New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

Following the adoption of the Hill.
quit report on international relations
tne convention reelected him interna.
yionai secretary of the party. Algernor
Lee, James O'Neal and Josenh r
Cohen were elected international dele.
gates. N-'0
The Left wing of the convention
composed principally OF members OF
the llilnols delegation, came back tc
pat yesterday with an attack on Hill.
quit and the entire Socialist defense
al al tne proceedings which resulted in
the expulsion of the Socialist mem.
6ers from the Assembly at Albany
The Left wing delegates presented a
resolution denouncing Hillquit and his
fellow attorneys in the Albany pro.
ceedings, as we'll as the five Socialist
Assemblymen, for what they called the
compromising stand they took before
the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
The point on which Hillquit particu-
| iarly was attacked was for his declara.
ton at Albany that if the Bolsheviki
should attempt to invade the United
| States FOR the purpose Of forcing So
clallsm upon this country by bayonets
the Socialists of America would fight
the Bolsheviki with rams
The convention was incensed at the
attack by the Left wing Hillquit, in s.n
extended address, replied 10 the
charges, declaring that at no time did
the defense utilize the opposition Of
the Socialist party to the Communists
or the opposition of the Bolshevist
leaders of Russia to the Socialist party
OF America as an argument for the de-
Tense of the five Assemblymen.
/. Hillquit Defends Himself
HillQuir declared also that while one
of the Socialist Assemblymen had good
war record, having served in the A. h.
F.. the defense did not seek to utilize
the argument of patriotism IN his be-
half, but confined it solely 10 the plea
OF Socialist principle and democracy.
The Assemblyman referred to but
not mentioned by name was Samuel A.
Dewitt, who served in the way as q
lieutenant in the army.
With regard to the statement that
the Socialists of America would de-
fend the United States against Boil
shevist invasion, Hillquit said:
The question put me by Assemblman
Evans, member OF the judiciary COM
nlittee, as to whether or not we would
defend the United States against a
Bolshevlst attack was a purely hypo-
thetlcal one. | informed Evans that his
question was an impossible one, but |
Bolsheviki should attempt to force
socialism upon the United States BY
bayonets, at a time when the majority
Of the people Of this country would be
opposed to socialism, we would be COM
PEELED to fight the Bolsheviki
In saying this l was perfectly con-
sistent with Socialist principle. Social
ism in the United States can be brought
about only by the Will of the majority
OF the working class and the people of
America. 1t cannot be imposed upon
this country from without. We Social
lists have opposed the invasion of Rus
sia or any other country by foreign
forces for the purpose Of interfering
in the domestic affairs Of these coun
tries
IF we are to be consistent we must op
pose the invasion of the United States
by foreign troops for the purpose of
interfering with our own affairs. see
nothing inconsistent with socialistic
principles in this position and I defy
my friends of the Left to prove the con-
trary."
London Assails Left Wing
On motion of Meyer London. who as
sailed bitterly the delegates Of the Left
saying they ought to be put in lunatic
asylum, the convention voted to ex-
punge their charges and all references
made to them from the records of the
convention. His motion was adopted
by an overwhelming minority
Not satisfied with these rebuffs, the
radicals returned for another blow
this time on the question of unity
between the Socialist Party and the
Communist and Communist Labor
parties. The resolutions committee
had brought in a resolution to the
effect that the member of the Com
munist and Communist parties, who
broke away from the Socialist Party
last year, could come back to the party
as individuals, provided they accepted
the program and principles of the So
cialist Party. The delegates of the
Left insisted that they be permitted
to return with full membership and
seniority rights. The convention re-
Jected the proposition, emphatically.
Delegates Harkins, of New Jersey,
assailed the Communists bitterly, &C.
cusing them Of disrupting the Social
ist Party. He said that as far rs
New Jersey was concerned the Com
munlsts would never be permitted to
return to the Socialist Party
Dry Question Debated
AS far as we are concerned" shout
ed Rarkins, they can all go to HE'LL"
S: John Block, state chairman of the
Socialist party for New York, declared
that there is evidence in the possession
of some party members to the effect
that some of the leaders of the Com
munist party were actually in the en-
ploy of the Department of Justice for
the purpose of disrupting the Socialist
party, and that, if necessary, such evl-
dence could be made public.
The prohibition question raised it's
head at the convention yesterday when
the Resolutions Committee urged that
the party go on record in favor of a
referendum for beer and light wines.
Victor Berger supported the resolu-
ton.
Delegate Sayres, Texas, fought it Bit
terly.
The Socialist party of America can
not afford to let the report go out that
it is in favor of liquor. We don't want
a drunken working class. We want
labor to stay sober so that it may know
where it's interests lie and how to 60
about the business Of defending its
interests.
Oscar Ameringer, of Oklahoma, de-
clared that while may be accused of