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New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Books and Records
OF Socialists Taken
Noon recess then was taken.

Noon recess then was taken.
hen the afternoon session began
Arthur f. Sutherland, Of counsel Tor
the committee, pointed out that nu-
merous witnesses had been summoned
on subnnas duces tecum and moved
that they be called upon to pro-
duce the documents and books that
they had been ordered to bring. These
he further proposed, should be marked
as exhibits and left with the commit
tee Ito save time" The chair granted
this request.
Violent opposition to this developed
on the part Of Socialist counsel.
Mr.. Chairman" said Sutherland, at
( will save great deal Of time of this
committee and OF the House, and of
al parties concerned, If this procedure
wnacn mas been suggested can be fol-
lowed. There is certainly no impro-
prlety in it. 1t is done every day in
the year everywhere"
II most respectfully submit that do
not know OF single precedent where
=. ~, mas been done" Hillquit exclaimed.
you want all documents marked for
ldentlhcatlon. which, l presume. ex
cludes our right to object to them if
we consider them inmaterial or irrel
eVant, or improperly authenticated
1hen you want to leave them in thu
custody Of the committee in that con.
oi,!on, and without the right on our
side to object to them.
We never will ask" said Hillnnft
vio.entiy, TO subpoena any number of
men and take away from them the;r
documents, their Instruments. or their
property, without the court Dassjno
upon the Character OF these documcnts
ana upon whether or not they are prom
efiy taken from them. think il would
ing" piooeeo-
"Ihe chair will have to hold n,
stated. Proceed" was the ren,v
Mrs. Anna Stern, fair bntn,, a
boftvoiced, the executive secretarv ",aS
the Bronx local Of the Socialist nor+u
was called. P"''S'
The Socialist counsel continued 70
protest against the method Of presenta.
tion Of evidence.
in's waxed 30 violent that members
OF tho committee interposed on sevcrol
occasions. Hillquit. Stedman and Roe
united IN denouncing the chair rul-
ing, and Aasomblymcn Block and Eynna
Idded their voices to the protest.
,t vas finally decided TO mark tha
EXHIBITS FOR Identification and return
them to their owners.
Rochester Policeman
Called to Testify
The appearance Of Ezra l.. Kaufman.
o special policeman on the Rochester
!orce, vas productive Of another long
isEht s9nnbbje. which ended with tho
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Rule by Prolesariat
Opposite Of Democracy

AT Mr.. Hillquit's, suggestion the wit
ness read from the book:
The opponents held that the most
sacred thing as obstructing the prin-
ciples of democracy and dictatorship
IS the exact opposite Of democracy. 1t
is unclean; it is filthy"
"They held that since the dictator
ship of the proletariat was .he exact
opposite of democracy, of sacred de-
mocracy, therefore the dictatorship of
the proletariat was unclean and filthy.
That is about the translation is it ?"
persisted MIR. HilIquit.
"Exactly"
snow this was first marked with
blue pencil lines aud then the blue
pencil lines were crossed OUT
Exactly"
why did you cross them out?
because / decided not to put that
in unless the whole book was trans
lated"
Mr.. Hillquit moved to strike. out
both booklets on the grounds of IL
relevancy and ;mmaterialitv. His mo-
ton was denied.
William F. Smart, Il stenographer,
was next called.
lie testified he took down a speech
made by Assemblyman Claessens at a
Socialist meeting on November 7, 1919,
TO celebrate the second anniversary Of
the Russian Soviet Rpnuhlic
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Recites Alleged
Frauds at Polls

The speech then went on TO recite
alleged frauds the previous day at the
polls and Of violence offered Socialists
by hired thugs" one OF whom was
armed with 4 revolver. Then the re-
port of Claessenss speech continued: ::
81 know some people said yesterday
election Day, and | know some OF
you feel, TO hell with the whole matter
of voting; to nell with the whole
form of government If the govern
menr rests upon 5hievery and fraud,
just as we'll refer to this nation as the
United States of thieves but am not
one OF those to become pessimistic
1--WE are here toni ght elebrating the
second anniversary OF the Russian revo-
luton. And, comrades. while the Rus
SLAMS have not the privilege Of voting
If it may be called the privilege in
the days of q Czar-'they had not them
selves what you would call democracy
before the Car.
Yet our comrades in Russia also
were treated like dogs, were also shot
and hung. and sent to Siberia Every
was used against them, only worse. and
did they stop? Did it kill their spirit :?
Dld thew say. on what's the use? Give
1t up. You can't accomplish anything
You are Up against mightier power.
What is the eood?' Our Russian COM
rades did not say that.
They were fighters, and when we
are celebrating the second anniversary
Of the Russian Revolution we celebrate
the second anniversary Of the success
Of fighting men and women, and if we
celebrate that in the highest possible
form, not only in our idealism but in
our enthusiasm, then we celebrate it
also as martyrs and not as towards,
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Turning the Spotlight
on Truth
Truth, in the white l;.s..

