The New York herald., 1920-01-08
FIVE SOCIALISTS
ARE 0USTED FROM
STATE ASSEMBLY
Continued from Page Oneo

bound to act subject to instruction. re-
ceived from an executive committee wh4ch
may be made up in whole or III part OF
aliens or alien enemies owing allegiance
| to governments or organizations whose
interests may be diametrically opposed TO
| the best interests OF the United states and
of the people of the State OF New YORK
! "At the time of the entry or this coun-
try into the war the national convention
of the Socialist party OF America at 81
Louis. during it's session from April to
April Il. 1917. adopted resolutions setting
forth the stand of the Socialist party to-
ward the war and urged that the only
lstruggle which would JUSTIFY its members
in ia King up arms was the great struggle
of the working class to free ltsef IRON
economic exploitation and political oppres-
sion."
The Speaker quoted from war declara.
tions of the Socialist party declaring sup
Iport of Russian Bolshevism and other IN
|namnatory statements characteristic OIL
their utterances setting forth the aims
and purposes of the Red army. SPEAK
ing gravely Mr.. Sweet concluoed'
at is every citizens right to his day in
lcourt. if this house should adopt reso-
Tuition declaring your seat herein vacant,
lpending q hearing before tribunal or this
lhouse, you will be given an opportunity 10
Iappear before such tribunal to prove your
fright to a seat in this legislative BODY
and upon the result of such hearing and
1.-THE findings of the assembly tribunal your
fright to participate In the actions OF this
body will be determined"
Presents Formal Charges
Simon Adler. majority leader. then Of
lfered a resolution presenting the formal
Icharges OF disloyalty. The five men sun
lstood in front Of the bar while the resoIu-
ltion was read. The Speaker called ror
vote and the five took their seats When
the vote was announced there was pro-
llonged applause. a..
resolution is that as members or the 30
calist party the five members are iolceu
to obey in their actions ~ members Vi
Assembly dictates of the Executive ooni
mittee OF the party, contrary 10 thei oe-'''
OF office. ,.;o, aa-
"Such Instructions the resolution de-
clared .'nnay be given by an executive
committee made up in whole or IN part w
aliens or alien enemies, owing alleslaHIS ~
governments or organizations inimicai "
the interests of the United Stales ,'
people Of the State of New AoTh' civ.
THE resolutions further charged the ~
49, ,,;tI membership in the Sociahst
marty which at its Chicago conventio.,ain .an- ,a.'
| August declared adherence with tne A.e
lolutionary forces of Soviet kussia' -
"did pledge itself and Its melnpcIo ;aI;rt
| furtherance of the internatonai 80. ~,
revolution" 1t further charged tnae -
such adherence it had lnooIseu t;onaI of
ciples f the communist internauoilasi
Moscow. (Which ia pledged to the loiIiD .n'3
and violent overthrow or an
governments now existing. .,,o ",s
The charges stated that the flve as
members of the Socialist party no .t1
4 been duly elected upon the platform VI -.
marty have thereby subscribed TO It's pm
OH
4 tho orranized government or the ohi.et
! cto+as and the State Of New 1ork' aiiu
have been actively associated anu s'
nected with an organization cois 49,
n violation of the espionage act "a '"e
] United States" Nv
! When the result was nnnounSe'
4 Solomon rose to speak.
i "Mr. Speaker" he began Inc 0pe"NS'
gavel demanded silence. aa-.s.
! ,"rba gentleman who rises TO anoress
I tbo chair has no privileges on the iiooI
/ az this body until final determihauoi 40
made by the Judiciary Commlttee " i1
III his associates qualifca tons, Tn,
I - ~eH,,-ar eoid 1.-The five gentlemen VIII
i ,ctiA from the floor behind the raliins.
4 "MA Speaker" angrily shouted eir,
Ncolonon. The Speaker again deHahueo
silence There was faint applause anu d
n,urmur Of approval Feeling was tense .
\ n was feared the Socialists "ouiu Ies'..
''The sergeant-at-arms Is hssru 10 Tho
carry out tho oruers Ok uie
Speaker said. 49,. t,,,o
The sergeants moved toward the i've
4 ssated together in the rear on the Deino
I cratic\ side. Two sergeants approaEnS,u
I Mr.. Solomon. The leader OF tne ~
band stiffened as If he was ABOUT 70
sist- Members jumped to their 1eet;
.srbev have got TO 60" the speaker said
10 those gathered in the rostrum. Iheh
4 the five men rose and walked out OF the
chamber There was little applause Aiio
the Speaker called for new business.
Charles d. Newton, Attorney General,
and Samuel Berger. assistant prepaIeo
the resolution presented In the Asseiiioy MY
They are the counsel 70 the LusK COM
mittee which has been Investigating the
Reds" Mr.. Newton sat behind the
Sneaker when the Assembly took action
and Mr. Berger issued the resolutions.
Senator Lusk later denied that ms COM
mittee had any part IN the acuon. re
. said he thought II was a mistake to expei
Assem- blymen merely pecause oieS "eie
Socialists.
I Tho Assembly acted under the old rule
J which pives IL full authority to determine
the qualifica tons and fitness or It's
members.
Socialists Issue Statement.
! The Socialists issued Joint statement
1 challenging the action OK the Assembly.
II In part, they said
I'VE regard our exclusion from the AS
sembly as organized violence on the es-
sence Of democracy, the sacred right Of
the ballot. 1t is the denial Of representa-
tive government il is the shameless es-
tablishment of an ugly dictatorship.
THE whole procedure is vlolative or the
:, fundamental law Of the land as expressed
In the constitution and the deepest tradi-