New-York tribune., 1920-01-30

which VIC take in Offering in evidence
this conviction thundered Mr. Suther-
land "He said that | knew that a
Judgment of conviction from which an
appeal had been taken is of no force as
/ evidence"
IL said that lawyer would know it,"
Stedman replied. smoothly.
Reports that the Judiciary Commit
tee had engaged press agent to pre-
sent its side of the case to the public
were denied yesterday by Mr.. Martin
the chairman, who saiG that he and
his colleagues knew nothing about it..
1T IS known, however, that Alexander
Otis. former publicity man for William
Barnes, began yesterday to issue ac-
counts OF the proceedings each day,
chleHy Tor the upstate papers. It was
rumored that he had been employed by
Speaker Sweet, but Otis denies this.
HE said that "committee Of hundred
Americans" had retained him and that
re would announce their names shortly
Debs's Last Speech
Read Into Record
Excerpts from the Socialist Congress
slonal campaign book were read into
the record Immediately after the ses-
sion opened this morning.
This was followed by the reading of
the last speech delivered by Eugene V.
Debs before he went to prison. In this
he is quoted as saying:
II am appealing to you tonight .he
crowd, the mass. the common people
90 not care ny ytAng about tho Su-
preme Court, begowned, befettered. be
whlskercd old fossil corporation law
yers. every one Of them. They have not
decided anything; they never have;
they never will.
Sixty years ago the predecessors Of
the same body confirmed the validity of
the fugitive slave law. They declared
that black man had no RIGHT which
his master was bound 10 respect They
imagined that chattel slavery was Sc
cure tor all time; and within five years
that infamous institution was swept
from the land in a torrent Of blood
"They did not dare to meet the issue;
they did not decide the espionage law
was constitutional. They dared not put
that decision upon record. Have you
read that law? The amendment to that
law that makes il crime for you to
criticize crime in the United States?
That makes this county take the place
of old Russia under the Czar?
"The world is in turmoil. Where is
your representative? Where did you
elect him? What did YOU have to say
about these terms? Not one real rep
resentative, but politicians and dplo-
mats and thieves and liars. the tools of
your masters-that is who is here
Points to Russia
AS the Beginning
"They are going to make the world
perfectly safe for democracy, and that
is WHY am going to the penitentiary
You can think q bit, and | want
to stir you into thought and action
We are on the eve of tremendous de-
veiopments. The world before your
eyes is being destroyed and recreated.
Russia is making a beginning; the
Soviet is just sample. They have shed
some blood; they have made some mis-
takes. and am glad they have.
Nv hen you consider for moment
thai the ruling class press Of the
world has been vilifyng Lenine and
Irotzky, you can make up your mind
that they are the greatest statesmen
in the modern world. In that brief
space Of time they have done more
than all the capitalist governments
ever have dared to do in constructive
work.
"They have refused to compromise
They said to the old reactionares: you
will not have anv voice in the govern
ment until you do useful work."
For some time thereafter Mr. Stanch-
field and Mr.. Stcdman alternatcd in
reading into the record clauses from a
book containing the constitution and
DEGREES of the Russian Soviet govern.
ment
halt was called to this after half
hour had been droned away. and it was
agreed after some discussion. to ad
NIT the entire volume as evidence.
Rand School Director
Called as Witness
Algernon Lee, educational director
of the Rand School, was then sum
moned as q witness by Mr. Sutherland.
He testified that he had been mem
Der Of the Socialist party since its in
ception and was now treasurer of the
state committee Of the party and sec.
retary of the New York County Com
mittec.
He testified that the Rand School was
owned and controlled by corporate
organization known as the American
Socialist Society. The society, he said
was incorporated in 1901
He identified the 1o19-192O bulletin
Of the Rand School. and then was asked
by counsel for the committee:
MAY call your attention 10 sem
tence on Page /: The Rand School is
primarily an auxiliary to the Socialis,