The herald., 1896-07-30
Kept Still While Their Chairman
Spoke
WRANGLING WAS RESUMED
On the Question Of Admitting Anarchist
Delegates
An American With a Voice Like Bull Of
Bashaw Makes Himself Heard
But Not Understood
Associated Press Special Wire.


LONDON, July 29.-The sessions of
the international socialist and trade un-
ionist congress were resumed this after
noon, with Chairman Hyndman presid-
ing. In his opening address the chair
man begged the delegates to maintain
order, pointing out that their enemies
were deriving considerable encourage
ment from the apparent inability of the
congress to conduct its business.
Discussion was then resumed on the
question of admitting the French so
cialist members of the chamber OF de-
puties. M. Jaures, NJ Milleraud and vi
vinia, II being claimed bH the delegates
who objected to their presence that
they did not represent the French pean-
antry anN that they were not properly
accredited.
The congress, after great deal of
wrangling, referred the credentials of
NJ Jaures and his companions 10 the
French delegates.
The discussion of the credential of 9TH
er delegates who had been objected to
amid much interruption. Many dele
was then commenced, and continued
gates from secret societies of Russia and
Poland were admitted The admission
of these delegates was the signal for an
other disturbance.
Kantsky one of the Polish delegates.
was openly denounced as a suspicious
character, and the person who made the
denunciation added that it was we'll
known that Kantsky had been in COM
munication with notorious police spy.
Kantsky ficrcely protested his inno-
for nd
against his admission were made, and
the congress, after a very no<~y ses-
sion, decided to expel him. Kantsky was
hustled out of the hall vowing vengeance
against the man who had denounced
him and loudly protesting his innocence
of any connection with the Russian po-
lice.
1t required the whole of the remainder
of the sitting to decide the claims of the
French delegates to seats, those dele
gates having in the meantime devel-
oped a difference in their own ranks
They were finally admitted, only on
terms of division and disagreement
among themselves. The proposal made
by M. Mlleraud on behalf of the French
delegates was to allow them to divide
into two sections. as they disagreed up
on important questions. This immedi-
ately precipitated a discussion, and
great excitement and loud talking en-
sued among the delegates.
Chairman Hyndeman finally suggest
ed that one delegate should speak for
and another against the proposal. He
then asked that Milleraud speak, but it
was fully half an hour before the French
socialist deputy could obtain q hearing
When he finally succeeded in making
himself heard, he denounced the anar-
chists and declared that his section
would withdraw from the congress if
the anarchists were allowed to take part
in its proceedings. Another tremendous
uproar on the floor followed and mutual
recriminations were hurled back and
forth between the different French sec
tons. The chairman was utterly pow
erless to control the situation or to put
a stop to the noise, and the delegates
went on yelling and waving their arms
and denouncing each other, while no
one could possibly hear what anyone
was saying, and the tenor of the re-
marks could only be judged by the fierce
gestures and threatening demeanor of
the shouters.
An American delegate, in the midst of
the din. shouted in a loud voice that
could be heard that the Americans
sided with the French minority ana
against the anarchists. This again
aroused the French majority, who, how
ever, only imperfectly understood what
the American said, and they shouted
themselves hoarse in repudiating what
they thought was a charge that they
were anarchists. The English delegates
took no very active part in the disturb
ance but simply regarded the scene with
Stupeied dismay.
1t was only when the delegates were
entirely exhausted from shouting at
the top of their voices that vote was
taken by natonalities on Mileraud's
proposition. 1t was decided by a vote
of ii to five to allow the French to di-
vide
The congress then adjourned after the
sitting had lasted seven hours, amid
constant turbulence and disorder and
little comprehension among the partici-
pants of what was being said or of the
course of business.
Three days of the congress have now
already been wasted in the consdera-
tion of credentials of delegates and this
business has not been finished yet AS
the congress is to adjourn on Sunday
morning i>|looks as though the closing
would come without it's having reached
any real business at all.
Mission House is Be Sold
NEW YORK, July 29-The committee of