New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
Expulsion of Foreign Fed.
erations, With $4,000
Members, Is Part of Plan
for "Americanization'
Resents Rule of Lenine
Asserts Bolshevik Element
Wants Violence, but Is
Too Cowardly to Say So

s~i ~ 10 INV SOiiiS luIOuSl tuc Iii Oc
of another division within its OWL
organization. The expulsion from tn
party of numerous foreign federation
by the National Executive Commute,
in Chicago last week Is the first stel
OF open warfare in a struggle tina
leaders here fear may rupture the or
gauization.
The conflict is between the so-callet
right and left wings of the party
the right the more conservative ele
ment, the left the radicals. Tue con
servatives have opened fire upon the
radicals and are endeavoring to cleanse
the organization of what they call "the
anarchist group"
The national executive committee
through its action at Chicago, has re-
moved from the party rolls about
$4,000 members. Tho declarations ex-
PEELED include the Russian, Lithuanian
&c and Hungarian.
Strongholds Of Left Wing
These declarations represented the
strongholds of the Left wing. Accord
Ing to party leaders in this city the
Left wing has very little influence
among the American elements COM
prising the party membership.
The Slavic and Lettish declarations
the party leaders assert, are so much
under the influence of what is happen
ing in Russia that they believe that
"the same things must happen in the
United States" and are seeking to force
upon the party in the United States the
policies and tactics of their home
lands.
According to a statement made at
the office of the Socialist party, 7
East Fifteenth Street, yesterday, it
was discovered by the party officials
that gross frauds have been COM
mitted by the foreign federations in
the balloting for delegates 20 the
Emergency National Convention of the
Socialist party, just closed. 1t was
discovered that the leaders Of the
declarations and their branches voted
their membership soldlv for left
wing candidates with all the ballots
signed by one person. This was es-
pecially true of the branches of the
Ukrainian federation, it was declared
Expel All left Wingers"
Hand in hand with the expulsion
of the foreign federations, the party
leaders, acting through the national
and respective state executive COM
mittees, are expelling all party men,
bers who are affiliated with the left
wing officially. According to the
leaders, they have no objection to any
member protesting left wing prin-
cipl IS, provided he is not affiliated
with the left wing officially.
The Left Wing is charged with main
taing dual organize ton, which is con-
trary to the constitution of the party,
and with Boosting of the desire to
elbow up the party if we cannot capture
tt While the Left Wing has sue
ceeded in gaining control Of number
OK locals. principally through the in
fuence OF the foreign federations, the
centre of the movement is in this state
AS result, four Left Wing locals have
already been expelled by the New York
State Executive Committee
The locals are Rochester, Buffalo.
Queens and Kings. These locals will
be recognized and all Left Wing mem
bers eliminated.
~ I'LL an Is lllc only SLUIc captured
By the Left Wing, and that organiza-
ton was expelled during the week by
the National Executive Committee to-
gether with the aforementioned foreign
federations. There are still a number
Of foreign federations left in the party
but these the party leaders regard as
loyal and "anti-anarchist."
Italians May Be Expelled
They are the Finnish, German. Jew
ish and Italian federations. The latter
federation, the party leaders fear, may
have to be expelled, however, as it is
beginning to show signs Of Left
wingism.' Radical reorganization of
the com position of the party is now
under way in the New York, New
Jersey and Middle Western districts.
The chief points or difference be-
tween the Right and Left wings are:
Political action~-Thc Left wing
wants the party to drop "parlam en-
tarism' and to participate in political
campaigns for propaganda purposes
only. IT also wants the party to drop
all immediate Demands The Right
wing insists that the party is above
ali else political party ard as such
mast participate in political work to
the extent TO which 'hc daily inter
eTts OF the working class may demand.
The nlgJt wing rejects the demand for
tho dropping Of immediate demands"
o. tce eroand tat it il the duty Of
the party TO obtain for the working
people az many improvements and az
much bctterncat in their conditions
o. lifc al possible. The Right wing
Yid4rulez the idea % the Left wing
tfat revolution will soon break out
in the United States and charges that
the Left-wingers really believe in
violence but do not have the courage
t. come out and say so in the open.
Il. +. Of l.. Forms an Issue
Economic Organization The Left
wing believes that the party should
wage open mar aga,nst the American
Federation Of Labor becauSe u it's ire
dictionary tendencies." The Right wing (
xaalntajns that The party has no bust
mess 70 fight any labor organizations.
however conservative they may be, but
must work together With them and try
TO "widen the scope Of their social
vision"
Democracy ard "Dictatoranip Of the
Proletariat. 1.-THE Left wing worships
the latter phrase and IL nr,enly 1rro.