The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-30
Five Accused Men Should
Be Barred from the
Legislature
MAJORITY REPORT
OF COMMITTEE
Socialist Attitude Toward
the War Was Crit
icized

| AlUany, N, H., March 5U.~--Bfandln,
the Socialist party as IAN organization
composed exclusively of perpetua
traitors, a majority of the judiciary
committee of the New York state As
sembly, in a report transmitted to the
lower house of the legislature to-day
recommended the expulsion of the fiv,
| Socialist assemblymen--Aug Claes
sens, Charles Solomon, Louis Waldman
Samuel Orr and Samuel A. Dewitt.
| Minority reports were submitted by
| members of the committee who dis.
sented from the findings of the major
| ity.
Action on the reports will be made
special order of business in the As.
sembly tomorrow and it is expected
the final vote will be taken on Thurs
day
While no concerted action has been
taken by those who are opposed to the
expulsion of the Socialists. Majority
Leader Simon l.. Adler of Monroe and
Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt OF
Nassau will speak and vote against
that program.
Enactment of a law to prevent any
organization which admits aliens to its
membership from occupying the posi-
tion of political party ON the official
ballot of the state is also advocated.
Waldman, Claessens, Solomon, Dewitt
and Orr, the findings state, "are not
obedient TO the constitution and laws
of the United States and the state of
New York, nor desirous of the welfare
of the country, not in hearty accord
and sympathy with its government and
institutions"
Considerable attention is given in the
report to Che attitude OF the Socialist
party toward the war and the events
leading up to it. 1t mentions the fact
that the party's constitution provided
that amy Socialist elected to an office,
who shall in any vn' lte to appro-
pirate moneys f, ry or naval
purposes or war Npelled from
the party" 1t as, ,uases from the
Socialist nationa form of 1916
that the working class must recognize
the cry of preparedness against foreign
invasion as a mere cloak for the sim
lister purpose Of imperialism abroad
and Industrial tyranny at home"
The report reviews portions Of the
evidence heard during the recent "a
days trial, purporting TO show that
the Socialist party opposed prosecution
of the war, opposed all proposed legis
lation for industrial and military con
scription, pledged themselves to work
for the repeal of the conscription law,
advised resistance to conscription of
life and labor and urged the repudia-
tion of war debts.
Evidence before the committee" the
report says, would indicate that the
party was also engaged in a systemat-
ic effort during the war to foster the
claims of conscientious objectors."
There is but one inference from the
position of the Socialists in relation TO
and naval appropriations and
for war" the report states. They
would render the country and govern
ment helpless against all enemies so
that il may be helpless against them,
the enemies of established order. And
for the opportunity which the helpless
ness Of government thus brought about
would give them, they are willing to
expose the state to assaults Of all other
enemies"
"The socialist party of America the
report continues, controlled and dom
mated as aforesaid, is an organization
or gtoup Of men combined together for
he purpose of hindering and obstruct
ing the government of the United
States and the dues paying members of
this group, including the five assem-
blymen, by their membership activi-
ties and contributions of funds
we're and are, disloyal TO this govern
ment, and these assemblymen, for the |
aforesaid reasons, were disqualified |
from taking the constitutional oath Of |
Dflice on Jan. 1919.
The socialist party of America, as
now constituted with its present pro-
,ram, is not a loyal American organi-
:ation or political party, disgraeed oc-
'asionally by the traitorous ao. or dec
aration of a member. but Is a disloyal
organization composed exclusively of
perpetual traitors. Therefore, the act
II member of that party in subscrib
ng to the constitutional oath of Office
o support the constitution Of the
Jnited States and the constitution Of
he state of New York, should be ut
erly disregarded as patiently sham and
mere cloak for treachery."