Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-07


,ation was made, and by voting to sus-
,end four members of the National EX-
cutive Committee, three of whom are
of the American Section, have
yiolated the following provisions Of our
Constitution:
FbStlH-Article ", paragraph ?,
q to c, declaring it to be primarily
the duty of the National Board of
Supervision to watch over the aC-
tons of the National Executive
Committee, to settle all difficulties
in the Party involving questions of
principle, and, when necessary, to
suspend any Boards, Executive Com
mittees, Party officers or members,
subject to appea! to the general
Party vote.
Secondly.-Article V, paragraph 3,
declaring that Sections shall have
jurisdiction over their own mem
bers.
Thirdly. - Section Regulations,
paragraph 3, declaring that charges
against members shall not be de-
bated before thorough investiga-
ton and report to the Section.
FOWthly. - General Regulations,
paragraph A, declaring that all Off
GERS, boards or committees in the
Party shall be subject to dismissal
by general vote of their constitu-
ents, with the right TO appeal to the
Board of Supervision, the constitu-
ents of the National Executive Com
mittee being, to all intents and
purposes of our Constitution, the
National Convention in the first in
stance, and the Party at large in the
next and last instance; and
Whereas. The said proceedings of the
German Section were also in conflict
peatedly passed to the effect that all
questions of importance and such as
affect the whole Party shall be sub
mitted TO the general vote of each
Branch separately; and
Whereas, The National Board of SUI
pervlsion has warned the German Sec
ton of the illegality of their action, which
was tabled, and in this manner
wilfully and arrogantly ignored; and
L
ton, without any investigation what
ever on its part, has simply sanctioned
the said action of the German Section
and adopted similar course; and
Whereas, All of the aforesaid illegal
proceedings are calculated to destroy
the Party discipline and to undermine
and ruin the very existence of the Party
Resolred That the American Section
calls upon the National Board of Super
vision either forthwith to suspend the
said German and Jewish Sections, ex-
cepting such of their members respec-
lively, who disavow the said illegal pro-
ceedings, declare their continued allegi-
ance to our Constitution and to abide by
its provisions; or to submit the ques-
ton of such suspension to the general
vote of the Party, the result to be pub
lished within six weeks from the time
this present resolution is placed in It's
hands; and further
Resolved, That copies of this resolu-
ton be printed in the WoRKMEN's AID
vOCATE ard Der Socialist, subject to the
OF the National Board of Su-
pervlsion.
Notwithstanding the warning of the
National Board of Supervision, the Ger.
man and Jewish Sections held meet,
ing, at which they elected four men to
be members of the National Executive
Committee, namely, S. +. Schevitsch,
r. Praast, Karl lbsen and Otto Reimer
1874 votes were cast. The American
Section took no part in this illegal &C
ton, although some of the members OF
the Section, contrary to the vote passed
at the meeting of Aug. 10, were present
and took part, being encouraged to dc
so by vote of the members of the Ger
man and Jewish Sections present.
Last week an invitation to send a rep.
resentatiye to appear before the Board
of Supervision at Philadelphia was re,
ceived by the organizer of the American
Section, and he hurriedly called the
committee of the Section to.
gether, who voted to send Comrade
Bushe to defend the resolutions adopted
by the Section.
The decision of the Board of Super
vision was received by the Secretary of
the National Executive Committee, and
the following is a translation of the
document:
[OFFICIAL.l
BOARD OF SUPERVISION.
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION, FRIDAY. Aug.