New-York tribune., 1920-01-19

take such action as may in its judg-
ment be necessary to safeguard and
protect the principles of representa-
Constitution"
Hillquit to Lead Fight
The status of these lawyers is ex-
pected to be settled soon after the
judiciary Committee convenes. The
resolution under which the Socialists
were suspended empowers the COM
mlttce to use it's own judgment as to
who shall be heard.
Another group of lawyers will repre-
sent the Socialists. They will be
of the national executive committee
of the Socialist party. He will be as
sisted by Gilbert f. Roe and Seymour
Stedman: Mr.. Stedman represented
Eugene V. Debs, who was convicted for
violation of the espionage act.
Eve are ready for a quick, clean
cut trial.. said Mr.. Hllquit yesterday.
eve understand that Speaker Sweet
and his associates will attempt to pro-
long the trial and becloud the issue
There is only one issue. 1t is whether
under the Constitution, these elected
Socialists have a right to their seats
in the Assembly,
1--WE shall combat any effort by
Speaker Sweet to drag in extraneous
matter. 1t will not be another Lusk
COMMITTEES performance. 1t will not
be trial of radicalsm or a trial of
socialism. The Assembly has no right
20 sit in judgment on the doctrines of
the Socialist party"
The prosecution" will be conduct
cd by John B. Stanchfield and Martin
W. Littleton, who will be assisted by
harIes d. Newton, Attorney General;
Samuel A. Berger, Deputy Attorney
General. and Archibald E. Stevenson,
who have taken an active part in the
Lusk hearings.
Along with the Socialists will go
Julius Gerber, secretary of the Social
ist County Committee. Mr.. Gerber has
been subpnnaed to produce all CORE
pertaining to the Socialists campaigns
and elections.
81 am preparing to take about half
of my Office" said Mr.. Gerber at the
Rand School, East Fifteenth Street,
yesterday. "Wc'll have some new con-
verts in Albany if there is any per-
suasive power in Socialist propaganda"
"Ousted Five" Confident
Each of the suspended Socialists yes
terday declared he was confident of
'i"4olv. ut is obvious that Speaker
Sweet has shot his bolt said Assem-
blyman Samuel A. De Witt "Not
suggestion has come from Albany that
any evidence not already divulged re-
mains in the hands of the noble legis-
lators. They supposed when they made
their spectacular play they would win
universal support. Instead they have
found themselves universally con-
demned. All their weak argument
since that time has been an insipid ut.
tempt to justify their mistake"
The United Nelghborhood Houses, 70
Fifth Avenue, which represent forty
four New York settlements, yesterday
sent to Albany a joint statement con-
demning the Socialists suspension.
Settlement work recently has been
under investigation by the Lusk COM
mittee. A resolution adopted by the
organization asserts that "the neigh
borhood houses for many years have
been engaged in intoxicating, especially
among foreigners, the belief that Amer
lcan citizens have the ri ight to a voice
in making the laws which govern them
through representatives Of their own
choice. The action Of the Assembly
constitutes q denial and destruction Of
that right"
Among those who signed the resolu-
ton were Justice Thomas T. c. Grain, of
the Supreme Court; Gaylord White,
Mrs. Mary Simkh ovltch, Miss Harriet
7. Righter, Harold Riegelman, Mrs. RIA
v. Morganthau. l'r. John L. Elliott,
Miss Anna Van Mort. Franklin c. Wells
jr.. Miss C. l.. MacColl, Mrs. Anna N.
Noble, Miss Helen NJ. Jessup, Mrs
Cyrus Sulzberger, George j. Hecht,
George NJ. La Monte, Frank Myers and
Miss Josephine Schain.