New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-19
BEDLAM IN THE CONGRESS-
MINERS INTERNATIONAL CONVEN-
TIoN SPLIT IN TWAIN.

x WILSON'S ARBITRARY RULINGS
,.srn THE TROUBLE ENGLISH DELE
Gates WITHDRAW AND THE OTHERS
Will. GO ON WITHOUT THEN.
a.. Nav 1S-The international Congress OF
a. Harmony Hall was on the verge OF
MIN. .hrouebout to-day's session. The trouble
r'O' -. 70 the differences Of opinions between
was r,,sb and Continental delegates and the
the rr,rgs Of Chairman Wilson in favor
arp'''' I'm countrymen The English delegates
OF ~, IN q body. leaving the other delegates
wil"U' ,,o the congress without them
10 w. nod feeling was shown when Delegates
M"'" &c and Marvle of Belgium introduced
C,,,.,on declaring that owners OF mines are
reSO,",. damages for injury to their employees
HUI - the performance OF their duty. Ihe
whlle =" ,.os holly debated. the English dele
onnosine It, but It was finally adopted by
,goOd maJoi''' oeo, -. ,ho English dele
,or,anding that employers shall not reduce
ea'e'H o., their employees until the representa-
Inc w" tho worllmen have inspected the DOCKS
tves y. followers and ascertained that the h"e9
Of the ei,p' DroAt The resolution Was
are ~ The German delegates suoml'teu pto
adop,' ino.Ing 10 the legal establishment Va IT,
pOsai p ate of wages paid 10 miners 1hlS
minimum I"I o-,ooseG nv the English. Chairman
n .u,n then determined evidently Ihae ne Co.. no
VIE. VIE English proposals must go tn'oesr ~ EnD
Of me i .o r,,le that the solid vote OF the hns
decidsu va. representing 525OOO miners i"uas
nsh ua,sed as a majority over the woe "a 60
be ree many Continental delegates iePle
twice a. ieo 001 miners. The annouhccHrn' VI
ing pul r.as received with hooting and howl-
this ru s shouts 81 protest In three languages
ing noneress proceeded from one scene Ustisb
me s.r ~ another The DELEGATES ~ III" enSmsion
Miner, oonoress pass a resolution III laNVI o4
that ~. overproduction by hhi'lhg ',ie ou'pu
pre'eH,ooritv Of the delegates Noleu as"'no1
The may,,,ion The English miners No,eu
the resUi. Cor H. and Chairman wilson 1e-
unanini"sU," carried on the grounds aTeauy ue
caa,sad Bedlam broke loose me no'''T ErerrS
81 The announcement. Germ ,a br,el,,ng and
maur snrang 10 their feet, anu sn'iehils IT,
delegate. ~ denounced Wilson and MS ruIhe
gs. .S ali the vehemence of two ianguasgS ru,ara
VIII Wiz, O., delegate Schroeder ran Nv, tb
nounted chair. and WIN trans shouted above
noun noun Germans and AustriahS' s"ou'e" "''|0
the T should the representatives Oh 'rro
Mns -, themselves be bullied ana 1oilln .
ma ns' ,hssa Engishmen? Let them De noii''' -
out with them. , 1,rarcbr,en became so ex-
so mat after exhaustng themselves III ue
cSucation they burst into tears. the
nun' ,,,r~r Navor Of CarmauX, sprans 70 Oio
tne m,,,,' side and while roaring ms profess
SnoS the table with both fists uh'il tle pS'
o pan glasses crashed down on the moor. "mt,
s s an English dsesate took behayor
sngn. Ius, ord unworthy Of a delegate. lie was
S SogIsd down before he could say more
AC Chairman Wilson after many vain efforts S
cured hearing long enough to pSoPose ."r ns G
sols, psr,n This evening His subsequent re-
,sars were drowned by ironcal laughter and
s sci Shouts as GO then Let them get OUT
I'VE can proceed without the Engllsn. Ia, Ia,
$50 ss,aa tSa conduct Of the English delegates In
Seserting the congress after trying to stop de-
hate n he shameful and ineXcusable. wilson
then gave up the char, and. with his Ehgnsh COZ
leagues. left Harmony Hall without saying a
wor5 IN response TO the derisive cheers ana
laughter Of the other delegates