Evening star., 1896-07-28
RAlDED THE HALL
Anarchists Invaded the Socialist Con
gress in London.
Vote PASSED TO KEEP THEM OUT
This Excited Their Fury and Ex-
citing Scenes Followed.
ANGRY WORDS AND BLOWS

LONDON. July 2s.-The International So
cialist and trsdes union congress resumed
its session today at St. Martins Town
Hall, with Herr Singer the well-known
German socialist and member of the reichs-
tag, presiding. The credentials of all the
delegates who presented themselves for ad-
| mission were closely scrutnized at the
door, and -everal were rejected and the
bearers denied admittance. This led TO 4
series of quarrels. The galleries, where the
disturbances started yesterday. Were closed
today.
Herr Singer, in calling the congress to
order this morning, said it was not de-
sired to call upon the authorities TO station
a string of police outside the hall, but
stewards had been appointed instead 10
keep order I'm the building.
The discussion CT the question of the
admission of anarchists to the hall was
then resumed. and the English section
which controlled the preliminary business
this morning, decided by vote of 2g3 TO
1o4 TO exclude anarchists.
This action no sooner became known to
the anarchists outside than they became
furious with rage and gathered shortly
before ii 80 in a threatening body in front
Of the hall. They were there addressed
by their leaders, whose fiery words
cited the mass OF anarchists that they
made combined rush for the doors of the
hail. overturned the doorkecper and poured
into the galleries in spite of all opposition
This caused a repetition of the exciting
scenes of yesterday. The delegates on the
floor of the hall rose in a body and there
were shouts and yells, mrgled with
threats, from various sections. About a
hundred delegates tried in vain to attract
the attention Of the chair, while Herr Sim
ger did his utmost to quell the rising
storm In these efforts the German was
more successful than the Northumberland
miner Convey, yesterday. After he had sue
ceeded in restoring something like order.
Tom" Mann and James Kicr Earde were
in turn recognized Both the English labor
leaders spoke in favor of a; least admitting
Herr Hyndman.
Their remarks were wildly applauded by
the anarchists.
On the other hand other English labor
leaders made speeches against admitting
the anarchists
This brought forth a storm of disapprov-
al from the latter. during which few
blows and many argry words were ex-
changed among the foreigners, who could
hardly be prevented by the more peaceful
men from engaging in general free
fight
Eventually orders were given to put out
the distLrbers of the peace, and when some
show OF So doing was made something like
order was once more restored and the de-
bate was resumed.
After further speeches for and against
the admission of anarchists il was agreed
that properly accredited anarchists includ-
ing Louise Michel, should be permitted to
be present at the debate
After several hours of additional discus
sion, the congress, voting by nat:onalities
upheld the Zurich resolution by ISL to 2le
the effect of which is to exclude anarchists
from the congress.
During the voting there was another
scene of the greatest excitement Fierce
81 fouting and yelling, mingled with scufrling
and threatening, prevailed among the for
eiSners, and probably served as much as
anything else to harden the hearts of the
E?glislmen against admitting the anar-
chist element to the deliteratio of the
International socialist and trades unions
congress.