Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-21
H|LLQu|T SOUNDS WARMING
OPENS TRIAL OF SOCIALISTS
WITH HINT OF REVOLUTION
Later Denies Threat Intention, hut
Demands New York Assembly
Seat Clients.
Thy Associated Press. ]

ALBANY. y. Y, Jan. Cohorts
IIillquit. chief counsel for the five
suspended Socialist Asscmblymcn. de.
clarcd today ut the opening of their
trial that if the Assembly permanently
busted the defendants The act will
we Socialists have always endcavorcd.
and are cndcavorine To stem"
Mr.. IIillquit added this one word
that the. Romnnons and ali instrm-
lnents Of oppression in Russia had
been destroyed after the government
ment. ana That we arc no, afraid Of
suppression ut the time one half OF
the world is under Socialist control"
prctcd By Martin W. Littlcton, assoc
ciate counsel for the committee. as
:" warning to tho country. threat
mont to the Assembly that they do
not dare deal with the gentlemen he
represents unless they wish TO invite
revolution to this country. Mr.. NM
quit denied that his remarks were in
tended as "A threat" and said instead
he had made a sort Of lovc offer"
That we Socialists arc ready to see
the thing through in Il constitutional
manner and by peaceful methods"
Il was merely imploring you to be
as good and peace loving as we So
cialists are" he said. and not 10 be
nigh nigh! banded in your procedure"
intended TO be-"
Committee Bars Hughes.
The Judiciary Committee opened the
trial by excluding by vote Of : TO 4
the New York CITY Bar association
Hughes. from independent participa-
ton IN the proceedings. after which
the committee. submitting a brief OPP
losing the Asscnbiy'a action in sus
pending the Socialists, withdrew. The
delegates made IL plain that they did
10, represent the Socialists. but the
Then, Louis NJ. Martin. chairman Of
IN. judiciary Committee read a state
,nent assuring. the defendants that
case is not prcjudGcd," and that the
committee desires To express IT'S opin-
ION ot alters that are 10 be brought
claims" that the defendants were
members OF II party or society whose
doctrines demanded the complete de
struction OF our form of sovcrnmcn,
by the fermentation of social unrest
and the bringing, into play Of force
anu violence, and that they are en-
EaEcu with others in a large. we'll
organized conspiracy" to weaken the
iainiiy tie, destroy the influence Of tn.
aHurch ana "vcriurn the whole fabric
1nent
Mr.. iiillpuit challenged the assertion
ihat the case WAS not preiudsed and
made Three motions. Two of which were
denied. The committee reserved dccls-
ion on the third which provided for
''4.''SS'i VI Iht proceedings as il!cSaI
ana unwarrantcd
Challenge Fitness of Committee.
In" motions ovcrruicd by the com
mittee challenged the ntncss of the
committee as a whole and it's members
as individuals to serve as Judges on
the ground that they played also III.
roles OF accuscrs and the vast majority
was committed in advance 10 ONE
side In the case OF the committees
the motion urged that that body recon
mend 10 the Assembly that the case
ho tried by 4 Special committee elected
~ the lower house and not appointed
by speaker Thaddeus G. sweet who
appears as the first accuScr."
Dcpatc on tho motions was conducted
hE SIR. Littlcton and John II. StanchSS
ncid. COUNCIL for the committee. work.
ING IN. rciays against Mr.. Iiillquir.
fotn SIDES devoted much OF the argu-
Mcit 20 cases which they cited for or
AGAINST the action OF the Assembly and
TO the constitutionality OF the sus-
pension.
maintain" said Mr.. Hlllauit, that
!. every word OF the suspcndius rcsoiu-
ton was proved To be true IL every
charge read this morning by the chair
man OF Inc committee was proved be-
%ond d shadow of Il doubt to be true
mat even then this committee and the
Assembly are absolutely without power.
10 suspend or cxpcl the I'VE members
ot tn. Assembly under charges; that
80 long as there Is no question abou;
their election. that so long az there
Is no question about the fact that they
are citizens and residents OF this State
ana nave taken the oath of office, that
cnos the power and jurisdiction of the
N m for ~.