The New York herald., 1872-07-08
FEDERAL COUNCIL OF fNTERNAr1oNALs.
The Congress Takes Place To-day-Kari
Marx a Ia Brigham Young-Thc Society
In Europe In Confusion.

The Congress Takes Place To-day-harA
Marx a Ia Brigham YOung-Thc Society
In Europe In Confusion.
The Federal Council OF lnternationals held meet
ing yesterday at No. 100 Spring street, Citizen Hal
bert presiding. The chairman, who is president
of the Painters Grand Lodge" stated that the for
nation Of the aforesaid lodge has been attended
with the greatest success possible In any organlza
tion And now united In a fraternal bond OF union,
they can bid defiance to capitalists wherever
branch of their organization exists. He said that
the discipline and strength Of their organization
has been fully shown In opening the elght-hour
campaign In New York city, and 1t has lent an I'M
petus to the other branches OF industry who are
following up the good fight 80 nobly. He concluded
by saying that from human labor now all the refine
ments and achievements Of life which distinguish
man from the inferior order of beings. BY human
labor the earth has been converted from wilder
ness and made to TEEN with annual harvests; the
sickly swamps have been drained and made
healthy; the rugged hills and craggy cliffs have
been ievelled and graded for convenience and
rendered and the wealth Of the world produced by
the hands of industry and yet the temporary
abodes OF this wealtproduclng class D, osen snow
It was announced that the Congress OF the
l. W. A. would take place at Philadelphia; business
Considerable debate then took place as to the best
method to adopt to facilitate the working OF the
Council Dut no decisive dcUiOn was OuIiuB
the debate 1t was easy to recognize the frank son
OF Gaul in his impetuous manner explaining MS
favOrite plans; then the somewhat philosophical
German, who generally does not yield his opinions;
the Cuban, more inquisitive than explanatory
the Italian appealing for unity, as he Is devoted
adherent Of 'United Italy;" the. 'Jolly" English
man. who looks quite happy and seems to be in
different about what is going on. The Americans
terstics Of the aforesaid people, and upon them de-
wolves the duty of explaining what is most suit.
able for this country.
An official communication was received from
Switzerland going to prove that the mandates OF
the General Council OF London are no more recOg-
nZed by the majority OF the countries Of Europe,
the United States being the only country furnishing
them with money. 1t also states that II the Amer-
can sections should withdraw their allegiance the
Council would be compelled to suspend or organize
on new basis.
1t was stated that the venerable Karl Marx and
his crowd are now and for some time past have
been collecting Ia Ia Brigham Young two cents o
head from the Internationals Of America
Citizen lie Grand stated that about twelve hun
dred dollars were collected In the United states for
the relief of the Communists in London and for.
warded to the General Council, for the purpose OF
using 1t as stated but upon the proposition of Karl
Marx the money was divided, half for q sOup-house,
established by him. the balance to be given to those
who considered the mandates of the Council the
supreme law of the InternatiOnalS. Thus his ad-
herents received soup and money, while the Others
had to be cOntented with the soup.
So ends the last meeting Of the Federal Council.
AS to the future 1t is to be known as the General
Council Of North America.