The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-30
Three Days Have Now Been
Consumed in Wrangling.
Prolonged Talk on Credentials May
Shut or Business.

the delegates TO maintain order, points
ing out that their enemies were deriv-
Ing considerable satisfaction from the
apparent inability of the congress to con-
duct its business.
Discussion was then resumed with
the question or admitting the French
Socialist members of the chamber of
deputies MN. Jaures. Milleraud and
Viviani, it being claimed by the dele
gates who objected to their presence
that they did not represent the French
peasantry. and that they were not prop
eIly accredited.
The congress. after a great deal OF
wrangling. referred the credentials OF
NJ. Jaures and his companions to the
French delegates.
The discussion OF the credentials OF
other delegates who had been objected
10 was then commenced, and continued
amid much interruption. Many dele
gates from secret societies of Russia
and Poland were admitted.
The admission of the Russian and
Polish delegates was the signal for an
other disturbance. Kantsky. one OF the
Polish delegates, was openly denounced
as "a suspicious character. and the per-
son who made the denunciaticn added
that il was well known that Kantsky
had been in communication with a
notorious police spy. Thereupon Kant
sky sprang to his feet and fiercely pro-
tested his innocence. claiming that he
was a well accredited delegate and that
he had a right 10 take part in the delib-
erations. Several hot speeches for and
against his admission were made. and
the congress decided. after a very noisy
scene. to expel him.
Kantsky was hustled out of the hall,
vowing vengeance against the man who
had denounced him. and loudly protest
. ing his innocence OF any connection with
The Russian police.
suggestion was then made to the
and take a photograph OF the delegates.
that a photographer who was present
be allowed TO come upon the platform
and take a photograph OF the delegates
and later n photograph of the officers
and chiefs of sections.
The proposition, however raised
strong protest from the foreign dele
gates, who announced that they had the
most decided objections to being photo
graphed. apparently fearing that this
might be some trap set for them by the
police.
1t required the whole OF the remainder
of the sitting to decide the claims of the
French delegates to seats. eight dele
gates having in the meantime developed
difference in their own ranks. They
were finally admitted only on terms Of
divOion and disagreement among them
selves.
The proposal made by NJ. Milleraud,
on behalf of the French delegates, was
TO allow them 10 divide into two sections.
a Atca Inn "A Mt
tions This Immediately precipitated a
tumultuous discussion, and great ex-
cltement and loud shouting ensued
amongst the delegates.
Chairman Hyndman finally suggested
that one delegate should speak Tor, and
another against the proposal He then
asked NJ. MilleTaud TO speak, but IL was
finally another half an hour before the
French Socialist deputy could obtain a
hearing. When he finally succeeded In
making himself heard. he denounced the
anarchists. and declared that mis- section
would withdraw from the congress IL
the anarchists were allowed to take part
in it's proceedings.
Another tremendous uproar on the
floor Immediately followed, and mutual
recriminatons were hurled back and
forth between the different French sec
tions. The chairman was utterly power
less to control the situation. or TO put
stop To the noise, and the delegates went
on yelling and waving their arms and
denoupcing each other, while no one
could possibly hear what anyone else was
saying, and the tenor of the remarks
could be Judged from the fierce gestures
and threatening demeanor of the shout
ers.
n. n
the din, shouted out in a voice that
could be heard, that the Americans
sided with the French minority and
against the anarchists. This again
aroused the French majority who, how
ever, only imporfectly understood what
the American said. and they shouted
themselves hoarse In repudlating what
they thought was charge that they
were anarchists.
The English delegates took no very
active part in the disturbance, but simply
regarded the scene with stupefed dis
may.
When the uproar had somewhat SUBJ
sided. the Belgian vandeveldt opposed
the division OF the Frenchmen. which
caused renewed disorder.
II was only when the delegates were
top OF their voices, that vote was taken
by nationalities on NJ. Mtlleraud's prop
psttion. IL was decided. by vote OF Ii
o. 5. to allow the Frenchmen to divide.
The congress then adjourned. after
che sitting had lasted for seven hours
amid constant turbulence and disorder
and little comprehension among the
participants of what was being said or
of tho course OF busincss
Three days OF the congress have now
already been wasted on the considera-
ton Of the credentials Of delegates. and
this business has not yet been finished.
AZ the congress is 90 adjourn on. Satur-
day morning. II looks as though the
closing would come without its having
reached any real business at all
Persons who have a coughing spell
every night, on account of tickling SEN
sation I'm the throat. may overcome II at
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