New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-30
Socialists II O W
Over Envovs to
Luzerne Farley
Regular and Democratic
League Factions Both In
sist OH Sending Delegates
One Favors BoIshevism
Representatives Being Elect
cd in Belief u. S. viii
Not Refuse Passports

Two rival organizations the Social
Democratic League and the regular So
ciai'st party-arc at swords points as
to which of them shall be permitted to
send three American delegates to the
international Socialist conference at
Luzcrne. Switzerland, next month.
Assuming that the State Department
will grant passports to whoever is
elected TO represent this country at
the conference, each Of the two organ-
cations are planning to send delegates.
It was said by an official OF the So
cial Democratic League yesterday that
Charles Edward Russell, William Eng
lish Walling and Dr Nachm Syrkin, d
member OF the Jewish Socialist League,
probably would represent the Social
Democratic League.
Rpssel. aHi Naling are l.&Io.a 81
the group which holted the rogula4 So.
cialist party because Of the party's az
tagonism 70 Americas participation III
Cnc WEI
They Supported Allies
fncN supported the Allies and made
several rips 10 Europe with the APP
proval OF the government. Russell was
member Of the Root commissions 20
Russia. His friends predicted that he
ana his fellow delegates would have no
trouble III obtaining passports.
Il vas reported chat tho Socialist
Naily would attempt 10 sord James II.
Maurei, president Of the Pennsylvania
State Federation. Of Labor; Sect Near
ing and Lugwig Lore, editor of the
~ oikszeitunG, the Socialist German
language newspaper Or previous oc-
casions the State nepa> tmect has aatly
.efNseo TO pormis anti-war Socialists
TO go to Europe. Naurer, who was
elected by radical pacifist conference
to go to Europe last winter. was told,
when he asked for passports. that ii
was mot advisabe' to permit him to-
go at that time
Voting on Delegates
At Socialist headquarters, East
Fifteenth Street, yesterday it was said
that the party members were now vot-
ing on the selection OF delegates
III the regular Socialist party does
not send delegates, then America viii
not be represented at the Luzerne con-
terence, because the Social Democratic
NOCIa[lSt
party and il Will not be RECOGNIZED bv
the European Socialist leaders" said
an ohiclal at headquarters yesterday.
1T would be Just as consistent for
the Democratic OF Republican party to
send delegates"
Morris lIillquit, who is RECOGNIZED as
the Socialist leader in New York, has
been talked of as d possible candidate
pu1 ne has been III for many months
HIS TRENDS say it would be impossible
Tor INN TO undertake the Journey
hliiQuit and Algernon Lee, the Socialist
alderman, both have been denied pass
ports to attend previous Socialist con-
ferences in Europe
Would Support Bolshe,ism
1t is we'll known that if the regular
Socialist party delegates are permitted
TO 90 they viii support Bolshevism. not
only III Russia, but in Germany as we'll.
The regular Socialists have never re-
pudiated the Bolsheviki.
On the other hand. ii is understood
mat II the group led by Wallng and
Russell go they will use their influence
TO combat Bolshevism.
Mr.. Walling said yesterday that the
moderate Socialist wing in Germany is
becoming impatient at Bolshevism. at
Is not necessary to point out" he said.
that the German Socialists have been
deeply interested in the Bolshevil
mooyement from the beginning and have
followed 1t from day to day. We need
nov follow the opinion Of the moderate
SOCIALIST wing in Germany to be con
ylnced of the growing opposition to
bt,olsheV'sm. Even the Independent or
" monty SOCIALISTS. the group led by
Hasse. keutsky and Bernstein. arc OBJ.
tosed to the Bolsheviki.
"harl kautsky. worlds leading So
clallst authority and Foreicn Ninister