The Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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THE OKLAHOMA LEADER
SUCCESSOR TO OTTER VALLEY SOCIALIST, SNYDER, OKLAHOMA.
>2—Vol. 5.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1918.
Weekly.
SOCIALISTS URGE
fflfBE PLSCED
IT PEIEE PIRLE1
ind That Political Perse-
| ^ition Cease Is Made at
Chicago Meeting.
pER DELIVERS ADDRESS
U
JUDEEK.III.'JKDIS CI1PITALISTS FRCL
DTI.IES SDGISLISTS
I
I C A G O—Demands that the
l^can Socialist party be given a
l:at the international peace con-
e, that the administration im-
;• tely recognize the Russian So-
Soviet repuolic, that all political
k't utions cease, that all political
ers be released at once, and that
If Jean troops in Europe except
j needed for reconstruction work
hdrawn immediately, were made
-Vieeting of 12,000 Socialists; i. e,
|je were that many in the Coliseum,
> c ere was also an overflow meet-
id there were thousands lined up
ocks on the street who could not
l^to any of these meetings.
olutions extending the hand of
ship to the revolutionary na
yDf Europe were adopted and the
|nfig declared itself in accord with
rin comrades under the leader-
|bjof Liebknecht and efforts of
gides in Austria, Finland, Bui
Serbia, Sweden, Holland and
nations to establish govern
■jj, on the Russian model.
11 TiKBRATK KAISER'S FALL.
I'ides Chairman William Bross
the speakers included Victor L.
r. Milwaukee: Trwin St. John
'ECOGMTIOX OF RUSSIA.
g
resolutions enumerated the fol-
'r declarations:
Extension of the hand of fellow-
ro the revolting working class of
e; congratulations to Russian
. des upon the first anniversary
establishment of the proletarian
c expression of accord with Ger-
^.omrades under 'he leadership of
liebknecht, and efforts of com-
in Finland, Austria, Bulgaria,
ri', Sweden, Holland and other na-
0 establish governments on Rus-
j,iodel.
! Demand that our government
liately recognize the Russian So-
soviet republic.
That the Wilsoninn administra-
;an 'rid itself of the charges of
^lypoerisy and deliberate propa-
' for .reaction in Russia only by
blication of other reports to the
lepartment "alongside the libel-
j.sson documents."
TFST RETI RX OF TROOPS.
^Demand the immediate with-
al of American troops from
fe except those needed for re-
f'ork.
* Protest the threatened execu-
te Tom Mooney. "as judicial mur-
'Vinded on perjured evidence."
Efforts to foist universal mili-
"^rvice upon the American people
Pie considered as representing the
plans of the American plu-
to harness the American
^ to an unrivaled program of
!%1 imperialism.
''Denunciation of the terrorist
*gn, official and unofficial,
01 the free expression of public
'F POLITICAL PRISONERS.
Remand that all political prose-
bo stopped and that there
e an immediate annullmcnt of
^ tenors against the champions
working class who have been
Republic Has Been Proclaimed
in Tyrol, Milan News-
paper Says.
ZURICH—Herr Renner, Social-
ist, has been appointed president of
the provisional Austrian govern-
ment, according to advices received
here Monday.
WASHINGTON—Chancellor Ebert
has virtually dissolved the reichstag
and will permit no sittings pending
convocation of the constituent as-
sembly, according to diplomatic ad-
vices from Berne Monday.
p| ion of Prejudice by Berger
and Other Leaders Rejected.
Appeal Planned.
ed to trial and imprisonment
the pretense of war necessity.
31so demanded that congress en-
' jislation to make them repara-
recognition that these prosecu-
^against Socialists, industrial
. ts, and organizers of the Non-
,rn league have been in perver-
j the fundamentals of American
1ALISTS AT PEACE MEET.
Request that the American So-
jparty lie given a seat at the
'tlonal pence table, and the
"ion that an international So-
Mind labor congress be held at
lie time and place of the peace
jnce.
'Urge that the Socialists of
LONDON — Independent Socialists
have issued a manifesto urging aboli-
tion of all German monarchies, ac-
cording to a Berlin dispatch here Mon-
day by way of Zurich.
