The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-31
SCRAPPY DAY FOR SOCIALISTS
.HILIQI IT non " ne LEON ~
tOPENH iGEN CONGRESS-.
social Labor Inisn Gets Only One scat
AFTER Tirbuleat sesslea- ausirIaRs
and BshemlanS by the Ears Hot war
for Peace t:radua. Disarmament

>r,clai Cas's nr'B4isA % THE SUS
! CoPENHAOEN. Aug ~ There we're
violent scenes and some actual fighting
during the meeting Of the special com.
mitte-S ~ the international Socialist
Congress here to-day The discussions
were long and exciting and there was ~
much rowdv ism that on several occasions
the speakers had Co stop IN the middle
: ~ their addresses
I The question as 10 which party from the
3 United States should he recognized caused
the greatest excitement Morris Hillquit
81 New York represented the Socialists.
while Daniel he Leon was the delegate
, from tho Social Labor Union. who spoke
/ for that organization The cnmmiss ION
finally adopted a motion bv Mr. Hillquit
thar the party represented by Mr. De
Leon was entitled To only one vote out
~ the fourteen m the delegation.
The committee IN international dis
armament appointed subcommittee
to take up the details OF thus subject
Mr. Hillqui'. representing America, intro
duced a resolution calling for the reduc-
ton Of all military budgets and proposing
that all Disputes he arbltratsd in order
that war NAV be sverted.
n il expected that this resolution viii
he adopted by the full congress when u
meets Tomorrow.
A. to-night'E meeting there was vio-
lent dispute h-'we~u The Austrian and
Bohemian delegates caused by the Bo-
herman socialists having started national
trade union literature IA their own Ian
gIage Dr Victor BERGER n Milwaukee
opposed the BohemiAns He approved
local papers and literature IN the various
languages. hut declared that the national
unions must be united. otherwise there
would Re forty national unions in each
industrial branch. which would he inn
possible in America
motion against the BohemiAns was
adopted asserting that they must b~long
20 the Austrian organization
A sensational letter from VI Rr,and.
the French Prime Minister. has heen re-
celved Nv the convention declaring that
he 10 s'ill a soCialis' despite the fact that
he favored important military expenses
The letter concluded with request for
sym pathv from VI Brands socialist
com rades ~ all countries participating
IN the congress Some members ~ the
International eoCialists bureau are in
c!ined Ia consider the let'"r fake
The convent on before " cIo-~s will
pass a resouticn conforming the kaiser's
-diviu" r; tght' speech AZ konigsherg
4 secret conference 81 the Socialist dele.
gates mo are members ~ various parlia
rnsnts discussed gradual disi rmament hv
annual reductions II IN" proportional
~ zen 9Th of eaCn Power Tn" British dele .
gates were ~ the opinion that the Liberal
would favor such n plan .
The Germans -,id u vas inpracticable a. '
present IN Germany. but they wrr" con
\ need that tha next elections for mem
hers Of ~" ReichstsG would lncr~as" IN" .
Socialist strength 80 enormously that they
would he able 20 compel the Government .
20 consider the question.
All the other delegates agreed with tn"
idea except the Russians who declared .
hat the DIma could not he Influenced o. .
agree 20 disarmament