Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
.Assails Majority Socialists.

( ElsHer said he had not understood
| the address of Herr Wells He fierce
ly attacked the majority socialists
throughout his speech
The fact that they have behind
them 100000 electors" said Eisner.
does not prove that they are right
because truth does not consist of a
mathematical operation. The major
4 ty socialists declare that they ex-
/ PEELED the dynasty and the former
governments. but they supported them
for four years. n they do not con-
fess their error they admit them
5elves guilty of contradiction. The
German revolution was not the work
OF the military, but a movement of
the German Masses
| Carl kaUtsky, German delegate.
1 who has been mentioned as one of
Germany's delegation to the peace
| conference at Paris. spoke at the
evening session. making a renewed
| attack against the German majority
| socialist party. He paid "a tribute to
\ the memories of DIR. Karl Liebknecht
| and Rosa Luxembourg. his words
| being received amid murmurs. of SYM
pathy from the delegates. He con-
cluded by saying
THE minority socialists. having
| protested against the terms of the
! Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest treaties,
have today the right to claim Just
aeat'heht LOT the herman people.
! Germany must be fed. She must
be given an opportunity to get work
and avoid troubles which will lead
| TO recrudescence of bolshevism."
Others Who Made Addresses.
Among the other speakers were
| Herr Grumbach of Alsace- Lorraine
| Pieter j. Troelstra of Holland NJ
| I.onguet of France and Dr. Friedrich
nf lr har
| the former Austrian government of
having systematically worked for
| the war"
During his address Troelstra de-
shevism. He said he did not approve
of IL, but declared that he did not
/ believe IL should be condemned as
| Albert Thomas, the French socialist
leader. has urged during the con-
| ference.
Frank Bohm. an American socialist.
| arrived here today. There are now
| ninety delegates present. representing
| twenty-five countries.
American Delegates Position.
| PARIS. February 4.-The American
Federation of Labor delegation, head
| ed by Samuel Gompers, stated tonight
that they had refused to attend the
| international labor conference at Bern
| because the delegation had been in
structed by several of the American
labor organizations to present their
demands to. the peace conference
which already has in view interna-
tionai legislation projects and is not
likely to be Influenced by the Bern
convention.
| The statement asserts the belief that
the proposals of the Bern conference
will be German made" and points
out that German labor has the right
| to present its demands at the final
1 peace table.
| The American labor. delegates indi-
cate that there is possibility of meet
| ing the German delegates after the
signing of the peace treaty. but that
meanwhile they will work with the
peace conference. and that the inter-
national labor committee will summon
an fnterallied conference at-Paris of
organizations not represented.
Grants Two Socialists Passports.
NEW YORK. February 5.-The State
Department.. which recently refused
| to issue passports to the three Ameri-
| can socialists elected by their party
10 attend the International Socialist
Congress at Bern. has granted pass
ports to two Of tho delegates social.
| lists here announced. 4
4 James -Opeal and, AigoGnoueqsan az