It was pointed out the German na-
tion is still burdened with 17 kings,
dukes and grand dukes.
REPUBLIC IN TYROL.
MILAN—The Secolo announces a
republic has been proclaimed in Tyrol
and that Herr Schraff has been elected
president.
SAXE-MEIMNGEN REPUBLIC.
COPENHAGEN (delayed) — Duke
Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha and Grand Duke Friedrich
Franz IV of Mecklinburg-Schwerin
have abdicated.
u"" -v
a. dispatch from Karlsruhe
says the provisional government has
announced that Grand Duke Friedrich
II has abdicated and that Baden is a
free republic. A constituent assembly
later will determine the form of gov-
ernment to be established.
The German government expects to
hold elections for a national conven-
tion in January, says a Berlin dis-
patch here.
NAVAL ORDER STARTED REVOLT.
Friday afternoon's edition of The
Vorwaerts of Berlin declared the re-
port was true that the German fleet
was ordered out Oct. 20 for a final
battle which was to be fought until
the last ship was sunk.
It is said the order to the fleet
spoke merely of a "manoeuvre cruise"
but the report that a sacrificial battle
was intended spread like wild fire. A
general mutiny followed.
"This," says The Vorwaerts, "was
the real spark that kindled the revo-
lution."
The number of persons killed in
Berlin since the revolution broke out
is said to be about 100.
CHANGE OF VENUE
ASKED OF COURT
/Ar BERGER CASE
Seymour Stod man Tells Court Alleged
Prejudice of Judge Landis Would
Injured Chances of Men.
CHICAGO — Change of venue was
asked today for Victor L. Berger and
lour other Socialist leaders indicted
here on charges of violating the es-
pionage act.
Seymour Stedman, attorney for the
Socialist leaders, in asking the change,
declared Federal Judge Landis had
expressed hatred of the Germans. This
alleged prejudice, Stedman said, would
injure the chances of the defendants,
who are of Germanic or Austrian ex-
traction.
The motion will be argued Monday.
America identify themselves complete-
ly with their comrades in Europe, who
are taking their stand on complete
dominance by the working class, with-
out compromising alliances with cap-
italism, and that we invite all work-
ing men and working women of
America to join with us on the basis
of a social revolution whereby there
shall be government and industry only
of the workers, by the workers, and
for the workers, and whereby there
shall be a world peace founded upon
the solid basis of the Socialist Inter-
national.
Supreme War Council Takes
Stock of Resources to
Check Uprisings.
CHICAGO—Federal Judge K. M
I^andis Saturday denied the motion for
a change of venue of the cases against
Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee, and four
other Socialist leaders indicted on
charges of violations or the espionage
act. The motion was made several
days ago by Seymour Stedman, Social-
ist party counsel, on the ground that
Judge Landis had made statements in
court which showed he was prejudiced
against persons of German or Austrian
extraction. A transcript of remarks
made by Judge Landis was read at the
hearing Saturday. It failed to sub
stantiate the charges made by Sted-
man, the judge ruled. Stedman said
he would appeal.
The decision rested with Judge Lan-
dis, who asked that all defendants,
their lawyers and Atty. Swan Johnson,
who swore to statements set forth in
the petition, appear before him Satur-
day.
The motion set forth that the So-
cialist case was heretofore presided
over by Judge Even Evans, before
whom a demurrer was presented and
argued and before whom a plea of for-
mer acquittal was filed by the defend-
ant Adolph Germer; that said demur-
rer and plea were ruled upon adver-
sely."
CHARGE OF PERSONAL BIAS.
"Your petitioners further repre-
sent," continued the petition, "That
' in n i"i ir " irthf 'iii''
said case was on the calender of and
to be presided over by Judge Landis,
unless otherwise directed by the court
in accordance with Section 21, of the
judicial code of the United States.
"Your petitioners further represent
that they believe that Judge Landis
has a personal bias and prejudice
against certain of the defendants, to-
wit, Victor L. Berger, William F.
