Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-10
pC|ALISTS FINGERED PY THE.kCTION OF
 FEW YORK ASSEMBLY
Ftement Arraigns Alleged { Attempt to Curtail
 Liberties

MNew York, Jan. 9.-The execu. N committee of the New York
 nlist party today demanded that M assembly "re-cnfranchise the 'asands of voters" of the state h voted the socialist ticket by |.aediately revoking it's "disgrace-
 \ and autocratic action in bending five socialist assembly,
 |.
 N a statement issued after an all-
 at session at it's local headquar-
 ., the committee declared that
 < voters who sent the socialist ! mblymen to Albany asserted that
 socialist party is not "inimical
 Nthe public welfare" Revocation
 tthe assembly's action was de { ded in order that a "republicar l-srnment, guaranteed to each state 1.-the federal constitution be re ed ot the people of New York ," statement said:
 |r The state executive committee o4 :, socialist party views with ae.
 ashment and indignation the un=
 iledepted action of the state ! mbly in unseating the repreeen- yyes of the socialist party" the
 Hement said. "The resolution
 r5ted by the assembly is filled aFi innuendos and vicious naie- < aements apparently drawn to suit 'spurpose of MT. Sweet, the speak f9f the assembly. Attorney Gen isg Newton and their reactionar rIciates. sThe action of the a~eeU lis the continuation of lon~ .hs of outrages against con ~+itr. tlhl rights, and the best traditions sIhe nation.
 sFhe St. Louis resolution, now He years old, is referred to in tho 'i of justifying the usurpation Of The socialist part , opposed to the way and many s'lr citizens were opposed to enter
 it, including members of con Es."
 s Russian Charge. The assembly resolution proceeds Deliberate falsehood when it as IS that the socialist party urged ,3people to refuse to engage ir iproduction of munitions of war Y other necessities" the state st said.
 The resolution of the assembly in Overt way is intended to convict socialist party of the use of vio- 'le to overthrow the govern st, implying that the violence ap- ed by the resolution in Russia is 'sred and favored by us here. The assembly resolution further rts that the socialist party is Imitteed to the Moscow sinterna- 9ale and that the latter is pledg 50 the violent overthrow of or 'zed government, The socialist 1y is not committed to, any inter- lonal organization and even if Hated with the Moscow interna ale this would not commit it tc 'ence."
 ne statement defends the socialist Iy pledge, which "has been a '1ification for membership for 20 3's." continuing:
 We have intended to guard against Btical trading or comnromise with lr political parties. To sign such edge is no more a violation of
 constitution of the United States ' similar pledges taken by mem < of the Masonic order, Knights of slmbus, trade unions or any other sciation of citizens.
 t is absurd and dishonest to
 end, as the third paragraph of assembly resolution does, that se is something illegal or crimin
 II the acceptance of such a pledge
 oughout the country small eli 3 of politicians, bankers and mess men instruct and pledge esentatives of the two dominant lies to carry out certain policie" there are many cases of repre-
 atives who fail to obey these .les who arc retired to private Admitting that ''it is not within { province of one party or two ,ies acting. together to judge
 ther a third or fourth party is sical to the interests" of the 2 or nation, the statement says: 5o particular member of tho salist party is singled out for ex- ion. Our entire group in the :nbly is unseated because of their sical opinions.
 Motive Dishonest. sas the democratic party ever 3itted it's platform to the repub ]? party for approval? Now the arrogant parties insist that un- : the socialist party platform Is with their approval regularl sed socialists shall not talk f seats in the legislature. Has
 e ever been a more outrageou hlt upon the cardinal principle, ! representative form of govern
 Re statement of the five suspend
 socialist assemblymen alleging
 ssion between the joint leg;el"
 1: committee inver tigating eedi-
 s activities and a representat'v
 :he British government in tae
 Eh last June of the Russian
 et bureau, is "absolutely untrue
 :: has no foundation in fact" Ar
 Bald E. Stevenson, special coun-
 For the committee, declared here
 y.
 :puty Attorney General Berger
 !: declared it "absurd."
 3 formal reply by the committee
 hing considered, it was said here 'eclaring that no official or mem
 .of the socialist party in New < ever received instructions in stion of federal or state laws,
 X statement challenged the assem- ito produce the Slightest evil :e of such action"
 h the face of their acts.' 1t con :es, five assert that the dis :st motives of our opponents are trent to all decent. intelligent !; fair-minded citizens. Ii social can be disfranchised in this