New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

the purpose Of hindering and obstruct;
ing the government Of the United
States, and the dues-paying members
of this group, including the five AS
semblymen, by their membership. &C.
tivities and contributions Of funds
were, and are, dsIoyal to this govern
ment, and these Assemblymen. for the
from taking the constitutional oath
of office on January Z, 1920.
"Wc are, therefore, confronted on
this day and by virtue Of these re-
cent events and facts with the neces-
sity of determining how we shall treat
this group of persons now in controi
Of the Socialist party Of America and
nasquerading under its name az q
political party, who are in the United
States but not Of it; who accept all the
benefits Of citizenship, but repudiate
all the duties Of allegiance; who are
the beneflciaries of our laws and in
stitutions and the sacrifice Of blood
and treasure made for the perpetuation
Of our institutions, but refuse to sup
port. them; who take all they can get
defending and maintaining the govern
ment, which is their sole, and only
guarantor Of life, liberty, property and
the pursuit Of happiness, declare that
they will obstruct and resist the gov
ernment in the, accomplishment OF it's
duty Of self-preservation.
Disloyalty Alleged
"The Socialist party Of America, as
now constituted with it's present pro-
gram, is not a loyal American organi-
sation or political party disgracsd .s1 oe. &C.
n aoJ Vo% IF hor hnf
loyal organization composed exclu-
sively of perpetual traitors. There
fore, the act of member of that party
in subscribing to the constitutional
oath of office to support the Constitu-
tion of the United States and the Con-
stitution of the State Of New York
should be utterly disregarded as
patiently sham and mere cloak for
treachery."
Assemblymen Solomon and Claessens,
the latter the leader of the ousted dele
CATION, arrived here to be on hand
when the reports were filed.
Solomon was about to enter the
chamber and take a seat among hun
dreds of strangers who sit Immediately
behind the circle when Harry Haincs,
the ergeant-at-arms, said:
wait, III get you ticket"
w Hllc Cnc SeTReAHL-dt-dTNnS was IN
Speaker Sweets room one of the as
sistant sergeants- alarms showed Solo
mon to one OF a score of vacant chairs
Haines came back, announced that
he could not get ticket for Solomon,
and politely asked him to make his de-
parturc.
Later Solomon characterized the
Speakers refusal to grant him permis-
sion to sit in the chamber on q par
with his customary pettiness.
Commenting on the Judiciary Com
mittee reports, Solomon said:
"The reports register defeat for
the Speaker. The members of the COM
mittee were all appointed by him and,
with the exception of three, belong to
his party. Yet he is able, after bring
ing heavy pressure to bear. to rally
bare majority. This, with the minor
divisions within the committee, is in
striking contrast to the unanmity of
the Assembly in ousting the Socialists
on January 7.
Sees Change of Views
"The haste with which the Assembly
acted on the day of ousting compares
awkwardly with the hardness of the
committee in submitting reports.
"In view of the recent announcement
by the Governor that he would call
special elections in the five districts
from which the Socialists were elected
in the event their seats were declared
vacant before April 1. are we to assume
it is accidental that the date set for
opening the discussion on the reports