The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-22
SOCIALISTS IN
OFFICE MUST
OBEY LEADERS
Party Holds Resigna-
tons to Insure Fulfilling
of Commands
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ALBANY. y. ". Jan. s2-Iuilus
Gerber secretary OF the New York
local Of the socialist party was the
first witness called today at the trial
before the assembly judiciary COM
mittee OF the tive suspended socialist
assemblymen' charged with disloy-
atty
A soon as Gerber had been sworn.
John n. Stnnchfield. committee couu-
sci obtained from him copy OF the
constitutional platform OF the social
Isl party In 1917 which was introduce
ed In evidence without objection hy
the defense.
Mr.. stanchfieid also introduced In
evidence the state constitution OF the
socialist party, from which he read
excerpts. including one providing
that candidates for public office
should. after receiving nomination.
leave their resignations with the
party TO insure their fulfilling party
commands.
Bylaws Introduced.
Bylaws OF the New York county
social ist organization were intro
duced.
Mr.. stanchneld read extracts from
the national constitution OF the party
to show that any socialis, voting for
ans appropriation for military or
naval purposes shall be expelled from
the party. The instrument further
Legislative bodies should organize In
a group separate from all other
parties and should always vote as
unit
Expulsion from tho party IL the
penaliy provided In the constituti, y
for voting FOR any candidate for pub
lie office other thnn socialist party
members who has not been indOrsei
or recommended by the party organ
ization.
Conventions Open.
After Gerber had testified that he
was familiar with the literature of
the socialist party in other countries,
iiillqult asked II II were not true that
the same rule prevailed IN the social
/ list party the world over. Gerber re-
/ piled IN the affirmative. The charges
state that the socialist party had eN-
pressed solidarity with the Russian
soviet
/ Gerber testified that all national
conventions no had attended had been
open TO public and press. The wit
ness said no excerpts OF CONSTITUTION
or bylaws read by Mr.. Stanchneld
were provisions revised in recent
Years
The applications OF Samuel A. De-
witt and Samuel Orr two OF the sus-
I pended asscmhlymen. were introduced
rs exhibits and Mr.. Hiilqult admitted
I for his clients. that the other three
4 Cincsscns and Louis Waldman, had
signed Identical cards.
Tho card bore the flaming torch
which is the socialist emblem. as well
as the declaration nv the applicant
that ho recognized the necessity Of
Organization into the struggle be-
tween the capitalist class" and the
workers.
In Force for Years.
Cross examination Of Gerber by Mr..
Hillquit evidently was for the pur-
pose Of bringing out that the cons'i-
tutinnal and regulator excerpts read
hy Mr. Stanchneid had been Ia force
for twelve 10 twenty-onc years.
Francis NJ Hugo, secretary OF state
followed Gerber on the stand, Gross
examined by the defense Hugo said
the socialist members had shown no
hesitation In taking their oaihs. lie
finished his testimony In few min
utcs.
Mrs. Anna Stern. corresponding sec.
retary ~ the Bronx local Of the NO.
cialist party was the third witness
called ghc produced documents
which she was directed by her sub
pocnu to brin" 10 the trial.
Slnrp Debate.
4 sharp debate with an intimniion
from defense counsel that they must
withdraw if their rights" were not
observed. and they were treated aB
lowed ruling by the chair that Mrs.
Sterns papers ana those OF future
witnesses cOgJd be marked as exhibits
and then turned over to committee
counsel to be introduced later as evil
dcnce.
Defense counsel claimed this was
In vialntion OF the rules OF evidence
OF the supreme court adopted at this
proceeding and that II deprived wit
nesses Of personal property. After
two members OF tho committee had
dissentcd from the chairs ruling. the
prosecution agreed that the papers
might be marked as exhibits but re-
turned to tho witness.
Mrs. stern produced the minutes
OF the BronX local and the manifesto
adopted by the socialist party at its
lChicago convention. They were re-
stored to her after they had beon
marked.
, Edward l.. kaufman, a special po-
lice officer Of Rochester n. y. called
as tho fourth witness, was asked 10
produce "A book printed In Yiddisn.
which he said he had obtained from
"a Samuel Miller" OF Rochester.
Fresh clashes between counsel fol-
lowed a statement by John Il, Stanch-
: field, committee counsel, thNt the de-
: PENDANTS were charged with "con-
4 spiracy" TO subycrt the Law and that
therefore he wished TO introduce the
book.
Assemblyman Maurice Bloch of
1 Mnnhnttnu, asserted he believed the
socialists were trying 20 create In the
were not getting fair trial.
Objection to Introduction or the
miller book by the prosecution Nor
81 ris Hilquitt CHIEF consul for the de-
Tense, declared that whore such eyi-
donco was introduced In AN attempt
10 prove Il conspiracy" which has
not been charged. his side would not
dignity II by participating IN that
part of the proceedings and 1t VIII
be as II we were absent
NON-COMMITAL AS 10
\ GENERAL STRIKE
ALBANY, y. y. Jan. g2.-rhe
, question OF whether general strike
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