Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT.
What the Executive Committee Of the
Paris Congress Proposes.

HAt tHe ENeCullNe committee OI lne
Paris Congress Proposes.
The following circular has been sent
out by the Executive Committee ap-
pointed by the Congress held in Paris in
July last:
"CoxRADEs,-After the Committee of
the International Workingmen's Con-
gress (held in Paris July 14th to 21st,
1880, had resolved at their evening
sitting of the 21st of July to entrust the
Swiss delegates with appointing the
Executive Committee, voted by the
Congress, the Swiss delegates met at
Zurich July 2Sth, and together with
other representatives of the Swiss Work
ingn1en's Organizations, resolved:
a. The seat of the Executive Com
mittee of Five Members shall be Zurich,
which is the centre Of the Swiss work
ing class movement. and which, from
its geographical position, seems the
most suitable place.
"2. This committee consists of Com
rades Carl Burkli (Cantonal Councillor),
0. Lang, X. MANI bookbinder', A.
Merk assistant to the Swiss Working
mems Rureau), and Eugen Wullschleger
Councillor and editor of the Arbeiter-
freund, of Bale, who shall act as secre-
tary and editor.
80. The Eight Hour Working Day,
whose weekly publication in three Ian
guages was voted by the Congress, will
for the present, and until the financial
position Of the undertaking is assured,
appear at indeterminate intervals.
81. In conformity with the resolution
OF the Congress, the object of this pub
LEGATION is to bring into closer connec-
ton the movements in favor of the
eight-hour working day, to give infor.
nation as to the condition of labor legis-
lation in Europe and America, and as to
the working class movement.
"5. To this end this publication will
be sent gratis and post free to all work
ingmen's organizations, and to the &C
credited representatives of the workers
OF the different nations, who for their
part send all useful information to the
editor of the Eight Hour Working Day.
''6. The expenses of editing, of secre-
tarial work, TRANSACTIONS, publishing,
etc, for the weekly organ amounting, it
is calculated, to $4,000 or 10000 francs
U4st. 600 to LIST. S00) per annum, are to
be betrayed by voluntary subscriptions
from the workers organizations repre-
sented at the Congress.
81. The Zurich Executive Committee
will be responsible for the management
of this undertaking, and will submit to
the Swiss delegates for the annual con.
gress report as to the work done and
as to the financial position.
"S. Finally, the Executive Commit
tee is entrusted with the calling, in good
time, of the next congress.
Comrades, in conformity with these
resolutions, we ask you to kindly let us
know how much you are willing to sub
scribe towards the expenses of this I'M
dertaking, and also when and how your
subscription will be forwarded to us.
"Unless sufficient funds are forthcom-
ing, the resolution of the congress will
remain nugatory. Should this be 80, all
the sacrifices of time and money for the
holding of the congress will have no
practical result.
eve therefore count upon your active
support.
1.-THE Swiss delegates: Paul Brandt, st.
Gallen; H. Hourst, Chaux defends;
l.. Schrog, Bern; Aug. Merk, Zurich;
Stepan Gschwind, Bale; J.. Vogel-
sanger
"The' Zurich Executive: X. B1rkli, o.
Lang, K. MANI, A. Merk, E. Wull.
schleger.
subscriptions and letters should be
addressed to Mr.. Karl Burkli, Kantons.
rath, Fluntern-Zurich, Switzerland"