Truth, in the white l;ob. :.
ant at its face value.
But the executive who rs,
learned d the trcm.naaa' as'
power derived from ua' W
abridged knowledge ~, NJ
things as they arr w VI
placed his business IN i, as' ~
s'tion of indubitable secur;s. u'
The Certified Public A.
countant turns the spot,;ns.
on the true state Of bus;' si'
ness, financially and f,,na s
,ionallv. 'V'
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23

but what we Socialists want is more
than change in government. We want
a social revolution which means COM
plete change in the economic, social, in
tellectual, moral as we'll as physical
phases of life"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23

tion that socialism breaches violence.
Is that it?"
absolutely"
"Now, on the assumption that the
Lusk committee wanted that?"
Exactly"
Now, show you again Exhibit II,
and l ask you what does it represent
just a bookleto'
"Exactlyn
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
No Reference Made
To Accused Five

"Is there any indication in the book
that its views were approved or ac-
cepted by the Socialist party Of the
United States, or of the state OF New
York, or Of the county of New York,
or Of tho county Of the Bronx, or of
the county of Kings?'
"Not In the book, no."
'Is there any reference In this book
to any Of the five Assemblymen here
under charges?"
"Not that / know Of"
"Are their views in any way ex-
pressed?"
II don't know what their views are"
Mr.. HillQuit then had the witness
read portions of the book which had
not been translated, and when this
was done he contended the work was
an exposition of both sides Of the ques-
ton.
Now it is fact that what you
have translated to US under the head
ing. the defenders OF the dictators of
the proletariat" - is that correct? q
asked Mr.. Hillquit
"Yes,' replied the witness.
Then all you have given US was
from that portion of the book which
deals with the views of the defenders
Of the dictatorship of the proletariat 2"
Yes"
. Then this booklet does summarize
the views on both sides, but you have
translated only the portion which deals
with the support Of the dictatorship
OF the proletariat?'
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Predicts Coming
OF Social Revolt

"lf there WIS not fact that a
change was coming we would say. TO
hell with the whole business!' But
we are going 10 the Assembly, and we
will tell it to them. There are five of
u.s. Charlie Salomon is one. There are
others, and [ will 20 myself into the
harf-ain, and We will tell them svme-
thing.
but we won't waste as much time
IN the Assembly, comrades, talking TO
that bunch that sit there with stolen
property IN their seats, but we will use
our position with the Assembly and
reach the Henry Dubs and speak to
them, and can assure you, comrades.
we won't sleep one night when we are
IN Albany, but every night we will
be speaking IN Troy, Schenectady and
Amsterdam, everywhere around there.
arousing the workers wherever we pos
siby can
$50, let us rejoice tonight. What has
happened is not so serious. What has
happened is good, in SO far rs it is but
another reason and argument that
proves the necessity Of not merely a
political victory, but social revolu-
ton"
William Tallman, chief deputy clerk
OF the United States District Court in
New ork City, was the last witness of
the day. After he had identified indict-
ments found against Scott Nearing and
the American Socialist Society for vio-
lations Of the espionage act, the session
closed.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23

