New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
before US to show that the socia,iat

before US to show that the Socialis,
party OF America during the World
War recognized mo duty to support the
| United States in the part it took in
that conflict, and that members of the
Socialist party generally, while willing
to take advantage Of the opportunitiss
offered and protection guaranteed by
the United States Constitution and
laws, declined and refused to ren,' I
any service which would sustain the
government under which they lived
during such great crisis;. and In this
respect the attitude Of the Socialist
! party merits the severest condemna-
ton as un-American and unpatrictic.
No evidence, however. was produced to
show that the attitude Of the Socialist
! party was other than negative one of
withholding aid and support to the
United States, rather than a positive
| one of giving aid and comfort to its
] enemies. >
| Assemblyman Blodgett, who also
voted for reseating all five, said that
"if he erred in his conclusions he erred
on the side Of constitutional liberties
trusting in the strength of the sover-
zone of the purposes for which the
said Blodgett, "as declared by the
President in his fourteen points, was
to establish the right Of nationalities
to determine their own form Of gov
ernment and to fashion their own des-
TIMES. The form chosen by Russia
may work the ruin of that country; It
may be abhorrent in the eyes Of the
world; but 1t is theirs and this we
must recognize. These men declare
they favor this government only for
Russia, and cannot find that this is
institutions would be only ephemeral,
if thus easily disturbed. Intemperate
speech, untenable theories. false dc -
trines, foolhardy acts are all inciden-
tai to progress and the great people
of our country and this state are too
strong in their political instinct to
feel concern here. To stamp out such
views would not be strength but weak
ness; ID tolerate, would not be weak
people, Jealous of their freedom just
in their might, inspire me with an
abiding faith"
The majority report, document Of
10000 words, concludes:
eve therefore find that each and
every charge made against the i've
Socialist Assemblymen in the resolu-
tion adopted by the Assembly at tho
opening of the session, and thereby ac-
cepted as the basis for the inquiry into
the qualifications of these five men to
seats III the Assembly, has been estab-
lished.
1--WE further find that every charge
material to the inquiry into the Qualii-
fcations OF these five men contained in
the statement made by the chairman of
The Judiciary Committee, Of the M
mittee's understanding of tho matters
that are to be brought up fo1 the con-
sideration of the committee has like
wise been established and we there
fore report our determination as fol
lows:
THAT Louis Waldman. August Glass
sens, Charles Solomon, Samuel A.
dewitt and Samuel Orr, for the afore-
said reasons, are, and each Of them is,
not obedient to the Constitution and
laws of.the United States and the State
of New York, nor dcsirous of the well
fare of the country, nor in hearty ac-
cord and sympathy with it's govern
ment and institutions, and for said rea
sons, and also because of them is, dis
qualified to occupy seats in the Assem-
bly, Of the State of New York as mem
bers thereof;
"That because of such disqualified
tion they were and each of them was
incapable of taking the oath Of Office
prescribed by the constitution Of the
state, according to the real intent and
purpose of the constitutional provisions
rquiring the taking of such oath;
THAT by formally subscribing to
said oath their position, in view of
their disqualification, is no different
than it would have been had they re-
fused to take the said oath;
"Thar they therefore arc not entitled
to have or to hold seats in the Assem-