The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-21
CONGRESS OF REFORM CRANKS
SOCIALISTS To SWARM LONDON
NEXT MONTH.

MOvement-EveFy Country in Eu-
rope Except Turkey to Be Repre-
scented.
London, June 2O.-The international So
cialist congress, which meets in London
on July q, will be far and away the
greatest in point of numbers and proba-
bly, the most important in dts bearings Of
any congress the socialists have yet
held. The London committee, in conjunc-
ton with delegates from the Zurich COM
mittee, where continental socialism has
its headquarters, have been working up
the programme and celebrating prepara-
uons for the past six months Their
time seems to have been well spent The
congress is to be no mere palaver over
socialist formula, but a resolute and or
derly organized effort to draw all trades
unions and other working class organi-
cations into some kind of afiilation with
organized socialism. So the Agenda, in
stead Of calling the meeting an inter-
national socialist congress, will be headed
in bold lines, International Socialist and
Trades Union Congress"
Every European country, except Tur-
key. will send representatives. Australia
and America viii also have their dele
L nc LfJLAQOu-LuIlGu council. after long
consideration, have decided to ignore the
mandates of the delegates from all an
archlst groups, French, German or Eng
llSn. Amongst the men thus rejected is
Gustav Landaeur Of Berlin and a Chicago
t-anarchiSt has been refused a card
OF admission. Though pronounced anar-
chists Will be debarred their next of kin,
the continental revolutionists and party
ed. 0''0'' VIII Oe iaii'y wen represent
The French central revolutionary com
mittee' have announced their intention
to move that the aim of the socialists a a
party is the conquest of political power
as the best means of destroying the cap
itallst regime and establishing the inter-
national socialist republic" Besides this
declaration, the counter resolution of
Dutcn traces union, that the congress
confine itself solely TO the domain of
economic questions, sounds like the voice
OF humility. But the Dutch motion will
unions, majority of the congress. The
more important of the English trades un-
ions are holding aloof from the congress,
but the Independent labor party and
number Of the minor unions will be fully
represented.
After five days wrangling in commit
tee OF the whole over the education bill,
the House of Commons is still engaged on
the first clause of the measure. Thomas
Gibson BoWles, the tory who represents
Lynn Regis, and whose sayings some
times enliven the House, caught the hu-
NOR of the situation during the debate,
and remarked that the discussion ought
20 be regarded as a post mortem on the
bill. adding that in another fortnight, un-
less the thing was buried, 1t would smell.
The ministers held an informal council
yesterday to consider the block of parlia-
mentary business. It is understood that
no definite decision was arrived at be-
yond supporting proposal made by the
Right Hon. Henry Hambln, president of
the local government board, to expedite
the agricultural rating bill.
The Due d'Orleans' scheme to test popu-
lar feeling in France towards the restora-
ton of the monarchy has received a large
accession of adherents since the first an
nouncement. The French papers, which
assert that the dukes advisers mediate
coup detat based on beaurOcratic and
army corruption, are in the wrong. Chief
among the dukes supporters are NM.
dHausonville, de Broglie and Buffet.
They are no friends of violent state sur
prise. What is proposed as a first step
is that a royalist deputy shall resign his
seat, for which the Due d d'Orleans shall
be brought forward as a candidate.
The government can and will declare
the election of a man under the ban of the
law to be void. But the rOyalists will con-
tinue the same tactics, fighting. constitu-
name thus in some short
0ebeseis wfy TSs 5tan cost 6f aS form a,eot,69 of
campaign, where much will depend on the
money distributed, viii be enormous. A
report that is accepted as accurate in
high English circles says that over two
million pounds sterling have been sub
scribed.
The queen to-day enters upon the six
L.
complete the year her reign will have been
the longest of any British sovereign
George II reigned fifty-nine years and
ninety-six days.
The Hon. James B. Eustis, American
minister to France, sailed from Southamp-
ton for New York to-day on the Ameri-
can Line steamer St. Paul. He was ac-
companed by his daughter and his son,
Newton B. Eusts, second secretary Of the
embassy.
The cabinet, in full council, resumed
- dpliheT9t begun q
formal meeting held yesterday The dis
content of the unionists over Mr.. Bal
four's management of the business of
the House of Commons found expression
in the discussion. A majority of the min
listers approved a proposal to abandon
all of the educational bills except the
clauses providing for grants for sectarian
schools The conservatives hope that the
bill thus Topped will meet with no obstruc-
probably too sanguine. The liberals mean
to resort to every device to Obstruct
the passage of these very clauses. The
unionists are wroth to learn that Mr. Bal
four the government leader in the House,
has, despite the great majority at his
back resorted to private communications
with Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the
leader of the opposition, anent the atti-
tude of the liberals if the government
should discard part of the bill. Sir Will
lam declined to discuss a compromise. He
thinks that he has the government on
the hip, despite its majority.
The leading weekly papers here criti-
ClLt the results u the INpubllcdu COAl-
vention at St. Louis, chiefly from the
point of view relating to Anglo-American
finance and commerce. The Economist
says that the wavering of the McKin-
leyites does not impress people here with
the belief that they can be trusted to
take resolute measures to ensure the
maintenance of the gold standard. The
advent to power OF a party that will
unsettle the existing tariff will unsettle
trade
The Statist says that despite the decis-
ion of the convention in favor of sound
money the election of Mr. Mckinley will
not assure the restoration of order in
currency so long as the Senate is gov
erned by a silverite majority. President
Cleveland, it adds, has met the opposi-
ton of the Senate by continual borrow
ing and Mr. Mckinley will 90 on borrow
ing. He is certain to disturb trade by
raising the customs duties The United
States, within seven years, has had three
alterations in that tariff. Probably there
will be a revolt against a new Mckinley
bill, but the country is threaeened with
a fourth tariff. The outlook, therefore,
does not improve. but grows darker.
Investors ought to leave American Sc
curities alone
The Spectator declares that it is prema-