force to overthrow the government the
duty and power to disqualify from
elective Office rests with the people, ana
rot with the Assembly. If the people,
or a part of them, knowingly choose to
elect dsloyal, unpatriotic or morally,
mentally or physically unfit representa-
tives, we must receive them and keep
them so long as they conduct them
selves in the best way they know how.
"If those five Socialist Assemblymen
are disloyal traitors, spies or enemies,
the responsibility for their presence
here is the peoples, not the Assembly's.
The duty and power to disqualify them
on those grounds is the peoples, and
not ours. For the people never dele
gated such q power to the Assembly,"
julius Gerber. executive secretary OF
the New York County local of the So
cialist party. was called to the witness
stand
Before his examination began, Mr..
Hillquit requested permission to read
certain admissions into the record. ex-
planning that the Socialists by conced-
ing certain of the charges brought
against them, could save time for the
committee. Mr.. Stanchfield opposed
this and the chair sustained his at
titude.
Under direct examination by Mr.
Stanchtield, Gerber, a sallow little man
with scrubby moustache, produced
copies Of the national and state con-
stitutions Of the Socialist party, as we'll
as the bylaws Of the organization.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23

n respectfully maintain, Mr.. Chair
man." Hllquit persisted, that the
question l have asked OF the witness
is not only pertinent. but it is vital
and that l have an absolute right to
ask it and ask it of this witncs< on
examination. The contention
here on the pleadings is that the So
cialist party exacts designations, writ
ten designations, from any Of its NOM
bers that run for public office and
that such designations are to be filed
with the executive secretaries of the
various local organizations.
"Mr. Stanchfied has read these par
ticular provisions from the bylaws
and has offered them in evidence. What
witness, who is the most competent
witness on the subject, is that this pro-
vision In the state constitution has
been a dead letter since its inception
and of these five men none ever has
filed such resignation"
The chair sustained Mr.. Stanchfield's
objection.
In his oss-examination, Mr.. Hill
quit. also brought out that "The New
York Call" although an organ of the
Socialist party, was not dominated
by it.
THE party" he was asked, "has
no control of THE Call'?"
"Not as an organization," was the
reply.
In other words" counsel persisted,
"the relation between The CALI and
the Socialist party is that of q news
paper supporting the policies, the cam
paigns and the general actions of the
Socialist party"
yes" was the response.
about as much as The New York
Tribune represents the Republican
party-only little better?"
That's just what l was going to
say" replied Gerber.
Francis M. Hugo, Secretary Of State,
was the only other witness at the
morning session. He was called upon
to identity the oaths of office Of the
i've suspended men, filod with him just
before they entered the Assembly, He
was not cross-eXamiued
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
"No Right to Speak
OF American Republic"

"You have absolutely no right to
speak Of an American Republic; there
lis no American Republic 1t is merely
ono hgc institution based upon fraud.
God Almighty! If the men and women
cannot cast their ballots, if they can
not get their own IDEAS counted, what
is the sense Of this whole thing.
"Now, thank goodness, Socialists are
not only working along political lines.
If We thought for minute it was
merely dream on our part. Il great
political controversy until we have a
majority Of men elected, and then, by
merely that majority, to declare the
revolution-i any of you smoke that
pipe dream, If that is the quality of
onium you are putting now. give it up.
Give it up. Yet DO not want any of you
to go 10 the opposite extreme. The
economic movement is also the move
ment by which Socialists are marching
on; but The economic movement also
has its shortcomings, and it also meets
tho Cossacks and the brutal forces Of
tho capitalist power in every way
But there are other things we want
1--WE are working not merely upon
the industrial, upon the POLITICAL not
merely on the co0peratives, but along
the broad lines Of education, and l do
not know, and you do not know. and
there is nobody in this room that
knows, how the social revolutn vii.
be accomplished i'll this country.
At least, the luck that the Russians
have, doubt whether we viii have it
for 100000 men to walk home, lcav-
ing their Office in the sewers--walk
home with guns; that is picnic; that
Is easy for any revolution, but that IS
a condition that YOU have not por here
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
StanchfeId Reads
Speech by Claessens

