Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-01
WAS A RIVAL OF BEDLAM
SOCIALIST CONGRESS IN Io,
STARTED IN An UPROAR
Proprietor of the Hall Tbre,to
to Eject the Delegates if Dis.
order Continued.

London, July H.-Such a pandemonmn
as the socialist congress presented today
has never been witnessed in England
The delegates behaved like mad man
standing on the tables, waving their arm,
and yelling at the top of their voices IN
half a dozen different languages Dpr;nr
men reporters We're so terrorized that 1bay
men reporters were SO terroized that thAv
fled from the hail. Chairman Convey was
inaudible and swung a huge railway hell
with both hands III an attempt to restora
order but this only added to the din
without quoting the assembly.
Benjamin Pickard president Of the
Miners Federation of Great Britain and
member of parliament as an advanced
liberal for the Normanton division of the
west riding of Yorkshire, who was one Of
the delegates, gazed at the scene of els.
order with his face rejecting comical de-.
spair. And these are the people who
want to govern the world" he said.
Finally the proprietor Of the han enter
ed and declared he would close the build,
ing unless the delegates behaved in
more orderly manner. This had a calm.
ing effect upon the socialists, and the up.
roar subsidized.
Representatives of the advanced 20.
ltical thinkers of nearly every civilized
nation on the globe were present this
morning. at St. Martins town hall in
Charing Cross, within five minutes walk
of the palaces and houses of parliament,
when the annual international Socialist
Workers and Trade Union Congress was
called to order. Prior to the general meet
ing the delegates Of the various national
tiles met separately, each meeting select
ing its own president and secretary The
,ric, If
two members from each nation, was also
selected.
a number of socialist organizations in
the United States were represented by
proxy, while among the delegates from
that country present in person were Mat
thew Mcguire of New York, representing
the socialist labor party; Lucien Sanla OF
the Trade and Labor Alliance and Ar
thur Keep of Washington. representing
the Federation of Labor. The lion OF the
hour, however, is the delegate from the
SerVian labor party, named Reclus. lie
was regularly selected some months ago.
but as the socialist party of SerVia
financially in very low water, it was I'M
able to pay his expenses. Consequently
for months he has been working MS wa!
across Europe, obtaining employment d.
his trade of shoemaking in the toWN
through which he passed, and tarryihs
long enough at each place to MAKE
enough money to carry him to the HeA'
point on his itinerary, besides putting "
a trit1e for his maintenance in Lohuol,
He reached here on Saturday IN soo1
shape, and with a balance of several
pounds to his credit. The members OF lp0
congress will see to it that he returns
home without having to undergo rep0-
titiOn of these experiences.
No less than 500 resolutions submltteu
by the socialistic organizations Oh '1s
various countries represented, appear "
the pamphlet agenda distributed a"o~o
the delegates 20 the international o W..
gress this morning. The Dutch soctaoii
party asks for a definition Oh pun tbs
action" The executive council oil NV
Social Democratic Federation is IN d. t,
of the workers being a politcal pa Sar.
themselves" England Austria ana vi
many ask for complete political equ e..
ity for the Proletarian women Inc e,Dor
cial Democratic Federation is III r,
of the specialization of the means u The
duction, distribution and exchange mi.
independent labor party advocates d AR
versal language, and the Soclal Ian.
alton expresses the wish that 'hio Iont
guage shall be English. The indepenJioorp
party also asks the congress 10 and
emphatically against the useless
dangerous illusion known as the calls
strike The Dutch socialist party ton
upon the workers to follow declaarral
of war by any government by serted
strike. Seven resolutions are REP req i'm.
under the head of War the H'4 Jsnonch
portant of which is one from the .oduc-
labor party in favor of graduatl nonean
ton Of military service in the Eui Ipter-
states through the medium OIL an
national convention Ting
Chairman Convey warned the struss hut
men and threatened to call the ponce ebar
in spite of the firm attitude OF the c C
man the fray continued until MI, sOcar.
in a stentorian voice, shouted:
this meeting closed" ,o and
Then the delegates, still wrahstne