The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-29
S0CIALISTIC SLUGGERS.
ANGRY WORDS AND MANY BLOWS
EXCHANGED.
DisorderIy Members Are Put Out
Congress Adjourned in Disgust.

LONDON, July 2S.-The International
socialists and trades union congress re-
sumed session today at st. Martins
town hall, with Herr Singer, Ger
man socialist, presiding. The creden
tails of all delegates were closely scru-
tinized at the door, some being rejected.
The anarchists became furious and af-
ter fiery rmarks from the leaders, made
combined rush for the doors, over
turned the doorkeeper and poured into
the galleries in spite of all opposition.
This caused a repetition of the excite
ing and stormy scenes of yesterday.
Tom Mann and James Kier Hardy,
English labor leaders, spoke in favor
of allowing the anarchists to come in.
These remarks were wildly applauded
by the anarchists. Other English labor
leaders made speeches against admit
ting the anarchists. This brought forth
a storm of disapproval from the lats er.
A few blows and many angry words
were exchanged among the foreigners,
who could hardly be prevented by more
peaceful men from engaging in a gen
eral free fight. Eventually orders were
given to
PUT OUT THE DISTURBERS
of the peace and when some show of
doing so was made, order was restored
and the debate resumed. After the
speeches for and against admittance
of the anarchists it was agreed that
properly accredited anarchists, includ-
ing Louise Michel, should be permitted
to be present.
After several hours Of additional dis
cussion, the congress voting by ma
tional ties, upheld the Zurich resolu-
ton by 1872 to 211a, the effect of which
is to exclude the anarchists. During
the voting yelling, scuffiing and threats
of foreigners hardened the heart of En-
glishmen against admitting the anarch-
lists to the deliberations of the inter-
national Socialists and trades union
congress.
When the congress reassembled after
lunch the members of the American
section objected to the presence of a
member of the New York Hack
Owners union, on the ground
that the member belonged to
the Middle club. The delegate
protested against this, reminding
the assemblage that he had come $500
miles to vote and claiming that the
members of the New York Hack. Own
ers' union were working men that
drove their own cabs. He threatened
to go back to the United States and
tell the people there how he had been
treated. After further discussion it
was decided amid cheers to admit this
delegate and the congress again ad-
journed amid disorder arising from the
question whether Nm. Gaures, Miller
aud and Viviani, the French socialists,
should be allowed to vote in the con-
gress. Several of the delegates
OBJECTED TO THEIR PRESENCE,
declaring that the men mentioned did
not represent the French peasants as.
they were not properly accredited.
NJ. Jaures succeeded in making a
speech. during which he tried to prove
to the delegates that he was justified
in voting and a vote in regard to his
admission was about to be taken when
there was another uproar and
Frenchwoman mounted a table and
commenced a fiery harangue Her re-
marks, however, were inaudible amid
the general din caused by the series
of repeated shouts which had arisen on
all sides. Finally Herr Singer, the
chairman, after strenuous endeavors to
restore order, adjourned the congress in
disgust.