The New York herald., 1872-10-21
THE FOLLOWERS OF THE BED FLAG.

nataonsls-An Assemblage Of Malcon-
tents-A Universal Congress Proposed
Return OF tho Delegate from Europe
His Interview with the American MINI
lister I'm Londsn-The General Council
and It's Removal co America.
The Spring street Federal Council OF the Inter
nationals held their regular semim0nthly meeting
yesterday at No. 100 Spring street, Citizen Banks
presiding. Ten delegates were present.
On account OF the non-attendance Of the French
corresponding secretary 1t was decided to appoint
citizen Hubert TO that position. A communication
was received from Switzerland, signed by G. LIE.
Tancals VINO is at present under sentence OF death
ior taxing an active part in the rising or the Com
mune IN Paris In 1870. He was appointed by Sec
tions Three and TWENTY-FIVE az their representa-
tive at the recent Congress at the Hague. He
states in his letter that q meeting OF dele.
gates from the dissatisfied sections or those
who do not adhere to the General Council, took
place In Switzerland Delegates from Switzerland,
France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Russia were
present. The meeting unanimously denounced the
action OF the Congress, and had sufficient evidence
to prove that the whole anair was concocted by
Karl Marx. 1t was also decided that Universal
Congress- win take place about the 18th OF next
Marcn, ana an appeal Is to be made to sections all
over the world to send delegates.
~ u tnelr purpose ct the Congress to organize
practical The removal Of the General enc % COUNCIL from rom
europe TO America has caused great
and the lnternationals OF Europe cannot conceive
the motives Tor 80 doing as 1t is In Europe where
the most work was to be done. As for America,
there is no power against the viii Of the people,
people II there Is anything not to their liking.
Ine reading OF the above news was hailed with
great delight, and was the theme OF some spirited
grand opportunity had presented itself, and moth
Ing Ing must be left undone to make the proposed
UNIVERSAL Congress IN every respect worthy OF the
great cause for which it is to be undertaken
II was then decided to inform the sec
ssgs Sas the At ts
the representative OF the Council at the Hague
entered the room. This was his first appearance
among the members since his return. He was re-
ceived rather cOdly, but was Immediately called
upon to give an account of his actions at the Con-
address for tbree-quarters OF an hour. In the
course OF hisspeech he said that the Congress was
called for the purpose Of ratiying the opinions Of
allegations made against him; that one-t third or
the Congress were men whose inter-
remainder were adventurers, who were wiling to
take up anything. The Congress did not really
potcal as Wen as social one, and of Of course the
United States bearing the reputation Of being the
the General Council should assemble In New York
city; but, concluded the speaker, they forgot they
had, had constituents, ain, and owing to their alb
Spanish. swedish, Belgians and in fact the
internationally all over the world, are dis
BusGeu Win INC proceedings OF the congress,
and was determined to hold another one. He
briefly described an interview with the American
Minister In London, Hon. Mr.. SchenCk. The gen.
tleman at the Court OF st. James expressed him.
self as surprised to see yankee Communist
but the venerable delegate in his opinion, proved
that the Pilgrims that landed at Plymouth Rock
were Communists. The interview however, re.
suited very fav0rably Tor Citizen West as the Min
lister got him out OF some trining dn1caty in
1t was then unanimously decided that each mem
Der be allotted certain States for which they to
act az corresponding secretaries After some de.
liberation the following was decided upon :-Citi-
zen Banks, Secretary for Canada New Hampshire
and VermOnt Citizen Engells, Secretary for Mass
achusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut; Citizen
Hubert acts as French correspondent for the World
Citizen HalDert, Secretary for Pennsylvania Mary
land District OF Columbia; Citizen Kinzett,
Secretary for Ohio, Missouri, Indiana,
illinois and Minnesota; Citizen West,
Secretary for the Pacific States and
Territories; Citizen oliver, Secretary for Louisi-
ana, Mississippi and Alabama; Citizen Golderng,
Secretary for North and South Cal Olina, Georgia
and Florida, and Citizen Allen, Secretary for New
York Kentucky and Tennessee.
IT was then proposed and adopted that COM
mittee be appointed to draw up an international
political platform and send it to the different Sec
tOns for their approval, and Ii acceptable to them
their political grievances will be presented to those
asking for their suf1rages, and those candidates
who VIII promise to aid them will receive their
SuDDOrt.