Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26

vention an adjournment to the 18th of
October, but his proposition had been
unanimously rejected, and he did not
see how the American Section of Chi.
cago could send delegate to the body
now in session.
In reply Delegate Sanial observed
that it was neither his desire nor his
mission to discuss the legal aspect of
the conflict He did not believe that
the existence of the party and the prog
ress of socialism could be made to de-
pend upon technicalities. He appealed,
as well as he could, to the good sense,
cool judgment and brotherly feeling of
the members of the Chicago American
Section. The Rosenberg party had
held side show in which this Section
was represented. The very effort which
Comrade Morgan had then made to OBJ
tain an adjournment and his remark
able failure in this respect showed
plainly that the so-called convention
OF September 90 was d one-sided
affair, artfully prepared by men who
were afraid to meet their adversares
face to face, and that the Section could
not logically refuse to send delegate to
the present convention. Sections who
had been misled into sending represen
tatives to the Rosenberg meeting,
whether friendly or hostile, were vel.
come to a representation in this con-
vention, where they could discuss the
legal aspect of the case to their hearts
content, if they pleased. Rosenberg
himself would be admitted. Nay, un-
der the circumstances, it was the duty
of this Section to be represented BY
refusing to do so 1t would, like the New
York American Section and the Chicago
German Section, place itself outside of
the party and compel an immediate re-
organization of it, so that the faithful
members who happened to be in the
minority might not be disfranchised. 1t
was as the delegate of the reorganzed
American Section of New York that he
sat in the convention, and it was as the
representatives of the reorganized Ger
man Section of Chicago that Comrades
Christensen and Grotkau were there
also. IN both cases, he was glad to
say, reorganization meant increased
numbers and better spirit. Many so.
cialists who had for a long time taken
no interest in the party because of the
iI.5eci!ity of It's managers were now re.
turning, full of activity, of zeal, and of
self-sacrificing spirit.
In reply to questions by Comrade
Hamilton, who observed that the New
York Section bad taken the property
and newspapers of the party and now
invited them to sanction the deed, Dele
gate Sanial said that the property of
the party and its newspapers were safe
enough, but had Deen for time greatly
by the act of Rosenberg and
Co. in withdrawing the money they
had on hand and using it for disrupting
purposes. The New York Section had
taxed itself heavily during the past few
weeks, and it was owing to the selfsac-
rlficing spirit Of it's members that the
party organs were alive.
Comrade Morgan again took the floor.
He said that the party organs had re-
versed the tactics of the party, and that
the present policy of the WoRKMEN's
ADVOCATE, as shown by its two last is
sues, was "a violent departure from
the principles of socialism" This same
policy was apparent in the well known
spirit of the men who assumed to rep
resent the Chicago German Section.
Delegate Sanial replied that after a
thirty years unbroken record of devo-
tion to socialism, he had to come to
Chicago, among comparatively new
converts, to be told that under his man
rt l,a ArI o,l,
sound doctrine. He asked in what re-
spect 1t could be said that he was fail
ing.
Why" replied Comrade Morgan,
copy of the ADVOCATE and
pointing to the weekly reports of the
Central Labor Federation and Central
Labor Union, ''look at this. Is it a
or trade union paperY
Delegate Sanial was nearly dumb
with astonishment. "Do you mean."
said be, THAT Socialist paper should
give no news of the economic move
meut. should take no notice whatever
of the daily conflict between Labor and
Capital z"
Comrade Morgan insisted that such
reports should have no place in an organ
of the party, or should not, at least, ap-
pear on It's first page. This declaration,
made with great vehemence, was re-
ceived with vigorous applause by all
the members present
Gentlemen" said Comrade Sanial,
my mission Is ended. You are right in
that your views and ours are
so wide apart that we cannot request
you to participate in our convention
shall make my report to that body. !
shall not misquote you, Mr.. Iorgan.
shall state your own words, from
which it appears that you are no friend
to Organized Labor"
He then wit hdrew, but had not
reached the door when motion was
made to appoint committee to wait
upon the convention and make a state
ment in relation to the position of the
Chicago American Section toward Or
ganized Labor.