New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-15
coc1ALISTS IN COUNCIL.
- CONGRESS- AT HALLE fAVoRlNG fAH'
"hN 1IAMENTARl AGITATION.
,cv,s BY FRENCH AND GERMAN DELEGATES
rur RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.

THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
~. ,.u to-iav's session of the So
lie, Congress. Herr Singer made srm. 'o,r.
Chich he condemned tn" "''i'nde 'i '., ,o;u ords
~n''n ,he marty who sought To gain their eh">
beN Oh Wv ro.,,,,r channels Of Parliamentary
ouo. s'.,or 4 number of other speakers snppo'"'"
sS'a''Os". s..o 81 Herr Singer. and the Congress
oe Pe' Pson,o1 =, resolution declaring that the So
snais -,ld soc,, IN obtain their objects only
ca'"" ,ho enactment of laws by Parliament.
'n,v" 70 nrob,hlc that Herr Werner. who has oech
'.,d of bcir.r disloyal TO the party, VIII nc eN-
E'a t,om thc sessions Of the Congress.
o IT,. Conorc,s agreed Ia appoint committee ID
~ into thc disputes between the Socialist
,;.,op,arv leaders and the Berlin opposition.
- Corgrcss unanimously approved The ac'loh
Socialist members Of the RclchStaV IN
,o,oucinc VI ~ q general cessation of work
,os, Nav Day. and also their policy regarding
w. .o.o,I ballots following the last general
.,o,.;on for members of the Ecichstag.
tT,r, Werner spoke on economies lie was
,.,rhod dawn bv the oppos!tion and Herr I"hcl
~ n,fntotion of his arguments. MM
r-.,o and Fcrrnu delivered French addresses,
.s;o,, ,,.rc translated by Herr Lichknccht ana
'.e-e received with crat cnth'sasn' IL"
..r,,dca,cs of four women as Delegates were
xerifcd Herr Aucr advocated a 'r'F' "'t""'~'
,on Of the Socalistic forces.
several forcicn delegates made EI'Ir nrN' aP-
,sar,ncc to-day, and were cordially r"rriV'". All
esnecally warm welcome WAS ~ u '"" ''''
sauobt,r of Karl Marx. and MM "nrs'e an"
r.rro,u who represent the Lille S'clallst 'oh'
gress. ,,.;,h tho
N Guesde closed his French Grafton WIN inc
words. Long live Socialist France VI ferrou'
conveyed tlc greetings ot the Socialist ldc'ioh ih
the French Chamber of Deputies
Tho resolutions adopted declare that inc 80
ojolist Deputies in tie EeichslaS should coh'ih"
IN urge th, demands of the Social D'ih"Id's
against the ruling middle classes. " ME aim
ing. in the interests OF the worKinGMeh' I" W.
duce necessary reforms in the mldd' classes. u"
So SIS suonld at the Sanc time Introduce such
measure, as wiii eve no u"u". ".',''NA ,o;r
sjrnincauce and scope OF their p'>.UUl' lrii
legislative activity sh"uld he directed toWar'l 'h'
iuprnvencnt of the position ol ue WoikuI-
classes both politically and e"onoMIc'IN. l"'
marry should ais, ihan'aln th" e\!s' II. ri"'' "l
Coalition un,l full liberty of meeting AMI as>'r.a-
lion has been rcachr,i. With the view vi protect
ing tie W. rkingmcn's Tght Ui coalition aE;'iiiat
the oppression o1 employers. the SOCIALIST DePd-
ties shouh urgc the enactment of a law impJs-
Ing severe penalty for an attempt TO lmpNie such
coalition
Herr Liebknecht attributed the onslaught
UNDERSTANDING Germany. he said must have Il
representative body, and Parliament was snch a
representative body. The Nation found fault with
Parliament not because the peoples rights We're
not het,cr studied ny that body bnt because OF
the stupidity of It's indifference 10 the subject.
The general sentiment Of the Halle Congress- in favor
Of viul and parliamentary agitation rather than Of
violent and Illegal attempt, 10 attain the "bj"t Is OF
the Socialists. appears to hav" prevailed i'll the several
labor congresses recently he'd different countries OF
Europe. The Congress Halle convened for the
purpose of marking out the line Of policy to be followed
D. future by the Socialists. the laws OF exception undcr
which they have labOred for the last twelve years
having expired October 1. Herr Liebknerht was sp
plauded recently when he said that, whenever three
ultra revolutioniss assembled they constantly fear
that one Of their number be >py or an informcr
The truth of his remark provc y the incidents of
the wolgemuth Socali>tic CONSPIRACY, concerted 10y
German eXiles in switzerland.
The leader, ~ the party openly declared that they
had no faith in tl ate socialism favored by Empro:
William II -iucc his famous reCript # last February
But al the same time. they reminded their followers
that progress could be attained by lc.al AID parlia
mcntary means aS shown by tho fact t'. even under
the operation Of the former Anti Socal~tc law Of cA
Ception. the German wOrkmcn had been abe I" increase
from five thirty one the number Of their represents
tives in the Rcicii>tag.
Tie plan Of acilon Of the leaders OF The socialist
party. which is approved hy tn" foreign delegate" 10 the
Halle Congress. is % enllglItcn public opinion e>pc-
oisy in rural dIstrct> by the publication Of news
papers. pamphlets. etc. Another "r,aIi. he Ne"
Era will be added 10 the may socialist papers already
pu.ishcd. The of IN" part. W!l'h r"'c|'l
about 10000 lat year AMI di-hurNcd ab"N S'o.Wr',
etl possesses from rnrr accunlulaon> reserve fan !
OF S2j.OOO. T.:Ht nrw>pipr and pimpan"t campaign
will not tc one -d d. hnVrVcr, iOr Emperor william
has lately given hi> approval Ia rrc- % pamphlets
p~a'hinc stat" Socialism which Will l." distributed ae
nominal pri'e lY ~p"ial acctc AT "a" d Or "i ia'
tories mills w0rsh0p> Al The railroad stations and AT
the homes O. the German peasants.