Ivruse and Adolph Germer, defend-
ants in this case, and impleaded with
J. Louis Engdahl and Irwin St. John
Tucker, defendants in this case. That
grounds for the petitioners' beliefs are
the following facts: That said Adolph
Germer was born in Prussia, a state
or province of Germany; that Victor
L. Berger was born in Ilehbach, Aus-
tria; that William F. Kruse is of im-
mediate German extraction; that said
Judge Landis is prejudiced and biased
against said defendants because of
their nativity, and in support thereof
the defendants allege, that, on in-
formation and belief, on or about Nov.
1, said Judge Landie said in sub-
stance:
BASIS OF CIVARCsK.
"'If anybody has said anything
worse about the Germans than I have
I would like to know it so I can use
it.'
"And, referring to a German who
was charged with stating that 'Ger-
many had money and plenty of men
and wait and see what she is going
to do to the United States,' Judge
Landis said in substance:
" 'One must have a very judicial
mind indeed not to be prejudiced
against the German-Americans in this
country. Their hearts are reeking
with disloyalty. This defendant is the
kind of a man that spreads this kind
of propaganda and it has been spread
until it has affected practically all the
Germans in this country.
SCORES GERM W-AMEHICA VS.
" 'This same kind of excuse of the
defendant offering to protect the Ger-
man people is the kind of excuse of-
fered by pacifists in this country, who
are against the I'nited States and have
the interests of the enemy at heart
by defending that thing they call the
kaiser and his darling people. You
are the same kind of man that comes
over to this country from Germany j
| to get away from the kaiser and war. I
You have become a citizen of this j
country and lived here as such, and '
now, when this country is at war with j
Germany, you seek to undermine the j
country which gave you protection.
You are of the same kind that prac- j
tically all the German-Americans are |
in this country, and you call yourself I
German-Americans. Your hearts are j
THB LEADER'S WASHINGTON BUREAU.
WASHINGTON—Worldwide social
revolution threatens capitalist society,
because war has left famine in its
wake.
In the face of the German social
revolution, the Austro-llungarian up-
heaval with its evidence of social revo
lution, and the menace of similar
action by the working class in Ron
mania and elsewhere, the supreme war
council at Versailles is taking stock of
its forces with which the movement
may be checked. The only trustworthy
munition of this war against social
revolution is food and industrial de
mocracy. Food supplies are not easily
forwarded to the centers of trouble
Industrial reorganization on a demo-
cratic and co-operative basis is for
the present a hopeless task for the
allies.
WILSON" IS ANXIOUS.
When President Wilson announced
the terms of the German military and
naval surrender, he hastened to add,
his speech to congress, that the al-
lied nations had arranged to imme-
diately begin to feed the peoples who
have been under German rule. He
made no concealment of his anxiety
over the possible results in Kurope ol
a famine coming on the heels of the
war. His warning was confirmed in
the most emphatic manner by Herbert
Hoover, when he told his national con-
ference of federal food administration
lMII . ■ i. V.\x-!a"" - Whr.'.P
I'KAR SOCIAL KEVOI.TTION.
In the highest official circles one
hears the remark that "the world is
likely to be in a condition of chaos for
a considerable time." This remark is
generally made in connection with the
famine and with the spread of social
revolution westward from the Demo-
cratic or Republican leaders are ready
now to consider an early demobiliza-
tion of the army or an early reduction
of the navy.
For answer to the query as to when
the soldiers in France will return, one
gets the statement that American
troops will probably be asked to do
police duty in the "disturbed" por-
tions of Kurope. This word "dis-
turbed" seems to apply to any region
in which soviet rule may be estab-
lished, and in which a counter-revo-
lutionary mement is launched.
W ANTS "OKDEKED CHANGE."
Thus Austria, Bohemia, Hungary,
Roumania, the Ukraine—each must
have a completely successful and or-
derly social revolution, conducted
while the Versailles council holds a
stopwatch on the proceedings, or else
the suggestion will be made by the
reactionaries in the allied nations that
American soldiers take charge and or-
ganize the country to suit the \ < r-
sai'.les point of view. if the popula-
tions fail to recognize the wisdom of
this plan, food will not be provided
for them. They may accept or starve.
