The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
N[W YORK REDS
 NAY BE OUSIED
Judiciary Committee of Assembly Holds Them Unfit for Seryice-Re- port Says They Are Not Allowed
 to Support Government.

Albany, N. Y, March S0- Charges of unfitness against the five Socialist members of the New York State As senbiy Louis Waldman, Charles Sol. omop, August Claessens, Samuel A.
 Dewitt and Samuel orr-have been
 sustained by majority of the As sembly Judiciary committee in a 2O.- oo0 word report. submitted to the Leg lsIaluret0day. It says their seats shcuid be declared vacant.
 Enactment of law to prevent any organization which admits aliens to Its membership from occupying the |position of political party on the of- ficiaI ballot of the state is advocated. The Socialist assemblymen, the find |in8s state, "are not obedient to the Constitution and laws of the United sates and the state of New York, nor |desirous of he welfare of the country, |nor in hearty accord and sympathy with it's government and institutions" The report mentions the fact that |the party's constitution provides that amy Socialist elected to an office who |shali In any way vote to appropriate moneys for military or naval purposes Tor war shall be expelled from the |party"
 The report brands the socialist party a tsx51. rxx.u anti ot t.. |sively of perpetual traitors" in re- |commending the expulsion of the five |s0cialist assemblymen. Minority reports were submitted by |nnembers of the committee who dis |senfed from the findings of the major |ity
 Action on the reports will be made Ia special order of business in the as- |senbly Tomorrow and it is expected |thaf the final vote will be taken Thurs |day.
 While no concerted action has been taken by those opposed to expulsion |pf the socialists, Majority Leader Si- |mon l.. Adler, of Monroe, and Assem- |bsyman Theodore Roosevelt, of Nassau |wil speak and vote against the pro- |sram
 Opposed War Activities. The report reviews evidence heard Huring the recent "A days trial, pur- porting to show that the socialist par Ey opposed prosecution of the war, op- posed ali Legislation for industrial and military conscription, pledged it's mem pers fo work for the repeal of the con Fcription, pledged its members to work fos the repeal of the conscription law, bdyised resistance to conscription of rife and labor. and urged the repudia- lion of war debts.
 Referring to the statement that Fome 2,D00 socialists had been arrest fd for their activities, the report says Tt was impossible to give express EIou 10 or act upon the true doctrines pf the socialist party during the war |GitAout running afoul of the criminal law There is but one inference. from khe position of the socialists in rela- JUL U &Akiiibuly anu naval dBplOpitd- lions and for war" the report contin- nes. They would render the country hnd government helpless against them. (he enemies of established order. Not Loyal Body. The socialist party of America, as enw constituted with its present pro- gram. Is not loyal American organ |zatiun or political party, disgraced occasionally by the traitorous act or
 declaration of member, but is dis loyal Organization composed exclu- lively of perpetual traitors. Therefore, |be act of a member of that party in Eubscribing to the constitutional oath Pf office to support the constitution of Inc United States and the constitution |f tho state of New York should be Utterly disregarded as patently sham |nd a mere cloak for treachery.' Submit Monthly Reports. Seven of the 13 members signed the |pa1ority report. Minority reports, dissenting from Inc findings of the majority and re- Eommending the reseating of the five