Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
DENIES SOCIALISTS
PLEDGED TO SOVIET
RULEFOR THE us.
Assemblymen's Counsel Says
Letter introduced Was
Written by ''0utcasts."

ALBANY, \. Y. January % (by the
Associated Press).-Denial that So
ciaiists had pledged support to l.. c.
~ n Martens, Russian soviet am
l2Ssador. or had indorsed plans for
establishment in America of the So
Wet system Of governm ent, was made
today by counsel for the defense at
the trial before the assembly judi
cary committee of the five suspended
socialist assemblymen charged with
disloyalty
At the opening of the session. Sey-
mour Stedman of Chicago renewed
his motion that there be stricken out
letter introduced Yesterday ad
dressed to Martens, signed "Rebecca
Duhay" and purporting to be the
sentiments of the socialist organiza
iion in the eighth assembly district
OF New York, represented by Assem-
hlyman Louis Waldman, one of the
defendants.
says "Outcnsts" Wrote Letter.
Stedmau asserted evidence would
show that the letter pledging support
10 Martens was written not by the
socialists organization. but by a
group. which. after IAN open political
rupture" had been excluded from the
socialist party. This group, he
charged. had taken the name and
seal of the party. later being elected
from the headquarters it occupied.
Not only was Waldman not a mem
Der of this organization, said Sted-
man. but the "outcasrs' had nomi-
mated candidate TO run against
him.
At the same time Stedman renewed
2 motion to strike out all speeches
except those made by the defendants.
on the ground that they were not re-
sponsible for what others had said.
Chairman Louis NJ. Martin of the
committee denied Stedman's motion.
Introduces "Soviet'' Speeches.
troduced speeches made at cele-
bration in New York of the second
anniversary of the Russian revoiu-
ton and letter purporting to have
been written by the socialist organi
zation in the eighth assembly dis
trict pledginE support to L. c. A. X.
Martens. self-styled Russian soviet
ambassador" to the United States,
america of the soviet form of gov
eminent. This district is represent
ed by Assemblyman Louis Waldman.
a defendant. one of whose speeches in
defense of soviet Russia also was
introduced.
Most of the yesterday afternoon
was occupied by reading of the mani
e festo adopted at the congress of the
on March 90, 1919, signed by Lenin
and Trotsky and calling for civil war
TO place the working class in the
saddle" The manifesto adopted at
Inc chicago convention also was
read. The two were referred to as
two souls with but a single thought:
two hearts that beat as one"
Move In Assembly Fails.
The fight in the assembly in behalf
of the suspended members was re-
newed last night. but quickly blocked.
Assemblyman William c. Amos of
New York called up four resolutions
which he introduced Monday night,
but which were laid over. They were
read. but one objection tabled them
for a week under the rules of the
house.
The resolutions called on the as
sembly judiciary committee to eX
tend to the New York city bar asso-
citation on behalf of the public the
same privileges extended counsel for
the defendants: demanded of Mar
tin ". Littleton. associate committee
counsel. information as to whether
his charge of treason was based on
evidence or was merely oratory; re-
quested a full bill of particulars
against the socialists and provided
for discharge of the judiciary COM
mittee from further consideration of
the qualifications of the socialists