New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-21
LABOR IN TWO CONGRESSES
RAILWAY WORKERS TALK REVOLUTION.
STATE CONFIsCATIoN OF LINES FAvORED-LABoR
ACCIDENTS AND NsURANCE-PoLITIcAL
ECONOMY IN MILAN - TWO
WOMEN AGITATORS

Paris. october 3.
All through the early autumn. before the Pariia-
ment reopens to concentrate attention on its men,
bers mastery OF the art OF doing nothing, multi
tude of annual meetings Of all sorts and conditions
Of societies takes place. The French lump them all
together congresses. Sometimes they earn
scarcely paragraph in the press dispatches But
often some sign OF the times. grave or gay. crops
up in them, which Is worth nothing, by the way
Day before yesterday 800 delegates Of the Railway
Workngmen's Unions met at Tivoli-NauxhalL Inc
French union eked out by the presence OF
Dutch. Austrian. Italian and Spanish members OF
the International Congress of Railway Workers,
which has just closed The object Of the meeting
to talk the resolutions adopted by the
congress. What really talked was the so
cia revolution which Is coming discharged
empoye OF the State railroads presided. Citizen
Guerard all the speakers and hearers are citizens'
In the first revolution) took the floor
Overwork. ne said the cause Of the accidents
which make bloody the railways Of the world. Ii
the chief aim OF the unions to struggle against
overwork and against the avarce OF the companies.
Therefore, IT the interest OF the public to up
hold the unions Why had IT not done 80 In the
past? when the public shall grow tired Of being
pundered. robbed murdered by the railway com
panes then 1t will protest with us on that day we
shall triumph over our cnemes!"
After the applause had subsidized. the citizen pro-
posed the needed reforms. First should come the
revolutionary recovery" by the State OF all the
railways This coniscation should be made on
grounds Of public utility-without indemnity. AT
most. where there was contract between the
State and the present companies. after deduction
Of sums due by the companies as guarantees OF
interest the stockholders might be allowed GER
tain interest on their shares. to be paid In Govern
ment bonds.
The delegate from Holland. citizen Van Kol now
mounted the platform lie yet more radical
m rSr He
Of THE barons OF the iron way" But he was not
frightened for the association Of the little ones or
earth shall overthrow the tyranny OF the great
whether born In the marshes Of Holland or on the
asphalt Of the Partisan pavement. We must rise up
together In the cause OF justice and humanity ON
the day when the general strike breaks out the
workmen Of the railways will decide the fate Of
society. When they their work govern
ments shall trcmblc In the presence OF the uni
versal strike Of railway workers victory shall be
a question. not Of months or days. but OF hours.
Ne will say the rich: You have robbed us long
enough: long enough you have specuated on your
fellows Enough OF your robberIes. We. too. wish
FOR the right 10 live. the right to be happy!
This was received with loud applause, and from
every part OF the hall rose the cry "Vive la revo-
luton"
After a second French citizen had arraigned capt
ta!lsm. represented By the rich railway companies,
the foreign delegates wished to be heard again.
But neither the Austrian. nor the Italian, nor the
Spaniar1 could speak French. and the Interpreter
was not to be found So the orator from Holland
was called on a second time TO speak In their
names He outdid his former effort In Paris
there Is not street. a stone which has not
been dyed rel with the peoples blood. down 70 the
chosen Of the Commune. who were massacred
I'm is7i AT Pore Lschalse The day shall come when
the hcro!sm of France. the mpetuous courage Of
Spain and Italy. the tennclty ~ Germany shall
unite under the same flag to transform the social
t,f1 .
This Was the signal for those antl-pa,riotic
speeches which show In all recent Socialism. that
the principles OF the old International are more
powerful thar ever CITIZEN Plercon. discharged
employ, who has for his present occupation 10 be
on ,he administrative council OF the union led on.
when men speak TO you OF country-of fatherand
do not believe them. 1t Ia snare. The bourgeois
have abolished the religious idea which cramped
them. and they present 20 your alteration a
max Repel them The reward which the country
grants to It's aged servants IS Mazas In Paris the
central prison in the provinces.
There ~wili applause AT this. Then citizens
Aucmane founder Of the revolutionary Socialist
PARTY and Sembat on. Of the Deputies It has seated
I'm the present Parliament. spoke in favor OF the
general strike At the eni of the meeting resolu-
ton was carried by acclimatlon The citizens. as
~enlblei a, T!voli-Vauxhall on this 7th OF October
send their fraernal greeting TO the workers OF the
universe and express their most profound contempt
for the spectators % every land. as well as their
disgust for the newspapers which they subsdize."
Then all cried together "Nive rInternatIonale, Nvc
+ Ia reyolutlon'
/ on the same day VI Poincare. Finance Minister In
the ~, sent Cabinet. speaking to his constitu-
.nts In French Lorraine lie set himself to opposing
the Socialist errors which invading France with
the destruction Of private property. there would be
an end Of liberty. civilization. country. lie had to
/ recognize that 20 country. many nowadays
either deny the idea or raherland. at least weaken
I,t.r & IAN
( ccs . By what craze ask you. Jess than TWEEN
ty-nve years after our national disasters do French
men listen 10 these utopias OF destruction? HUT.
Instead Of answering his own question. the Minister
/ only asked his hearers support In the combat FOR
property and country.
Jules Simon. who in age and experience answers
most nearly to a French Gladstone. has been writ
ing again that the prime mistake OF the French
repeated that this is the wespring OF Anarchy
The Socialist orator as has been seen. says ,na.
! IL cramped them. This fundamental agreement as
ought to be carefully noted by those who seek the
truth "a to Socialism In France. jules simon,
though Liberal OF my years stahn,ns m b All, III
dominant Radcalism. And he IL az one with the
Nun the CatnolicS and Professor Jaures the Social,
! Ist: you have succeeded In taking the next worl
IRON, from sne share in this This may be taken to
up the Socialist indictment against present s"rley
Last week another congress. Of far different
tcndcncIes. met In Milan. Il was vpicaliy, almos,
/ comlcaIly bourgeois. and its celebrities. VINO ar.
T great names In orthodox political economy mao
come together to consider the lot or the workhs
F man II was the Congress for the STUDY Oh LABOR
/ Accidents -, MI. -,
/ NJ lindcr. Inspector-General or inc M, Mines. y,
/ France presided Among the French delegates
/ ycrn T. son saw the rich sugar reiiner and volu-
/ mlnous writer. who. Minister Polncare says. noe ;
| NOT agree with his grandfather j. IS say, one OF
he FLINDERS OF the dismal science: Leon Bourgeois.
ex-Radcal Minister OF several Cabinets ana greaiy
/ ins favor OF morals and against God IN schoo.s
Yves tuyot ex Opportunist Minister ana nuent anu
Socialist writer Foville bursting WIN s9eaI sss-
Istics and Cheysson full Of plans Tor socli, NUS
/ ums. and on the side OF Socialism. TWO advanced
ladies' both doctresses OF the French h'srsly one
/ In medicine and the other In letters Inc event
/ moved that two new women are able 70 upset
. whole assembly OF graybeards or the OLD ORDER
p strnor IuZzattI cx-Flnance Minister OF ithy, the
prefect and the Mayor Of omed the ioreigr
Delegates and provided for those pleasure
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