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particularly interested in social work at that time. Morris Hillquit certainly never was and he was the only real Socialist I ever discussed the matter with. Morris Hillquit ran for mayor of New York and ruined Mitchel on the most doctrinaire platform that you ever heard of, except for the fact that he was anti-war. He roused a tremendous prejudice against Mitchel as a “sabre rattler” and a “gun-carrying dude” - he called him awful names. He appealed to the anti-British sentiment of the Irish, whom God knows he didn't love. Yet every constructive thing that he proposed was doctrinaire, whereas Mitchel's administration had been full of social service - very intelligent social service. He ran on that record and on support of the President and support of the war. He had definitely a belief in preparedness, had offered his services to the President, and had made speeches about it in New York, where there was a terrific anti-war feeling.

Hillquit appealed to prejudices of people like the German-American population, which was a big vote - not Socialist by a long shot, but willing to vote against Mitchel - and to the Irish who were anti-British and therefore only wanted to save the old country. I thought it was a terrible campaign. I haven't a doubt that Hillquit is a