The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-20
Victoria Begins Today Her
Sixtleth Yearsas Eng
lands Queen.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST CONGRESS-
Meeting in London July 27-Duc
d'0rIeans and the French
Monarchy.
Bg Cabls 70 the unttsa Pres.

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days wrangling in COMMITTEES Of the
Whole over the Education bill, the House
| OF Commons is still engaged on the first
clause of the measure Mr.. Tlforna~
Gibson Bowles, the Tory who represents
Lynn Regis, and whose sayings some-
times enliyen the House, caught the
au1nor of the situation during the debate
ana remarked that the discussion ought
to be regarded as q pest-m6rtem on the
bill, adding that in another fortnight,
unless the thing was buried, it would
smell
The Ministers held an informal council
yesterday to consider the block of par
lianentary business. 1t is understood
that no definite decision was arrived at
beyond supporting a proposal made by
the Ri. Hon. Henry Chaplin, President
Of the Local Government Board, to ex-
| pedite the Agricultural Rating bill.
| The International Socialist Congress.
which meets in London on July IT. viii
| be far and away the greatest in point
Of numbers and probably the most in-
portant in its bearings of any congress
| the Socialists have yet held. The Lon
don committee, in conjunction with dele
| gates from the Zurich Committee, where
Continental Socialism has its headauar-
ters, have been working up the pro-
granine and elaboration preparations 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 resolute and orderly organ
lied effort to draw all trades unions and
other working class organizations into
some kind of utilization with organized
{ socialism.
So the agents, instead of calling the
meeting an International Socialist Cen
gress, viii be headed in bold lines sIn<
Jernational Socialist and Trades Union
Cohgress. Every European country. ex-
cept Turkey, Will send representatives.
australia and America will also fl1ave
their Delegates The London-Zur;ch Coun-
cii; after long consideration. have de-
gates from all Anarchist groups French
German or English. Amongst the men
taus rejected Is Gustav Landauer Of
Berlin, and Chicago Soc4a al.sE- s1Fsss-
chlst has been refused a card OF adInis-
SION. Though pronounced AEarchi lists will
be debarred, their next Of kin the Con-
tinental revolutionists and party Of ac-
tton will be fairly we'll represented
The French Central Fsevollltionarv
| CGaasai1teep have ssssveSgneesi fnsss. IN
geftfon 10 move that the aim Of the
political power as the hest means Of
destroying the capitalist regime and
establishing the International Soc:aMsi
Republic Besides this declaration, tilt,
counter resolution of Dutch trades
union, that the Congress confine Itself
soiely to the domain of economic ques-
esoTs sounds hike the voice OF humility.
But the Dutch motion will have the sts1,-
port of the English trades unions ana
majority Of the congress. The more
important OF the English trades unions
are holding aloof from the congress. but
the Independent Labor party, and a
number of the minor unions Will be
fully represented
That pseudo-philosophic body, the Fab
members the poet-artist William Morris.
Shaw, ana all the light and leading Of
English Socialism. viii ask the Congress
to vote the immediate naturalization and
municipalization OF everything in general
including the manufacture and retailing
Of tobacco. alcoholic drinks, bread. sup
ply OF coal, milk and other universal ne
cessltles There is d fine bold sweep
which should induce the congress to ac-
claim it. After six days session the pro-
ceedlngs terminate with monster demon
stration i'll Hyde Park.
The Due d. d'Orleans' scheme to test ropu-
lar feeling in France towards the restora-
ton Of the. monarchy has received large
neunceInent The French papers. which
assert tllat the Dues advisers uleditate
2 coup d,etat based on bureaucratic and
among the Dues supporters are MN.
DIaussonyille, De Brogiio and Eufret
They are ne friends of a violent state
surprise. What is proposed as a fret step
is tilat a Royalist deputy shall resign his
seat. for which che Due d'Orleans shall
Government can and win declare the eiec-
tlon CT man under the ban of the law
= be void. But the Royalisss viii con-
tinue the same tactics, fighting .constitu-
ency after constituency with the Duc's
name, and thus. in seme sort, obtain
form of plebiseite. The cost Of an election
canlDdlTn. where E111Fh will on
the money distributed, will be enormous.
report that IS accepted as accurate
two million pounds sterling have. been
Mr. Howard Gould has informed the
Secretary cf the Yacht Racing Associa-
ton that the pipe connection between
the Niagara's water tanks which con-
stTuction led to the recent letter of the
connection was used to shift the water
from one tank to the other SO that IL
could be used as ballast while racing,
has been severed in accordance with the
suggestion of the COMMITTEES of the Yacht
Racing Association Council. The affair.
as mas before been stated, caused much
comment in yachting circles, and. strange
as It may appear TO Americans. the az
ton of the Yacht Racing Association was
very widely condemned by the higher
class ef English yaehtsmen. some OF
whem did not hesitate to declare that the
seeretary,s letter was an insult to Mr.
Could The 'Yaehtsman," commenting
on the subject, declares tnat Nh. Gouldss
conduct throughout the affair has been
altogether too mild.
Emperor William has as yet reached
no definite decision as to what will be
done with his new cutter the Meteor.
after she sails in the Clyde Irish and
Cowes rega ttas.
The Queen. teday enters upon. the six
complete the year her reign win have been
The longest of any British sovereign.
George. III. reigned 50 years and 96 days.
Beyond the usual ceremonies of accession
day theTe VIII be no celebrations. those
having been postponed until the end Of
the year. when there will 0e jubilee fetes
similar TO those held in 1887, on the occa-
sion Of the fftieth year of her Majesty's
reign.
The Hon. Alexander w. Terrell. the
American Minister to Turkey, who mas
been in the United States on leave CT ab-
Ssnce, is now in London. He Will starr
for his post in Constantinople in few
Tho Kneisei String sQdartette. ar. Ameri-
can organization, made their debut this
week IN St. James Hall. Their perform
ahces created a furore Of adnniratiofis The
crtttcs highly praise what they term. the
marvellous excellence CT the ensemble This
is the first venture made in England BY
an American organization Of this kind.
and It's success is assured from the OUT
set.
The Hon. James B. Eustis. American
Min ster. to France. sailed from South
a1nnton for New York today on the Aue-