The New York herald., 1921-09-26
SPLIT IN SOCIALISTS
DIVIDES Rand SCHOOL
Third IHternatiOnale Ques-
tion Causes Trustees
to Quit.
RADICALISM is ISSUE
New Communist Party to
Be Formed by Seceders
From Organization.
BREACH INJURIES MEETING
Panken and Hillquit Have
Smaller Crowd Than Usual
at Political Gathering.
BREACH INJURIES MEETING

socialist city, campaign got under way
yesterday afternoon at the Lexington
Theatre. F'ifty-first street and Lexing
ton avenue.
All the speakers, including Judge
Jacob Panken, candidate for Mayor
and Morris Hillquit. the Mayoralty
candidate of 1917, went bravely to bat
on the assumption that the party
ticket would go through. but they
spoke to most unusual phenome-
non in Socialist campaigns, a hall not
filled to overflowing with enthusiasts
Those who were there were loud in
their. applause. but good many seats
In the second balcony were empty.
The seriousness of the split was en-
phasized in a way most disagreeable
to the Socialist leaders at almost the
same hour as the ratification meeting.
The board Of directors of the Ameri-
can Socialist Society. the governing
body of the Rand School OF Social
Science, met and divided over the
same issue-the precise shade of radi-
calism that the Socialist party was to
display.
The fireworks revolved around q res
olution affirming the schools adherence
to tile position of the Socialist party with
reference to the Third Internationale. the
congress Of which met in Moscow last
July. When this resolution. the battle
cry Of the moderates, was passed four
members OF the board. including the pres
idcnt. Eugene Schoen. announced their
designations and walked out. Besides
Schoen the seceders were Alexander
Trachtenberg. Augusta ROLAND and ia
cob Turchin. They were followed imme-
society, Rose Weiner and Benjamin
Glassrcrg.
Scceders to Form New Party.
Several of those seeding have already
announced their adherence to new
Communist party about to be formed.
in on appeal issued by the radical nu-
oisas OF this proposed party withdrawal
from the Socialist party of all elements
in sympathy with the Third Information
ale was urged. Signers Of this appeal
included Trachtenberg and Glassberg.
Tha manifesto denounced the Socialist
party as "hindrance rather than an
aid to working class progress" and
added that new home for constructive
revolutionary socialism must be built
another political party of the working
class must be established"
Meanwhile more trouble is heading for
the Rand School IL 1t opens TODAY. as
has been announced. without taking out
n Ncense under the new State law pro-
vidinS for registration by schools. Nor
riB Hiliquit, who, with S. John Black.
Max Schoenberg and Morris Berman.
was elected to a place on the board after
the designations. is the attorney who will
wage legal battle on the constitution
ality or the State law, carrying the fight
to the Supreme Court Of the United States
II necessary.
The school, which Is In East Fifteenth
street. between Broadway and Fifth
avenue. has been teaching Socialist and
labor doctrines for fifteen years.
At the meeting yesterday Mr.. Hillquit
received quite as much applause as did
Panken. No mention was made by any
OF the speakers that there was anything
but serenity In the party. but apparently
by previous arrangement Judge Panken
stuck closely to the issues OF the cam
paign and a regulation grilling of the
capitalists. leaving Mr. Hillquit to handle
Russia, the delicate point in the whole
situation.
Mr.. Hillquit. paying his respects to
the vested interests by declaring that
"shortslghted capitalist master ma
chinists" are making frantic efforts to
repair tho delicate industrial machine
OF capitalism with sledgehammers, con-
tinued onward to Russia In the follow
ing words:
I'VE Socialists Of America do not ac-
cent every new social theory or scheme
that emanates from Russia. We do not
sock to establish Soviet Government
IN the United States. We strive to
bring about the working class control of
the Government and industries baseu
upon the principles of dcmocracy and
majority rule. We are opposed to ter
roris.n and oppression exercised by the
capitalist class We do not purpose to
supplant them by working class terror
Ism and oppression. We hope to bring
to all mankind steadily increasing
measure OF freedom and happiness. We
do not believe that our whole social
ideal can or will be realized In one blow.
ard we do not purpose to martyrize and
Racriiee tho present alton for the
assumed benefit of the generations to
come"
Secs Costs Rising Arnin.
Judge panlsen declared that although
wages have been reduced. the cost OF
living Is now going up again. the retail
cost rislnr 4.s per cent. In August over
Ju'y. Goal profits have been as high as
5000 per cent. meat profits almost 1.30O
per cent. he asserted. Meanwhile, he
said. 100000 men are out OF work In
thH nation, 100000 in New York. and
the shortage OF houses is mcnacing
beth health and morale OF the poor
Rent proflteerlng has been made vir-
tually legal by court decisions. he de-
clared. and described the exemption OF
new dwellings from taxes as "a crime"
Education in the public schools Is
Grabbed and censored" and the teach
Ing stan has been put under the most
despicable system OF espionage" while
$4,000 children are on part time. added
the speaker.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch. Socialist
candidate for Comptroller, and James
Oneal, candidate for President OF the
BOARD OF Aldermen. also spoke. Joseph
Cannon, who Is running for President OF
the Borough OF Manhattan, presided.
The sum of s1.s23.s4 was raised for the