 50
claist. for the Socialist propasaIuSe
and literature has come to the resi- o.
the world from Germany. hut 'he pro.
meters nj the congress are so vloient
- robia I'M their pro-Germanism that
,hoy made deliberate effort 20 give
he rIan Of an immediate peace based
mon German victory, at least three
,,,.r+ars Of tho delegates even assum-
ms that the French and British really
entered into the conference as omclal
participants.
German" Delegates in Majority
The cable gives us proposed distr-
hutton of delegates, dividing them into
three classes Allies. Central Powers
and neutra}s. In publishing TINS dls-
patch the American press made the
fonowiug comment: "No explanation IS
GIVEN i'm the Stockholm dispatch for
the Inclusion Of Portugal, Greece, Pc
lard and Finland in the category Of
ncutralS"
The explanation Is simple; BY this
division Of the delegates into three
classes the managers e the conference
make naive attempt 20 suggest its
ron partisan character. Il these coun-
tries were not listed as ueutralS the
division Of delegates would actually
seen, 10 flvo. the Allies, which might
cause alarm among some Of the more
ignorant OF the pro-Gcrmans. As a
ritter Of fact the overwhelming ma
10, " OF the delegates listed under the
head y "Alncs" and "reutrals' have
declared themselves repeatedly and
violently as IN favor Of all the conten-
ton Of the German Socialists IN the
present war.
There are 20 be 2Oa delegates AZ the
conference OF these 155 are from
rrour- which have declared them elves
m favor Of an immediate peace on the
bass desired hy the German Socialists.
II we examine the. number Of votes
allotted 70 various nations and 20 va
riers Coc.alist factions rye rnd some
s,t3urG.rc mariyulst:ons, aimed a.
making ,ks German eept!ol % tAs