The Washington times., 1921-01-03
FRANCE FLAYS
SOV|ET'S BAN
Maryland Legislator Protests
Deportation Of Martens and
/, Trade Prohibition.
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another resolution TO apologize for
the unconstitutional. Illegal and un-
holy war to overturn the de facto
Russian government by violence"
The trouble, he said, was that a
spirit of intolerance and wickedness
exists in the high places OF govern
ment.
But mark you" Senator France
added, there Is nothing the matter
with our form of Government When
violations OF the spirit OF our Con-
stitution occur, such as the persistence
in maintaining a state OF war with a
de facto government modelled on
democratic lines. it may be put down
either that officials fail to carry out
the constitutional law. or in having
inserted into the law provisions In
violation OF both the spirit and the
letter of the Constitution"
PROTESTS DEPORTATION.
Senator France said that the de-
portation Of Martens was accom-
plished in direct violation CT a
statute forbidding the deportation OF
accredited representatives of a de
facto government. The deportation
was in pursuance with a policy of
war on Russia, an unjustifiaole war.
staining the honor of America, he
said.
Senator France paid n tribute to
the members of the AmalSamated
Clothing Workers But to the rail-
ure of America to take advantage
of the trade opportunity offered by
Russia, he said, members of the
craft are walking the streets IN
search of employment. Many of
these unemployed, he declared. in
Intelligence rank equal to members
of the United States Senate. The
assertion was loudly cheered.
II protest against any sort OF
sedition law" Senator France said
at one point in his address. There
can be no sedition in country
where there Is no sovereign but the
people themselves"
CONFERs WITH LEADERS.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Senator France conferred with a
number Of leaders and arranged to
have the Senate Committee hearing
on resumption Of trade relations
with Russia fixed for the third week
in January.
In prepared statement given
to the press. but which he did not
cover in his address. Senator France
dwelt upon the disorder in the
world and the distress due to falling
prices and unemployment. This con-
ditfon in America would be al
leviated in large measure, he said,
bya~resumption of Russian trade.
&nator France declared that
Amer labor is demanding trade
with Nssia to do away with UNI
employment. With $1,300,000, 900 of
gold on hand, and almost unlimited
resources, he said, Russia is well
able to pay for what it gets from
America.
Mr.. Walsh, who was Joint chair
man with Former President Taft of
the War Labor Board. as well as
chairman of the Industrial Relations
Commission, bitterly assailed the Ad-
ministration because, he said, it raised
the cry of "seditious foreigners" in an
effort to entrench itself in power.
Partly through this offense. Walsh
said. the Democratic party went
down to defeat. The Republican
party will follow suit, he said, If it
pursues the same tactics. During his
address Senator France said he
would help wipe out the Republican
party should it commit the offenses
enumerated by Mr.. Walsh.
PRAISE FOR SOVIET.
The soviet government was termed
by Mr.. Walsh "the greatest adventure
in government by the people ever
attempted" Alleged excuses of the
soviets are "none Of this country's
business" he said. He assailed the
Administration for refusing recog-
milton of the soviet when america
recognized a government based on
assassination and .crime-the British
empire"
1.-THE first act or a free government
should be to repeal all passport laws"
Walsh declared. "As long as any
man is in Jail or his freedom to go
where he pleases is abrogated. you
and 1 are not free"
The other speakers were Mrs. Har-
riet Stanton Blatch, suffrage leader,
and William II. Johnson, president of
the International Association of Ma
chinists, which passed resolution at
1ts convention in Rochester last fall
demanding trade with Russia.