New-York tribune., 1920-05-02
Germany as ideals for the American

Germany as ideals for the American
workingmanl
In Fourteenth Street, Hoboken, two
men who we're busily decorating the
surrounding landscape with red stick
ers inscribed: May Day is Supreme in
Soviet Russia. Follow Suit" and
signed &c. L. p" were surprised by
two members of the American Legion
ihey took refuge in fight. The Legion
men gave chase, but lost their quarry
IN side street.
Another handbill rs headed: AN
archist Soviet Bulletin" and urges that
May Day be made "the Day of Revolt"
The radicals devoted their May Day
meetings to the usual academic discus
sions of the vices Of capitalism, as com
pared with the virtues Of socialism Oc-
casicnal references to Attorney General
Palmer were greeted with loud Kissing
while mention of Che threatened May
Day outbreaks caused storms Of
laughter.
At one meeting. how ever. that in Star
'-2sino, Park Avenue and 107th Street
Judge Jacob Panken, of the Municipal
Court Suggested that it was not the
Socialists, bs*> Attorney General Palmer
and Wall StreGs~othat are seeking to
destroy the government of the United
States. ~
"If there is group in s}se United
States that seeks to destroy America"
declared Judge Panken dramatically ",
1T there is q group that seeks to VIC
iate the traditions of this country and
ride roughshod over the Constitution
and spit at the Declaration of Independ-
ence, you won't find them in the Social
ist party. Look rather to Wall Street,
to Washington and to Palmer"
August Claessens. one of tho FIVE
ousted Socialist Assemblymen, cx-
planned that the Socialist party had
celebrated May Day for more Inan a
score of years and that it did not be-
lieve in bloodshed or violence. He rid-
ouled the accusation made by Attorney
General Palmer that outbreaks would
take place and explained that Socialist
believe in orderly change.
A collection amounting to several
hundred dollars was taken up and
audience would remark: 81 give 81 to
be expended for castor oil for Palmer,
or'"I contribute 81 to buy twelve lem
ons for Speaker Sweet" To these
Marie Mcdonald, chairman of the meet
ing. added: "Sweet already has made a
perfectly sour lemon of himself"
meeting at the Labor Temple
was devoted to defense of the
l. ". w The only thing that might
Dc termed spectacular was the singing
of The "Internationalc The principal
speaker was John Randolph, q Western
labor organizer, who was recently re-
eased from the Federal penitentiary
in Atlanta because the evidence on
l. ,l, Al -
Court would be insufficient to convict
him in the Supermc Court.
He demanded the release of Eugene
Y. Debs from Atlanta. saying he was
very i'll. John l.. Jones, an English
labor organizer, also spoke.
The Socialist Labor party held a
meeting at Cooper Union without so
much as being noticed by the police
John P. Quinn. their candidate for
not only suggested that Attorney Gen
oral Palmer vas seeing things" but
spoke feelingly Of palmer and his
gang OF reacronaries." The audience
was not large one, the hall being but
half full
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Of America was not orthodox in its
manner of celebrating May Day, dis
pensing with meeting and arranging
Il concert IN Carnegie Kali, the music
5or which was provided by Arnold
Notpe and his symphony orchestra
Books and pamphlets were sold, but
there were no disturbances and so
tho policemen and agents of the De
partment of Justice, who were present
in great numbers, had nothing to dc
but enjoy the music
Peace prevailed at the headquarters
CT the Central Federated Union, 2s4
East Eighty fourth Street, even though
many of the men and women present