The morning times., 1896-07-12

campaign fund. Ofthet no usa nds of pounds
which il was hoped and expected would be
subscribed, only a paitry FL 40 was pledged
and several of the most powerful English
labor orgauiza tons, like the ship builders
and the boE er makers, have fallen ava.
from the new movement.
In these circumstances, and also be
cause the American Federation OF Labor,
the greatest affiliated tody OF trade union
lists in the world. has declined utterly to
send delegates. the London congress will
probably devote little time or attention to
British or American trade unionisn, but
will be occupied chiefly with the big fight
between the Marxis;s and those who sym
pathiZe with Domela Niewenhuis. the great
leader of the Social Democrats of Holland.
Neither are British workmen likely to take
much interest III the congress in spite of
the fact that for the last six months such
English Socialists as Edward A yelling, Tom
Mann. james Nawdsley, William Inskip
and the other memters Of the ..organizing
committee" Ito which. by the way, John
Burpsdoes not belong have been frantically
striving to awaken the English toilers to
the Importance Of the gathering
MAkxISTS AND THEIR OPPONENTS.
Itis the chief aim of the Marxlsts, among
whom are Bebel. Licbnectt and many other
versal adoption by European workingmen
Of the political plan for the reiuyenation
Of society. They hold that there must be no
compromise. that the fight must tie made
along political lines alone More than that.
they deplore the securing Of Better condi-
tons by trade union methods, since they
claim such amelioration of existing evils
only tends to put off the time when the
workingmcn will rise in their might and
upset things a wholesale. The Narxists are
especially bitter against Niewenb uis. be-
cause he differs radically with the MARKHAM
policy.
Theoretically he is as pronounced 30.
cialist as any of the Germans, but lie be.
lieves heartily in the methods of the trade
unions, and in production by voluntary co.
operation. rather than by relying wholly
upon political and parliamentary work to
Improve the condition OF the people. As
he is the chairman OF a delegation of
from sixty to seventy from Holland. and
as he can probably hold his followers
in spite of minor differences among them,
his importance as an anti-Marxist will
readily be understood. Moreover, there is
every reason to believe that he will be
supported by the ma jority of such Eng.
lish delegates as attend. especially those
of a liberal trade union tendency
Among the French, teo. Eiewenhuis will
have many supporters. They will be drawn
mostly from the ranks of the Possbilists
or OppOrtunists and the Blanqusts. Anti.
Marxists will not be wanting even among
the Germans. especially those sympathiz.
Ing with the Anarchists, who are to be
shut out OF the coming conclave altogether
Perhaps this has as much to do with the
present very precarious tenure OF the
MARKHAM power as anything else. since
not only are the most radical Ana rciiists-
those who believe In immediate resort to
physical force-tile bomb, the torch and the
buIiet-to be excluded. but also those who
have outgrown revolutionism and are now
eyoIu tionists or theoretical Anarchists.
With these latter Niewenhuis processes
strong sympathy. and SO do those among the
cultured young German Socialists Who
have ifnbibed the teachings OF Ibsen and