New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Representative Startles His
Constituents by Anti
Pacihst Speech Here
Russia Crisis Deplored
Denobilization Order Crime
and Invited Invasion,
He Declares

ro,saevik sympathizers numbered
among the constituents of Representa-
tive Meyer London. Socialist Represent
ativo from New Iork's lower East Side,
found little cause for jubilation in the
legislator report, delivered yesterday
in the auditorium OF Public School No.
-. Hester and Essex Streets
Not only did Representative London
urge continuation OF the war against
Germany rs the only agency that could
bring about lasting peace, but he de
nounced Trotzky and Lcnine, the Rus
sian Bolsnevik leaders, with all the ell
oquence at his command, calling them
lenders Of = group OF industrial prole
.ariaus with exaggerated ideas.
i don't agree with Trotzky and never
did" he said, "and, what is moro to
the point, I always have had the cour
arc 20 say so. His International aims
may be sound, but he did not take into
consideration the stupidity CT the peo-
pic. the masses, those who will do any
ihing il you give them time-and- -a-half
and overtime.
Calls Dcmobilization Crime
~Trotzky thought it possible to over
throw an autocratic government and
build up d Socialist republic overnight.
The demobilizetion OF the Russian ar
my was crime, an invitation to Ger
many to come in and bayonct the peo
pie Trotzky himself said in 1914 that
. revolution during the war would fail.
L Russia had kept her troops OH the
Eastern front, l would have been in
favor OF holding the German people
isolated until they themselves COM
pelled their militaristic rulers to with
draw from the fight
After saying the reason there was
little discussion of international rela-
lions in Congress was due to the fact
thac the average Congressman knows
so little about the subject, Representa-
tive London called attention to what he
termed the terrible mistake OF the Al
lies in not recognizing the kerensky
government when it was in control
and lending it every aid in its power
Il have heard il said" he continued
is due TO propaganda disseminated by
German agents That is true; but the
agents were not natives of Germany.
Tnex were Russians who formerl were
n the vast espionage system founded
ny the Car. When Nicholas WAS over
thrown they had no source of income
AID eagerly accepted overtures from
Berlin. The rest is history"
The detection Of Ukrairia was attrib-
uted by tde Representative to fund
e. $4,000, eco supplied kaledne. its
military dictator, by capitalists of AL
led countries, and he predicted that
the German incursions into Russia
might meet with the same fate as that
which befell the expeditions comman nd
ed BY Charles XII and Napoleon.
War to End Urged
In his advocacy of war TO the end. or
until Germany had been defeated, Rep
resentative London made it plain that
ne was not a sponsor for war, but said
il was his belief that only by subduing
Germany could a permanent disarma-
ment OF the world De realized and an
international league 10 secure peace be
established
The recent controversy arising from
he attitude Of Socialist aldermen Of
this city during d discussion of the
Nar Thrift campaign also received q
little attention from the speaker, who
declared tina. Tammany aldermen
waved the American flag as though it
vas their own private property and
nat the only thing a Democratic al
dernan knows is the difference be-
tween Irish and Scotch whiskey" He
ended b. urging his constituents to
study and study hard, so that they
could provide themselves with mental
dynamite and make themselves felt in
ne conduct Of legislative affairs.
Alderman Heldt presided at the meet
ng, which was attended by a thousand
vo-erg
Nr. London also spoke at Public
school No. in the evening.