The New York herald., 1871-12-04
Free Love as q Firebrand Among
the WOrkingmon.
Divisions in the Communist
Camp.
French and German National Hatreds-The In
tsrnational Meeting Breaks Up in Dis
graceful Row-The Memorial Funeral
Of Rossel Ferre and Bourgeois
to Take Placs in New
York Next Sunday.

IL was announced IN the HERALD OF Tnursuay
last delegates OF sections OF the international
Workngmen's Association would meet yesterday at
three O'Clock p. NJ. at the Tenth Ward Hotel. Tnat
quccr-looking hosiery stands on the corner OF For
syth and Broome streets, and thither HERALD re.
porter wended his way short time previous to the
| hour named. lie entered dingy. dirty room, OF
about thirty BY fifteen lcet on the second noor He
| found these about q dozen men OF weird aspect
| seated around table, at the heal OF which sat
dm-eyed young gentleman who, by the aid OF
shiny pair OF spectacles, was reading aloud the
names written on some pieces OF paper which he
! drew one by one from a nat They were ballots,
| anu they represented the chosen
CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES
of chairman, secretary and treasurer OF the body
assembled. The specialized young gentleman turned
| OUT 10 be Mr.. John Dev0y one or the recently
arrived ex-Fenan exiles, ana at present the Chlcf
Secretary OF the "Irsh confederation" Near him
sat one TWO other persons who were formerly
more or less connected with the Fenian movement
This circumstance joined with the fact that 1t stili
wanted twenty minutes Of the hour OF three, raised
some dolbt In the mind OF the reporter as to
whether he had not fallen upon purely Irish In.
stead OF an International concern but he was soon
enabled to set his nina at rest on that point 1t
was clear, at all events, that the body assembled
had not only commenced. but had very nearly con-
cluded, the business which had brought them
together, though the hour for opening had not yet
arrived. lhis business was the regular formation
OF central committee In the place OF that whose
functions had departed on the lst OF December
under the rules OF the International They had Just
balloted for and elected q commi tee Of three on
credentials, whose duty it would be to examine
and
INQUIRE INTO THE CHARACTER
OF all new sections" anu the delegates therefrom
seeking admission TO the association, when The door
opened anu in marched some twenty or thirty men,
who, being unable 10 obtain seats at the table,
ranged themselves round the room quietly, wnile
those already assembled went on with the business
Us though they were totally oblivious OF the pres
ence or anybody but themselves Then there was
an ominous calm. 1t was gently broken by a Mr..
Nicholson Standing up 10 propose a resolution about
something-t was impossible TO say what-when
MIR. I. Miilot stepped forward from among group
OF the newcomers and asked what body it was he
had ihe honor to address.
was the Central Committee OF the International
Wolktngmen's Union, which committee had just
Mr.. MlLLor-what Is THIS resolutions
Here The gentlemen along the wall closed their
GLANCED FuRIoUsLY
At the gentlemen round the table, who treated the
others in precisely the same manner. A storm had
been gathering and 1t was evidently ready tOoulst
now.
DELEGATE lin what lrishmcn call 30 pigs
WHOM It might ccnccrnS-VeIi. you see, desc Ger
mans aey wait to run ali dis ting dcmscis, ana give
REfORTER tsilll whlsperingl-Thcn nil that came
IN with you Just now are French, and the Others
DEiEGATE-Om Dem fecrs at de table are all
Germans. except de two Irish iellers, aud dem haf
been hooked III wit dem.
REPoRTER-ButI see tha. of the two Irlshmen
one Is Chairman and the other treasurer
DELEGATE-ics. OATS how dey got 'em.
CHAIRMAN alOud IN reply TO NJ. MlllOL,-lhe rcSO.
luton now proposed Is that the Committee OF Three
Just elected proceed to examine the credentials Of
the delegates
M. MIi.Lor-Then protest against this resolution
and az anst every act done by this body before this
moment here To-day. The meeting OF delegates
to form central committee and elect ITS officers was
SOMEBODY TO EXPLAIN
how it is tnat when we come here at three O'Clock
we ma you here already, with The wno.e business
already d0ne-cvery thing cut and dried behind our
Dacks-by two or three delegates, While the great
majority are absent
the shouti-l ou are out OF order. You are inter
Iupting the business before the house.
around the Germans. Everybody jumped to ms
ieet and the Chairman removed his spectaces 10
ended by jumping up on his char. In one minute
the room was converted into first class pandc-
monum. Ihe hoslile forces fiercely faced each
other and the gestcuiating roaring and shouting
would have shamed mcnagerlc. Tne Chairman
SPOKE at a time he would leave the chair, where
upon every one man In the room roared louder than
ever. The rep0rJer VINO owned vigorous PAIR OF
lungs, resolved TO test the
INTENSITY OF THE INTERNAL NOISE,
and shouted at the top OF his voice, but Jailed to
hear himself. In his long experience OF meetings
gatherings OF ali descriptions anu natiOnalites
ne nad never seen anything TO equal this. The only
bright spot the wild sea OF trouble was the face
or an lrsshman VINO stood near the door, and who
had apparently strayed IN from the street TO nnd
out what the uproar was all about He looked the
very picture OF happiness over the immediate pros
pect OF an elegant snndy. Numbers Of the French
themselves
cried out that the business OF the meeting
all PC gone again
al last subsided into something like silence, and Mr..
soRGE Secretary elect, asked and obtained the 0or
for a lew words ol cXplanatiOn He listened to
| with admirable patience while he delivered long
and rather clever speech, in.which hc showed that
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
was wise and advisable measure IN every respect.
and few others had come there ahead OF time ami
completed the business OF the meeting before the
Mr.. M1LLor followed, and amid many unseemy
Interruptions denounced the whole business as coli
trary 70 the laws and principles OF the Inierna-
uOna.
Mr. HUBERT would recognize no committee estab-
lshed since the dissolution OF the last Central Com.
the German party, meant wen, but they had acted
entirely Illegally, anu should undo all that they had
MIR. NrcHoLsoN-I believe these gentlemen think
they aggrieved. and propose 10 reier the whole
| matter to the General Council.
Air. IOLTE-Wc are not doing wrong. Ulu not
| they DO tic same thing on Monday lastf
SEVERAL voIUEs-No mol lConfusion.)
Mr.. BuLTE-Well, take that back.
| Mr.. BANKs-Gentlemen, from what can see, you
are
PREPARING THE WAY FOR A SPLIT
| IN this association. ] want you all TO SIT down,
ana let us reason the thing calmly. To be inter
national we should have everybody In with
us that thinks with us. do not think you
nave acted iair 10 these delegates, ! propose
you accept all the credentials here now, and
linen st down ana appoint committee.
SEVERAL GERMAN DELEGArBs-lt Is appointed.
A SRENCH DELBGATE-By whomY
Mr.. sOR0E-By US.
FRENCH DELEGATB-Who are your
Mr.. soRGB-Wno are you
FRENCH UELRGATE-Banl
ALL THE GERMAN DBLE0ATE5-Bah
ALL THE FRENCH HDELEGArEs-Boo0O-o0Oi
ALL THE IRISH DELEGArEs-Sname on yez, GIN
Here the uproar was renewed with teniold en-
ergy, and personalities were nung around with