Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-29

CONDITIONAL SOCIALISTS.
| The Question Comes Up Before ths Labor
| Congress At PitfsburE.
The first discuss ion, and which Win likely
prove the fatal issue, in the labor congress at
Pittsburg yesterday arose over . resolution to
raise "a, 500 for the years expenses for the L.
Dor bureau. 1t was chained the organization
represented 2O0, 900 workmen in the country
and no objection could be made to such small
per capita tax.
Delegate Helms Henryot Of Philadelphia OBJ
jected to all petty discussions, and said he rep
resented the socialist labor party and he wanted
. declaration Of the member principles right
there. Immediately Jere Dougherty stood up
and said II this Conference was in the interest
Of any political party the Amalgamated Asso-
citation or any other union had no business on
the floor
Delegate Cahan, representing the Jewish
trades in New York, explained that one cannot
get around the term socialist il he afiliates
with the workmen Of Germany, France or Bel
| gium for there the socialists are the same as
! the trades unions in England and America
Delegate Daniels corroborated the statements
Of Mr.. Cahan and gave illustrations Of the dis
tinction in these terms: In Europe 1t was i'm
III.
trades unions were but very lately prohibited.
Thus the only means to secure the benefit Of
the workingman was through political orRani-
cations. Hence the rise and existence Of the
socialist labor party. He wished it distinctly un-
derstood that his bureau had no socialistic
leaning politically.
ripple Of discomfort was very plainly visible
passing through the American element
at every mention of the word socialism. Dele
gate Mcbride asked Henryot if he thought that
this conference was called with view of ulti-
mately absorbing all the trades unions with the
socialistic labor party. Henryot replied: Eyes,
that is what am here for. I, the representa-
tive Of the American fints, Mcbride for the
miners"
The Amalgamated delegates and the typo
clared their intention Of Withdrawing at once il
such were the case. This was followed by
most excited discussion, in which It appeared
that Delegate Henryot had given the snap away
Delegate Kiigallon moved that those who repre-
sented purely socialistic organizations be re-
quested to withdraw. Patrick Mcbride said
the avowal Of Delegate Henryot had killed the
bureau in its inception. 1t could never receive
the support and encouragement CT the trades
unions Of the country.
DISTRICTS REPRESENTATIVES,.
President Spohn regretted that one man
should undo the work of two hot and swelter-
ing days. He represented 5000 workingmen
of the District Of Columbia and worked for the
benefit OF the nottingham purely and simply
AZ such. But if socialism was necessary for the
good OF the workers he was q socialist to that
extent. A brief adjournment here prevented
an actual fight.
In the afternoon the financial problem was
settled by each delegate paying his portion Of
the &29.3 incurred in the present session.
After appointing an executive committee,
consisting Of Delegates Doherty, Pichel, Kam-
bach, Greist and Hovey, the following resolu-
tions were passed:
Resolved. That we, the delegates to this
conference, representing 1000 workwen Of
the United States, extend our heartfelt SYM
pathy to the locked-out workmen at Home
stead.
Resolved, That the said workmen in the
struggle to maintain their natural rights, to
organize and combine to protect themselves
against the aggression of combined capital. are
morally justified In pursuing the line Of con-
duct they have followed.
Resolved, That while we regret the loss Of
human life we recognize the fact that this sac
rifice was the result Of our present industrial
conditions and will continue so long a. our
present capitalistic system Of production re-
mains.
Resolved, That we condemn the action Of the
Carnegie officials in refusing to arbitrate with
the men who, by their labor as copartners.
have produced all the capital Of the Carnegie
concern. which is now employed to deprive them
OF tneH lnanenaDle rights as American citizens,
of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
" Resolved, That we condemn the military
authorities for their action in subjecting a
citizen of the United States to cruel inhuman
and barbarous treatment, and demand that the
officials who approved such punishment be re-
moved from Office and be deprived of their
citizenship; and, inasmuch as it has been found
that the military guard on duty inside the
works have prevented men now working in said
works and who were brought there by mis-
representation from leaving the employment of
the Carnegie works when they have desired to
do so,
Resolved. That we condemn the use of the
the state militia for this purpose, whereby said
militia overstep the bounds Of the law under
which they are to act and obviously take sides
with the Carnegie firm.
Resolved, That We extend our sympathy to
the Amalgamated Association Of Iron and Steel
Workers in their present struggle, and that we
call on all organized workmen in the country to
render them financial aid"
After some discussion about similar resolu-
ton that had been offered the previous day by
the German trades Of Philadelphia, which was
returned to tho organizations from which it
emanated, the conference adjourned, the mem
bers in bad humor with themselves and every
one else.