The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-05
FOR ORGANIZED labor,
The Year 1889 viii be the Most
Memorable on Record.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
To BE Held in Paris, and What 1t
Hopes to AccomplIsh,-Eyory Glass
of Wage Farmers to Bo Repro.
sGnted-Those to he There.

NEW YoRK, Feb: :4,-For organized la
bor, whether in Europe or America
says the Herald, this year, promises tc
bo one OF the most memorable on record
To-day the American and European
wage earners stand, ms q rule, alool from
each other, both in times Of prosperity
and times Of adversely, Tie chances
are thousand to one that's a year hence
they Will bo bound together by indisso-
luble ties Of friendship and self interest,
During the latter part Of ofAugust, while
tho splendid exposition Is in full swing,
skilled wage earners or their represen.
tatiyes, will gather in Paris from all
parts OF the civilized world, and will
hold there the first International Con.
gress Of workingmen that has ever been
held, Socialists, Anarchists, Possibil-
lists, Nihllisls, reyolutlonists of every
shade and type, will sit beside conserya-
tive Trades UniOnists from England and
America, and beside the jealous Knight
OF Labor from New York will be found
the sturdy, social democrat from Berlin
and the hot,headed reyolutionist from
Madrid. Any reputable body Of men
who have distinct views to express on
the labor question will he allowed to- ex-
press them, and no matter how vision
ary their views may be, they will re.
ceive a patient hearing and due credit
for whatever modiCum Of wisdom there
may be In their plan for the reorganiza.
ton OF society.
The object Of tho Congress is two fold.
In the first place It proposes to establish
and maintain on a permanent basis, an
international association Of American
and European workmen, and in the sec.
ond place II proposes to formulate and
sanction fixed policy, which shall be
strictly adhered 10 by all regularly orga-
nized laborers, III other words, as trade
unions protect and otherwise look after
the interests Of their members, so this
Congress proposes to protect and other.
wise look after the interests of all the
organized workingmcn in tho world.
Credit for this great idea Is said to be
due to the Paris Socialists or Possibi.
lists, as they are also called. Believing
that all evils Of society can be eralicat.
ed by peaCeablG means, these revolution.
lists concluded that they could not bet.
ter celebrate the centenary OF the lnem.
morable French revolution than by in
yiting to Paris representatives Of thd VA.
rlous bodies Of wage-earners in all parts
OF the civilized world with tho object
not only Of letting tho world see the real
strength OF labor, but also OF welding
into one Cohrent mass, the many con.
tliCting elelements which have hitherto
proved fatal to any permanent and nni-
vGrsal union OF working men.
MoMENTous TO WAGE RARSEs,
/ was yesterday assured by Belgian
anarchist, who will very probably attend
the Congress as a delegate from Newark,
N. j., that the chance will prove most
inomentous not only 10 the wage earners
OF the world, but also to their en-.
ployers.
"As long us trade organizations are
isolated, he explained, "Lhey cannot
successfully compete with capitalists. As
soon, however, us the men in Europe
and America who work at the same
trade become sworn allies, their EN-
ployers will think twice before they
offend such powerful organization.
"Mind you, ! don't believe the Con.
gress will pass any extremely radical
measures, 1t will not ask too much Of
employers and it will not give working.
men all they want. 1t will simply show
the workingmen OF the world how they
may protect themselves in case OF op.
preston. Such, at least, will be the ain
OF the conservative delegates, and
thwarted as they may DO in regard 10
matters OF detail by the extreme radi-
calls, am inclined TO think that con.
servative policy will prevail.
" expect there will be at least a thou
sand delegates at the Congress. OF these
about $50 will come from Great Britain,
200 from Germany, 200 from France and
the remainder from the United States
and from the other countries OF Europe.
Mr.. Powderly will represent the Knights
OF Labor, and every trade union Of any
prominence in America will have at least
one delegate there, The deliberations
will last for some weeks, and you may
rest assured that every phase Of the la-
Dor question will 10 fully discussed"
The groups OF the New York AnarCh.
lists were invited sometime ago to attend
the Congress, and it Is probable that at
least three Of their number will accept
the invitation. Like all other working.
men, they regard the event as one Of un.
preCedented Importance, and are conf.
dent that IL will prove turning pointin
the history OF the labor question.