New-York tribune., 1920-04-02

wanted to jump on the band wagon.
Another was the fear Of reprisals in
the shape of holding up of certain
legislation and the passing of some.
Another was that oratory and other
stimulants proved effective.
The great surprise in the vote was
the split in the Democratic ranks.
Early in the session. following the
custer of the Socialist delegation,
Minority Leader Donohue declared he
would have from twenty-nine to thirty
two Democrats voting with him to re-
seat all five. The vote showed that
majority of the Democrats, eighteen.
voted to expcl. Only sixteen voted
with Donohue to reseat Claesscns
Waldman and Solomon.
One explanation for this was that or
ders were issued from Tammany Hall
that Sweet be given all the support
necessary. There is no doubt that a
few of the Democrats who deserted
Donohue were moved by the rugged
oratory of one of their number, Assem-
blyman Martin G. McCue.
McCue, in a speech in which he sug
gested to Assemblyman William C.
Amos, Republican from New York,
tildt Ic WOulu meet MN III q ilSt liRnl,
characterized the Socialists as traitors
publcans and Democrats who would
vote TO reseat the Socialists.
McCue, with Assemblyman Louis
Cuvillier. also Tammany man, has
been constantly attacking the patriot
ism of those who condemned the custer.
Charles f. Hughes, former justice of
the United States Supreme Court, who
was chairman of the special committee
appointed by the Bar Association to APP
pear at the trial of the Socialists on
behalf of representative government,
German. Cuvillier, when Sweet was at
tackled for the custer by Senator
Thompson-who is forty-nine years old
branded the Senator f. a Niagara as
a draft dodger.
McCue's challenge to fight was one
Of the numerous exciting incidents of
the early morning debate. Amos is
the son of a Methodist Minister, and
given to Biblical illusions. During
the course of his speech urging the
reseating of the Socialists rc said:
Called Crime Against Slankind
"And now shall We, as a cation, the
finest product Of ninetee>- ~Endred
years of Christian civilization, Gsib
erately pull down our ideals? Shall
we proclaim to the world that the state
OF New York has abandoned represent
tative government? Have we right
to commit this crime against mankind?
We have not. If, however, this august
body is determined upon the commits
sion of this spiritual and governmental
iconoclastc act, beg of you gentle
men to postpone its cOnsummation un-
til the shadow OF the Day of Cruel
II
hours we will celebrate Good Friday,
the day upon which our Lord was
crucifed. Let us not here tonight
cruelty the hopes Of mankind. You
must not perpetrate this act of van
daism against society. If you do you
may not find redeemer to save you
from your act"
When McCue. who is former
prize fighter and until recently owner
Of saloon, challenged Amos, the latter
replied only with kindly smile.
The McCue-Amos incident is closed
But reference to the spilling of the
Of the lsraelites during their pilgrim
age in Egypt by Assemblyman Fred
erick A. Wells, of Brooklyn, is not.
Wells. in his speech urging that the
Socialists be expelled, said:
I'VE must expel these Socialists. If
we do not our children and our grand
children will be washing the blood off
the doorsteps."
Wells later said when he was asked
to what he alluded
ITO the custom prevailing in Egypt
when the doors of the Jews were
smeared with blood"
During the trial time and again the
charge was made that the proceeding
was antl~Semitic. 1t is commonly be-
lieved that all five of the Socialists
are Jews. Only four are of that
faith. The Claessens-is Chris
tian.
Assemblyman William S. Evans, OF
the Bronx, one of the members of the
Judiciary Committee, in commenting
on Wells's remarks, said:
ut was obvious what he meant. The
charge that the Jews use blood in their
rituals has been the occasion Of nearly
all the massacres of the Jews in Rus
STA, Poland and other places where rep
rescntativc government is only farce"
Evans Condemns Expulsion
Evans and other members of the Ju-
dietary Committee, who voted to rescat
all five Socialists on the ground that
nothing had been proved against them
as individuals, Joined to-day in con-
-. ''i'''"S Wv oUnNSi 40 VIC EItdCeSt
blow ever dealt to modern civilization.
1t is unique in that it is the first
time an entire delegation of a minority
party has been deprived of their seats
in legislative body because of their
membership in political party
While it was said tonight by Sweets
friends that Governor Smith will not
call an extra session Of the Legislature,
because by doing so he would have to
order special elections in the five dis
tricts, those who are conversant with
the Governors state of mind as a re-
suit of Sweets determination to Kill all
the welfare bills again this year say
there is every likelihood Of the CON
vok,ng Of an extra session.
Under the law, when seat in the
Legislature is declared vacant before
April /, because Of death or removal,
the Governor may order a special cleo
tion. On or after April / he cannot do
so unless he orders d special term
Waldman-Solomon Statement
Asscmblymcn Waldman and Solomon
issued statement here, declaring that
they would be reelected by their con-
stltuenclcs. Their statement reads. in
part
Treason has been committed in the
New York Assembly BY Republicans and
Democrats, with q few honorable cxccp-
irons. a bipartisan combination has
oVerthrown representative government