Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-08-01
ANARCHISTS WERE SHUT OUT
Trades Union Congress Has No Use
for Them.

| London. July 2S.-The international So
ciaists ana trades union congress re-
| SuneC its session today at St Martin ;
/ town hall. with Herr Singer, German So
cialist. presiding. The credentials of ali
/ the delegates We're closely scruttnized At
The door. several being rejected and the
/ bearers denied admittance. The anal CHI
ISIS became furious and after fiery re-
/ marks from the leaders. made a combined
! rush for the door, OVERTURNED the door
| Keeper and poured into the galleries iii
| spite OF all opposition. This caused 2;
repetition Of the exciting and stormy
scenes of Yesterday Tom Mann anG;
james kier H,,r,;ie, English labor lead
/ ers, spoke in favor OF at least admitting
Iieff tiNnIman. Their remarks We're
wildly appauded by tbs anarchists. 9th
er English sahor leaders made speeches
! against admitting the anarchists. This
SfoaSht forth storm OF disappGoval
from the latter A few blows and many
angry words We're exchanged among the
foreigners, who could hardly be prevent
ed bN more peaceful men from engaging
IN 4 free fight Eventually orders We're
given to put out the disturbers to secure
peace, and When 4 show of doing so was
made, order was restored and the debate
resumed. After speeches for and against
the admittance Of the anarchists. it was
agreed that properly accredited anlrch-
lists, including Louise Michel, should be
permitted to be present. After several
ho'lrs OF additional discussion the con-
Sress voting by nationaites they upheld
the Zurich resolution by 1Nl2 to 212 the
ellect OF Which was to exclude the an
arch1sts- During the voting yelling.
scltf1llng and threats from the foreigners
hardened the hearts of the t,ngiishmen
against admitting anarchists to the de-
nherations of the international socialist
and trades union congress-
W hen th@ congress reaSsnmbled after
iunch the members of the American sec
ton objected to the presence OF Il mem
ter OF the New York Hack owners
mon, on the ground tina: the member
belonged to the middle club. The delegate.
protested against this reminding the as
SemblaSe that he had come $500 miles to
vote and claiming that the members Of
the New York Hack Owners Union were
Workingmen and drove their own cabs.
tie threatened 10 go back to the United
States ana tell the people there how be
had been treated. After further discls-
sion. it was decided, amid cheers. to ;pd-
init this delegate, and the congress again
ADJOURNED amid disorder arising from the
question whether NJ. (auress, Milariud
and Nivilni, the French socialists. should
be allowed to vote in the congress.
Several Of The delegates objected to
'4i'-l presence, ut'tl'tllhS lnAt as me
men mentioned dld not represent the |
French peasants. they We're not lroperl,
M Gauress succeeded in making q
speech, during which he tried to prove |
TO the delegates that he was justified in
voting and 4 vote in regard to his adj |
mission was about to be taken whom |
there was another uproar and a French |
woman mounted A table and commenced |
a fiery harangue. Her remarks, how
ever were lnaudble amid the general din |
caused by the series of repeated shouts. |
which had arisen ali sides. Finally |
Herr Singer the chairman, after stren- |
uolS endeaNors 10 restore order. ;4d- |
1ourned the congress in disgust.