New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Stednan Predicts
Socialist Triumph
To Come i'm Peace
Chicago Man Accepts Party
Nomination for Second
Place OH Ticket and Says
Great Change Is at Hand

CHICAGO, Aug. In his letter ac-
nomination, made public here to-day
by Socialist national headquarters,
Seymour Stedman, of Chicago, sum-
married. the aim Of the party as "the
transformation Of the present capital
ist system into collective and CO.
operative society"
"We have always in the past" he
and this high hope is still cherished
by u.s."
Eugene V. Debs, the five-time head Of
the Socialist ticket, was notified in
prison at Atlanta by special COM
mittee several months ago, and in the
warden's office made an informal ad-
dress in reply. Notification ceremonies
were dispensed with relative to the
VicePresidential candidate.
Predicts Social Change
change in society, Stedman de-
clared, is impending, and he said that
the Socialist party offered the only
practical program to avert threatened
chaos. He urged immediate socializa-
tion of railroads and mines, -four mills
and stockyards.
"Our beloved standard bearer is mute
by the judgment of harsh and un-
reasonable Interpretation Of wartime
legislation" his letter says. ellis i'm
prlsonment is continued by a ruthless,
despotic chief of the Democrats, sup
ported by Republican Congress. Yet
his clarion call will rally together all
the intelligent workers of hand and
brain, all who love liberty and believe
in freedom and humanity"
OF the work of the peace conference
Mr.. Stedman said:
CN11c
Self-determlnatio meant to our
party and comrades what it said. It
was declaration which first came to
HE from convention of our party,
and at this hour we are the only po-
lltlcal party in the United States which
stands fol-. keeping the faith and rec
ognizing the Russian Socialist Repub-
ne, the only party at this hour in the
United States which demands the rec
ognltlon of the Irish Republic.
we denounce the proposed League
OF Nations as an organization of in
ternational capitalists banded to-
gether for the purpose of subjugatinp
and exploiting the peoples of the
world.
eve favor league Of free peoples
administered by delegates elected di-
rectly by and responsible to the
people"
Dealing with domestic affairs, Mr.
Stedman continued:
Freedom of Speech a Byword"
"Freedom of speech has become a
byword; liberty of the press is a lost
liberty; representative government is
attacked and successfully throttled in
the State Legislature of New York;
the citizens of a Congressional district
have twice been denied representation
by denying its elected representative
his seat and participation in Congress
newspapers, the most enlightened in
the country, are denied the use of the
mails; mob violence and murder have
been and are being tolerated and ap-
proved; houses have been searched anc
papers seized and people arrested
without warrant or legal procedure
Large industries go unchecked ir
grabbing profits; the railroads arc
handed back to private privilege with 6
loan and guaranteed dividends; the
miners and railroad workers are
crushed by injunctions and indict
ments, and tried under war statute:
for offenses charged to have been com
mitted with the last few months.n