Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-29
SOCIALISTS WRANGLE.
First Meeting of the International
Union at London is
Turbulent.

London, July 21.--The International
Socialist Labor and Trade Union Con
gress opened this morning in ST. Martins
Gown hall The session was devoted to
wrangling as to whether Anarchists
should be admitted. A group of An
archists present behaved in a noisy and
turbulent manner and the chairman
promised to have a force of police handy
to eXpel them from future sessions if
necessary. The question of admitting
Anarchists was not decided when the
session was adjourned.
The scene while the session was in
progress was almost indoscribable. There
was great confusion, much noise and dis
order, intcrmingled with violence, while
the question of admitting Anarchists
was being discussed. Several attacks
were made upon the platform, but the
Would-be orators We're violently hurled
off. The attempts made to eject the
rlotOus Anarchists failed and finally the
chairman adjourned the meeting.
The noisy demands of the Anarchists
created the most bitter feelings among
the Socialists, who vigorously resolved
at meeting of the British section this
afternoon 70 shut the doors in the faces
OF the Anarchists tomorrow and to en-
ploy the police to eject hem if necessary.
Such pandemonium as the Socialist
congress presented today has never been
witnessed in England. The delegates
behaved like mad men, standing on the
tables, waving their arms aId yelling
at the top of their voices in half a
dozen different languages. During an at
tempt TO seize the platform the women
reporters were so terrorized that they fled
from the hall. Chairman Convey was in
audible and swung q huge railway bell
with both hands in his attempt to restore
order. But this only added to the din
without quoting the assembly.
Benjamin Pickard, president of the
Miners fedora ton Of Great Britain and
member of Parliament as an advanced
Liberal for West Riding of Yorkshire,
who was one of the delegates, gazed at
the scene of disorder with his face re-
tiectlng comical despair. land these
are the people who want to govern the
world he said.
Finally the proprietor of the hall en-
tered and declared that he would close
the building unless the delegates behaved
III more orderly manner This had a
calming effect upon the Socialists and the
uprOar subsidized.
y 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 San
lal OF the Trade and Labor alliance and
Arthur Keep of Washington, represent
ing the Federation of Labor. The lion
Of the hour, however, IS the delegate
from the Servian Labor party, named
Reclus. He WAS regularly selected some
months ago. but as the Socialist party of
Servia is financially in very low water. it
was unable to pay his expenses. Conse-
quently for months he has been working
his way across Europe, obtaining en-
p!oyment at his trade of shoemaking
in the towns through which he passed
and tarrying long enough at each place
to make enough money to carry him to
the next point on his itinerary, besides
putting By a trifie for his maintenance
in London. He reached here on Sat
urday in good shape and with balance
Of several pounds to his credit. The
members of the congress will see to it
that he returns home without having to
undergo a repetition of these expert
GncHS.