The San Francisco call., 1896-07-29
Doorkeepers 0verpowered and a
Mad Rush Made for the
Galleries.
a BABEL OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
"Put 'Em Out I" Is Howled in Many
Tongues and Business Is Out
of the Question.

LONDON, Enc, July 2s.-The Interna-
tional Socialist Trade Congress met in st.
Martins Town Hall to-day. In view OF
the disorder which characterized yester-
days meeting there was large crowd OF
outsiders present, who apparently were
anxious to see repetition OF the trouble.
AS the delegates presented themselves
for admission close scrutiny was made OF
their credentials, it being feared that some
of the anarchists would endeavor to get on
the floor and create trouble. Some OF
those who bore credentials which were not
in exactly the right shape were refused
permission to enter the hall,
Herr Singer, the well-known socialist
member of the German Reichstag, who
speaks English fiuently, acted as chair
man at to-day's session. He referred to
yesterdays disturbance and announced
that order would have to be maintained.
After the usual preliminaries the con-
gress took up the question of the admis-
sion of anarchists and against which q
large ma jority vote was cast yesterday.
Speeches for and against their recognition
as delegates were made by Jean Jures, a
Radical Socialist member of the French
Chamber of Deputies; Tom Mann, who
was formerly a member of the House of
Commons, and several other properly &C
credited delegates.
The speakers were much excited and
those in favor of the admission of the an
archists hotly contended that if they were
not admitted the congress would not be
internationally representative in its scope
and that its decisions and conclusions
would not carry the weight which they
would otherwise have.
The opponents of the proposition de-
cIared with equal decision that the admis-
sion of the anarchists would have the ef-
feet of leading the general public to be-
lieve that the socialists favored the an
archists' propaganda, which the speakers
contended was not the case.
Eventually another vote was taken and
it was decided, 2O3 to 104, to refuse to
recognize them.
The anarchist would-be delegates were
outside the hall waiting for decision,
and when it was announced to them they
became highly indignant. 1t was finally
decided to force an entrance into the hall
and the decision was no sooner arrived at
than it was carried out. Arush was made
for the doorkeepers, who were speedily
upScb duQ b1C CIOWO Vi dHdEGA1StS lldue
their way to the gallery. Then began a
perfect babel. The delegates shouted in
their native tongues-Polish. French,
German, Italian, Spanish and English
that the intruders should he put out.
Finally, when the voice of speaker
could be heard above the din, Tom Mann
and Kier Hardie addressed the chair. ad-
vocating the admission of one of the an
archists. Other speakers opposed the
proposition. and the executive committee
awaited until it appeared there was de-
cidedly favorable chance of yesterdays
disgraceful scene being repeated.
Herr Singer finally succeeded in obtain
ing little order, and it was then agreed
that properly accredited anarchists should
be admitted, but should be allowed TO take
no part in the debate. Later another vote
was taken and it was decided to uphold
the resolution, which in effect provides
that anarchists shall not be admitted.
There the question remains at present.