The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-02-18
SPLIT
OVER SOCIALISTS
SHOWS IN SENATE
Thompson Announces He VIII
Go After Sweet-Hillquit
Denies BolSheviSm Here.
}, By Joseph S. Jordan.
special Staff Correspondent Of The
Evening Worldly

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Evening Worldly
I NALBANY. Feb 1s.-The Socialist )
I situation took a Sudden jump into !
the senate this morning and It was
plainly demonstrated that the Re
publican leaders, 80 far from being |
unit on the expulsion OF the five
suspended Assemblymen. are wider |
apart than ever.
II was Senator George Thompson |
who revealed the rift. The Senator
from Niagara had had something in |
his system since the attack upon his |
public service investigation by Speak
er Sweet about two weeks ago. and !
after handing out a few choice ex-
pressions he declared that no would !
answer the Speaker more fully IN the J
Senate next Tuesday and would be
heard in full on the Socialist situa-
ton in the Assembly.
1t was against the little man in
the Assembly" Senator Thompson
said. that he had been requested TO
take up the cudgels. and he asked
that the Senate grant hm perunis-
sion TO speak Tuesday.
MY anxiety to be heard is not a
personal one" he continued, but L
want 20 say something for those ]
represent. / represent intermediate
manufacturer and small property
owners who are being crushed be-
tween the upper stone Of big An
archists with lot OF money and the
nasty little Anarchist who has no
money.
The intermediate class is in dan
ger and ! want to pay my respects
to the agencies which are threaten
ing It,"
Morris Hillquit resumed the wit
ness stand for the Socialists this
morning at the Assembly Judiciary
z Committee hearing.
= Mr.. Hillquit declared that the So
cialists in this country were not Boil
= shevists. but Social Democrats of the
7, MARKHAM school. lie denied the
charge that Socialists sought by rev
[ olution TO impose the Soviet system
= on America, saying that to hold that
h the Soviet system would be appro-
pirate here would be ''infantIle.''
II the Socialists, through parlia-
y mentary methods, ever came into
h control in American politics, Mr.
Hillquit said certain new functions
would have TO be added to the Gov
ernment as in the war it had been
found necessary to appoint food. rail-
road and other controllers.
Assemblyman CULVER asked the
witness Il the socialist party were in
power would 1t approve the appropria-
ton of money for the army and navy
and Hillquit shot back:
. when it comes to that point We
will not need any armiesor navys
When we have control OF the United
l. States government slaughter amonF
h. nations will be abolished aud you and
D. 1 will be peaceful citizena Mr.. Cuvil-
c. lier."
gs Asked II he had read Pete- w. Col.
We lins's charge that he was pro- German
Mr.. Hnlquit replied: well, am not
ne Mr.. Hillquit testified he hat
,ed bought no Liberty Bonds during tn
sc war because he would not voluntaril,
y support war lie denied, however
he that he had ever advised Others no
to purchase bonds.
mt The Soviet Government, the BOlsihe
visit Party and the Moscow Interna
tionale were not Identical, as the pros
= eoution has contended. Mr., Hillqui
insisted A Soviet he compared TO tn
Assembly. He declared It was forI
OF government which had rothing I
ne do with politics, as its members coul
" be elected from any party. At presen
,as he said, the Bolshevist Party held cor
,ue troI through a majority.
to Theoretically however this cond
gnu ton may change Tomorrow" he sal
nd Defeat OF the Bolshevist Party wou
me not affect the Soviet form OF govern
Of mcnt.
on Mr.. Hinquit called the Moscow II
49,. lternntionale, to Which the Sociali
ny Party OF America has pledged suppOI
-, very largely an idea"
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