New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-29
SWITZERLAND.
THE INTERNATIONAL WORKMEN's CONGRESS =
SENTIMENTS.

THE INTERNATIONAL wORKMEN's CONGRESS-
THE EUROPEAN LABOR AFOREMENTIONED
SENTIMENTS.
BAsLE, Sept 9-The most important of the reports
read at the Labor Congress that of the Central
Committee, presented by NJ. Roberts, which gavcfa
summary of the strikes that have taken place in
Europe since the Brussels Congress, and also de-
Tended the objects and policy of the International
Society. The only important unsOlved question con-
nected with these strikes evidently whether
workmen are justified in interfering where men are
on strike and how far those on strike are justified in
preventing others from working where they have
been engaged These matters were eluded in the re-
port, and the question of intervention by the As
ISOLATION Ion the various strikes remained
in the shade. The report closed with an
expressonI of sympathy from North America,
in which the writer said: ave shall use all the
power which the suffrage gives u.s. and if we do not
succeed wn ohon have recourse to some means more
energetic little bloodshed is sometimes necessary"
The next reports read were those of NJ Hns for Bel
GUM, NJ Richard for France, NJ. Liebknecht for the
German sections and others for the tallors of Lau
same and the silk-weavers of Lyons. II appears
from these reports that the International AssOcia
ton has made progress in Belgium. and will soon
inspire so much terror that they will more dare TO
prosecute it," and that it has secured the workmen
of Lyons. mot without resistance, because they
were under the empire of ideas OF another time
THE SPEECH OF VICTOR HUGO BEFORE THE
PEACE LEAGUE.
The Rdppel of Paris prints the following
speech Of Victor Hugo before the Lausanne Peace Lacquer
words fail me to express how profoundly affected am
by the reception received offer to the Congress
to this generous and sympathetic audience, my profound
emotion Citizens, you have 10 select for the
place OF reunion and deberatoD this noble country OF
the Alps First 10 is free then u Is sublime! Yes 1t Is
here presence OF this magnificent nature That meets
TO make the great declarations OF humanity among 9th
ers this No more war! Ono thought dominates this
honor OF choosing me President, TO announce 1t.
Will do so IN few words. We who are here, what do
we wish9 Peace We desire peace; we desire 1t ar
IDENTITY; desire IL absolutely We desire 10 between
man and man, between people and people between race
and race between brother and brother between Abel
and cain. The desire the appeasement or hatred.
lBravOs Applause But this peace hOic do want IT
DO desire IL at all pricei VIII we have II without
cOnditionsi No We want not the peace OF the bent
back and the bowed head We want not
peace Of dcspOsm, under the baton or under
The scepter. Applause. The first condition
OF peace Is deverance For this deverance there must
be an effort assuredly resolution which VIII be the SUI
preme and alas perhaps "a war which VIII be the last
Then all will be plished. Peace being inyioabe,
will be perpetual. Then more armies no more kings
The vanishing of the present-this Is what we WILL lap
pause We will THAT the people shall i've labor, pur.
chase SELL work. speak. love- and think freely aud that
thew shall have schools making citizens and more
princes making rinemeD. IBravOs We will the great
continental Republic We will the United States OF
EurOpe and conclude with this watch Liberty,
file obiect-PeaCe the result Acclamation.l