St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-06
Workmen Of Many Nations to
Meet on the 10th at
Brussels.
Subjects to be Considered by
the Convention Cover
a Wide Field.
English Trade Unions Will
Not Be Represented by
Delegates
The Queens Speeeh--News of
Europe From the
Capitals

BRUSSELS, Aug. 5.-The Brussels In
ternational Labor congress. or, as it is
now called, the International Socialist
Workmen's congress. will assemble
here Sunday, the 10th inst. In spite of
miserable management and intrigue on
the part OF the ruling spirits in the af-
fair, the meeting will be largely attend
ed and important. Norway, Sweden,
Holland, France. Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, Hungary, Spain and Italy
send delegates, while for the first time
in the history of labor movements Po-
land will be represented. and a contin-
gent from the United States is likewise
expected. The following subjects are
to be discussed at the congress.
First-The present condition of the law
protecting workers from the national and i'll
ternational point of view, and the means TO
be employed 10 render such laws more eff
fective.
Seeond-The right of coalition; how is it
secured? The international aspect of strikes,
boycotting and the trade movement.
Third-W hat is the position and duty of
the working classes with respect TO militar-
i sm?
Fourth-The attitude which the organized
workers of all countries should assume with
regard to the Jewish question proposed
by the American Union of Workers speaking
the Hebrew language).
Fifth-How parlamentarism and universal
suffrage can be utilized to the advantage OF
the socialist workers cause. The tactics
which should be employed 50 as to bring
about the emancipation of the workers and
the means by which this can be realized.
Dutch proposaD.
Sixth-On the alliance of workmen's social
ist parties with the middle class political
parties.
Seventh-On the suppression of piecework
Eighth-The LIST OF May International eele-
bratiOn to be consecrated TO the principle OF
the eighthour working day and the interna-
tiOnal regulation of labor, together with the
universal affirmation to be made by the pro-
letariat in favor OF the maintenance of peace
among all nations.
Nlnth-Adoption of a general and uniform
designation to indicate all the labor parties
in the world (the central revolutionary COM
mittee of Paris propose 1.-The International
Socialist party'O. The Belgian workmenS
party proposes the International Socialist
Workmen's party
Tenth-Serious and practical organization:
(A) International correspondence between
workmen. OBJ Universal working class
statistics. CO. International understanding
between workers of all trades to be
secured by the creating in each ma
ton of a syndical committee and of
an International svndicai Cor trade union)
committee. Cd By the regular communi-
cation of different information and by means
of all International socialist almanac trans
lated in several languages and appearing an
nually. (E) BY socialist propaganda and
agitation i'll all countries.
acknowledgement to hold the next inter-
national congress in Chicago in 1893 and an
international demonstration i'll that town;
designation of the date OF the next lnterna-
tional socialist workmen's congress.
The grievance of the English IS that
the Labor party, or few individuals
who manage these affairs, have taken
upon themselves, without consulting
those concerned, to open neg citations
with the MarXisL party, and persuaded
the latter to send delegates to Brussels.
To obtain this result the committee had
to abandon the four rules they had
pledged themselves to enforce when at
the poSsibilist congress. Now the Bel
gianS appear as holding two man
dates, one from the pOssibilists
and another from the Marxists.
Numerous protests were made, and
finally the English trade union con-
trade uniOnistS, decided to abstain from
sending delegates. Nor is it likely that
many individual English societies will
be represented, as a circular issued by
the Brussels committee appears to be
worded with the express purpose of
keeping trade unioniStS away. The
congress is no longer called the Inter
national Workmen's congress, but the
International Socialist WOrkmen'S con-
greSS. The trade-unionsts, who are
not socialists, may therefore feel them
selves no longer concerned, nor is there
a cOncIllatory sentence in the circular,
or an argument nor reason given to
induce trade unioniSts to come.