Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-21
RED REVOLUTION SPECTRE
C0NJURED BY CHIEF COUNSEL
FOR new YORK SOCIALISTS
Hands cut -One Werd Of Solemn Warning" at Opening
of Trial Five Suspended Members of New York Assembly
Denies Opposing ComseTs Interpretation that " S
Amount to Threat-Put Form of Entreary and only De
sire Is to Stem Meuacng Red Tide-New York Bar Asso
cation Committee Headed by Charles E. Hughes Excluded
from Trial

Albany, N Y, Jan. Cohorts
Eillqui-, chief counsel for the nv
suspended Socialist assembiynen
declared today al the opening Of
their trial that If the assembly per
manenrIy ousted the defendants the
act will loosen the vinlenr reVuiu-
rInr which we have always endeaV
ured and are endsaVoring 10 stem
Mr.. Hirlauit added this "One word of
solemn warning" after asserting
that the Rumanoffs and al instrn-
ments OF opposition in Russia hau
been destroyed after the government
mad tried to outlaw the Socialist
movement and that we are no.
afraid Of suppression at the time
one-haIf the world Is under SociaIls,
control" This warning" was iai-
er .nterpreled by Martin v LiIIlt7-
ton associate counsel for Inc COM
rnIttee. as q warning to the country,
a. threat 10 the committee anC an ao-
rnonishment 10 the assembly liht
they 40 not dare deal with the gen
tlemen ne represents unless lneT
wish 10 invite revolution u TINS
country. Mr. Eiliqulr denied thai
mis- remarks We're intended -
threat" and said instead ne had
made 4 sort of love offer" that W
Socialists are ready TO see the
-uing through in constlIutiona-
manner and by peaceful methods.
IT was merely inpioring you to De
as good and peace loving as We so
ciahsts are" ne said, and not 10 De
nigh handed in your procedure. That
was an encreaty and IL was intended
to pe."
The Judiciary committee opened
the trial by excluding by q vote Of
TO the New York CRY Bar Assoc
ciation committee headed by Charles
E Hughes. from Independent par
ticiparion in the proceeding AFTER
which the committee submitting a
brief. upaosInE the assamhly's action
in suspending the Socialists. with
drew. The delegation made il plain
that they die not represent the So
cialists but the public interest"
Then Louis M Martin. chairman
Of the Judiciary committee, read 4
statement assuring the defendants
that they will ''receive fan play"
that ''tne case is not pre-ludgeG,
and that the committee desired to
express its understanding Of macters
that are 70 be brought up for con-
Slde-atlOn.
These included Claims" ti1aL the
defendants ere members Of a So
clety whose doctrines demanded the
complete destruction of our form %
gOv-nmenL by the Concentration 0f
social unrest and the bringing into
play Of force and violence" and thar
they are engaged with others in a
large well organized conspiracy 10
weaken the family tie. destroy rh..
influence OF the church and over
turn the whole fabric OF a consritu-
riunal form Of government
Mr. HiIlruir promptly challenged
the assertion that -ne case was not
pre-juGs ed anG made three motions.
two Of " hlCh were denied The com
mi1tae reserved decision on the third
which provided for dismissal Of the
proceeding as Illegal ann unwar-
ranred.
The motions over~uied challenged
the fitness OF the committee as a
whole and individual members to
serve as Judges on the ground that
they played also the roles of accuH-
ers and The vast majority was com
United N advance TO one side"
IN the case Of the committee. the
motion urged that that body RECON-
mend to the assembly that the case
be tried by special committee elect
ed by the lower house and not an
pointed by Speaker Thaddeus c.
Sweet. who appears as the first ac-
cuser"
Debate on the motions was con-
Quoted by Mr.. Litrie1un ard John z.
Stanchfield. counsel for the commit
tee. working II relays against Mr..
Eilluui-- Both sides devoted much
Of their argument TO cases which
they cited for or against the action
of the assembly and TO the cpnstiru-
tlonltIry of the suspension.