Year: 1859

THE INTENDED CELEBRATION OF THE ArNIvERsAR AIRY


OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION OF FEBRUARY "a,


1S4S.


The French section of the International Society assem-
bed yesterday afternoon at the Steuben House, to have


discussion the best Of celebrating the ami
versary of the French revolution ls4s The ncieency
of the weather probably prevented great many mem.
bers of the above society from responding to the call
published in the organ Of the red republicans The meet
ing was very thinly attended.


At about half past four citizen DINE called the
meeting to order, and stated that their object was
10 organise a manifet tation to m,rate the
French revelation Of 1913. he moved that on the
evening Of the Gath Of February banquet should be
given in the OF the French section Of their society,"
that the citizens Of all natonates be invited
IT, and that committee OF five be appointed to organize
the entertainment This motion carried, and citizens
Dnprat, Role Boscher, Heinrich and Lasarte ap-
pointed members OF the Committee OF Management It
further decided that the pce Of admittance should
be twenty five cents, and president should preside
the celebration all those present opposed
delegate snch authority.


Gizen DiMx then proceeded to read in French long
manifesto which he had received from London from the
Central international Association After having pitched
into the middle cass-aw and order republicans Of the
creed Of MazzDj Ledru Rolia and Victor Hugoand hav
ing stated that union with the lonproxe impossible,
the Inannesto--lrom which translate some extracts
advocates union Of the bona file democracy which, It
soy ut the present ut 10 be wished for
II is In fact absolute necessity, and the active
hers OF association have been all along doing the-
utmost 10 effect the same; but cannot, will not
with parties that do not hold either our politi
cal or social principles and that only adopt
our flag and assume democratic language for the express
purpose of .nectng their selfish designs Ali that
have TO do brothers, s TO rely npon ourselves We must
FIRST fight for ourselves then egsate for ourselves,
and next compel all TO labor for themselves In word
the different States OF Europe must be for med into
democntc end socai rcrub:c, wherein all must be pro-
dncers before they have right TO be MazziD
and his friends pretend TO believe that classified state OF
society ls naturally necessary Now we, on the other
hand believe that IN classification be traced all the
AT deatrO fha
brotherly love- the harmony and the happiness Of man
kind From what have above stated concerning the MAJ
znans and their principles, you mustcerainy admit ha
should YOU allow yourselves be drawn into this aray
projected union, you will do so with your eyes open to
the and at least deserve be laughed at
" not 'eceived by those union mongers You have
mted go many errors, brotncrs nsys gone by that
we would lonely imagine that such dearly bought expert
eDce oas not been lost on Won. Remember tpat 1t
the minclc class feactorists such Ledru Roln and
Victor Hugo who brought bloody days OF June
And REMEMBER that II middle class vlany which
his present position Tell those mdcle class republicans
that, when you think Of uniting must take pace
under the social hng that when you think Of m,rchiog
1t must be under socialist leaders, that when You
think Of adopting fresh form Of government 1t viii and
must be the government OF all, by all and for all zap
piause) Tell them brothers, that uness they are pre


areo to aoop the formula of democratic and social repub
iicanism union is impossible. Acd tell them likewise
that you have learned quite enough from former errors
Lot to be oTan douoed satisfied with empty words
that you are now fully that liberty is only idle
phrase where class community is obliged tor the
sake OF even barely existing to sell its labor another
class OF the came community; that equality Is foolish
dream where oue master and another man s ser
want, and that fraternity deuson the most stu
pd description where society is broken into castes or
classes We have already stated that a union
OF the true democracy--sbe proctaran socalis.s-of
Europe is at present absolutely necessary and euch
undoubtedly IL the fact Then the II is done the
better, Tor action will necessarily follow and IL action
alone that con produce those changes which will ultimate
~ result IN the cxnct adjustment OF the social equilibrium
without which everything else is useless Let work
brothers Without further delay Union the 10 day
Action will be the word to morrow.


On motion OF Mr.. Dime, the manifesto unanimously
adopted by the meeting, as embodyirg their principles