New-York tribune., 1920-02-11


be reversion to the principle of the
Middle Ages. We cannot at this time
express any opinion OH the question Of
fact as to whether the Socialist party
of America does or does not advocate
the overthrow Of the government by
force and violence That we will do AT
the conclusion of the trial
"The committee is, in our opinion, of
an open mind on this question and on
to see majority report recommend
trial" trk '"' seating o. '"c "'' '''" ."
The defense will open tomorrow.
Seymour Stedman, counsel for the ac-
cuscd, said he would ask for an adj
journment at the close of the day until
next Tuesday
To-day's proceedings opened with the
reading of letter from Joseph L. Now
Ian, of Brooklyn, secretary of the
American Anti Socialist League, who
last week repudiated Miss Chivers. 90
beha OF the league. She testified that
Assemblyman Solomon spat on the
american flag in the presence of an
American audience in Brooklyn, includ-
ing three policemen, and that in the
same evening he insulted fifteen Amer
lean soldiers and that neither the SOL
diers nor policemen objected.
The burden of Mr.. Nowlan's letter
was that he was anxious that their
protest of last week be not misun-
terstood as brief for the ousted
Assemblymen or socialism itself.
I'VE were merely trying to protect
the name of our Incorporated organiza-
tion," wrote Mr.. Nowlan, from the eff
forts of Russell J. Dunn, an expelled
member, and those who have been run
ning all kinds of social and other
money-maklng affairs, we are led to
believe, at this investigation. using our
name to do so, without permission or
authorlty, and who would continue to
90 so unless some drastic preventive
action was taken"
Dunn was here the time Miss Chivers
! was witness and has been constantly
IN attendance ever since. He is the
antl-Semltic orator. He was to have
| pecn called as witness by the prose-
cutlon, but this plan was abandoned.
Attacks Nowlan's League
"A second letter was from an organ
ration of similar name, signed by An
ma L. Cullen, secretary. The letter said
that Miss Chivers was a regular dues
paying member of the league and then
attacked the league of which Nowlan
is secretary.
"Our anti-Socalst activities have
always been to the utmost of our abil-
lty and strength, wrote Miss Cullen.
put OF course, we are not to be held
responsible if the Socialists actually
invent an anti-Socialist league Of their
own to come to their defense.
THE avdity with which Mr.. Stedman
seized on this lctte~ cf Nowlan's and
his eagerness to introduce it immed-
lately into the evidence do not Indicate
any particular lack of collaboration in
the matter.
at is not surprising that Socialists
are eager to adopt any of their char
acteristically far-fetched clever tao
tics, especially in view of their last
ing hatred for this most formidable
enemy, our standard bearer, Mr. Rus
sell j. Dunn"
Pledged Against War
The prosecution then offered in evil
dence the anti-enlistment pledges of
Assemblymen Claessens and Waldman.
Counsel for the Socialists held that
these pledges were signed two years
before the war. They read:
81, being over eighteen years of age,
hereby pledge myself against enlist
mcnt as volunteer for any military
or naval service in international war,
offensive or defensive, and against Civ
ing my approval to such enlistment on
the part of others"
The prosecution next offered the
deposition taken over the week end in
milwaukee. The witness examined on
behalf of the judiciary committee was
Joseph E. Harris, a / porter on "Thc
Milwaukee Journal
Harris testified that at the Socialist
National Convention in Chicago last
September Assemblyman Wadman.
who was one Of the New, York dele
cation, said in the course bf a speech:
III ! knew we could sway the boys
when they get guns to use chem against
the capitalist class 7 would be for uni
yersal military training."
The deposition showed that Harris
was subj jected to griling cross exam
nation by counsel representing the
Socialists. Waldman, he said, he did
not know personally, but attributed the
remarks to one introduced by the chair
man as Waldman, or some one he was
told by some one else was Waldman.
The prosecution, in line with it's eff
tort to establish a connection between
the Socialist party of t.,e United States
and the Russian Soviet government,
brought out testimony that both Trozky,
the Soviet Russian War Minister,
and Santerl Nuorteva had been mem
bers OF the New York Socialist local
Trotzky Socialist
Nuorteva is secretary to Ludwig c.
A. K. Martens. the Russian Soviet Am
bassador to this country. Adolph Ger
Der, secretary of the New York Social |
lst local, under examination of Arthur
+. Sutherland for the prosecution, tes-
titled that Trotzky while in this coun-
try was a member of the Russian
branch of the New York local and
Nuorteva of the Finnish branch Ia
said he had met Trotzky once and that
ne understood his rie,nt name was
Braunstein.
"ls he still connected with the party
here" asked Judge Sutherland.
Ne; he stopp"' paying dues when
he left this country.'
How did he come to leave the
party was the next question.
The whole Russian federation WAS
put out OF the party and suppose he
went with it," Gerber replied.
The witness said that Nuorteva bc-
came Il member of the Socialist party
IN Portland. Ore, before coming to
New York. He said that Nuorteva re-
signed from the Socialist party at the
time he became connected with the
Russian Soviet Embassy, and in snitc
Of the efforts of Sutherland to ston him
he explained that Nuorteva had told
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