The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-12-06

Russia, when it shall have been estab-
form of national embly, represent
ing the majority of the people through
popular elections, and not until then -
Defined Sovietism.
Mr.. Lichten voted in favor of, and
talked in favor of the original resolu-
ton, in which he made no reference
to Bolshevism Or extended any SYM
pathy to the Bolsheviki, but in which
he defended the principal of Soviet
ism in Russia as he understood it. He
declared that the Soviet system Of
government was peculiarly Russian
and had existed from the time Of
Peter the Great. About the only
change between the present Soviet
government and the. old Soviet he
held, was in the fact that the fran
chise was now limited to those per-
forming useful and necessary labor
to society.
Now, when Mr.. Lichten's applica-
ton for citizenship was up for con-
sheraton, he was questioned by r.
X. Doe, representing the U. S. Depart
! ment of Labor. Mr.. Lichten's wit
nesses were John E. Jensen, fellow
painter and president of the Federated
| Trades Assembly of Duluth, and W
E. Towne, president of the Allied
Printing Trades Council. Mr.. Jensen
is known as conservative among
labor men and the people Of Duluth
generally, and Mr.. Towne is classed
! as radical. When Mr.. Lichten ap.
| peared before Mr.. Doe he was ques-
toned substantially as follows:
Put on the ''Pan''
| Q. Are you a Socialist?
! A. Yes, by conviction.
c. Did you vote for the Bolshevist
; resolution at the State Federation of
Labor Convention, held at New Ulm
July, 1919?
| A. Not for the Bolshevist resolu-
! ton, but for the resolution requesting
the withdrawal of troops from Rus
STA and expressing ssympathy. with
Soviet Russia.
@. Did you attend the Moone,
convention held at Chicago, Ill.,, Jan
uary 14-18, 1919?
A. Yes, I attended as duly
! elected delegate from the Federated
Trades Assembly Of Duluth.
Q. Did you vote for the genera
strike resolution?
A. Yes, did.
@. Did you recomm end the en-
| dorsement of the resolution to thu
Federated Trades Assembly upon you,
return from the convention?
! A. In my report to the Federated
Trades Assembly + gave full accoun
Of what TRANSFERRED at the convention
| There were no recommendations II
the report.
Q. Did you make speech at tn
Court House Square on Labor Day
in which you stated that we shoult
not have gone to Europe to fight fol
democracy when we have not democ
! racy at home?
A. No, I did not. I only referret
to, or l quoted President wilson!
message to Congress, in which he sail
that it was important to have NOR.
democracy in industry.
Is Not an I. w. w.
@. Are you an 7. w. W.?
A. No. / never was.
@. Do you approve of the action
of the I. w. W..
A. No, I have never approved o
their actions.
G. Do you approve or Sabotage
A. No, I have always opposed
Sabotage.
On the morning of Friday, Noven1
Der IS. Mr.. Lichten appeared with hi
witnesses before: Hon. Page Morris
Judge of the United States Distric
Court at the Federal Building, Du
} luth, Mimi, and the proceedings i
| his case were as follows;
Mr.. Doe presented to the Court
copy of the Soviet resolution adopte
by the New Vim convention Of tn
! Minnesota State Federation Of Labo1
y and stated that Mr.. Lichten admit
that he voted for the resolution an