New-York tribune., 1919-01-23

T.Ssseu ietter to the National Civil
liberties Bureau Ca pacifst organiza
Chumley, both members of the defence
council of the 1. w. W. Thereafter Mr..
Shumiey took up his Offices with the
National Civil Liberties Bureau. and
worked with them in the plan for rnis-
ing funds for the |. w. W. defence and
IN putting out propaganda literature
Justhying the position Of the l. w. W.
Jack Law was che of the l. w. W. de-
PENDANTS.
Expected Walsh to Aid
"On January II Mr.. Baldwin sent to
Clarence Darrow a copy of the minutes
OF meeting held in Washington rela-
tive to the |. w. w. On January 10.
1918. copies of this report were sert
to Gilbert Z. Rowe, George B. West,
Jack Law. Lawrence Todd and others.
ihe report says: No action taken in
the absence of Messrs. Walsh and Dar-
row. A letter from l.. T. Chumley,
sending material for a pamphlet under
separate cover, says: Frank P. Walsh
VIII 90 the same and asks suggestion
as to how to raise $4,000 bail for
Haywood"
Mr.. Stevenson, who will be on the
stand again tomorrow. declared the
RED" propaganda was a corollary Of
origin in Germany both as regards this
country directly, and as regards the
Bolshevist movements in different
European countries, and that in this
country, as we'll as others, it had direct
support from Germany. He pointed out
that the membership Of the pacifist
outfits had been largely either active
Reds" or of "Red" sympathies. Sena-
tor Wocott brought out that many of
these men had not opposed violence in
the "class war" though they fought
the use of violence by the armies and
officers of the government
J. w. w. One of Leaders
The first of the main "Red" currents,
Mr.. Stevenson said, is the syndicatist
propaganda, represented by the |. w.
defined this as Revolutionary trade
unionism," and read from it's literature
to show it's methods of direct action
and sabotage. THE question of right
and wrong has nothing to do with u.s."
was one quotation. I'VE use any
method to the extent of our power to
make good" was another.
How far .he propaganda has spread
and how dangerous it is, he said were
shown by an advertisement in "The
New Republic" urging contribution for
the l. w. w. defence fund by "Ameri-
can liberals to make possible the show
ing of the industrial evils that under
lie the revolt from intolerable cond-
tions.' This was signed by John
Dewey, John A. Fitch, of "The Survey;
George P. West, of "The Public; Inez
Haynes Irwin, DR.. Percy Stickney
Grant and Walter E. Weyle, of "The
New Republic" Checks will he sent
to Albert De Silver, a pacifst.
i. w. w. Publications Exhibited
The l. w. w. publications were
shown to the committee, including the
Labor Defender" which bears the
motto every strike is small revolu-
ton and dress rehearsal for the big
one" Other papers are "The New
letin," and Defense Bulletin of Seat
tle." In addition, there were many
books and a great quantity of other
! literature.
| Another instance of how the l. w. w.
propaganda spreads was cited in the
case of the Federation of Hotel Work
ers, which has caused so many strikes
in New York recently: It was pointed
out that DR.. George w. Kirchwey, act
ing as a government agenl, had de-
clared at the time of these strikes that
he was trying to place the strikers in
munitions factories, although the strik-
ers were members Of a union whose
constitution advocates violence in al
most the same language as that of the
|. w. w.
The National Civil Liberties Bureau,
among whose active leaders were L.
Hollingsworth Wood, Norman Thomas,
Helen Phelps Stokes, Albert De Silver,
William P. Simpson. Walter Nells.
John Haynes Holmes and Judah P.
Magnes, had come actively to the sup
port of the l. w. w. during the Chicago
trial and had sent out propaganda in
defence of the "Reds," Mr.. Stevenson
said.
Propagandists Plan Yiddish Paper
The Socialist Labor party is putting
out propaganda in English, German,
Lettish, South Slavonian already, Mr.
Stevenson said, and is planning to start
a paper in Yiddish. It also came to the
defence of the L. w. w.
The Socialist party itself aided in
this defence, though it represents a
slightly different brand of revolution
airy propaganda, he went on. The party
low represents the idea of revolution,
and is direct offspring Of the German
"Red" party, and a blood brother of
Bolshevism. The people who captured
the party fer the "Reds," he pointed
Victor Berger.
More Than 250 Publications
Mr., Stevenson believed that Inspector
Tunney, of New York. who yesterday
estimated the Socialist sympathzers in
New York at $4,000, had been much too
conservative. He pointed out that the
circulation of the "Vorwarts," the Yid-
dish Socialist paper there, is over 2OO.-
900, and that "The Call" an English
Socialist paper. has also a great circu
lation. In all there are more than $50
Socialist publications in the country.
In addition, the party, which he de-
clared. the most active in propaganda
of any of the extreme bodies, is carry
ing on propaganda by means of social
affairs of all kinds, and of public meet
ings. of which some 100 are held each
week around New York alone 1t also
conducts Sunday schools" for young
people.