The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
SQUABBLE OVER TRADE UNIONS
SOCIALISTS CLIMB on CHAIRS AND
TABLES AND YELL.
Fr~nci, Delegate says Party ID Anis9Onlxed
In Paris by syndicate~ British Fight
for Chance TO Talk - Much Anger
Febt Over tho Bouncing NJ QueIcp.

In Paris by syndicate~ British Fight
for GlbaBce TO Talk Much Anger
Felt Over tho Bouncing NJ QueIctp.
Special Oobie Dsspa'oh 10 TEE sux.
STUTTGART. Aug. 2s.-Queloh. the Eng
hsb delegate to the International Socialistic
Congress- who called the Hague confer
ence Il thieves supper" and 10 whom the
Government last night gave ten hours In
which TO quit the Kingdom Of Wdrtemberg.
left for Frankfort this morning. There was
no demonstration and 40 police were visible.
h president Of the congress in OPEN
ing the morning session to-day announced
Quelch's expulsion amid ories Of -Shame!"
He expressed deep regret on the part
OF the Social Democrats at a measure which
in their opinion compromised Germany in
the eyes OF the world.
The congress discussed a resolution de-
claring it to be TO the interest Of the working
class In every country that close relations
be established between the trade unions
and the Socialist parties.
The resolution, which was very long, set
forth among other things that trade
unions cannot fulfil their duty In the man
cipation struggle unless their policy In i'm
bued with the Socialistic spirit. while the
Socialist party must help trade unions
to ameliorate the conditions Of the working
classes.
In the course Of the long debate on the
resolution Mr.. DE Leon, an American. made
a speech, the language Of which was a
remarkable hybrid OF the German and
English languages. IL was unintelligible
to his hearers. II supported a resolution
framed by a few Of the American delegates.
apparently denouncing craft unions"
because the latter so divided trades that
they were compelled to -scab or be scabbed."
The speech OF the morning was a brilliant
effort by valiant. who pleaded that il was
impossible for the French to accept the
resolution In view Of the fact that the syndi-
cate movement in France had a coopera-
tive and revolutionary character. The
syndicates were banded together and the
Confederation Generate du Travail dis
trusted socialism. The French delegates
therefore presented a declaration that in
view Of the peculiar relations between the
trade unions and the Socialists in France
mutual independence and autonomy were
a necessary condition for further develop
ment.
The feature Of the days doing was pro-
vtded by the British delegates. who when
a motion for the closure Of the debate for
the daily adjournment Of the congress was
put raised violent protests. They were
not allowed 70 speak and became 90 up
r~oarious and excited that a free fight
seemed inevitable. Delegate Hyndman
on a table and shouted:
We demand to speak" His conpatriots
we're grouped around him believing I'VE
nave had no speaker in three days"
In the meantime the Germans shouted
at the chair. where President Singer vio-
rang his bell throughout the hideous
and prolonged din.
Hyndman and the other British dele
kept on yelling and soon the whole
congress was on foot. some on chairs and
others on tables. shaking their fists and
suffering CALCULATIONS.
Kautsky, a German delegate. squared mp
Hyndman and carried on an angry
with him. though nothing that
passed in the wordy duel could be heard.
an interpreter. who had a stentoriRn
voice. managed to below out above the
oandemonium that President SIM ger wanted
explain. This quieted the uprosr.
Herr Singer pointed out that many Of
he delegates besides the British had not
He said the latter we're not en-
TO complain. and appealed to them
behave like good Social Democrats.
declared that he would not be bullied
and that he was not affected by the yells.
A tremendous outburst of German APP
here drowned everything, but the
a majority Of whom were ignorant
,f German, continued to be angrily excited
md Hyndman kept demanding that he he
allowed to speak.
The interpreter. however. gained q hear
and gave q suave English transla-
OF Singers remarks, making them
appear to be- a gentle appeal to the better
Of the i~nterrupters. This oiled
he troubled waves. and physical violence,
which seemed imminent, was averted
The resolution was carried by a large
majority.
The Queloh incident continues to be a
prominent topic. His British colleagues
sept it before the congress throughout
he day. They placed o n a table q chair
with green boughs and containing
congress button. with q plsoard
ga aiding:
Here sat Harry Quelch. now expelled
~ the Wurtemberg Government