New-York tribune., 1872-02-12

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ederations Of single locality are comeineah m h ect,ons
name of branch, and the combination OF Az
ederations and branches % o coat Of membership
is smal-in some localities only two cents ent i eyeeed
the total annual assessments OF meHDeI on
eight FRANCS or a co. The aggregate lund however i
abes II 10 SUSTAIN strikes In any lOcaI'y' "n0"0
| thought advisable
SCOPE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
II wonld occupy too much time 90 mnutey INTO he
detail OF the machinery OF this association Snce II W
say that all its branches in constant communication
with each other, and that they succeed IN ihaht"i
this correspondence in countries whcre SUCH so
ties legal existence All orders ada5
from the general council In permaheent, en-, % % IT rho first
implicitly obeyed by the whole iraterny' lho onnd
et Iaussnne sent p 1867 the third Brussels Sept g.
and the fourth at Base, Sept g. l6y O"IS 20 v @
regard the Commune OF Paris the Congress OF lsi
French Postivist author OF Poiticll Toes an U,i
the Present situation in France" publshed III Lon
don thus describes the theories Of the International
Their philosophy Is atheism, materiasIn the neg%on %
OF all religion. Their political pr0grainmS 10 rl
I'm absolute individual liberty obtained ny the supRfe
sion Of all government and the division OF httiodo
into Communcs. less federated Iher poiItati
economy consists essentially in the dspossessOs % Tn
compensatl3n OF capitalists ana tne m orDrm@ns
associations Their historical theory is that the M
and middle class have h@n tner day AMI m ons 1% T out
| How far this representation is correct shall see
from the reports speeches. resolutions OF the Con-
crosses, and from studying the international at Wok III
Paris A Swiss workingman having proposed 10 open
with nrayer the Congress OF 1866 according TO the Gus
tom OF his country the motion was Indignantly reJecteu
and most OF the delegates formally declared their athe
stic and materalisc sentiments In the same congress
motion declaring the eqllvale.ce OF IuncIonS non th VII
adopted-that s the days work OF one man was worm
no more the days work OF another IN 1870 u was
declared by vote OF 81 out OF 65 that society 1as &
fer it into collective property, ana tmat onerS ns
is necessity for eleetlng tTs & son f pro- o.
perty characterized 10y the new name OF COlccuVIy
"Diyidew SAYS Bayc st. JOhn-whO cannot be accuseu
of viruent hostility TO Conmunlsln-why @ lm SA TseA
| the whole world would be mOrtgaged 10 usurerS a
story is told OF Baron KOthschd which shows ms appG
ri9tion of this system couple Of Communists waited
on him. and told him that his wealth brlohEeu oV -, =,
| himself but to the people OF France coHecuNcS' ~
said the Baron, as he took scrap OF paper ana @ %ur
prompt calculation, then your snare WIN Dr !lur i'
| Here's ve frame piece. Never mind about the chhse'
| hut 70 about your business"
| LIQUIDATION OF CAPITAL.
How the rausier OF property from It's present to ITS
future possessors how tine liquidation OF capital 10
use the phrase of the Internatonas to be Effected mas
never been clearly indicatcd but some such proceeding
~ this has been suggested. If borrows 500 and
pays YEARLY instamcns Of $40 each at the end OF ten
| Years the debt will he paid. President Andrew
S",on S"r yal war debt in this way The abolition Of
| interest is prominent feature in the new ,y3 sy3-
amental idea of the Internationally. the ncElu0h Or
denial Of the rights 0f property aud lts ChmeIeai con-
preston Of wages aud the establishment of absolute
EQUALITY is essentially false and inconsistent with the
nature of men and things Make what laws you please,
| Won cannot ahrogate the laws of God Ien equa De-
fore the law, and III freedom equal are ny nature la %
aver be nneior to the weak and feeble one; the giant
will Overtop the pgmy; men VIII always DC re'a
! lively rich and poor.
| CoNutNIsu As A PLAN OF SOCIAL REORGAEIZATIoN.
