New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

port measure tor War Savings Stan.
campaign, and Algernon Lee irritatea =
MAJ ajority to point where the Soc;er..
were denounced as traitors, and somo
called for rope. "The New York r,..
ing Sun" suggested that "a more d;as'
fed way Of dealing with Lee and u,
crowd would be- expulsion; "The N.s
York Evening Telegram" thought thrss.
unnecessary. and "The New York C,on.s
said that such talk was foolish, althors.
it characterized Lee as "a parlor Soc;.ss.
who has been supported by the Rsss
millions and who has made living ~
professional agitator." The defence ~
the Socialist Aldermen is thus voiced h.
''Thc New York Evening Call':
"Some obscure party with mission Coma.
to the back door for a hearing. He pet. =
and urges the loyal aldermen to form th.,.
selves into 4 Observation-Disclosures sAmn, -
ganizatior, or something of the kind, !, :;
utterly outside Of the duty of an alderm,s
!. but the gang wakes up. Here is a chan.
to put the Socialists "n bad'-to pillorv thss
before the public as 'disloyal' because ~
their strict attention 20 their special duti.,s
Interest out of town in the revolt of
the Jewish Socialist League was mu,h
more keen. The time has come, "n,
Springfield Republican" thinks, for a "a
statement by the Socialists of their ats,
tude regarding Americas war aims That
American party Socialists in common with
Americans generally have been strenctb.
ened in their patriotism by the bald e,.
posure Of the purposes of German autoc.
racy cannot be doubted, it says, and add,
that if the Socialists wish to make NJ.
triotsm effective they should cast on,
their dominant party leaders or them.
selves quit the party. There is no hone
for progress in internationalsm that \
can see until the ruthless purpose of The
rulers of one nation to exalt themselves
over all the people of the earth is crushed
to death.
"These New York radicals" says "The
Providence Journal" ''whatever the,
previous attitude or present motive, are
on the right track" 1t notes that this
meeting was largely attended by Russian
born Socialists, and draws the Inference
that the belated enthusiasm of some Of
them for the cause of the Allies is basec
on their tardy realization Of what Russia
intends to do to the country of Their
birth. 1t adds:
"This is war for the preservation O..
the United States and our cherished institu.
tions. If we fail to heed the lesson that
Russia's collapse ought to teach us, we invite
her fate
There should be Socialist awakening
in every American community an awakening
to the cruel and arrogant menace that over.
hangs the world" $40
"The New York Globe finds the ap.
peal of the Jewish Socialist League to
the Socialists of America to unite for the
defeat of kaiserism and to smash thu
"demogogic" leaders Of the party we.
ccme indication that Socialists refus
longer to be fooled
The so-called "St Louis Platform to
which so many references have been
made in the course O. this review, seems
to have been largely the work of llr. Hill
quit and his associates in the party, after
the retirement Of the "intellectuals," and,
likewise, after the entry Of the United
States into the war. 1t never was sub.
mitted to referendum, and Therefore
represents, perhaps, the officialdom Of
Socialism rather than the party itself II
proved an effective campaign document
against Mr.. Hillquit during his candidacy
for Mayor Of New York