The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-27
THE RED FLAG RAMPANT.

A Stirring Meeting Of Internationnls and
Their Extra ordinary Propositions About
Cuba-An English Republican Speaks
A Petition to President Grant-Strike 8
in Italy.
recent tameness OF International meetings
was relieved yesterday by an uncommonly interest
ing and exciting reunion The most attractive
feature of the internationally gathering yesterday
was that almost every order OF rebels and insur-
gents who rose, periodically during the past GEN.
fury in various parts Of the Old World, to under.
mine unpopular forms OF governments, had a rep
resentative at this meeting.
A vERITABLE ENGLISH REPUBLICAN
absorbed the sympathies and aroused the APP
plause of our cisatlantic reds by an elaborate de-
nunciation of the so-caled right divine assumed by
crowned heads. He all but apostrophised Sir
Charles Dixie whom the British Internationalist
styled "a fearless and great defender of the peoples
rights; o gentleman who sacrificed friends and
personal interests to uphold measures which he
felt were based on justice and truth" loud APP
plause.)
The cause OF Cuba was represented by Citizen
MACGREGoR, who said that by the refusal OF the
Spanish government to listen to the voice Of
all civilized nations praying for the abolition or
modification or the curse OF slavery, she has Tor
feited all claims to the protection OF the law OF
nations.
The following resolution was presented TO the
body by Citizen MacGregor. and rejected:-
We the Federal Council of the North American Inter
national Workngmens Association, do earnestly appeal
people to assist in wpns away the reprcach OF having
Jagged in the race of liberty And in virtue of the
Resolve TO appoint a Revolutionary Committee, with
correspond with all Internaicnals and other bodies &c
TO receive subsc TO enroll volunteers to collect
stores, &c having for its object the liberation OF Cuba
THESE UITRA-oENERous PROPOSITIONS
Mac(,rcQOr he aaal
Of the members votes The result was tie, and
the Speaker, having the deciding vote, gave It
against the extraordinary resolution. And thus
did Cuba suffer yesterday the loss OF brave and
seli-sacrifcng International army.
Citizen WEST, ycnera Die sepJIagenarian Com
munist. arose 10 upbraid MIR. Mactregor for lis
preposterous suggestions. The old revolutionist
lnduiged in youthful iervor when he drew picture
In words oil citizens MacGregor, Halbert, Banks
and MacMeeken parading Broadway with Haunting
lone stars and rolling drums to attract recruits for
cuba. citizen West SAID that his remarks were
satirical only that they might in some
measure restrain the Over-exuberant loyalty TO
lnternationalism evnced bv the younger members
OF their order and that he would refrain from men,
tioning the word tibusterDg In connection with
the deceased resolution and out OF respect for its
SaSc h ulAen Banks pteous exclaimed
citizen Banks gathered up large bundle of papcrs
donned ms nat and lett the hall. communications
were reaa rom many parts OF the world and rom
lengthy communication from Italy stated that
s,rkes are taxing place all over that country. and
the printers OF the Eternal City have been for
siderable time without working but several OF The
papers have complied with their request.
LETTER TO PRESIDENT GRANT
The lnternatiOnals OF Philadelphia submitted the
following letter to the Council, which they sent TO
PRESIDENT Grant. IL Is as iollows;-
To his Excellency Ulysses GRANT, President Of the
United States
North American Federation, the following resolutions
unanimously adopted and were ordered to be for
wardcd to Excellcncy:- -
whereas on the 18th inst bill entitled An act TO
quiet certain land titles in Iowa" was passed by the
House. -
Under the title OF this bill find that II contains
an appropriation of nearly ono hundred thousand
acres OF land To 4 railroad corporation In 1856
In 1874 on application, the grant was Increased to ten
sections 10 The mile. Amer the road had been long
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