New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Wilson Called
lnstigator of
Social Revolt
National Civic Federation's
Anti. i.''Red" Meeting Ex.
punges H. A. w. Woods
Criticism From Records
Compers Attacks Sweet
Labor Head Stands With
Hughes for Lawful Trial
of Five Ousted Socialists


heiue 1.-THE worlds most exalted
irstirator Of social revolt and the
natrou OF unrest" made by Henry A.
Wise Wood before the National Civic
Federation yesterday, caused such a
Storm of protest that the federation
voted TO expunge Mr.. Woods remarks
from the record.
Speaking at the morning session of
a conference called by the federation
At the Hotel Astor TO suggest methods
Of lighting Bolshevism, the I. W W.,
socialism and anarchy. Mr.. Wood said:
"Your problem goes from the lower
East Side to the White House. where
sits the worlds most exalted instigator
OF social unrest. the patron of these
people, the patron Of unrest"
Says Socialists Throng Capital
Mr.. Wood previously had said that
50 per cent of Official Washington was
mace up Of Socialists. that the gov
from the beginning and that he had
been informed by Robert W. Wilton,
Petrograd corresp spondent of THE Lon
don Times" that among the conmissars
in Soviet Russia 264 were persons who
had come from America.
Alton r. Parker, the chairman. in
troduced other speakers. but no refer
ence 10 MIR. Woods remarks were made
until the afternoon session. At that
lime. wiki Samuel GomperS in the
chair, some body produced typewrit-
ten account Of what Mr.. W Wood had said.
The federation will never stand for
an attack or the President" said Ralph
N. EaSley. chairman Of the executive
council Mr. Wood is not a member
Of the federation. / suppose he came
here II response TO our invitation to
one hundred organizations to join US
in fighting radicalism."
Rabbi Joseph Silyerman moved that
Mr Woods remarks be eXpunged.
II disagree with Mr.. Wood" the
rabbi said. Socialism does not take
It's rise on thc East Side. and it does
not ind lis climax in the White House.
We ought not b. silence seem 20 ap-
prove IF Mr. Woods remarks. We
have Too much respect for the Presi-
dent to connect him directly or indi-
fec,iy with radicalism. Nor do we
city as being the cradle Of radicalism.
We haze 10 20 to Europe to find the
gems O.. Holsheyism. 1t was the
tyranr ,i luie Of the Russian govern
met. s.. gave birth to it
ATE. SIMILAR speeches by Talcott
Willie. formerly dean of Columbia
University School of journalism, and
Timcthy lleaiy. president OF the Inter
na;lc@ai Brotherhood Of Stationary
tiremca the motion to erase Mr.
Mood remarks from the record was
carried unanimously.
lheE can eNpunge NY remarks
from tae record said Sir. Wood last
nigh. but they cannot expunge the
reca'd o. history.'
He ri Grated his statements OF
carrier in the day and added:
Il and by what | say no matter
vhat sho Civic Federation thinks
o. it."
Gompers Critcizes Legislature
Socialists are being made out Of non
Socialists because of the action Of the
Legislature in suspending the five So
cialists. according to My. Gompers. He
told the gathering that he agreed en-
trely with Charles +. Hughes that the
Socialists should have been tried in
the courts ans thus made ineligible to
holds their seats, if they are guilty.
count myself fortunate in having
gwen to my countrymen the funda-
mental faliacies of socialism, but
warning, said Mr.. Gompers. He &C
cused large corporations of hindering
the Ameficanization of aliens "by sub
sid'zng foreign language newspapers
10 oppose the American Federation Of
Labor, and said Congress had failed
properly TO cope with reconstruction
problems.
T. '. o'Connor. president of the In
'ernational Longshoremen's Union, dis-
agreed with Mr.. Gompers He said he
goried in Speaker Sweets nerve"
Other speakers included DR.. John l..
llidsley associate superintendent Of
schools, who pleaded for higher pay
Tor teachers; Charles A. Boston, rep
resenting the American Bar Associa-
ton, and j. ". Sullivan, who submitted
report designed TO show that the
,arlous radical groups were inter
locked through their memberships.
War on Radicalism Mapped Out
The Federation adopted d report pre-
pared by eleven members who were ap-
pointed to devise a means of wagihg
war against radicalism. The report
reads:
Whereas, The present unrest of the
world is greatly accentuated by the
strenuous efforts that are being made
- spread the political, social and
economic teachings of socialism. as
eEempllied by Bolshevism Commun-
,sn and I. ". W.-ism, which seek or
lend to undermine and overthrow all
representative government and the
,,fee institutions that are guaranteed
py the Constitution Of the United
states, and by the constitutions Of the
several states
Resolved That it is the sense of this
conference that the fundamental prn-
eiples upon which the progress of this
country has been founded include the
following:
(l) The maintenance of a govern
lnent of lau hncod ,rror, o11r ;,,1r