New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-28

TO the policy most favorable 70 their cause anagonisms
are strong between conflicting parties which have the
same purpose C heart the controversy Is conducted
with peculiar vehegence and bitterness much superfu
GUS "a wasted debate and the time for immediate
action has evidently not yet come but the Worknmens
Union represented in this Congress doubtless challenges
attention for the numbers the intelligence, and the zeal
of members and the relation Of the movement TO the
general politics Of Germany.
first meeting Of the Congress was held last year at
Eisenach II now assemblies by regular adjournment in
this city. The number OF delegates in attendance is
about So representing 40 different places, and
constituency of nearly 1880 persons. preliminary
meeting was called for the preparation Of business on
Friday evening" but before the appointed hour, the hall
was taken possession Of by opposition party claim
ing to be advance Of the regular organization, by
which the Congress was summoned, and to support
more radical phase of the wOrkngmens movement.
This is called the LaselleSchweizer party from the
names its prominent founders whose ideas are as
serted with little dogmatsm and in an exclusive
spirit stormy was displayed in the hall The
members whose account the meeting was appointed
found their seats preoccupied by their Incorporating
antagonists They were IN hopeless minority, and
could nothing The inruders proceeded to organize
the meeting elected chairman, and after afew remarks
from a speaker the other side the floor given TO
noted agitatOr from Hamburg, named Wolf, who went
into long exposition Of the objects and principles OF
the schwezer party According to his statement this
party the exclusive power to solve the social problems
now under discussion by the workingmen of Germany 1t
aims at revolutionary measures OF profound practical
import 1t demands for the laborer the entire fruits OF
his labor This be effected only by means of produc-
tive associations supported by the State. Hence the OPP
position Of the middle classes to the movement, which
threatens their very existence and their alliance with
the Socialist Democrats whose programme is regarded
by the schweizer party superficial wishy- and
senseess trash. They, the schwezer men, with only
blow But the Socialist Democrats on whom they de-
clare perpetual war, denounced being under the
control Of many-headed body which can neither move
forward backward The Schweizerites contend that
the mndedness the pedantry the spirit OF petty
jealousy and of local PRIDE which introduced at the
time Of the Reformation and which has proved preg-
nant misfortune to Germany should be effecuay put
down. and made to give place TO complete ana power
full German unity founded on the interests
of labor. They believe that the Federal ten
denotes Of the popular party are false ana
they can aid in the solution OF the
great social questions Of the day. realize the stryngs
for German Unty-and that the Schweizer organization,
the Universal German Workngmens Union us
the only which destroy the tyranny now exer-
cised the of German labor, by the prevailing
party in politics, and by the owners Of property The
schweizer men take strong ground against the recent
agreement between of the workmen and the small
capitalists raising the of the former regarding
il as fraud and treachery upon the workmen and
deceptive compromise for the benefit of the employers
The democratic principle demands first Of all, that
the smaller aborer should be taken Of but by this
arrangement he receives only half the wages OF good
workman, although he certainly cannot be supported on
half much food Tt Ia of to the work
whether the system of small capitalists Is broken
day. in three years, since looks only after
its own interests and has regard whatever for the
laborer At any rate wages should be raised at least
twenty per cent for wormen of all classes in order to
restore the equality which is demanded by the demo
| cratic spirit.
After the harangue Of Wolf who is rather forcble
speaker and very oerabe master Of the arts OF popu
lar rhetoric the leader of the opposite party, Herr Not
who previously addressed the meeting came forward
again. advised his friends to retire from the hail.
I'm order to carry their deliberations in another place
\ They, accordingly left in body, having re-
ceived their discontinue with exemplary patience, and
treated the ntruders with moderation, II not with cor
daty object of the Socialist Democrats, whom the
Congress represents, is to effect more equitable dis
rbuton of the products of industry and TO adjust the
conflicting claims OF labor and capital, in the interests
They maintain that the Schweizer project
Unity is chimerica that under plausible pre-
lenses it conceas stupendous tyranny and that its
operation, it could be carried into effect, would be
fatal to every trace of mental and personal freedom
They point to the examplesof France illustration
OF this influence, and recommend Confederate Govern
ment the model of Switzerland.
On Saturday evening another informal meeting was
held which the Congress organized, and plan OF
business adopted for subsequent meetings Herr Geib
of Hamburg elected President and Bebe Of Lpsic
Vice-President. 1t decided that public meetings
should be held In the forenoon and private meetings in
the evening, during the session OF the Congress. Meas
adopted to prevent the interruption of the
ceedngs by outsiders with reference TO the invasion OF
the hail. the previous night by the schweizer party
This provision, it would SEEM necessary although
it met with signal success, shown in the dis
graceful experience OF the following day, when the pub
TIC meeting was opened In due form at 10 o'clock In the
morning IL was held in one OF the most spacious halls
in the city, and numbered audience of nearly thou
sand persons Delegates were from every
part of Germany, including from Gratz In Ausr1a
| who had nearly 600 miles to take part
| In the proceedings. Behind the Presidents
4 chair, the wall decorated with two in
| seriptOns Long live the Socialist Democracy"
and "Unite Proleaires Of every Land" while in front
red banner waved In union with the cOOrs Of black
red and gold The audience study for the fancier
| OF human nature 1t by composed exclu-
sively of workingmen perhaps majority not Of
this class events the rotund forms rubicund
yisages which abOunded In the assembly afforded no
illustration Of the misery of the operatives In Germany
There was scarcely among them, imagined, who
did not dispose Of his schOppen Of beer or bis
OF wine perhaps than day. and who did not
enjoy his portion of the excellent meat and bread for
which Germany is proverbal. In point Of Intelligence
their appearance reflected credit German education
and their speeches subsequently showed that they knew
how to handle the intraeabe German language with as
much ease as the handsaw sedge-hammer.
The proceedings opened with an appropriate ad
dress by President who congratulated the Congress
on their meeting In the beautiful region OF Swabia,
which prepared TO take part In the most important
movement Of modern cultivation. The condition OF the
workingman was everywhere the same. Everywhere
the same OF agitation necessary, in order to
pass 10 effective action. The workingmen in swaba
should exhibit the wounds which they had received from
the system OF production under the control Of CAPT
tai. The enemy who makes war upon us is every