The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-09
SOCIALISTS
DEMAND SEATS
IN ASSEMBLY
Declare Action in New
York Is 'Disgraceful
and Autocratic'

NEW YORK. Jan 9.-The oNocu-
tive committee Of the New York
socialist party today demanded that
the assembly "re-enfranchlse the
thousands OF state ~ho voted the
socialist ticket by Immediately re-
voking IFS disguceful. and autocratic
action. In suspending five socialist
assemblymen.
/. In a statement issued after an All
night session the committee declared
that the voters who east the socialist
asscmblymen TO Albany asserted the
socialist party Is not 'inimical to the
public welfare Revocation OF the
assemblys action was demah ted In
order that republican form Of gov
ernment, guaranteed TO each state
by the federal constitution, be re-
stored to the people Of New York
the statement said.
The state executive committee OF
the socialist party views with aston
ihhment and indignation the unprc-
cedented action OF the state assembly
IN unscnting the representatives OF
the socialist party the statement
said. The action OF the assembly
Is the elimination Of long series
OF outrages against constitutional
rights and the best trndluons OF the
nation"
I'al>chood Charge.
The assembly resolution proceeds
to deliberate taisehood when IL as
serts that the socialist party urged
the people to refuse to engage in the
production Of munitions OF war and
other necessities" the statement
said.
THE resolution Of the assembly in
"a covert way Is intended to convict
the socialist party Of the use of vio-
lcncc TO overthrow the government.
implying that the violence nc
companylng the revolution IN russia
ts desired and favored by us here"
the statement continued.
THE assembly resolution further
asserts that the socialist party IN
committed TO the Moscow intcrna-
t.onals and that the latter is plcdg-
ed to the violent overthrow OF or
gnnizcd government, The socialist
party j. not committed 10 any inter
organization and. oven n nf-
fiiiated with the MOSCOW internution-
nle this would not commit 10 to ylo-
lencc."
Defends Party
The statement dofoudH tho socialist
party pledge, which "hns been q
FOR membership Tor
twenty years. continuing
we have Intended tu guard against
I'lN' aAN NN'.NNNNNH ffN N'NlN N'N ''NNNNN W NNNN
other political parties. To sign such
% pledge is uu more violation Of
the constitution Of the United States
= han similar pledges taken hy mom-
beers uf the Masonic order Knights
Of columbus. trade unions or amy
other association of citizcue.'
Submitting that t D. mot within
the province of the party or two
parties acting togcthcr to- Judge
whether q third or fourth party is
20 the Interests of tho state
or nation. the statement suN7s
Tho action of the two dominant
parties in the assembly is unpre-
rodentcd In the history of parlia-
mcntary bodies.
40 particular member NJ the soc
rihlist party is singled out for ok
pulsion. our entire group in the
assembly is uusoticd because Of the
political opinions"
Declaring that no official or Nom |
hers Of the socialist party In New
York ever rcccivcd instructions In /.
violation of federal or state laws. tho I
statement challenged the assembly 10 /
produce the slightest evidence uf ]
such action"
~ socialists ,uu hc disfranchiscd .
In this way" lt concludes 'thcu .
and rational solution % tho
grott questions of our time is not
possible Inn the United states"