The New York herald., 1920-01-28
Speech of Louis Wald
Read Into Record a
Albany Trial.
TALK OF "STRONC CAsE"
States Lawyers Profess > Be-
lieve Proof Against Social
lists Is CoaIrlet.
CONSTITUTION IS QUOTED
In Conflict with Party Pledge and
Doctrine, Contention Of John
B. Stanchfield
TALK OF "STRONC CASE"
CONSTITUTION IS QUOTED
Especial Despatch to the He-u,d. 4,

ALBANY, N Y, Tuesday.-Louis WsId-
man, one OF tho five Socialist Assembly.
men on trial for disloyalty, in speccb
IN the Brownsville Labor Iyreun, an No-
Vember last declared his allegiance 20
inc principles and practiscs of Lenine and
Irotzky In preference to those represented
by Wilson. Lloyd George and Cl6menceau
Out OF mass Of documents presented
IN evidence by tho State today when the
TRIAL of the five unseatod Socialists wa.
resumed In the Capitol. stood the few
lines in Waldmans speech as the on.
detinito and concrete connection between
the disqualified Assemblymen and the
platform of destruction advocated by ths
Russian Soviet.
having spent all day reading into tho
record statements setting forth the reyo-
iutohary principles of Bolshevism. counsel
Tor the State brought the hearings 70 a
close by presenting the link which they
declare binds one another of tho five
Assemolymen to the propaganda OF revo-
iutlon and disqualifies them for their
seats
Evidence Is General
FOR tho most part the evidence presarted
today was general in character rather
than dealing with specific acts Of the five
men accused OF plotting TO overturn the
government. Yet the counsel for tho
State and spokesmen for the Assembly
majority appear to be satisfied they arr
making out strong case which fully
Justifies the action taken. They appear
to be at loss TO understand why spec-
tators show so little alarm over the mature
of the evidence.
In the order OF presentation, followinx
the recess from last Thursday the iinpor-
tant steps in the States case TODAY in
Guided offering the following documents
as evidence
me dictatorship red book" offered last
week and containing the Red prograrary,
10 selZe the government and calling for
the dictatorship of the proletariat and the
taxing over Of industry by force II is al,
outline of the Bolshevik system as nov.
operating IN Russia. with defence Of
that system. Socialist counsel denied ali
responsibility for the book
article il, section 8 Of the State consti-
tuition providing for n State militia fore.
ol IV,vp men. and that section Of the So
cldfsts national constitution which nro
Vldes Tor the expulsion OF any member
ol the party who votes for an appropra-
uon Tor military purposes. The State CON
tends that this conflict in itself discuau
lies IL Socialist from holding office.
Inc manifesto Of the Communist In
ternatlonal adopted in Moscow and Is
sued to the working masses of the ,s,r.a
by Lenihe and Trotzky. This is tie fani-
liar proclamation outlining to the world
the soviet war on capitalism
The report Of Waldman's sncccb IN,
brownsville made by n stenogra pher sen.
oy the Lusk committee. in which the As-
semblymen denounced conditions in Tho
country and pledged support TO the So
Wet Although Waldman used rath-- e,-
traFagant language. he made no state
ment which the state could pin down az
anti-government except the few words in
closing. -
Copy Of a resolution adopted by tho
blsnth Assembly District Socialist or-an
lzation extending official welcome 10 Ina.
WIZ Z. Is. Martens as representative ~
the Russian Soviet promising him sun.
port in every possible way for the spread
OF his propa ganda.
Rules, bylaws and pronouncer,or,s :,
the Socialist party, including botb n.
right and left wings
Mr. stedmsn Protests.
Throughout the presentation Of these
documents Seymour stedman. cbief COM
sci for the Socialists. protested that tn
state had no right TO present evidence Of
such general character and then att,t tnr,t
70 draw a deduction that all the five AS
cemblymen were guilty OF treason. He
insisted repeatedly that the State present
It's proof connecting the five men specifi-
cally with the Red doctrines. The mer.
fact Of their being Socialists was nor
enough. he said
Reference 20 the revolutionary doctrines
advocated by the Communist convention
in Chicago last autumn and attributed bv
John B. Stanchfield, counsel for the state.
20 the Socialist party. was unfair. Nr
Stedman insisted, as the two bodies were
entirely distinct.
IL is understood that tomorrow the STATE
will review the votes cast by the Socialists
in the Assemly on all war approximations
and will sock 10 show that in opposing
such expenditures they were following the
dictates Of their masters in the invisibls
government rather than supporting the
state government. That evidently was the
purpose today in reading the platform pro-
visions regarding military support
IN his speech IN Brownsville Mr. wald-
man dwelt at length on tho refusal Of the
United states to extend aid 20 starving
Russia and said that America was ''mur-
derer Of women and children
"Wall street controls Wilson policies
he continued and speaking Of the revolu-
tion in Russia said we" meaning the
Socialists Of Russia and this country "are
going after every banker and capitalist
IN this country.
"Either Russia lives and conquers tho
world" waldmau said "or the philos-
ophy Of Wilson, Gary and Lloyd George
prevails" Ifo explained that by con
quers" he meant the philosophy and
doctrines must conquer Then he added
that I'VE must stand by the principles
Of Lenne and Trotzky or those Of WI
son Llovd-George and Clemenceau."
This is ciassed BY tho State counsel
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