CAPITALIST SOCIETY St'AHEl).
Capitalist society is frightened by
the whole situation.
German Socialists, triumphant in
their establishment of the republic,
would probably he amazed to learn
how fearful.y their rise is regarded
by the Same people who are cele-
brating the great military surrender
of the German aristocrats. Them-
selves anxious only to destroy the last
vestiges of militarism, and to estab-
lish the co-operative commonwealth
for the safety of mankind, they would
find curious material in th<* feverist
minds of American officials and busi-
ness men, who propose to stay the
social revolution of Kurope by ship-
ments of food.
BERLIN TROOPS CHEER
KAISER'S ABDICATION
BERNE
Mackenser
2.000 mc*:
Gross ward
-When
and hi
arriv
in. Hui
Field Marshal von
advance guard of
<1 Wednesday at
gary. on their way
home from Koumania, they were in-
formed of the recent revolutionary
events in Germany. The soldiers
greeted announcement of the kaiser's
< ontlnue
La
I u i n n.
| abdication with loud cheers.
WILL DECIDE FATE
OF LLOYD GF1P.EE
Outcome Depends on 5 Million
Votes Created by Recent
Electoral Reforms.
LONDON—The Issue in the coming
elections is whether the country will
indorse Lloyd George's proposal that
the present coalition government with
himself as premier shall be continued
after the war for the work of making
peace and carrying on the labor of re-
construction.
Never before were British political
conditions as chaotic as they are to-
day. The war has shattered old party
lines.
The electoral reform bill adopted by
parliament during the summer of 1917
virtually doubled the number of vot-
ers. It gave the ballot to all women
over 30, men over 21, and soldiers un-
der 21. This added 3.000,000 women
and 2,000,000 men to the voting lists.
How the women will voto and what
parties the soldiers will suport none
can predict.
DI .I'ENDS ON LIHEK VLS.
As the new voters will be entitled to
take part in choosing the government
Lloyd George has before him the dif-
ficult task of trying to keep together
that majority of the Conservative par-
ty which supported his war measures
and enough Liberals to give him a bal-
ance of power. The distinct factors
will be how many Liberals will follow
him and what policy the i-ubor party
will adopt.
Herbert H. Asquith remains the offi-
cial leader of <hv ybyrtil fiftv^^
the political truce which all parties
declared at the beginning i f the war
and trusts to the slogan thar( he is the
er who won the war" to attract
Mlei
votes.
SEE SINN FEIN VICTORY.
In addition to trying to hold togeth-
er his Conservative and IJberal sup-
porters, Lloyd George is trying to rec-
oncile the Asquith faction. Asquith
could have had a high seat in the
present cabinet if he would have ac-
cepted it. There were two obstacles,
however, home rule and protection.
One of these the Conservatives will not
have and the other is objected to by
the Liberals.
The election probably means the al-
most total disappearance of the old
Nationalist party of Redmond and Dil-
lon from Westminster. The Sinn Fein-
ers are expected to sweep southern
Ireland but the Sinn Feiners always
refused to take their seats.
U. S. REQUESTS SPEEDY
HEARING OF DEBS CASE
WASII JNGT<)N The government
Saturday asked the supreme court to
advance for early hearing the case of
Kugone V. Debs, former Socialist can-
didate for president, and three other
cases involving the constitutionality
of the espionage act. The court ex-
pects to hear numerous other espion-
age cases late in December or early
in January and it is likely that the
case of Debs will also be set for that
time.
FEAR OF BOLSHEVIK
WAVE IN EUROPE IS
GROWING IN CAPITAL
WASHINGTON—Fear of a Bol-
shevik wave in Europe is growing
in diplomatic circles here Thurs-
day. For some time diplomats
have foreseen such a possibility
and have been urging that troops
be maintained to police the worst
centers.
England and the United States
have least to fear from such a
movement, although warnings
have been sounded in both coun-
tries.
Switzerland is having a hard
tussle with Bolshevism. General
strikes are on in German Switzer-
land cities and are beginning in
some French section. No violence
is reported. Troops have appar-
ently been mobilized. Penalties
are likely to be severe against
strikers, the cables say.
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