The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-01
WORKINGMEN'S AGITATION.

The Freethfnkers and Trades Uniors
Convention-The Internationals ana
Committee OF Safety Objected To-An
Excited Discussion and . Lively Time.
At the Turn Hall another meeting was held last
night by the convention recently formed under the
auspices OF the Freethinkers' Union, composed OF
the delegates OF about twenty seven trades unions
and other organizations, formed for the purpose
OF proceeding against the Police Commissioners
on account OF their interference with free speech.
The meeting was organized under the chairman
snip Oh Mr.. Henningen, and. alter the reading OF
the minutes by the Secretary, Mr.. Theier,
reports OF committees were received, in
Guiding report from the Publication
committee in reference to efforts made
10 obtain the publication entire OF the address TO
the pupnc, adopted at a previous meeting in rho
Ehgish printed papers, the substance of which
was pupllshed in the HERALD at the time 1t was
s'a'eo 'hat the document had been published in
luli IN the German papers, and the committee
ISOLATED Press with view OF enlistinp his infiu-
ence 20 ooIn rne publication of the document in
ceeded In this direction the publication
c OF the eos document pcS IN the form OF a cir
cussed was the question of raising SUFFICIENT iunds
for the prosecution OF the work, and a resolutton
was passed to solicit voluntary contributions rom
the organizations represented, the delegates 10 re-
port ct the next meeting the amounts agreed
upon. Treasurer was thereupon elected In the.
respecting the election e%s' aSalt sasa
delegates, who shall proceed to Albany to
acquaint the Legislature with the Delinquent
,missloners, with a view Of procuring their
impeachment eand removal, two delegates
having been appointed for that purpose
Committee Of Safety stated that this COMMITTEE
had also taken action to send delegation 70 AL
bany whereupOn an exciting debate ensued, The
delegate representing the Workingmen's Council
threatened to withdraw II the Committee Of Safety
was allowed representation IN this body. An
angry discussion ensued about the lnternation-
allsts-ab0ut their merits and Iailings, and num-
Der Of delegates declared with great emphasis that
they and their organizations will have nothing to do
with the lnternationalists and the Committee Of
Safety. Considerable confusion ensued from this
discussion, and the chairman being unable to pre-
serve order left the chair, and Conrad Kuhn was
expressed doubt whether he could do any better
than the chairman who had just left Some delegates
stated shat II they had known that the Committee
OF Safety was there they would not have come
near, for how could they Sit there after their organ
lzatiOns had denounced the Committee of Safety?
CIhe men OF the Safety here dryly obsery ed
shat they would stand all that denuncatiOn.) Tho
opposition to the Committee OF Safety and the In
ternationalists emanated principally from the tall
Ors and Dlacksmths. Several sections OF the Inter-
nationalists were represented, including French,
English and Scandinavian sections. The discus
sion resulted in the withdrawal of the delegations
from the Worklngmens Central Council, who, on
leaving the room declared that the trades
unions were the only organizations that
lend respectablity to the movement, and
not the internationallsts or the Committee.
Chairman requested the appointment OF another
chairman, he declining to preside any longer; and
on leaving the chair he also announced that he
then and there resigned as delegate to Albany.
The chair was thereupOn assumed by Mr.. Theler,
and desutory discussion was continued for some
proposed was postponed until another meeting
which Is to be held IN lew DAYS.