The evening world., 1920-02-17
HILLQUIT ON STAND
ASFIRST WITNESS
FOR SOCIALISTS
Denies lntenztiOnale Controls
Party Here-Pn0sacutiOn
Fires Final Shots.
By Joseph S. Jordan.
tspsrial saaH cprrerppnssst - TEE
Ege-inu Wnr1hn

Al4aNSY. Feb. 1s.-Morris Hiu.
quit took the witness stand sc-dsy a.
the opening move in To defsass ci
the five suspended ScciaHls1 AEsem-
blymen and scuEht 10 es-ablEsh 4
foundation making hhn q witness ID
outline she aims and wc-k5nrs % tn
SociAlisi party.
M Hllquii explained uha1 ths sruch
allled Of InternAUunaae uas q tn
Isunial uonuenglon waalhuut uUwuu- T-e
Socialists. he snid ulsr for the pmr-
pose oi daba1ing issues and qpes-
tions of the day wtthou1 taking any
action on them Ncfl.ar- cbs con-
ventiOn can %. he sid. esR in any
way interfere win the National party
In the United states.
Mr. HMquit said he had uartbc. -
pated in drawing mp rhe var pro
gramrne adopted by she 'Sucialiss
Party az its ccnven15on en- 81 Lsouls
In 1917 tie testified hs uas not a
native born Ameracnn. but had lived
in This country approximately th.rty-
Eve years. He had been Socialist
since 1900 he said. and had servcd
as delegate so National Convsnt5ous-
Chairman OF the National COcnmittes-
international Secretazy and mcmDer
q the Huie1na tioual sSoc5ahts1 Bureau
Mr. Hlllquit said he spoke and rsad
English. French. Italian Russian
German and ~s5me spanish and
Dutch
No dues are paad 10 the Intsrna-
uonal but y7olun1aTy contributions
are made ~ cuuntries rsp-essated-
Mr.. Hmlquit said. The last meeting
was called for August IA. 1914 but
was no, held herause ~ ths var
Delegates fr0un the United States in
clnded M. HillquiL Meyer LondOn
and AlEernon Lee
F'Tiends OF the suspend SOCIALISTS
thought they had made a sensational
discovery this afternoon when they
sug up a deficiency appropriation Of
$4,000 for legislative contingency
funds. They immediAteAy proclaimed
that tine money was 20 Dc used for the
payanent Of, the fess OF tire lawyers
anpearinE for che state in the pros
eclton before the Assembly IOdtci-
ary Committee
A. a matter 81 fact. 80 1t IS eX-
planned. when the money becomes
available by the signature OF che Gov
ernor, a resolution VITA be pas=ed
throuEh both houses making Il aP-
plicable, OF q large part Of Il to the
expenses Of the Lusk Committee. on
the other hand 1t is possible that
some Of the money can - made avah-
slble to the eKpensos OF the Socialists
trial.
The opening o. the dcfense was de-
layed for a time by the prosentatiOn
of additional evidence by the Prose-
cuiion. though il had rested last
Martin Conboy went back 20 1915
and 1916, long before the war was
started so far as this country was)
concerned, TO show mat the Socialists
were opposed TO the war. =
lie read some more OF the Berger
record into the record. Il included a
call particularly upon the workers
of America 20 oppose var and all
agitation for war by the exercise Of
al the power in their Command"
This was in May, 1915. just after
the sinking OF the LuSitania, and Mr..
Conboy said that in the following
year the socialist Presidential plat
form contained a declaration opposing
military preparedness and calling on
workers TO use their economic and in
dustriAl power by refusing 20 mine
coal, transport soldiers OF furnish
food or other supplies for military
purposes.
Several contributions 70 the New
York CAn were also rad Into eVi-
dence, Including one nom Joseph II.
Caldwell on his way 70 prison, con-
viC1ed OF espionage, and another frOm
walter NJ. COOK. State Secretary Of
the Socialist Party Of New York.
Both were written on May l. 1913.