New-York tribune., 1920-12-30
Blindness to
Liberalism of
Russia Scored
T.. NJ. Chadbourne Tells La
Dor Association Ineq.lali-
ties of the Peoples Here
Are Stain ON the Nation
Would Change Politics
Says Every Person, No Mat
ter How Radical,'' Should
Share in Party Councils

Social justice in this country de-
pends largely on the admission OF
every person, no matter how radical"
into the councils Of political parties,
Thomas NJ. Chadbourne, New York law
yer, who has been mentioned as a
candidate for chairman OF the Demo-
cratic National Committee, declared
last night before 500 members of the
American Association for Labor Legis-
ation, IN the H0te. Astor.
Mr. Cbadbourno is president Of the
association, ana his address consisted
in large part of . defense Of liberalism
as being worked 1ut in Russia. He
severely criticized what he termed the
plodding indifference OF the American
people to every new idea of social jus-
tice advanced in other countries. The
natural and artificial inequalities"
existing in this country between it's
peoples were such as 10 constitute a
stain upon the greatest nation on the
face Of the earth, he declared.
Actions That Cause Revolutions
Nh Chadbourne was introduced by
edwin +. Gay, formerly dean of the
Harvard Graduate School Of Business
administration and president of The
Mr. Chadbourne in discussion OF the
Unemployment problem ana remedial
measures.
"History IS full CT revolutions grow
ing out Of the same causes that are
now operating in this country" said
Mr.. ChadboVrnc.
The politically dominating classes
in Europe and the United States viii
not tolerate one single idea not in
Keeping with the established order and
state of the social structure,' he con-
tinued. There is no more striking il
'ustration Of our failure to accept any
liberal thought that comes from the
other side than our indifference to the
No detail of their experiences is
wanted except the blackest variety, in
order that the worst side only may be
presented
NO one seems to perceive that out
Nf that maclstrom there is any lesson
in tolerance to be drawn Tor us.
Labor Not Represented
"a peculiar situation exists in the
state legislatures of this country.
Absolutely no provision is made for
the representation OF labor in our
governmental councils. Labor has not
only been persistcntly refused repre-
sentation, but it has refused to organ
ize labor party. The labor leader
has discouraged the rank and file from
political participation. The employer
apparently conceives that he, too, is
better Off when he stays out of politics.
ut as for us to instruct labor that
a strike cannot succeed unless such
action is preceded by favorable politi
cal action"
Enactment Of social insurance and
workmen's compensation measures in
Germany years before this country had
tried them out Mr Chadbournc said,
had made for the remarkable solidarity
Of the German people in the late war.
Other speakers were Whiting Will
Jams, formerly vice-p president and per-
snncl director of the Hydrau'j jc Pressed
Steel Company; the Rev. John A. Ryau,
director oi the social action depart
ment OF the National Catholic Welfare
Council, and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, of
the Free Synagogue Of New York.