New Britain herald., 1920-03-30
Accused Mem Der.
 Elected by eopl Are Found Guilty [
 Disloyalty to Govt
Minority Members of Cd
 mittee Think .Defendaj
 Are Entitled to Ret| Their Seats.

l Albany, N. Y, March 3O.-ChaI or unfitneSs'' against the five soJ l lst members of the New York J ssembly-LouiS Waldman. AiI i Claessens, Charles Solomon. Sad i A. De Witt and Samuel Orr-1 ! been sustained by a majority of 1 assembly judiciary committee iI , 10000 word report submitted toI legislature today. It not only m . taInS that the suspended member i "disqualihed'' but says the sea1 ; Which they were elected should bl ] clared vacant. Enactment of a law to prevend organization which admits alien its membership from occupvine position of a political party on i offlc1aI tallotS of the state is als, Vocated. Waldman, Claessens. ; mon, De Witt and Orr, the fin state. are not obedient to the Cd : tuition and laws of the United and of the state of New YorI, desirous of the welfare of the try nor in hearty accord and sv thy with its government and in tions''
  Considerable attention is eiy the report to the attitude of tI claiISt party toward the war an events leading up to it It me the fact that the party's consti provide that 'any socialist cleo an office who shall in any wal to appropriate moneys for milit: naval purposes or war shall ba pelled from the party It also from the socialist national pla of 1916 that the working class recognize the cry of prepar against foreign invasion as a cloak for the sinister purpose perialism abroad and industri ranny at home"
 The report reviews portions evidence beard during the rec days trial, purporting to sho, the socialist party opposed pI ton of the war: opposed all pr legislation for industrial and nj conscription. rledged themsel work for the repeal of the co ton law, advised resistance t scription of life and labor and the repudiation of war debts.
 Party of Draft EvaGers.
 ''Evidence before the com the reports says would indica the party was also engaged in tematic effort during the war ter claims of conscientious objs
 Referring to the statement some 2.000 socialists had bee rested for their activities the says:
 Tt was impossible to give sion to or act upon the trut trines of the socialist party the war without running af, the criminal law
 There is but one inference the position of the socialists tion to military and naval apH tions and for war; the repor ''They would render the coun government helpless against emies so that it may be against them, the enemies o1 lished order. And for the oE ity which the helplessness Of ment thus brought about wo them, they are willing to exI state to assault of all other
 Accused Seen As DiSIoy
 The socialist party of A the report continues ''contro dominated as aforesaid is al ization or group of men c together for the purpose of ing and ohstructing the gov of the United States and paying members of this groul ing the five assem blymen. mem berShip activities and tions of funds . were disloyal to this government d assem blymen, for the afores sons! were disqualified from the constitutional oath of January '. 1920. a
 We are therefore confro this day and by virture of cent events and facts with cessity of determining how treat this group of persons control of the socialist p America and masqucradins its name as d political pal are in the United States br it; who accept all the beI but repudiate duties of allegiance; who of our laws jutions and the sacrifice, q and treasure made for the ton of our institutions. but support them; who take can get but will give moth so far from defending an the government
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