The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
Every Motion Made by Their
, Counsel at Albany Quick
ly Overruled.
CALL WITNESSES TODAY
Littleton Says the Expelled
Members Pledged to
Establish Rule In u. S.

envoys of an ALLEN and invisible
empire" agents of Lenine and
Trotzky." "masauerading under the
cloak of peaceful political action
were a few Of the titles given the
five Socialist members Of the as
sembly this afternoon before Judi
iciary Committee Of the Assembly,
which will decide whether the So
cialists should be reinstated- To-
day. the second day OF the hearing.
sthe session lasted we'll into the
evening.
Martin w. Littleton- counsel for
the judiciary committee. made
patriotic speech which caused three
quarters of the 100 spectators in the
capital to leap up and cheer AMI
cheer again.
Morris HilIquit. suave. ironical. re-
piled to Littleton. gaining the plau-
dts of about $50 Socialists SYM
pathizers from New York, sprinkled
among the thronS at the hearing.
LittIeton stirs AssembIage.
Nevertheless, it was a day of decis-
i've defeat for the five Socialist MEM
bers. Every motion they made was
denied. although their fight was
stubborn bitterness itself.
Denial by Chairman artin of their
most important request brought the
hard-fought session to a clase. The
motion was for the judiciary commit
tee to submit a bill of particulars.
supplementary to the charges of dis
loyalty. and showing specifically what
other charges would be brought
AGAINST the Socialist quintet.
IIillquit said it looked as if the
hearing will last for weeks and that
it will be weeks again before the as
sembly reports on the findings of the
Judiciary committee.
'.'r. HnIquit in his speech yesterday
said that what is treason today is
the Law tomorrow quoted Mar
tin Littleton in the perOration OF his
eIoauent reply to the address of Sey-
mour Stedman. one of the lawyers
under Hnlquit Treason will be the
law" shouted Littleton. sweeping
back a gray lock of hair that had
tumbled over his eyes. ''It will be the
Iaw-if we let traitors write the law. "
For a moment there was silence, and
then came a roar of approval rever-
beratins throughout the vast, cathe-
dral-Iike assembly.
Five minutes later came more ap-
piause-from the Socialist spectators
this time-when Hillquit declared that
the cheering Of Littleton's assertion
meant everlasting disgrace to those
who had participated because it was
Un-American.
Testimony VIII Begin Today.
John Il. Stanchfield told Mr. Martin
the counsel for the judiciary commit
tee will be ready to go on with the
evidence and will put several impor-
tant witnesses on the stand tomorrow.
DO you Socialists think the thir-
htetn members of the Judiciary Com
mittee have been 'packed'?' Hillquit
was asked. at the close of the session.
DO you want me to say something
that will involve me in hot water"
shot back the lawyer. "Our chances
OF winning? Humph. Use your own
judgLent"
Stedman opened fire for the Social
lists when the afternoon session began.
The substance of his speech was that
the Socialists supported Kaiserism:
that the Socialists opposed war. but
they had the right to their conviction,
in or out of Congress; that the first
officer killed in the war was a leader
OF a Socialistic branch in Illinois. and
that the moment we crush the views
of those who disagree with us, We go
back to the thirteenth century lift u
up bodily and plant it in the twen-
tieth."
LIttfeton Rouses Socialists.
Lttleton's oration was an oral bomb.
He began smoothly enough. but gath
cred intensity until he reached that
part where he said traitors would
write the law-if the country let them.
August Claessens. chairman of the
Socialistic fives who had been lolling
in his chair. chewing an unlighted
stogie. bit his cigar through in aston
ishment and then spat out the butt.
Charles Solomon, whose lean. keen
face had been grinning ever since Lit
tIeton began talking of the "alIen and
invisible empire served by the Social
lists" stopped grinning.
Samuel Orr and Louis waldman,
who had been half asleep in their
chairs. sat bolt upright. Samuel A.
Dewitt. the fifth Socialist assembly,
man. kept right on reading THE Call"
Littleton said. in part:
These five men have given their
allegiance to an alien and invisible