New-York tribune., 1919-10-06
Declare Treaty Is ''Peaco Of
Violence' and Statesmen
at Versailles s'Blinded by
Greed, Passion and Fear
They Talk Of Revolution
But Say 1t Will Be ''Blood-
less"; Denounce Compers
and Applaud L. V. Debs


osts of the party candidates at the
elections on November q. Mass meet
lngs were held in each of the boroughs.
With their ranks split between the
Left Wlngers and the Right Wingers
the party leaders declared that never
the less the campaign of speechmakjng
from now until election will be
conducted on a "thoroughly radical
platform" This, is is believed may pla-
cate the Left Wingers.
The Socialist campaign managers in
dicated at mass meeting held at
the Lexington Opera House and in
the other boroughs in the afternoon.
| the line of "radicsl argument" to be
followed. The manifesto Of the So
cialist party, which was adopted at the
Chicago conven. ion, is to be adhered
to, it was said This manifesto de-
nounces the peace treaty as "a peace
Of violence" and brands the statesmen
at tho Versailles conference as hav-
ing been "bllnded by greed, passion
and fear"
About three thousand attended the
meeting at the Lexington Opera House.
The speakers were Algernon Lee, can
didate for reelection to the Board Of
Alderman in the 5th District; James II
Maurer, president Of the Pennsylvania
Federation Of Labor; Justice Jacob H.
Panken. of the Municipal Court and
James O'Ncal, candidate for Pres dent
Of the Board Of Aldermen
Outline Of Platform
The local platform as outlined pro-
vides for the unionizaton of all city
employees, with wage increases; the
prevention of rent protitcering. the
establishment of terminal markets to
reduce the cost of supplies. municipal
ownership of traction lines and the
building of houses by the city to be
rented to workmen at cost.
The speakers agreed that Tammany
was badly scared by the strength OF
the Socialist party. Alderman Lee said
the evidence of it WAS in the alliance in
certain districts of Republicans and
Democrats "who heretofore have pre-
tended hostility" Tammany was
scared, he said, even in the I'd judicial
District, where six thousand Tammany
! votes had been added by gerrymander-
ing.
Justice Panken attacked Judge julius
NJ. Mayer, of the United States District
/ Court, whom he called "the Barkis of
the railway gang" adding that che has
law partner who is a cousin OF Sam
Kocnig." He accused Judge Mayer of
'mannuvring the traction situation so
that the B. r. 7. can get two or three
fares where it got on y one before: y
/ The B. r. I. case, he declarcd should
have come up in the Eastern District of
New York instead Of in the Southern
District, where Judge Mayer sat.
Six hundred and fifty dollars was OBJ
tanned for the campaign fund at tho
meeting.
Attacks on the government for the
continued imprisonment of persons
convicted under the espionage law and
Oil the New York State authorities fol
the activities of the Lusk committee
were made at the opening of the cam
palgn in The Bronx at mass meeting
held yesterday afternoon at Mckinley
Square Casino, 779 East 169th Street
Features Of the Campaign
Some Of the features which Samuel
Orr, a candidate for the Assembly;
George r. Kirkpatrick, Norman Thorn
as, Alderman Alexander Braunstein
Assemblyman August Ciaessens, A
Tuvim and George II. Goebe announced
would form part OF the Socialist cam
paign throughout greater New York
are:
Criticism of the Legislature "for
failing to enact laws to curb the
rent proflteerS.
Attacks on the government for
keeping Eugene V. Debs, Kate Rich
ards O'Hare and other "political
prisoners" in jail.
a protest against the appointment
Of John D. Rockefeller, ir, and Judge
Ebert II. Gary "to represent the
public" at President Wilson's con-
ference between employers and
workers.
Dcnunciaticn of the Lusk Com
mittce for its raids on the Rand
School and the Russian Soviet Bu-
rcau, and for its "secret inquisitions
carried on in violation of the Con-
stitution."
A fight against the Cummins or
any bill which would restrict work
ers in the calling of strikes.
"The real war against capitalism ha!
just begun" said Mr.. Goebel, q former
member Of the Socialist nationa
executive committee, who acted a:
chairman Of the meeting. "But it viii
be peaceful struggle. We are no
revolutionary. The capitalists are bet
ter prepared for violence than we are
Lusl1 Committee Attacked
'Tnat has been shown in the way III.
Lusk committee has been runnin;
around blowing open safes and holding
private lnqulSltlOnS IN the interests O.
tho capitalists. l.. has been shown a
Gary, Ind. and at Pittsburgh wher,
the hirelings of Mr.. Gary and the stee
trust have been breaking up workers
meetings. 1t has been shown by tn,
way Debs and Kate O'Uara have bee,
put in jail The capitalists think the,
have buried the !. W. W, but the,
soon viii discover that it is atil ;
lively corpse.
'This steel strike is bringing on tn,
Issue. If you have been reading Tn
Wall Street Journal YOU will see tina
Mr. Gary wanted this strike. The cap
italists hope by beating it to break VI
the American Federation of Labor"
Mr., Orr declared that the country j
"ready for a class waK" He said tha
with 200 strikes now on in this stat
and many thousands in the country
it has become q test whether the gov
ernment will protect the rights O
strikers or the rights of employers
; Mr.. Thomas charged that the Untet
States had "entercd into a conspirac
with Great Britain and other imperial
lstlc countries to suppress the world
wide radical movement
| THE time has come for y might,
wave Of intelligence to arise from tn
working classes" he said
Another speaker said none Of th
newspapers would dare publish hi
statement that 1.-The government durin,
the war paid the Steel Corporation
twenty five times moro profit than i
is paying the holders of Libert
bonds"