New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
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MINERS NEARING UNION.
REAL. MEANING OF THE INTERNA-
TIONAL. CONGRESS AT BERLIN.

DISORDER on THE SURFACE. BIT A NEAR AP-
PRoAcH TO HARMONY DETERMINATIONS
s,-I-GENERAL EDwAnDs's DEATH
DEEPLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BREwERIEs BOYCoTTED.
Berlin. May 19-Despite the rlotous scenes
among the Miners delegates yesterday, the In
ternational Congress has shown that the miners
of all nations are nearer a Union in thought and
action than was generally supposed At no
conference Of academic Socialists has such near
anproach to international solidarity been made
as at this meeting % workngmen. From the
outset the English delegates were out OF synpa-
thy with the extreme Socialistic Views OF the
Belgian and French miners. They showed small
capacity to understand the Continental point OF
view. and looked askance at the men from inc
Pas-de-Calais and Chartered districts, who made
rabid stump speeches on the beauties OF the 90
cialstic Stale and denounced perfervidly the
CAPITALISTS and LourgeOise. At some OF the early
giftings this rant.ng babe fair 10 crowd out the
practical business OF the Congress. Ben
Plckard the president Of the British Miners Fed
Grafton. deprecated such proceedings In speech
which marked broadly the line OF difference be-
tween the English and the Continental delegates
The Congress had not been called, he sad, 70
stir up the hatred Of class against class but 10
transact business Of the highest moment TO the
miners Of all lands He did not believe that the
time Of the delegates should be wasted on mere
talk which might jus, as well be done else
where This remained the position Of the Eng
sh delegation throughout the meetings.
The German delegates. guide by Itebknecht
and Singer while Keeping IN close touch with
the Englishmen for harmonys sake wrhed
- III
cusson and grumbled al the summary manner
In which the British cut down debate Lamendin
ana the miner Mayor Calvgnac. who have the
French soc.llis, habits Of expansive oratory.
were stricken with auazemcnt by the English
proposal u three-minu'e limit % speeches.
Tho suppressed irritation and oratory Of several
sIttings br0l,. ont In the demonstration which
ended IN ,he withdrawal VI the English dele
CATION. Delegate Lamendln characteriZed the
proceedings under the English Craftsmanship as
"a funeral u the nrst cla-s" The consensus o:
opinion to-day Is that Lamendn was right ana
that the next international Miners Congress
might better be left to the workingnen ~ strong
Sorlaiisilr bias the modcrates ~ the P.ckard
group being lefi 10 meet by themselves OF Ho' d.
an 81,
Tho revised report ~ yesterdays sitting mol!-
nes the statement that the English .eii the nan
without any words ~ farewell II seems thai be-
forc quitting the chair. Wilson briefly expressed
his regret that differences over matters of small
IMP lrtance had divided the Congress especially
as on more vital subjects such gratifying har-
mnny of opinion had prevailed. He hoped that
this harmony was not to be disturbed Ihe
English miners would always BE glad u CO.
operate with the miners OF other nations Tor
tho good - their class These pacific words were
drowned by the uproar Of the French and Bel
CLANS Ilcbknechi says that tho Congress was
a great success and that II foreshadows the
International government u the world by Social
ists
The death - Consul-General Edwards Is deeply
regretted by all the American colonies In the En-
pire He had been III Tor several months with
polypus Il tine nosc Recently he caught cold
which he neglected until II settled on his lungs
Toward the l1st brain fever developed. {. H.
Abbot the vlce-c0usul Is acting In the place ~
his late chief He Is assisted by the Vlce-Consu
in Luxembourg Mr. Murphy. who was a close
personal friend ~ Mr.. Edwards.
The Socialists are boycottng seven more Berlin
breworIos 10 get revenge Tor the dismissal - Social
lst worklngmen The boycott, has not the synpa-
inv ufNihe public. From the beginning or the
strlk. ~ coOpers and brewery assistants the
men have been sustained with the official fund
II the Social Democrats. As thrty-two OF the
largest breweries Rave answered the boycott by
reducing their product. and dschargins 20 per
cent OF their men. The strain on the fund issevere
The brewers prefer to employ non-union