St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
Howling Socialists in Full
Feather at the Brussels
Congress.
Wasting Time in a Wordy
Wap--One Anarchist Shut
Gut.
Europe Still Exercised Over
the Available Supplies Of
BpeadStuffS.
The Royal Family Party to Be
Held at the Court Of Dem
mark.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 19.-At the meeting
to-day of the international socialist
workmen's congress committee re-
ported in favor of pledging workmen of
all countries not to support candidate
for public position unless the candl-
date announces himself as being pre-
pared to advocate any reforms for the
benefit of labor and the protective legis-
lation demanded by worklngmen. Dur
ing the course of the day Merlino, an
Italian anarchist delegate, was arrested
by the Belgian police on the ground
that he had previously been expelled
from Belgium. This arrest caused some
cOmmotion among the delegates, but
Merlino'S arrest was almost forgotten
in the scare caused by the report that
the police were contemplating num-
Der of further arrests, and that all
those taken into custody would be
promptly escorted across the frontier.
Sanial. of New York, and Knudson, of
Germany, were. shortly after the pro-
ceedings opened, elected presidents of
the congress for the day. Sanial, in his
opening remarks, made quite stirring
address. He dwelt upon the increas-
ingly important part which the United
States played in the economy of ma
tons. In the course of his utterances
Sanial said that in the United States
the stupendouS sum of $4,000, 000,0 900
annually
Was Actually Stolen
from the hands of those who produced.
A = hot hn
''misery increases so fast that the land
of the brave and the home of the free
is in reality hell" Delegate Sandals
speech was most vigorously applauded
by the many socialists who listened to
his bitter arraignment Of the land
in which he had found home.
After seventeen additional French dele
gates had been admitted to the congress
an uproarious discussion arose over the
arrival of Ramos, q Spanish delegate. who
declared with much pride and enthusi-
asm that he represented ffty-fve an
archist associations, having their head
quarters in Barcelona. The other
Spanish representatives present opposed
his admission to the congress. A warmly
wOrded warfare followed this opposi-
ton upon the part of the compatriots OF
Ramos. The latter's opponents vehe-
mently announced that they based their
opposition to his admission upon the
fact that Ramos represented assocla-
tions which were always opposed, tooth
and nail, to all endeavors to obtain
legislation of nature to remedy the
wrong they complained of. Finally, after
further heated discussion and much
acrimony, Ramos was refused admit
lance and retired amid the cheers and
groans of his victorious opponents. The
difficulty of taking any decisive steps
which are likely to benefit wOrkmen as
a whole, become more apparent as this
strange congress is Sifted. Everybody
seems to have deep grievance, but
few, if any. seem to have clearly de-
fined remedy for them.
go Warm Time Ahead
1t is thought that the discussion of the
proposition to hold the next interna-
tional socialist congress liz Chicago in
1893, to be accompanied by an interna-
tional demonstration in that city, will be
the cause o. utterance of some inter-
esting remarns. The French delegates
fervently supported the committees re-
port in regard TO the attitude or work.
men towards candidates for public
Offices. The French gave the
Germans the credit of joining the local
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France to seek work, thus comparing
favorably with immigrant Italians. who
commonly declined to join the union.
Herr Bebel gave all extremely moderate
review of the position OF labor. He
wanted the committees resolution mod
flied so as to provide that candidates
must accept the full socialist pro-
gramme. Other speakers ignored Herr
Bebers suggestion. The English dele
gates retired to consider their attitude.
After an Intellectual attempt to enforce
closure the debate was adjourned. The
indignant speeches of the Italians led to
unanimous resolution protesting
against the arrest of Merlino. Another
delegate, a Frenchman, was arrested
yesterday, but he was allowed to re-
main at liberty nntil the congress
closes.