The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-25
ABRAMOvICHI
kept OFF PUBLIC
PLATFORM HERE
Socialists w ont Lei
Him Speak in Open

Raphael Abramovich, anti-sovlet
agent Of the Second (soeialist) Inter
national, now spreading propaganda
In the United States against the First
Workers Republic, was the honored
guest of the national convention OF
the socialist party, which convened
yesterday in the Douglas Park audi
torium.
Abramovieh Didn't Speak Sunday
Abramovich sat on the platform at
the socialist mass meeting Sunday in
the Ashland audorium, where Debs
was the main speaker, but the social
lists did not dare put him up to speak
before a public gathering.
1t was the obvious intention of the
socialists to make sure, Sunday, at
the Ashland Auditorium that their spy
would be able to make a speech in at
least one American city, even tho
only for few seconds, without being
compelled to quit because of workers
demonstrations against him for his
ISLANDERS against Soviet Russia. How
ever their plan was abandoned when
the socialists leaders became con-
vinced that the audience was COM
posed of workers who were for So
Wet Russia and would tolerate no
yilification of the Workers Republic
from the lying Abramovich.
The meeting was dead. The speech.
es of the leading socialists such as
Oneal, yladeck and kirkpatrick rous-
ed no enthusiasm. Only when Debs
mentioned the necessity of defending
class war prisoners was there ap-
| plause. When he spoke of the Com
munists and supporting them in their
fight against the criminal syndicalism
laws, an outburst of applause came
from all over the hall, much to the
distress Of the socialist leaders.
I.sa.At the end of the meeting the work
ers in the audience started singing the
International, and shouting: Down
with Abramovfch, aud why didn't
Debs speak OF Soviet Russian"
1t will be impossible for Abram-
ovich to speak at a public meeting in
Chicago now that the revolutionary
workers know he is here. He will be
forced to vent his spleen against the
Soviet Republic in private to small
audiences OF socialist leaders and
trade union bureaucrats.
Morris Hillquit opened the conven
ton Monday and after few words in
troduced Eugene Debs, who is chair
man of the party.
Hillquit then introduced Abramo-
vich, as "a delegate from the Russian
social-democratic party" After Abra-
movich spoke, declaring Russia to be
oppressed by the Communists" Hill
quit translated the speech and com
mittees were elected
The socialist delegates present
showed their approval of Abramo-
vich's hackneyed attack on the work
ers' and peasantss government Of
Russia.
Makes His Stock Speech.
Abramovich made his stock speech,
calling for democracy" and attack
ing the Soviet government as a die
tatorship" The tool of the Second
International, and counter-revolution-
list for once during his tour, was per-
mitted to finish his lies At every pre-
vious start in his speeches before
American workers. Abramovich has
been forced to swallow his words and
stop talking, because Of the disap-
proval Of his audiences! But Abram-
ovich found in the socialist delegates
sympathetic audience
Johnston Hopes for Rebirth.
William II. Johnston, president Of
the Machinists' Union and chairman
of the disbanded G. p. p. A. conven-
ton left with a handful Of La
Toilette followers, after the boiling
Of the delegates representing the rail-
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