Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-17
SOCIALISTS WANT
YANks To ATTEND
NEXT COME: RENEE
Branting, HuysmanS and Hen
derSon Kept Conference To-
gether Until All Items Had
Been Debated,
BY Beatrice Baskerville.
Copyright 1919. by the Press Pub
fishing Co.

fishing Co
tThe New York World
Especial cable Despatch to World and
Albuduerque Journal)
Berne, Feb. 16.-With a loud cheer
for international socialism the social
list conference has terminated The
last day was devoted to heated de-
bate regarding President Branting's
resolution on Bolshevism, wherein he
calls upon the conference to express
strong disapprova of Bolshevism be-
cause it is opposed to the interests of
real socialism, and asked for a COM
mission of inquiry to visit Russia for
the internationale and to study the
problem on the spot.
NO vote was taken on the resolu-
tons.
However, a resume of the speeches
proved that large majority of the
delegations condemn Bulshevism and
favor the internatiOnale's socialist in
quiry commission To visit Russia The
matter will be decided at the next
conference, which the permanent
committee is to organize as quickly
as possible. This committee will stay
here for another week and meet when
-
erson, Burning and Ramsy MacdOn-
aid have been chosen by the British.
and NJ Longuet and NJ. Renaudsi by
the French, with Camille Huysmans,
Belgian, as the permanent secretary,
but even the French list is not yet
complete.
Is Purely Administrative.
The committees task appears to he
purely administrative with the OBJ
ject of securing another conference.
President Branting expressed the hope
that his American comrades will Join
the next conference. With regard to
this hope, and the certainty that
strong pressure will BE brought to
hear on American labor and social
lists, it is important to Americans to
understand the real aspect of affairs
at the close of The conference.
Despite bland official reports of
the conference, neither the interna-
tionals nor the socialists could help
being struck with the strong under
currents which Showed themselves
under the surface of the "interna-
tional brotherhood" Americans who
may regret that Gompers refused to
attend the conference should re-
member that despite their fall from
down at the hands of the Russians.
british labor and the French, the
Germans have scored a decided sue
cess, have taken upon themselves re-
sponsibilitity of the war for the time
being and had in general far more
attention than any other delegat ton.
Moreover, to the disgust of the Brit
ish labor section, which was the only
pure labor section represented at the
conference. Mrs. Snowden, wife of the
notorious Philip Snowden, and RAM
say Macdonald made the point of
dining and luncheon and generally |
Fraternizing with the German major !
ty socialists, fact which the latter
will advertise to the fun at Weimar. /!
whittier they have returned. |
British labor hides none of the an !
loyance that it was brought to the !
Rerne conference on preteXt that 1t I
would be labor conference, where /
Is it proved to be socialistic, pure !
md simple, "and pro-German at
hat, as two leaders said in disgust /
Much dissatisfaction.
The Journal learns that these men
ire returning home to tell labor the
ruth of the happenings and the att;-
ude of the German majority social
ion also intends to warn the French
,roletariat against faith in the Ger
mans now sitting at Weimar. The
mall nationalities are dissatisfied
With the vague results of the terri
orial debate, while the Russians are
utterly disappointed that the CON
erencc did not vote for immediate
espatch to Russia of an inquiry
commission. which attitude NJ. Re-
audel fully shared.
However putting aside these dis
ppointments and jars in the inter-
atonal socialist family. the fact re-
Mains that President Brantint, Ca
1ile Huysmans and Arthur Hender-
on did meet considerable obstacles
0 convene the conference, ana they
ept it together until the questions
n the program were debated, al
hough not definitely settled. and
hey managed to get committee ap-
ointed to hold another conference
18th the view to getting the Ameri-
an, Rele'an AMI Swiss and "other
to join.
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