The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-30
TURBULENT SOCIALISTS.
Unable to Get Down to the Bust
ness Of Their Congress.
WRAEGLITG ABOUT DELEGATES.

As the Congress Is to Adjourn on satur-
day Morning 1t Looks "a Though the
Closing Would Come without Having
Reached Any Real BUSINESS.
LONDON, July 30.-The sessions of the
international Socialist and Trades Union
OAngress were resumed yesterday after
noon In St Martins town hall, with
Chairman Hyndman presiding. In his
opening address tho chairman begged the
delegates to maintain order, pointing out
that their enemies were deriving consid-
cradle satisfaction from the apparent in
ability of the congress to conduct its bust
ness
Discussion was then resumed upOn the
question of admitting the French Social.
list members of the chamber of deputies,
NM Jaures, Milleraud n Viviani it being
claimed by the delegates who objected to
their presence that they did not represent
the French p%easantry, and that they were
not properly accredited.
The congress, after a great deal Of
wrangling, referred the credentials of NJ.
Jaures and his companions to the French
delegates. The discussion of the creden-
tials of other delegates who had been OBJ
ieoted TO was then commenced, and con
tinued amid much interruption. Many
delegates from secret societies of Russia
and Poland were admitted
1t required the whole of the remainder
of the sitting to decide the claims of the
French delegates to seats, those delegates
having in the meantime developed o diff
ference in their ranks. They were finally
admitted, only on terms of division and
disagreement amongst themselves. The
proposal made by NJ Milleraud on behalf
of the French delegates was to altHy them
to divide into two sections, as they dis
agreed upon important questions, This
Immediately precipitated a tumultous dis
c%ussiOn, and great excitement and loud
shouting ensued amongst the delegates.
Chairman Hyndman finally suggested
that one delegate should speak for, and
another against the proposal lie then
asked M. Milleraud to speak, but it was
fully another half hour before the French
socialist deputy could obtain a hearing.
When he finally succeededin making him
self heard he denounced the anarchists,
and declared that his section would with
draw from the congress If the anarchists
were allowed to take part in its proceed
ings.
Another tremendous uprOar of the floor
Immediately followed, and mutual recrim-
nations were hurled buck and forth be-
tween the different French sections. The
chairman was utterly powerless TO control
the situation or to put "a stop TO the noise,
and the delegates went on yelling and
waving their arms and d~enouncing each
other, while no one could possibly hear
what anyone else was saying, and the
tenor of the remarks could be judged only
by the fierce gestures and threatening de-
Va Of the shouters,
1t was only when the delegates were en-
tirely exhausted with shouting at the top
of their voices hat u vote was taken by
n~atiQnulities on M. Milleraud's PROPOSE
ton. 1t was decided by u vote Of II TO 3
to allow the Frenchmen TO divide.
The congress then adjourned after tile
sitting had lasted for seven hours, amid
constant turbulence and disorder and lit
tie comprehension amongst the partici-
pants Of what was being said or Of the
course Of business
Three days of the congress have now
already been wasted on the consideration
of the credentials of delegates, and this
business has not yet been finished. As the
congress is to adjourn OF Saturday morn
ing it looks us though the closing would
come without its having reached any real
business at all.
There is considerable comment among
the delegates at the action of the Ameri-
can section in Directing to the presence of
a delegate from the New York Hack own
ers' union on the ground that the latter
belonged to the middle class. Mr.. Matthew
Mcguire, delegate from the United States
and candidate of that party for the office
of vice president, said;
Il heard the delegation Of myself and
four other socialists from the United
States. We found here two men, who,
owing to the English managers ignorance
of their character, obtained delegates tick
cts. They are members of the New York
Hack Owners association, u cooperative
society owning hacks. Their men are not
laborers. Hence, our objection to their
presence in the hall as delegates, They
wish the congress to adopt a resolution
calling upon the Astor House and other
New York hotels not TO employ their OVID
hacks, all of which is absurd. But they
will not obtain a hearing"