The meeting was held at tho Park
view Palace, 10th Street and Fifth
Avenue. After Assemblyman Claes-
sens's speech was identified Mr.. Stanch-
field read it. 1t follows, in part:
Comrades, we are going to have an
other distinguished Russian visitor,
lfobabiy more than a visitor, one Of
the tn embassy here in New York City,
with us IN very few minutes. tAp-
plause.) And you will have to be salts
fed with the talk of Comrade Hum
phries and that Of Comrade Nuorteva
who Is coming, concerning Russia and
it's marvellous and wonderful revolu-
ton.
Il being n native Of Harlem and not
a Russian, and | glory at that (laugh-
teri, and with that awful combination
against me, I know Russia only by
that which 1 read
The revolution itself, you know,
which so scared the average thick
headed American (laughter) into the
idea of bloodshed and violence, rev.
olution that history tells us is a very
harmless sort Of thing, is & change
IN the form Of government. "A change
IRON kingdom to sO-called republic
is accomplished by revolution,' 'revoIu-
tions,' says Kirkpatrick, arc seldom
noisy or bloody, unless the ruling class
impudently and stupidity stand in the
path Of progress and cry halt; just like
a locomotive, not dangerous at ali, but
a very useful thing, except to jackass
that will stand on the tracks (laugh.
teri. That is, locomotives were not
built to kill. They were built to move
forward, to do some good. So with
revolutions
But revolutions in themselves arc
not necessarily the aid of Socialists.
A revolution is q change in povcrnInant
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Albert and Poincare Confer

~ KS: Jan. 22.--Kire Albert Of
'ne beiglans came to Paris incognito
yester@ay ana conferred for a long
! ire with President Poincare.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
nne|AIA
Myriads of Pigs
To Keep Clean

1t takes 11S,005 hogs to
supply the eight and a half
million tooth brushes bought
yearly by The Delineator
families. These same families
buy tons Of tooth-paste, mil
lions Of shoes and train-loads
Of food. DO you make any
thing of interest to the women
who do the purchasing for q
million progressive house
holds?
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Identifies Cards
Held by Socialists

He also identified the membership
cards Of Samuel A. Dewitt and Samuel
Orr. Mr.. Hillquit, after informing the
chair that he had been unable to OBJ
tain the application cards Of the three
other suspended men, informed the
chair that he and his clients were will
ing to admit that the three had signed
similar cards.
Mr. Stanchficld read several excerpts
from the constitutions of the party,
dealing chiefly with qualifications for
membership and the pledge taken by
the mepibers. In cross examination,
Mr.. Hi1lquit brought out that these
clauses had existed ever since the
foundation of the Socialist party.
Concerning the resignation, which
the committee has charged is filed by
every Socialist candidate for Office
with his constituency to be used when
that constituency sees fit. Mr.. Hillquit
said:
II shall ask you now, Mr.. Gerber,
whether as executive secretary Of the
Socialist organization in the county Of
New York, throughout the entire term
OF your office. which I understand ag
gregatcs twelve years, you have ever
received from any candidate nominated
for office in the Socialist party res
ignation In advance"
Never" Gerber replied.
"Wait a minute" interposed Mr..
Stanchfield, ~ objecs to that as not
cross examination. irrelevant and
improper"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Rochester Policeman
Called to Testify

The appearance Of Ezra L. Kaufman.
0 special policeman on the Rochester
force. vas productive Of another long
leghl sqnabbje. which ended with tho
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Hillquit Again
Loses a Point

improper"
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WOMEN WANT TO BECOME AUTO
MECHANICS.
When the knights of Columbus
threw open their free night schools
to former service women after hav.
ing recruited thousands of former
service men, it was thought that de-
mand would be made for classes in
domestic science and other pursuits
peculiar to women. But the Knights
had different experience. Possibly the
women had done all the knitting, etc.,
they cared for during the war; The
fact remains, that the most popular
study with the women in the X. c.
schools is automobile mechanics. They
flock to the course, and show as much
of an aptitude as the men for learn
ing the intricacies Of multiple-cylin-
ders.
So far the number of men enrolled
in the K-C free schools vastly exceeds
the number of women-by about 80 to
1; but the women have Just as large
a proportion of their number study
ing motor-mechanfcs. The K-C teach
the subject in IS schools in all parts
of the country.
MAKE THE CHILD OBEY.
In studying a child we sometimes
wonder which is the best virtue to
instil into his young mind. He is
not able to grasp very much at a
time, so by slow degrees we must
make progress. Obedience is un.
doubtedly one Of the first requisites.
II you have an obedient child, you
can mold It just as you wish.
Never tell child twice what you
wish him to do. By gentleness and
firmness let him understand that your
wish is law, that you in turn are re-
sponsible to God for everything that
he may do; that no one in the world
fs free from obedience, and that it is
absolutely necessary for children to
obey, to have respect for authority, in
the home. in the school and in the
world. to all those whom God has des-
tined to rule.
The Irish standard., 1920-05-29
ANTONIO MORENO

Moreno small his father died Eager assist
the family burden he obtained position
bakers clerk For this service he the Of two dollars
position Spanish lad had dreams Of
wealthy tourists his native and
to
million
United States
and a fortune.
the Of fifteen walked the eaepank
distinguished attracted
intssasted in him
vyhat Miss
Evening star., 1920-02-04
APPLES FOR TOMORROW.

