, 1874-09-28


for tho muscal tasto aud culture OF the city. |
and it will hayo powerful Influence not only in |
giving Cincinnati tho commanding Musical po-
siion in the country. but in advancing the causo
Of nrt throughout tho entire West,
THE COLLAPSE OF THE INTERNATIONAL. |
4 few shor. years ago, the International socl- i
city was throat TINT troubled evory crowned !
head in Europe The organization, begun by
tho determination Of tile French artisana sent to
tho Lonlon Exposition by Napoleon III. with
their English fellows, spread rapidly over tie
Continent. Tho theoriata Of tho working
classes saw In Tho now Society tho prout-
lao Of tho speody fulAllnont OF their
wildcat hopes. They 1ookod into it by thou-
sands. Thoro can be no doubt that the organiza~
tton was very powerful Que. although its re-
SOURCES we're naturally exaggerated. It's plan Of
ripe for what tho promoters Of the scheme
wora pleased to call tho solidarity Of
the na.lons." tho International would hnve
welded together tho woxkipgmen Of Europe.
Fortunately for civilization, tho timo was not
ripo. Christendom, Whatever tt may come to
hereafter, ia not yat prepared to remove tho few
checks on the mob that are ati!t in force. Tho
first Congresses OF tho international developed
vast difference in the waya Of thought Of tho
different delegates. Tho sessions worc mainly
devoted to personal Alterations In tho intervals
tho aerocioue rufisns known "a capitalists wero
rouudly denounced. Their approaching e1tinc-
ton by tho worklngmon was glcefully propho-
eiad.
When tho Central Council Of the International
indorsed the Paris Commune, tho mora aoualble
mombora Of tho Order, hoadod by George odger.
Its President. Withdrew. This Was the signal for
disruption. Soon afterwards, the Society's hoad-
quarters we're transferred to Now York. Karl
Marx, great in land where ho spoke ut the risk
Of his life, and insignificant in country Of prae-
tical FREQ apaoch, cano across tho Atlantic to
plunge into obscur,ty. Since then, tho InteEna-
! tional haa been sporadic. a fow arrests in Gor-
many, q fow In Italy. q fcw in Donulark, havc
testified to It's fanciod activity from timo to time,
but this is all. It's doctripes have boon preachcd
in fanatical papers, but 1t Inns been coz ct pro-
tesea Mill The fnal dzzlo Of tho organization WAS
! the "Cougress which has just adjourned as
Brusaols. Fourtoon untotrifiod madoaps met.
Ono Of them, a Russian, who had voluntarily
decided to roprescnt his country, mas eagerly re-
ceivod. Anybody Was Welcome under tlo
circumstances. Five Of tho fourteen wero
| elected officers, aud thon reports voro
| called for. Tho permanent Secretary Of tho
Federal Bureau Ind written TO nobody and
| nobody had written to him. As none OF tho
,,ormanent officials had tsken tho trouble to
attend the Congress, this somewhat neagre
yoport had to ho Acce ptod tor tho whole lot.
Tho delegates then spoke in order. England
and America wero unrepresonted* The Belgian
deputy stated With pride that tho Belgian
5ourgcoisia woro worry much troubled by the
AZ highly satisfactory. The solitary Swiss
present moanetl over the fact that the
yorAing,nen In his country we're too prosperous
to take pains to revolt. He hoped they would
soon bo in misory, however. Tho German dele
CATION had much tue same thing to gay. Tho
| trouc1tnAn nus n0pe1ul- 0c I'D" nHAt1u1 o4oaa'
At this announcement tho Congress- grow hin
rious The Italian remarked that bis eection WI
conspiring !" for tho complete destruction O
tho Slate, for tho aanihi1aton Of over.
kind OF authority, and for tue takint
possoasion, by the up1ifted masses, Of all th
implements Of labor, machines, aud rev uaato
! rlal, Including tho SOIL" This comprehonpiv
schomo Of robbery Was neatly summed up by tn
delegate who said that 1t meant ''anarchy an
collectiyism." fiery Bpaniard ahrieked on
that "yeugeanco VAS tho war-cry Of tho 1ntor
national In Spain. Tho Congreaa, after paasin'
a resolution that tho worlds population ahoul'
become one gigantic cooperative soeios
for producing and distributing tho woa!th OF tn
earth, adjourned.
This ia probably tao last Congress- Of m os
! sanization that onco covered Europe. Then
! mas mighty. Now mono OF the poor will do
: royorenco. yet 1t would b wrong to jndg'
Il from it's disappearance that tho discomfort upo
r which 1t fed hsa died away. That Is still keer
still dangerous. Tho failuroof tho 1nternaton1
i1ns but teferretl tho explosion.
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