The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-28
|OUSTED FIVE
SCORE A POINT
Mayor Lunn, of Schenectady,
Tells of Different Kinds
of Socialists.
ASSEMBL YMEN NOT REDS
(sY WILLIAM G. sHEPHERp.)

| AlDdHyt M Jan. Go.-Ni. M 81
Attorneys for the five socialist as
semblymen who are facing dismissa
from the state assembly were able
today to introduce testimony that
there are different brands of social
ism; that the socialist party split ur
| into three distinct parts some time
last year and that the five assem- ~
| men on trial cannot be blamed y
| the beliefs and plans of all brf 4
| of socialists in the United SH X
1t was George r. Lunn, NJ : of
Schenectady, once a SOCIALLY Tho
served the purpose of the ! Alist
lawyers. Using him as a. ness,
| though he had been callef. law
yers for the. state. Seymoy,S Jdman.
for the socialists, broue' = II the
fact that the socialists divided
into several camps.
Evidence along this line-was also
extracted from julius Gerber secre-
tary of the New York socialist party.
Up to now the socialist lawyers have
not found an opportunity to bring
out the facts about the party split
and attorneys for the state have tried
to prevent them from doing so. 1t
was a direct question by Chairman
Martin, of the judiciary committee
which Is taking evidence against the
assemblymen that made it possible
for the break-up in the ranks of So
cialism to be introduced.
Mayor Lunn told how he made a
fight in socialist convention against
the blank resignation system, but lost
out He branded the system as un-
American and said that he finally re-
fused to sign a blank resignation,
and that he lost one election by re-
fusing to do So He showed how the
Schenectady socialist local was
wiped out of existence by the state
socialist party because he personally
would not follow the bidding of the
state socialists.
Martin Conboy, of New York, was
added to the counsel for the state.
The socialist lawyers expressed them
selves during the noon recess as
highly pleased with the events of the
forenoon. THE real jury in this case"
said one of the socialists attorneys
to newspaper reporters, lis the Amer
lean public. You fellows are sending
out the evidence to the jury and it
was a good turn for us that we were
able to show that these assembly
men cannot be shouldered with all
the plots and plans of all the various
brands of radicals in the United
States"
Expelled Left Members.
Rebecca Buhan, who wrote the let
ter of greeting to Martens, belonged
to the expelled socialists. Chair
man Martin INTERRUPTED TO ask Mr..
StedInan;
as is true that your party split up
about that timer"
Indeed II did" responded Sted-
man. 1--WE expelled all the members
of the left"
I'VE fired out the extremists from
our party in New York last April"
Gerber said. "In Michigan last May
they expelled the whole left move
ment."
"Well, i have just heard that your
party split up into three parts about
that time" said Chairman Martin.
AT least three parts said Sted-
man, laughing.
The socialists lawyers and five as
semblymen did not hide their delight
at Martins question, which gave
them their first opportunity of the
investigation to prove that they do
not belong TO the left wing socialists
and that at least one, of their, num-
ber, Waldman, was forced to run
against one of the communists for
election in the Eighth assembly dis
trict.
Stanchfeld's reply was to read an
article by Morris Hillquit in the New
York Call in which Hillquit blamed
John Spargo, Charles Edward Rus
sell, and other right wing socialists
for rushing into print with the
charge that. the socialists were pro-
German. Hillquit was quoted as say
ing that the splits in the socialist
party would be healed in time.
MIR. Stanchfield replied to Stedman
saving that all statements of the So
cialist party must be taken as repre-
senting the views of the party and its
members.
ION what theory does Waldeman be-
come responsible for that Martens
letter." demanded Stedman. He had
nothing to do with the letter. The
people who wrote il are not his friends
or associates. We should not be re-
quired TO defend ourselves against such
evidence as this"
Chairman Martin, OF the judiciary
committee. overruled Mr.. Stedmans
motion for the withdrawal OF the evil
dence in question.
Stedman arose eXcitedy and de-
were delivered at the meeting where
Trachtenberk spoke be read.
I'VE don't want just one feature OF
the meeting put before the public. We
want to have the entire nature OF that
meeting In New York Nov. IL shown
In the evidence.
"Oh, I think we have a right TO say
what evidence we shah put in." said
Stanchheld.
George r. Lunn. mayor of Sche
nectady. former socialist, was called to
the stand during the morning. He
stated that he had signed blank
form of resignation for the socialists
when he was elected mayor In 1911.
The socialists kept this In their possess
sion while he was In Office, he stated.
He declared he did not want to sign
the form. but was forced TO do so.
Chairman Martin ruled that il would
not be necessary TO read all the
speeches though shorthand copies are
said 10 be in possession OF the Lusk
committee
Anna S. Stern. secretary Of the Bronx
socialist local. was called to the stand
TO present pamphlets alleged to be part
OF the socialist propaganda.
One pamphlet contained the manifest
OF the socialist national convention I'm
Chicago last September In which the
league Of nations is called black in
ternationale."