Apple Butter.-Wash and cut up
without peeling one-half peck of tart
apples; put them in a preserving ket-
tie. adding one quart Of cider; cover
the kettle and boil the fruit until ten
der. When cooked, remove the fruit,
from the fire and rub it through a
sieve; return the pulp to the kettle,
place 1T over slow fire and boil it
thirty minutes, stirring all the while.
Then measure the pulp, and to each
quart put two cups of sugar; also add
cne-half teaspoon each of ground
cloves and cinnamon and boil twenty
minutes. Put the sauce into stone or
glass jars and seal them tightly.
Apple Sweet.-Peel and cut one-half
peck of large sweet apples into halves
or quarters and drop them at once into
cold water; then place them in a pre-
serving kettle, covering them only
with water, and boil until tender.
Then remove the apples from the
kettle and lay the pieces so as not to
break them up on a large fiat platter.
In the meanwhile place two pounds
of sugar and two pints of water over
the fire, adding the juice and peel of
two large lemons. When the sirup
boils put in the apples and cook them
five minutes more. Fill the jars with
sirup after the apples are in them and
seal.
Ginger Apples.-Peel one-ha1f peck of
medium sized tart apples and cut them
into quarters; remove cores and drop
apples at once into cold water. adding
the juice of one lemon. Pick over and
Evening star., 1920-02-04
OfzntereSttOWOnlen
PLEATED FLOUNCES ON SKIRTS
BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE.

it; Jeanne Lanvin sponsored another.
Poiret used the fiat. stiff pleats at the
sides, over the hips, to keep the ma
terial going in a straight line far
away from the contour of the human
figure. Lanvin used ruffles of taffeta
that held themselves out and away
from the figure.
Between these two brilliant ro-
manticists in dress there was a host
of designers who contented them
contour by fiat pleatings, or cascades,
| running from hip to hem at each
side of the skirt. 1t is this type of
work that is retained in the new
spring clothes. 1t appears constantly
in the frocks that greet one at every
turn during this period when women
and their dressmakers are marking
time.
Gives q Graceful silhouette.
There is something quite attractive
in this Spanish contour on the Ameri
can figure when it is not exaggerated
We remain a practical people and
! there are few of us who can dress in
we are going through our everyday
routine. That is the reason that
| most extreme fashions must be modi-
fed for US.
When this Spanish idea Of f1attening
the figure to give it width is carried
ner. We get skirt we like. There
has not been any OVERRIDING of this
fashion during the winter; therefore
there is good, fair chance of its
having long and successful run
betw cen now and July.
1t holds out also a good chance for
those who like to alter old gowns, for
it is not necessary to have these
pleatings at the side in the same
material as the frock and they can
be easily added to any fabric with
which they are harmonious.
Combining Serge and Taheta.
In the new frocks which are advo-
are really forerunners of what we
will wear in the spring even though
they may not represent the newest
fashion, there is an inclination to use
taffeta for these pleated founces at
the side; as a rule, serge is used for
the foundation.
The sketch shows a frock built of
these two materials with an arrange
ment at the neck which creates as
much attention as any part of the
gown. 1t is a collar that might al
most be termed Medici in its effect. 1t
! is made of finely pleated black taffeta
and it outlines a deep, square decol-
letage partly filled in with a straight
strip of fine cream-colored 'batiste
finished with a picot edge.
The short sleeves have turned back
pleatings of the taffeta to form cuffs,
and this is a sign and symbol. the
observers think, of the possibly law
ish use of wide, flaring cuffs borrow
ed from the sixteenth century which
were worn by men and women of that
day to match their stiff. flaring col
| lars.
| The skirt of this frock has its fiat
front and back accentuated by the
elimination of the belt after it passes
the hips. The double pleatings at the
side are of taffeta, and, through their
stiffness. they widen the figure.