New-York tribune., 1920-02-13

them, but to the 'dues-.paying members
oath and obligation. The contractual
obligation thus assumed is in complete
conflict with their constitutional duty.
These breaches Of their oath are the
acts of members Of revolutionary
party in fulAllment Of their party plat
forms and declarations.
Socialist Platform
In support Of It's contentions that
the Socialist platform Is revolutionary
with the single purpose Of destroying
our government, the brief quotes the
following proclamation and war pro-
gram adopted by the party in April.
1917 after the declaration Of war:
"The only struggle which would
Justify the workers in taking up arms
is the great struggle of the working
class of the world to free itself from
economic exploitation and political OPP
preston, and we particularly warn the
workers against the snare and delusion
Of so-caled defensive warfare. AS
against the false doctrine Of national
patriotism we uphold the ideal of In
ternntional working class solidarity.
In support Of capitalism we will not
willingly give single life for q single
dollar; in support Of the struggle Of
the workers for freedom we pledge our
ALL"
To support its charge that the Social
ist party is anti-national and owes
allegiance but to the United States
but to the Internationale, the brief
quotes the following party declaration.
'The Socialist party of the United
States in the present grave crisis
solemnly reaffirms it's allegiance to the
principle of internatonalism and work.
ing class solidarity the world over, and
proclaims its unalterablc opposition to
the war just declared by the govern
ment Of the United States"
That the Socialist party is committed
to mass action and the general strike
as part of a plan to make the field
fertile for a revolution the brief quotes
from the Socialist constitution adopted
at Chicago last September as follows:
"The Socialist party seeks to organ
ize the working class for independent
action on the political field. not merely
for the betterment Of their conditions,
but also and above all with the revolu-
tionary aim of putting an end to ex-
ploitation and class rule. Such po-
litical action is absolutely necessary
to the emancipation of the working
class, and the establishment of gen
uine liberty for ALL
''To accomplish the same it is ncces-
sary that the working class be power
fully and solidly organized also on the
economic field, to struggle for the same
revolution goal, and the Socialist party
pledges it's aid in the task of promoting
such industrial organizations and wag-
ing such Industrial struggle for eman-
cipation."
And the following from the Socialist
war proclamation of 1917:
"In harmony with these principles,
the Socialist party emphatically re
jects the proposal that in time of war
the workers should suspend their
struggle for better conditions. On the
contrary, the acute situation created
by war calls for an even more vigorous
prosecution Of the class struggle, and
we recommend to the workers and
pledge ourselves to the following
course Of action:
"Continued active and public oppo-
sition to the war, through demonstra-
tions, mass petitions and all other
means within our power"
Claessenss Speeches Quoted
In support Of the proposition that
the five Assemblymen stand squarely
by their party for the overthrow Of
the government and that three of
them--W aldman, ClaessenS and Solo
mon-advoca these doctrines as
candidates for the Assembly, the brief
quoted the speeches made by Claessens
from reports taken by stenographers
of the Lusk committee and read into
the record early in the trial. Agains,
Solomon, the testimony of Miss Ellen
B. Chivers, the seventeen-year-old
Brooklyn stenographer, was recalled
This extract from the brief follows:
81 remember that, in the summer OF
1917, about the latter part of April or
the first part of May detachment of
soldiers came to Ninth Street ana