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

tated solely in consideration for such
organizations, because they are but a
small minority of the s. millions of peo-
pie who require our attention in the
United States. IT j. MORGAN.
&c. A. HoEHN."
In his verbal amplifcations Of this
statement Comrade Morgan became
very bitter and personal against some of
the delegates and proxies who reside in
Chicago, Grotkau and Frese in particu
lar bearing the brunt of his invective,
He said that the pending troubles had
been caused and fostered by business in
terests and personal considerations, and
when requested to be specific in his de-
nunciations, he asserted that the policy
of the party was subordinated to the
business interests of the n. Y. VOlkS-
zeit,ng, the Chicago Arbeiter Zeitung
and their respective employees. He did
not believe that men who, like Shev-
itch, Sanial, Christensen and Kappa
port, on one side, or Rosenberg and
Busche on the other side, who earned
their living by writing for labor papers,
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of the party, and thus be allowed to die
tate its policy. He had nothing to say
against Shevitch and Sanial person
ally, and in the Rosenberg convention
he had opposed, as improperly made,
the charges brought against these two
comrades. Morgan was here interrupted
| by Shevitch, who asked him if he had
introduced resolution denouncing this
method of making charges, SO that his
protest might be published as widely as
the charges were. Hereplied that he was
sorry he had not; this effective method of
proceeding had not suggested itself to his
mind. In conclusion, he reiterated the
announcement that the Chicago Ameri-
can Section would take no further part
in the dispute, and that its future posi-
ton would be determined by future de-
velopments.
Delegate Sanial made a brief reply.
Comrade Morgan, he said, however
addicted to the use of the term ''viO-
lent. In speaking of the ADVOCATE at
the meeting of the Section he had
denounced its policy as evident de-
parture from socialism" Now he de-
nonnced the report of his own language
az "violent misrepresentation" The
report was on record, and so was the
carefully prepared statement in writing
delivered by Comrade Morgan. Both
agreed substantially, and the cautious
statement was practical confirmation
of the "violent" report.
Delegate Shevitch followed with
one OF his characteristic speeches. In
the course of his remarks he said it was
high time to brand as they deserved the
demagogical insinuations of would be
leaders against the ''salared" editors Of
labor papers. There were two ways OF
contributing pecuniary means to the
labor cause. One was to pay ten cents
a month; the other was to sacrifice po
sition. relations and friendships, and tC
contribute work at one-half or one
quarter of the price that would be paiC
for equivalent efforts in the service OF
the capitalistic press. The books of thu
N. Y. V0tkSzeitung were open to the
inspection of Comlade Morgan. HI
might see there that far from having
received any pecuniary support from
the party, that paper had frequently
been called upon to pull the party GU
of the mire. He ridicuied the lofty
declaration in Morgan's written state
ment that the Chicago American Sec
ton deemed the labor organizations
with their hundreds of thousands 0
wage workers, of little importance a
compared to the sixty-tive million PEG
pie that require the attention of tn
thirty five persons who compose tina
SpctiO And WHY was that Section @
small in numbers? Could any reason
be given for this lamentable fact
other than that people nowaday
do not like to be ruled by a pope
Was not Comrade Morgan somewha
responsible for this state of affairs
The principles of socialism are in n
danger of being perverted by this con
+ vention, but it was high time, indeed
| that the minded policy and sui
cidal tactics of those who had been to,
a long tolerated as leaders of the part,
! | we're done away with and intelligen
, action substituted.
, Comrade G. A. Hoehn. of the Com
mittee, addressed the convention il
German, and after a reply to Shevitc
by Morgan, in which the indecision O
0 the Board of Supervision was CON
: mented upon and given as an additiona
reason for the situation in Chicago tn
=. committee withdrew, followed by tn
4 members of the American Section.
s The convention resumed the discus
sion of the report of the Board of Super
0 vision.
, MONDAY, OCT. IA.