New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
Bolshevik Elements Crystal
lizing in Effort to End
Hosti!ities
Red Guard Formed
"Capitalistic Enterprise Must
Be Downed by Workers."
Says Hillquit

American Bolshevikism are assembled
here on February Is and II in three
large halls, under the patronage of
the notorious Peoples Peace Council.
they will be captured, if possible. by
the anti-war Socialist party of Nor
ris Hillquit and committed to a clam
orous demand for immediate peace.
That is the plan.
Morris Hillquit said yesterday to a
Tribune reporter:
"The fighting in this war is to all in
tents and purposes over now. By all
means we intend to agitatc for peace
to do everything in our power to bring
it about. The people of all the warning
countries are sick and tired of this war
to-day-and that applies to the United
States as we'll as to all the others.
To Organize Efforts
Everywhere in Europe and in Eng
land the cry for peace is constantly
gaining strength, and it only needs or
ganizing in this country to become a
mighty and irresistible voice. Indeed,
We intend to undertake that work Of
organization and to push it not only
this month, but next month, and the
next month, and every month thereafter
until we prevail and settle this war
as ultimately we, the people, must in
the face of the obvious collapse of cap
italist society,""
al ct II
who at thc time of the il-starred
Stockholm conference was selected as a
delegate of his party, but was refused
passports by the Wilson administra
ton. said:
"This war has got beyond the grip
of the capitalist powers that began it.
1t has got to the stage where the
people must take hold Of ito stop it,
and stop it as speedily as may be. That
is the object of the Socialist conference
that has been called for February l6
and II. America must not be behind
the Russian Bolsheviki or the British
Labor party in taking decisive steps
toward real democratic peace
Antiwar Element to Unite.
The Bolshevik Of America-as yet
get down to business in New York
within the next few weeks. There will
be held here meetings of anarchists.
pacifists, radicals and near radicals, of
various shades and degrees.
The opening bolt was flung in the pro-
/ nouncement last week from Socialist
party headquarters in Chicago, uph old
ing the Bolshcviki and calling for steps
to be taken toward an immediate
peace. simultaneously the suppressed
"Masses" made its temperance, thin
"The Liberator,' offering precisely the
same line of goods that caused action
to be taken against it under the cs
pionage law last summer.
Red Guard Organized
Out of the recent self-styled Ameri-
can Bolshevik Federation Conference
comes now announcement of the form
alton of Red Guard, which during
the coming weeks purposes to recruit
membership of 10,00o, all pledged to
hold themselves somewhat vaguely "in
readiness for SERVICE while, as stated
above, on February 16 and II many
varieties OF Malcontents are scheduled
t. convene at Madison Square Garden
to appoint peace deputies for immc-
diate dispatch abroad.
But the Socialist party is not con-
filing its efforts to mass meetings and
pleas in the open. 1t is going into the
homes and flats of the working people
especially in Harlem and The Bronx
( and on the East Side.
women" said Socialist organizer
yesterday, "are always inclined toward
| peace, anyway They don't like war
for constitutional and personal reasons.
Now that they have the vote, they can,
therefore, be welded into a mighty
power for peace, if the thing is man
aged properly"
Women Working Overtime
The woman's section Of the party is
working overtime these days to man
age it properly. To-day they are send
ing out an appeal to the two thousand
registered women members of the So
cialist party in New York urging g-prac-
tically demanding each ono bring
three other women into the Socals
fold and into the drive against the
prosecution of the war.
Dear Comrade.' this appeal begins,
you, as party member, undoubtedly
realize that this is a most opportune
moment for our cause. At an hour
when the world is torn asundcr by dis.
sension. when people are growing des-
peratc under the eVer-increasing op-
preston of capitalism, Socialism is the
only ray OF hope. People are listen
ing to US now as they never did be-
fore"
After a couple of hundred more
words in similar strain, the cormuni-
cation gets down to business as fol-
lows:
"Thc Socialist party. aware of the
opportunity afforded by the events and
problems of the time. has designated
the two weeks beginning February Is
as Red Weeks, and has decided upon
a concerted drive for new membe RS.
Whatever you do. send in to
the party headquarters three applica-
ton cards. filled out, by the first Of
March. and thus uphold our claim of
equality so far as tho fufilment of
duties in the movement is concerned.
"Fraternally yours.
"THERESA MALKIEL.
"Organizcr Woman's Committee, So
cialist Party. Local New York.
Labor, too, is active, from its angle.
I The new "Liberator." in its first issue,
has drawing by Robert Minor show
ing Tom Mooney. OF San Francisco
bomb plot fame, standing en- gallows,
a mask across his face. moose about
his neck. The title is "Will You Let
Them DO 2"
Mooney Case Played Up
And Mooney is to be made the sub
jcct of special meetings that are being
arranged for the weeks immedia ately