The New York herald., 1871-12-18

questions or general interest mooed in one society
practical steps are nceded-as Ior instance, in case
OF International quarrelS-the action or the assO-
cated socsses may ps slmnisaneons s ana uniform
II seems OppOrtune to take the Initiative or pro-
posas to 6e laid before the national and local So
cletes. and, Tor the purpose OF facilitating com.
municatiOns, to publish periodical reports II 10
also bound to execute the Congress resolutions. As
IL ID bv
THE POWER OF UNION AND COMBINATION
that the success OF the worKinRmens movement In
Of ihe General Council depends greatly upon the
circumstance whether 1t has to deal with 0 few
national centres Of work,ngmen % OF WIN number
blnatlOn Of the disconnected WOI Ikngmen's societies
OF the respective countries into national bodies ls
strongly urged Wherever the laws Of The land do
not place legal obstacles III the way Of such com.
Dination Still no independent local society is pre-
Council, Tor which purpose every secretary OF the
association has the right 70 appoint It's own corre
WHO NAY BECOME MEMBERS.
Every person who acknowledges and defends the
principles OF the International Workngmens Asso-
clatl0n Is eligible 10 become member; but eacn
branch s responsible for the integrity OF the nen
bers 1t admits. worklngmcn's socleiles joining the
petua bond OF fraternal cooperation, are permitted
10 preserve their existing organizations intact
THE RULES MAY BE REVISED
by each Congress, provided the consent is obtained
Of twOthrds Of the delegates present; and special
ya S RS pro-
DELEGATES no THE GENERAL CONGRESS-.
Every member or the association mas q right to
Congress- TO which every brascn, W whatever the
number Of lls members, has rlgnt 70 send repre-.
senta!lye, Eacn delegate has bTt One Vote, and his
which send him. NelghLorng branches may Gnile
IN the appointment Of delegates, and when
M 81 aeesae for Vsr
800 members. In countries where the Mterna ional
Association Is forbidden by law delegates from
trades' unions and worNngmen's cooperative
societies are allowed to participate in tho debates
questions OF principle, but not TO discuss or vote
gress are two-fOd-administraliv slttings, which
are private, anu public sittlngs reserved iOr the
discussion OF and the vote upon the general ques-
tons on the programme Of the Congress, and which
may have Deen suggested either by the previous
Congress by the General Council or by the diiielent
reports, &C., to De submitted to the Congress- have
however, TO pass through the General Council.
which prepares the business TO be lliu before the
Congress-.
The central councils OF the various countries In
which The International is regularly organized are
designated '.Feaeral COunclsn or Federal COM
tries attached. Every new branch or society in-
tending TO join the International ls bound lmlnedt-
Gil, which has the right to admit or refuse the aft
iatIOn OF any new branch or group, subject TO
appeal 10 the next Congress- TO guide 1t It's action
where such exist and nave jurisdiction over the
proposed new branches, put without preud ice to
It's right OF provisional decislon 1he General O91n-
Gil also possesses the right 0 suspendlng until the
meeting OF the Congress, any branch OF TINS Inter-
tween socleIies or branches OF the same national
group, between groups OF different natiCnalltes,
csicn Is mai. Delegates sent on dislnct missions
by The General Council have the rignt to attend ana
be heard at all meetings 0! Federal Councils, district
ana local committees ana local branches, without
however, being entitled TO vote thereat.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEMBERS.
An annual contribution OF one penny. or
two cents per member is levied from all
or the General Council Tor the purpose of
deifaying It's expenses such as the salary OF
Its general secretary, costs Of correspondcnce pub
IcatlOns, preparatory work for Congress, &c. This
amount is collected by means or adhesive stamps
Is collected, which are furnished by the General
Council and one OF which IS required to be affixed
to copy OF rules each member is held TO possess.
the expenses oil the Federal Councils are betrayed
by their respective branches.
NATIONAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
The Federal Councils may admit exclude socle-
ties or branches from connection with tnem but they
are not, however, empowered to deprive them VI
their international character; yet they may propose
their suspension 10 the General Council Local
branches are at liberty 10 MAKE rules and bylaws
cumstancos and the laws OF the respective conn.
tries, but SUCH rules ana bylaws must not contain
anything contrary 10 the general roles and regua.
unions, all local branches and groups must nence-
lorn be simply designated as of the International
Worgngmels Association, with the names OF their
respective localities attached; consequently II Is
forbidden IN future for amy TO designate themselves
by secarian names, such as POsilvists Mutuaiists,
Collectlvists, Communists, &c. or to form separa-
twist bodies, under the names OF sect ons OF pr0pa
ganda, &C., pretending 10 accomplish special nus.
sVnS distinct from the common purposes OF the
association.
Affiliated sections, branches and societies are in
viled 10 abolish the Office OF President OI their
specve organizations, and the formation OF female
branches among The WORKING class Is recommended;
but this latter suggestion nos intended 10 Interfere
with the existence Or formation of branches com.
COLI cotton OF STATISTICS OF LABOR.
An accurate knowledge OF Tue statistics Of labor
III the various countries is considered OF sucn para
mount importance 70 the welfare OF the ASSOCIATION
that the Genera Council Is required to enforce its
collection; consequently every local branch is
SO a 10 % ce a'SGs % asS S he ms is
means, to answer any question which may be put
to \ by the Federal Council co., or, or co%mlttee
aud it is recommended tnat the secretaries
OF sncn committees OF statistics shall be remune-
rated, considering the general peuent the working
class win ,Ferlve from lhcT labor. The Federal
Councils are required 70 transmit, on the LIST Of
respective countries to the General Council which,
IN It's rurn IS to elaborate them into general re-
annually held In the month OF Septent er. The I'M
portance OF this statistical information was forth
IN resolution passed at tho Geneva Congress,
~ GENERAL SCHEME OF INQUIRY
was sngge yed but SUBJECT TO modification by each
vsab.e are:-I name OF industry; ?, age ana sex OF
the employed; 3, NUMBER OF the employed; 4, saia.
day or piecs WORK scale paid by in.ddemen weekly
ana yearly average; tai hours or work In iacto.
rie; ol, the hours OF work with small employers and
home work II tue business be carried on In tnosc
different nodes t,l, night work and day WORK; o,
mea! times aud treatment; !. sort OF work shop and
work, oyercrowdlng detective ventilation, want oil
sunlight use OF gasiight, cleanliness, &C.; s,
eject OF employment upon the physical con ition;
Q. moral condition, education; 10, state Of trade;
whether season trade, or more or less uniformly
distributed over the year; whether greatly nuc.
teating whether greatly exposed TO foreign compe-
tition, whether destined principally for home or
foreign consumption &C. The Congress held at
unlled States 10 cooperate In gathering the e.c.
ments or the statistics OF the working class.
especially on the didercnt points specified In this
scheme or Inquiry.
Tne General Council Ia equally desrous OF being
Informed OF all attacks made upon the Interna.
tional as, whenever such published the nearest
branch or committee Is held TO send to IL a. once
copy 0f sacn pubication
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