The New York herald., 1920-01-31
UPSTATE FIRM TO Gus
Republicans Regain Nerve ard
Declare New Evidence VIII
Exclude Men on Trial.
MR.. LEE TAKES STAilfs
Defends Manifesto for a Genera.
Strike, but Admits Present Condi
tons Do Not Warrant Move.
lspeciar Despatch to the Herald,

ALBANY, y. Y, Friday-As evide
of the dsloyalty OF four of the suspen
Socialists, the State today presented ~
record of their votes in tho Assem-
during the showing they opposed aL
measures supporting the government, loGs
ing against appropriations for our ar
against a bill making it misdemeana.
! to desecrate the flag and against all con-
Iscriptive provisions. The Socialists proved
their obedience and loyalty to their own
party the State contended.
Based on that evidence alone, counsea
for the Assembly and members Of that
body declared their belief that suspen-
sion or expulsion was justified. The AS
semblymen named are Messrs. Claessens,
Waldman, Orr and Solomon. Mr.. Dewitt,
the fifth member on trial. was not then in
the Assembly
With the presentation OF this strong
feature Of the case. the movement started
in behalf Of the Socialists suffered a heavy
blow The situation has cleared percepti-
IDLY today. Speaker Sweet returned from
a brief visit to Lake Placid and foilowing
a series OF conferences with Assemblymcn
and Republican leaders it is possible to
state with more definiteness and accuracy
than for several days the exact status of
the whole proceeding.
Anti-swect Move CoIIapses.
| The movement to start organized oppo-
sition to Speaker Sweet in behalf Of the
Socialists appears to have collapsed COM
pletely. AT no time since the proceeding
started was the Republican majority mol
solidiy determined to 20 10 q finish. AS a
result of the conferences today 1t has de-
Iveloped that
! The Judiciary Committee has abandoned
all consideration of the proposal made
yesterday to report back to the Assembly
that the charges are not sustained and
! the case dropped.
! The State will complete it's case in an
other two days, and the defence will be
allowed much time as IL requires 20
present it's side. That probably will Il %
| two weeks.
! With the evidence nearly an in. the as
lief of a majority of the committee ar
of the Assembly is that the Assembly
men have been disqualified. Their finA
suspension is now regarded as 81 certainty
\ The Republican organization in tho e5-
sembly closed up its ranks today and came
to the decision to proceed 10 the end. TIL ~
\ is reason TO believe that the so-callcd sphr
of which there has been so much discr
sion this week was in reality nothing NOR
u lildu a wen SNdEfu HlONf " htt'iAiA-'AN
acty what opposition had arisen in tha
Assembly since the trial started.
/ Speaker Sweet has not conferred WITH
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
since tho latter made known that he was
cony inced the evidence so far presented
did not Justify expellinG the Socialists.
The Speaker has been apprised OF the at
titude OF every Republican on that sub
iect Tito majority has not been weak
ened materially by any detection. Not
more than three or four Republicans
would change their votes it is said.
Republicans Regain Nerve.
The Republicans recovered their nerve
quickly today when they began 10 receiNS
the reports made by county rcpresent-
atives throughout the state The indica-
tions all are that upstate is nearly nnam-
nous i'm support of the Assembly action
II New York Is divided. hut the Repubican8
believe they have considerable support
even in the metropolis.
I The reaction upstate has come qulchiy.
Hundreds Of letters have been received IN
the last two DAYS by the speaker and
! Asscu1blvmcn. the purport OF which -
that certain points I'm the evidence, specl~
fled differently by writer's alone JustiiieS
suspension.
, throughout the trial opponents or So
Icialfsts who have criticised the action o.
tho Assembly IN unscating tho five be-
for their trial have been contcnding that
II was Unfortunate the Socialist party
gained such a fine opportunity for spread
ing its propaganda. The criticism has
been that through tho medium OF tho trial
the Socialists were able TO spread their
doctrine before tens Of thousands of per-
sons they could not otherwise reach and
thereby win thousands OF converts. EN
Iactly the opposite result has been OBJ
served. according TO the reports made to-
dav from all sections OF tho state. The
publication Of the Socialist doctrine has
served 20 arouse and alarm the upstate
district and tho opposition to Socialism
/ is more tense than ever. it Is said. Fog
4 that reason the Assembly leaders are de-
teirnincd TO give the Socialists the great
st latitude in presenting in evidence all
! their doctrines.
Measures Fought by Socialists.
/ Seymour Stedman. chief counsel for the
Socialists and his associates fought hard
to prevent the state getting into the evil
dencc the records OF the Assemblymens
votes on the war bills Among tho meas
ures enumerated were:-
An act transferring for use Of the New
York Guard money appropriated for the
National Guard.
\ bill to provide for establishing and
maintaining the militia and naval forces
OF the state for the Period Of the war
/ The bill forbidding any person teaching
who was not citizen. This was aimed at
enemy aliens.
\ An act to amend the education law ~
/. relation TO physical training and the use
I OF armoros therefor providing for com
\ ruls0ry training OF the youth Of the state
/ An act 60 provide for publication OF a
j law relating 90 Tie dcsccratioii OF the flar.
i Provision Tor The payment Of m1 mbcrs ~
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\ continued on rage Three. Col. Tbr~e,
a The Soonsr your ad u IN the New !, ,ri
'tmericnr'- lost md POUND rolup,n. fis~
sssttsr ycgr changes % tcr f'ndins tho lost