The New York herald., 1920-01-26
FRANCE TO
ADDRESS SOCIALISTS

United States Senator Joseph J. France
Republican, of Maryland will he the prin-
cipal speaker at the Socialists meeting
of protest against the Assembly's suspen-
sion of the five Assemblymen i'll Madison
Square Garden Wednesday night. it was
announced yesterday at Socialist head
quarters in the Peoples House. No Z Eas;
Fifteenth street. John f.. MilholIand, who
was active in Republican politics more
than fifteen years ago, has agreed to act
as chairman of the meeting, the Socialist
say.
Captain Swinburne Hale. of the Com
mittee of Forty-Eight and 6. member of
the Socialist Committee of Seventeen.
under whose auspices the meeting will be
Eeid. returned from Washington, where
he has been for tire last week. with word
that Senator France had agreed to ap-
pear. Captain Hale had hoped to have
three Senators as speakers. but Senator
France Is the only one who thus far has
accepted the invita- tion. Members Of the
committee are hopeful that another SEN
ator. whose name they refuse to reveal,
will send word today that he will attend
the meeting.
The Socialists assert that 2t0 labor and
civic bodies will be represented at the
mass meeting. Arrangements are being
made for a record crowd Officials of
tho Police Department will be asked by
the Socialists today TO have an adequate
force of policemen on hand TO care for
any eventuality.
Just who the speakers aside from SEN
ator France will be has not been decided.
1T is considered unlikely that the five AS
semblymen will be able to appear as the
resumption of their trial will make neces-
sary their presence in Albany. Should
they find it possible to make the "trip to
this city. 1t was said. arrangements will
be made to have them speak late in the
evening.
William Karlan, a member of the AS
somblymen's counsel, expressed belief that
the defence would present damaging evil
dence against certain members Of the
Lusk Committee. and the Assembly in
general. before the trial at Albany is
over lie refused to go into details on
the nature, but indicated that the evil
dence would have to do with the influ-
ences which moved the Committee in its
raid on the Soviet Bureau in this city
and would throw light on the motives
o. certain Asscmblymen who led in the
fight to cxpe the five Socialists"
I'VE feel that before this case Is
through" lie said. there will b \
vide breach In tho Republican ranks
at Albany. In IA ci. are surprised
that no break already has appeared. But
| IL will be wider and more complete after
VIC put in our defence"
In preparation for the drive for s35. Oot
for the Assemblymeu's Defence Fund
which the Socialists will begin tomorrow
a circular letter has been sent to every
labor union in the city. Julius Gerber
treasurer of the fund. asserts that the
money thus far collected will be exhausted
before the end of the present week.
The Socialists figure that the trial Is
costing them on an average s1.0D day.
Speaking of the large amount of money
the Socialists expect to realize by the
cs mpaign. the circular goes on to say
I'VE will thus announce to the world
that labor Is ready at all times to make
any sacrifice and least of all. give OF
it's meagre funds, in order that its rights
as workers and citizens shall he main
taneu.
Unless we have these funds. unless
YOU give this money we cannot defend
ourselves against the Albany autocrats
They have vast sums. all the resources
OF New York State are in their hands
ond they are using the funds of New
York State in their desperate and deliber-
ate attempt TO hush the voice Of enlisht-
ened labor and stop its onward march TO
freedom"