New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Berger Platform
Arouses Voters
Of Wisconsin
Socialist Candidate for US.
Ser tie Denounced by
rAslwaukee Papers
LSuscinL C0l.resnondencel

MILWAUkEE, March 7.-Victor h..
Berger. Socialist candidate for the
United States Senate to succeed the
late Paul 0. Husting. has aroused Mil
waukee's loyalty because Of the plat
form ne has adopted.
NJ. Berger was the editor CT "The
Milwaukee Leader" which was sup
pressed by the Federal postal authori
ties on account of its alleged anti
American utterancos.
Newspapers in Milwaukee. outside of
the "Leader,s are fighting Mr.. Berger
and his platform. Conspicuous among
them has been "The Milwaukee Jour
nal" which in first page article this
week denounces Berger's attack on
Americas participation in the war in
these words:
Menace Americans Must Meet
'If this thing is true, that the Amer
ican people were plunged into this war
by the ruling class of the country.
plunged into war that they did not
and do not want. then crime is be-
ing committed against every boy that
is being sent to France. What is
more. if this platform IS right, then
the St Louis one, mention of which this
one carefully omits, rs also right. 1Ac
two have the same illogical and basic
hatred Of tie war the same attack
upon our nation.
"If the Milwaukee, platform is not
true, then it becomes not only de-
moralizing, but a menace to the army.
1t is stabbing our American boys IN
the back 1t is Infamous beyond power
of words to express. 1t and its author
should be suppressed for the duration
of the war.
"That people who ENJOY the protec-
ton Of the American flag should be
guilty of uttering such stuff means a
menace that the people of America
must meet"
The Socialist Milwaukee platform
which "The Milwaukee Journal" de
scribes as infamous and national
menace, follows:
a. I demand and if elected shall work
for immediate general and permanent
peace-a peace of the peoples, by the peo-
tries at
$50 doing, | speak for the deepest desire
Of all these peoples. Every nation wants
peace-a speedy general, democratic and
permanent peace We want Il peace with
out forcible annexations, or punitive in
dennitics-and want for all nationali-
ties the right to determine their own des
tiny. Our government should Immediately
negotiate for slch peace.
"2. I demand and if elected shall ask
the American Congress to pass resolu-
ton directing the President to summon
the warning countries to an immediate
armisticc and peace conference.
$50 doing, | utter the deepest desire of
great majority of the American people.
The American people did not want and do
! not want this war. They plunged
into this abyss by the trcachery Of the
ruling class of the country-its demagoRic
ayitators. it. bought press. Its Sensational
photo plays. its lying advertisements and
othcr purchasabe instruments of public
expression.
90 l demand and if elected shall worl;
for the withdrawal of American troops
from the invasion of Europe. and for their
use. far as may be necessary. TO pro-
cure absolute security for this country, on
land and yea. against invasion by any
hostile power, If such invasion be possible.
so doing. declare anew tho wsc
counsel Of Presidents George Washington.
Jhomss Jefferson, james Monroe and
Abraham Lincoln. II follow their
wsc example we will not use our forces
for the rcmaking of the map Of Europe
ana f3ih 70 aulL caDlLallStic imperialism.
Declares Against ProGtcering
~. demand and If elected shall work
! Tor lcnialntion drprivng any citizen
corporation of "A penny of profit derived
from the sale of var supplies to the
American government.
$50 doing. | denounce US abhorrcnt to
cVcry decent American the coming of the
blood Of American boys into swollen
profits for The American pIutocrats who
dragged us into the European war and
who demand it's indefinite continu-
ancc for their further enrichment They
have made biilions Of dollars of profits out
Of the war. They waDt more billions of
profits and therefore they demand more
war.
81. dennnd and If elected shall work
for the nrceBsary legislation HsEurinG this
country anninst industrial panic and wide
spr"ad unefn pioyrncnt when the millions Of
American soldiers return home seeking
work ny when they may live. If elected.
shall work for the Immediate national