The Washington herald., 1921-06-20
Opponents of War Aided
By Men i'm Congress,
Letters Indicate.
L E A ID E r CLAIMED
BAKERS SYMPATHY
Lusk Committee Charges
Plan to Cooperate
With Bolsheviki.

NEW YORK, June 1s.- Reveia-
tions which tend 10 show the ex-
istence Of a concerted effort on the
part OF certain so-called "upiifters.
educators and ministers in behalf
Of revolutionary doctrines in this
country aud aiming TO halt par
ticipation Of the United States In
the world war are contained in the
report Of the LUsk legislative com
mittee which Investigated seditious
activities in this State. In the re-
port is printed correspondence sup
posed to sustain the charge that
the opponents OF the war had some
willing aids in the War Department
on the Federal bench and in Con-
gress. In some respects the efforts
were allied to those Of l. W. W.
and Socialist agitators
Report Mentions Names
Among the many mentioned In the
report are Miss Lillian Wald, of the
Henry Street Settlement; Miss Jane
Adams. Of Hull House, Chicago;
David Starr Jordan, former presi-
dent of Leland Stanford University
Of California; Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette, and former Representative
Claude Kitchin.
Others mentioned prominently are
Scott Nearing, Morris HilloUit, Big
Bill" Haywood and Victor Berger.
In the report is published much
correspondence. showing activities
and opposition in the promotion OF
the war. which causes the Lusk COM
mittee to make this general charge
as 10 their purposes:
"A drawing together of all the
radical forces OF working men. sug-
gesting mass action. a plan OF So-
Wet representation and an inter-
nstionai cooperation with the So
eiaAst forces OF Europe"
Lochner and Baldwin Leaders.
The prime movers were said TO
be Louis p. Lochner. who was the
aide of Nine. Schwimmer. the Hun
garian representative OF Germany
in this country prior TO the war
and who arranged for the Ford
peace party. and Roger Baldwin, who
served a year in prison for violat-
ing the selective draft act and was
at the head OF the National Civil
Liberties Bureau OF 20 Fifth ave-
nue.. In letter Of September, 1917,
Baldwin wrote as follows:
We want TO look like patriots
in everything we do. We want TO
get a lot Of good hags. talk a 5000
deal about the Constitution ana
what our forefsthers wanted to
make this country. and TO show that
we are the folks that really stand
for the spirit OF our institutions"
The correspondence published
shows one letter in which the writer
claims that he can influence a Fed
eral judge in behalf OF / W, w.
defendants who had been indicted
for violation OF the espionage law.
Claimed Bsxer's Sympathy.
A claim on the part OF Roger
Baldwin that Secretary Of War New
ton d. Baker was showing consid-
cradle sympathy for the conscien-
tious objectors. adding that the
men all will be freed as soon a.
the war is over" This latter, IN
large measure, happened.
A letter in which the ehsrs. a.
made that Victor Berger, the Mil
wsukee Socialist. knew thar m.
Russian revolution Of March. 1917
would result in Russia Withdrawing
her support from the allies.
That Mrs. J. Sargent Cram. OF thi.
city wite Of the former public serv-
ice commissioner, was making her
nome the headquarters for the con-
scientious objectors.
That DR.. Gordon was lobbying in
washington against the seIectiy.
service act as well as the espionage
act, TO prevent the President from
being granted blanket authority 20
prosecute the war and to prevent
Liberty bonds from being nontax-
able.
That Frank p. walsh, co-chsirrnsn
with William Howard Taft on IN.
War Labor Board. gave letters of
Introduction to two !. W. W. MEM
bers OF the defense council who vrere
engaged in stirring up sympathy for
Haywood and others under indict-
ment in Chicago.
Worked for Germany.
The report shows Lochner as tn.
AASN'AS eShAoc N ucndll OF Nerma nv
through the American Neutral Con-
ference Committee. which was a oe-
velopment Of the Ford peace party,
the Nentral Conference COMMITTEES
giving way to the Emergency Peace
Federation on the day that Won
Bernstorfr was handed his passports.
This Emergency Peace Federation
later became the first American
conference Of democracy and terms
of peace"
Among the organizing committee
of the Peoples Council were: Morris
Hillquit. Eugene V Debs. Bishop
Paul Jones. Episcopal bishop Of
Utah: Max Eastman. Prof. X. W. I.
Dana of Columbia; Aigernon Lee,
head Of the Rand School: Scott
Nearing. A. w. Kicker. publisher Of
Pearson's Magazine: Rose Schneider
mann. Irwin st. John Tucker. David
Starr Jordan and former Senator
John d. Works, Of California.