The evening world., 1920-02-19
EXPLAINS
SOCIALISTS STAND
IN OPPOSING WAR
Don't Accept ''My Country,
Right or Wrong" But
Would Repel Invaders.
By Joseph S. Jordan.
Especial StaH Correspondent Of The
Evening Worldly

council for the suspended Socialist |
Assemblymen. testified on cross ex-
animation to-day that the Socialist
party does not believe in the slogan,
MY country, right or wrong"
I'VE think that is an immoral doc
trine," said the witness. I'VE think |
our efforts should be directed to maxi
ing our country right at all times, to ,
never let It be wrong, and we do not
believe that we must stick to it in its
faults as well as in cases where II is
right
we do not believe in the doctrine
which was proclaimed and accepted
during the war OF standing behind
the President because we believe
that in a democracy such as the
United States was, at least until we
entered the war, such a doctrine has
no place.
I'VE took the declaration Of our
President that we are not making war
on the German people perhaps little
too seriously from the administrative
point Of view, but as far as we Social
lists are concerned we never consid-
cred it part OF the duty Of the Ameri-
can people to mako war on the Ger
man people or the people Of any coun-
try, or exterminate any people or any
nation, or throw any people or any
nation into misery.
The emancipation of the working
class must be accomplished by the
working class itself.
"h this country should be invaded
by a foreign country or threatened TO
be invaded so that a foreign viii is
attempted to be imposed upon the
people of this country, IT will be the
duty of the people of this country to
repel such invasions, and the Social
lists would be among the defenders.
II, on the other hand, we engage in
a war which we Socialists do not con-
} sider as necessary, we as a political
party will oppose 1t by all legal
means"
Mr. HdIlquit had been quiESed
r yesterday as TO a $4,000 fee which he
, was alleged to have received from
the Russian Soviet Government. He
said that he hadn't received any such
amount. and this morning he ex-
planned that he had really received
: 81, 900 from the Finnish Socialist Gov
eminent, but had loaned 1t back
again, and added another loan of $3.50
to it. After that he let the money 30
! as a contribution and called his fees
, Off. He said:
= 'I had been retained by Mr.. Nuor-
teva as counsel for the Finnish
\ Socialist Government, or for himself
} as representative Of that Government.
s and in the course OF time 1 rendered
4 a bill, which 1 belseve was for
three thousand dollars. Mr.. Nuor-
o teva expected large sums Of money
from hds Government, and in antictpa-
ton of that, he paid me one thousand
dollars ON account.
"A couple of weeks later, the re-
mittance from his Government hav-
ing failed, Mr.. Nuorteva asked me
= whether 1 would not loan him one
II thousand dollars for his Amhassa.
n dorial purposes. l gave him one
a thousand dollars and said:
= do not consider 1t as loan. bu
II as a repayment OF the fee, and canoe
~ my bill.
Is THAT was acceptable to both sides
"a but in a couple of weeks money still
failed to materialize, and my Ambas
sador asked me whether I could no
advance another $3.50. which / did. Il
the meanwhile, the Finnish Socialis
TO Republic was Overthrown and still
owes me the $3.50. That Is the exten
ty to which received money from tina
a Government.
de when Mr.. Martens was appointet
5ts he offered me the same post, which
IL accepted, and he asked me: Hov
about your compensation? said, mi
SSCS Martens from my dealings with tn
sc late Finnish Socialist Government
~ have learned that foreign Govern
ments, as paying clients. are not al
they arc cracked up to be, woul,
: rather serve without compensation "
Mr.. Hilquit said that the RUSSIA
," Government was better financed thal
the French Government, but tha
he there was no way Of getting fund
Dk into this country. He said that Mar
as tens had not brought much to th
vs. limited States. He feared" that tn
er amount wouldn't reach sl25,O 900 AN
a Mr.. Conboy asked him why he feareC
ey Because" Mr.. Hillquit answere'
- Il should like TO sea him we'll eq,II
ped with money and able to do h
an work"