time when all the "Reds" of
America, inflamed by the Third International, are uniting in feverish
haste to carry "industrial organization" to a sufficient state to make
it an instrument for holding up the whole American people? If the false
prophets of optimism pooh-pooh the peril and label intelligent warnings
as "hysteria," will it be the first time in history that this was done
by men of weight and influence in the very shadow of a great, impending
rebellion and down to the very hour of its outbreak?

Mr. Lee's testimony on January 30, 1920, as quoted above, was
voluntarily supplemented by a statement by Seymour Stedman, of counsel
for the five Socialist Assemblymen and a prominent Socialist himself,
one of the National Executive Committeemen who fought the Left Wing to
keep the control of the party in 1919. We quote from the report of the
trial in the "New York Times" of January 31, 1920:

"Mr. Lee was next asked to explain what was meant by the pledge of
the Socialist anti-war faction to support 'mass action' against
conscription. He answered that the general strike was included in
the term 'mass action,' but that the word contemplated other
methods as well.

"'Is it part of the Socialist Party plans to use the general strike
to back up political action?'

"'If the circumstances should exist which made that necessary, I
take it that it would be construed so,' said the witness.

"Mr. Conboy was unable to pin the witness down to a definition of
what circumstances would make the Socialists resort to direct
action. Mr. Stedman interrupted:

"'There was a bill to nationalize the railroads,' he said. 'The men
went on strike to reinforce their demands. I can see the miners and
the whole working class going on a strike protesting against the
Government paralyzing them rather than taking the mine owners by
the collar. That will be general. If the working class made such a
demand to reinforce a general political demand for the relaxation
of such an injunction, the Socialists would stand side by side with
them everywhere. Personally, I think the mining situation was an
instance where there should have been a general strike.'"

It is important to emphasize the proofs that the Socialist Party of
America has openly committed itself to the sanction and advocacy of
"industrial" violence in furtherance of its avowed inten