New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-18
DIED WHILE ADDRESSING THE CONGRESS-
A DRAMATIC INCIDENT INTERRUPTS THE so
CIALlsTIc DISCUSSION IN HALLE

SAAASVIC OlSCUSSlON IN hAAAS~
Halle Oct 17.-Muoh excitement was caused among
the delegates 10 the Socialist Congress to-day By the
sudden death Of ono Of their number Tho Congress
IVES engaged In discussing means to improve the posi-
ton Of the Socialist press. Herr Baumgarton, ono Of
The delegates from Hamburg, was taking part in the
debate He In the midst Of ali argument, In pro
scntlng which he had become excited, when he was
seen to stagger Those close to him rushed to his aid
but before they could reach him he fell to the floor
deAA The cause Of his death Is not known but was
probably due either to heart diseaSeor apoplexy.
After the body Of Herr Baumgarten had been
moved from the hall and the excitement had subsded
the debate was resumed A resolution was finally
adopted declaring that tho Socialist press cannot fulfil
Its mission unless its means OF existence are assured
and urging the members Of tho party to promote the
circulation Of the chief Socialist organ and the non
periodical literature OF the party The resolution also
urges the Socialists above all things to support the
already existing press in their various localities. and
to prevent the press from being made an object OF
private speculation The first and chief duty OF the
press the resolution declares Is to enghten working
men and to inspire them with confidence in themselves
as . class. The press must not suffor through con-
siderat1on for private interests. The resolution recon-
mends the utmost care in establishing new party Jour
nals which, It says should not be started until the
party is convinced that the enterprise is able to main
the NON 1tS and technical material
Berlin. Oct IA meeting o. Socialists was held eH
manding that the Socialist Congress now In session at
Halle treat the members OF the Berlin Opposition with
respect, and protesting against their being called
CLIQUE.
sIGNOR ~CRIsPI's OFFER no FRANCE.
Paris, Oct 1.-THE Siecle' says 1t will, IL neces
sary, publish details proving that Sgnor Crsp the
Italian Prime Minister recently indirectly offered to
give Franco full liberty OF action In Tunis II she would
abandon her Interests In TrfpOn.
This is no news for The Trdbupe's readers, who were
od on October g. apropos Of cable dispatch relative
TO some reported utterances Of Premier Crtspi, that
Trpoli is "a province which is srdently coveted by
Italy, The origin of the toolong misunderstanding
between the two friends Of SolfernO to be traced
mainly to the occupation of Tuns by Franco. Who
knows but that the renewal Of the Triple Alliance
might be prevented II France should wink at an occu-
patton OF Tripol by her ally Of 1so0f AS to the re-
suits OF allowing Italians TO govern Trpol the CIVILIZED
world could not complain, for the principal result
would be effective suppression Of the slave trade on
the southeastern coast Of the Mediterranean. OF
course that abominabe trade has been ofhcsly abol-
ished STILL 1t is known that negroes especially women
and children. arrive frequently from the soudan and
Fe1zan to be smuggled In Tripon Harb0r on Doaru
fortunstes to the harems Of Turkey and the Levant
under the pretence that they are servants going 70
work for q solary. Americans especially nave peen
made aware of the difficulties in the way OF suppressng
by the persistent but useless efforts made some twenty
years ago by Mr. Vidal, Republican eX-Congressman
who was sent to Trpo as the diplomatic agent Ok inc
United States