Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-06
World of Labor
INTERNATIONAL.
LONDON, ENGLAND.

International Labor Congress of 500.
At meeting of the Zurich Committee
DR.. Edward Aveling and Mr.. E. R. Pease
were instructed to communicate to the
press:
/. The fact that at the Zurich Congress
on Monday, Aug. Z, 1893, the following
resolution was passed;
"All Trade Unions shall be admitted to
the Congress; also those Socialist parties
and organizations which recognize the
necessity of the organization of the work
ers and of political action.
by political action is meant that the
working class organizations seek, as far as
possible, to use or conquer political rights
and the machinery of legislation, for the
furthering of the interests of the proletariat
and the conquest of political power. y
The voting was, in favor; Germany, Aus
tralia, Bulgaria, Italy, Denmark, America,
Roumania Russia, Servia, Norway, Hun
gary, England, Austria, Switzerland;
against Belgium and Holland; France and
Poland abstained from voting, and Spain
was absent. The voting was, of course, by
nationality.
The invitations, therefore, that have been
sent out have, in accordance with this
resolution, been sent to all Trade Unions,
and to all Socialist organizations pledged to
political action as defined above.
2. That the 9l00 to be raised by the
Zurich Committee by January LIST, in adj
dition to the $50 already raised by them,
and handed over to Mr.. Inskip, the Treas
urer of the Conjoint Committee, were for
warded to Mr.. Inskip by the treasurer, II.
Quelch, from the Committee meeting of
December 81.
3. A further and final sum of el00 has to
be raised by the Zurich Committee by April
/. They, therefore, earnestly appeal to all
working class organizations, and all in
dividuals interested in the forthcoming
Congress to at once forward their sub
scriptions to Il. Quelch, 31A Clerkenwell
Green.
4. A resolution deploring the death
of Stepniak and expressing deep sym
pathy with his widow, was carried unani-
mously.
British Government Workers Orga-
niZe.
The Government Workers Federation is
also busyng itself with the same laudable
object. 1t will hold its first annual con
ference at Essex Hall, Strand, on the 25th
of January All unions and societies who
have any of their members employed by
either imperial or municipal governing
bodies will do well to send delegates TO this
conference, at which the programme for
'06 will be formulated. Information
may be obtained by writing to II Bar
tholomew Close, E. G. The Federation
consists of organizations only: it does not
accept individual members. Where no or
ganization exists, as was the case at the
Pimlico Army Clothing Fa Glory, it sets to
work to organize those employed into some
trade union. Three hundred of those en-
ployed at the Pimlico factory are now
trades unionists. This fact alone proves
that the Federation is of great value to the
trades union movement.
The Shipping Federation has broken out
in new place. 1t now proposes, SO we
are told, to invite Parliament to alter the
law, so as to allow it to sign in men for the
manning of vessels, for which it undertakes
to benefit the seamen to the extent of ESQ,
900. Philantrophy is thus not yet quite
played out.