New-York tribune., 1920-05-11

nomic power into the hands of the few
Is permitted to go on, it can have only
one consequence, the reduction Of the
country to state of capitalistic des-
potism.
The Socialist party sounds the
warning. 1t calls upon the people to
defeat both old parties at the nolls
and to elect the candidates of the So
clanst party, to the end of restoring
political democracy and bringing about
complete industrial freedom"
me reference to the international
relations of the Socialist party in the
declaration of principles presented by
.ne hiiiquit committee, which failed to
include any statement of the party's
sympathy for the Third Internationsle
or any indication that the party standI
ready to affiliate permanently with
,he organization fathered by Nikolai
Lenine, was one Of the things which
apparently provoked the ire of the
Lefts.
The reference objected to bv the
Let's, involving the issue of the Third
!nternationale on one side and the
invisible Empire. painted in lurid
colors by Martin Littleton, one of the
attorneys for the state in the cxpul-
SION proceedings against the five So
ciahst Assemblymen at Albany, was
couched in the following terms:
me Socialist movement is a world
struggle behalf of civilization. The
socialist party of the United States CO.
operates with similar parties in other
countries and extends to them it's full
support in their struggles. confident
that class-conscous workers all over
the world Will eventually secure the
powers or government in their respec-
tive countries, abolish the oppression
ana chaos, the strife and bloodshed Of
international capitalism and establish
federation of Socialist republics. CO.
operating with each other for the bene-
'lt OF the human race and for the main
'enance of the peace of the world"
Clash Expected To-day
Discussion of the platform. whom i
IS resumed this morning. is expected TO
provoke a violent clash between the
Right and the Left The latter. al
though defeated yesterday, will return
TO the night this morning and will make
It's stand, among other things, upon the
doctrines of Lenine and Trotzky.
"A committee of five of the conven-
ton, consisting of Mr.. Hilquist, Sew
mour Stedman, Freda Hogan. Otto
Branstetter. secretary of the Socialist
party, and George E. Roewer will con.
Ter Friday with Attorney General
Palmer and Secretary of War Raker:to
present memorial to these officials /
for amnesty for all political prisoners
and conscientious objectols
Ihe committee will also see Secre
tary Tumulty at the Whits House ard /
memorial to the President. The con-
vention will adjourn Thursday sfter-
noon, to reconvene in Washington Sat
urday morning, for the purpose of
making a demonstration in support Of
the committees demand. A large mass
meeting will be held in Washington
Saturday night.
ANNOUNCEMENT Of this program was
greeted with wild cheers and received
unanimous approval.
1t was definitely decided that Convict
2253, who is doing ten-year term in
The Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta
ia, should be the Socialist nominee
for President when the slate is made
up Thursday.
The man who pears the number is
Eugene v 'Debs, of Terre Haute, Ind,
thrice candidate of the Socialist party
for President. His sentence is for
of the espionage act His
nomination will be unanimous.
Nomination of the candidate for
Vice President is expected to provoke
a contest. Those mentioned for the
nomination are Seymour Stedman, of
Chicago; Kate Richards O'Hare, now
imprisoned at jefferson City. Mo, for
anti war activity, and Scott Nearing,
Of New York.
A strong movement for the nomna- !
lion of James H. Maurer developed yes
terday Maurer is president of the {
State Federation Of Labor ,
and wrested control of the federation
in that state from the Gompers ma t
chine His home is in Reading. The :
State Department recently denied him I
permission to go to Europe on state {
business. Maurer will be nominated s
by James Oneal, of New York. and will :
be strongly supported by both New E
York and Pennsylvania delegates.
Objection to the nomination Of Miss ,
O'Hare was voiced jocularly yesterday