Evening star., 1920-02-05
n. Y. CASE AGAINST
SOCIALISTS MAY Be
COMPLETED TODAY
Mr.. StanchfieId Reads From
1912 Issue of Call Words
of Insult to Flag.
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY. N. Y. February 5.-Coun-
sci for the assembly judiciary committee
which is sitting as tribunal in the
sembIymen charged with disloyalty ex-
pect to close their case late today. ac-
cording to announcement by John B.
Stanchfield
Mr.. Stanchfeld said he did not know
whether summing up would follow
final introduction of evidence. This,
he said. would be matter lor the COM
mittee to decide. In any event, he
added. if the last testimony to be Of
fered by his side were presented this
afternoon he would ask for adjourn
ment until next Tuesday.
Several witnesses who have been
snbpoenaed have not yet been examined
These include Charles w. Erwin, editor
OF the New York Call. a socialist news
paper. who has been asked to produce
certain issue of February, 1919. in
which. it has been charged and denied
is to be found headline reading ito
also has announced it's intention of
reading into the record evidence at
another investigation Of L. c. A. X.
Martens. self-styled Russian soviet
ambassador
Paper supply Exhausted.
Meanwhile official stenographers.
recording the proceedings and issuing
scores OF copies for newspaper men and
counsel, have exhausted the local sup
ply OF suitable paper and yesterday
sent truck out of town for addi-
tional tons" The record now in
cludes nearly 1000 pages
At the opening of today's hearing
Mr.. Stanchf1eld referred to the chaI-
lenge yesterday of s. John Bloch. an
attorney for the defense and president
OF the company which publishes the
New York Call. to prove the state
ment that on February 10. 1912, the
paper carried "in 1urid headlines TO
He'll With the Flag"
Mr.. Stanchf1eld said that, while he
apologized for stating "lurid head
lines" contained this expression. he
nevertheless would read from that is
sue a contributed article signed by
Richard Perrin from which, he said,
the committee could determine if his
statement was unjustified.
This article. which referred to SOL
diers as weak minded snobs," asked
UNIFORM should be honored. and re-
piled that 1t should be spat upon.
After denouncing the capitalist class
it closed with the sentence:
Down with the Stars and Stripes:
up with the red flag of humanity"
Solomon Accused.
Testimony that Charles Solomon.
one of the five suspended socialist as
semblymen, had predicted that the
100000 ex-service men in the United
States would be unable to check the
socialist revolution" was given yes
terday by William r. Hart. a Brooklyn
attorney. who was defeated for the
assembly by Solomon last fall.
Hart declared Solomon had made his
prediction after he himself had stated.
II the socialists were ready to start
their revolution, "let them 20 ahead"
that he belongs to the American
Legion. which soon will have 1000. :
600 in its membership" and that
nothing would please as more than
to sit on the seat of machine gun
and give them a reception
In reply. Hart testified, Solomon
"Mr. Hart doesn't seem to realize
the enormous proportions that this
revolution is going to take. There
Will be nothing which will be able
to hold the wrath Of the working
class in check. They will be able to
sweep aside like chan in the wind
the opposition of 100000 men. What
right have ex-service men to hold in
check the destiny Of 100000. 900 people
in this countryT
Hart previously had testified that
ne had heard Solomon say: "Revolu-
ton does not necessarily mean blood
she'd, and on another occasion define
revolution" as "a sudden change"