The International plan OF social reorganization IS
| summed up In one wOrd-COmmunisn- rather Col
lectiyy. Agriculture, mining, manufactures ana all
the branches OF labor to be controlled by working
men alone Capital is to receive but a minimum sun
sisence In short against capital" is the watch
word Of the new party. II the association had confined
itself to theory and argument alone, would have Deen
Unfortunately abandoned its pacific ground, ana re-
sorted to revolution the history of the Commune OF
| The Paris International branch contributed largcy
| 10 the overthrow of the lmpera Government on the
! 3fh OF September. To establish the RrpuDlc, IL was
necessary To enlist every shade of liberal opinion ana
was t!e adhesion of the radical hed Party Which III
surp tine favorable response Of Lyons NarselleS, Hor
nortotcr 4. lie Pari, revolution The Government Of
| EatiSnal Defense, when firmly seated in power was
compelled TO oppose dangerous radical element, and
sa go a ses9 party Of ore The leading
same type though cd, continued TO lonent discomfort
and hatred among the revolutionary masses and only
waited for pic!ou time 10 strike iatal dow al
While ,he insurgents held TOR few hours possession
Of lie Hotel dc Ve on the alst Of October 1870 before
the ~ ton Mobiles drove them out, they nominated
ministry embracing the names Of Dorian FeilX Pyat,
Banqui Muerc Rsspai', Rochcfort Motrl, Lou, Blanc,
Arriai, Deescuze, lcdru Rolln and Victor Hugo Nil
Heres brief authority was slgmzed ny ms sending an
order on the IreasiiT Depaltntnt Tor he modest sum m
OF 10000 anc7 Ine daAt ~ "hs REIN not nonot+u ou' m @ e
messenger was diShonofed hy ntlhg arrested on inc
sOt Ae the cOulter-reyOiut1nists claimed that their
| ara d. a
MeS.rr. Ies fdHle ahd his GoiEAes oI ile GoV'.I-
ment OF National Defense, the latter decided 10 settle
rae. s,rori Vote Vas takou in Paris On
| the 81 OF November, IN which the Govern
ncnt OF National Defense obtained in all J5s 9G votes,
against C-G3 pocd 10y their opponents. At the election
h.ld in the interest of the Commune, on the 10th Of
March, only lO3JG votes cast Ut which about two
thirds Tor the candidates Of the Commune In the
supplementary election Of April lG when the friends OF
order abStiinel from voting the Red Republican vote
wa & 'af ~ fpr VIZ i o t % 9oyernmn Of Nfona Dcfom,
| a.
demonstrate that the dcstructves bur miserable
fraction of the population, whom, for time, like the
unjust charge the Paris with the robberies
| con1lgrltions and murders Of the Commune, "a it
would be 10 charge the citizens of New York with the
| burning Of the Orphan Asylum. and the hanging OF
/ c0Qrcd u.en il the riots OF July 1863.
| PLANS OF THE COMMUNISTS.
Tho 1nternatlonas took no apparent part in the
saults on the Hotel de Vile during the Prussan siege
they had deeper object in view. Their hour had not
arrived. The Central Committee of the organization had
been gradually forming and organizing, without the
knowledge of the authorities. They had caused their
agents and blinded dupes to be enrolled in the Na-
| tonal Guard. and in the temporary OF marching
regiments, but with strict injunction not i'm
peril their valuable lives. When they ordered
TO the front TO the trenches they either so
intoxicated to he unfit for service or they broke
and ran thus giving bad name 10 the loyal and brave
men who honestly rsked their lives for their country
TLey we're instructed Ia hoard their ammunition for
the OF the Central Committee and whenever man
of the association returned from duty his carridgeboX
would he empty, though lac had not fired shot. The
bullets that spared the Germans were reserved Tor the
hearts OF Frenclmen. AmmuDitlon-wagOnS sent 10 the
forts under escort of the ncrnatOnas reached their
destination snguarlv lightened Moreover nearly all
the ChaSsepOt rifles mysteriOuSly disappeared The
Government could not be ignorant OF the main facts OF
the situation. and lived III constant trepidaton Thus,
when NJ. Jules Eavre went To the Prussian camp To
capuate he expressly stipulated, contrary 10 Count
Bismarcks advice that the Mobiles and not the National
Guards should be disarmed for he well knew that
attempt 10 deprive the latter OF their arms would III
stantly produce open insurrectlon.
When, the sd of March, 1871 the Prussians eyacu-
aed Paris consequence OF the ratification Of the pre-
iminares Of peace by the Assembly the capital
nahia fnf ftla