Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1891 — IS AMERICA A HADES? [ARTICLE]

IS AMERICA A HADES?

A New York Socialist So Declares and Is Applauded. The Socialists Congress at Brussels Made Up of tnarcliists, Kacli With a Grievance But No Remedy -Art- the meeting of the Interna one] Socialist Workmen's Congress in the Ha’\e St. Michael, Brussels, on the 18th a committee reported pledging workinon of all countries not to support a candidate for a public position unless the candid ate "hhii dun cesTTfinSlFas being prepared to advocate reforms for the benefit of labor and the protective legislation demanded by workingmen. ' During the course of the day, Morlino, an Italian Anarchist delegate, was arrested by the Belgian police on the ground that he had previously been expelled from Belgium. This caused some commotion among the delegates, but Morlino's arrest was almost forgotten in the scare caused by the report that the police were contemplating a number of further arrests, and all those taken in custody would be - promptly escorted across the frontier. Saniel, of New York, and'Knudson. of Germany, were, shortly after the proeeedngsopened, elected presidents of the congress for the day. Sat lie I, in liis opening remarks, made, quite a stirring address lledwelt upon tiie increasingly important part which the Tinted States played in the economy of nations. In tiie course of his utterances Saitiel said that in tho United States the stuj endous sum of seventy thousand million dollars annually was actually stolen from tiie hands of those who produced them. “Amid ail that wealth,” he continued, "misery increases so fast that the land of the bravest, home of the free, is in reality a hell.” Deb-gate SiLniel's speech wok most, vigorously applauded by the many Socialists w ho listened to his bitter arraignment of the land in which lie found a home. Aft-jr seventeen additional French delegates had been admitted to the congress an uproarousdissussion arose over the arrival of Kamos, a Spanish delegate'/ who declared with much pride and enthusiasm that lie represented ninety-live Anarchist associations having their headquarters in Barcelona. The other Spanish representatives present oppos d his admission to tiie congress. A w armly w orded warfare followed this opposition upon the part of | the compatriots of llamos. The latter's | opjionents vehemently announced that they based their opposition to his admission upon the fact that Ramos represented associations which were always opposed to all endeavors to obtain legislation of a nature to remedy the wrongs complained of. Finally, after further heated discusand much acrimony. Ramos was refuse admission, and retired amidst the cheer and groans of his victorious opponents. The French delegates support the committee's report in regard to the attitude of workmen toward candidates for public offices. The French gave the Germans the credit of joining the local Workingmen's unions when they invaded France to seek work, thus comparing favorably w ith immigrant Italians who commonly declined to join the union. Herr Bebel gave atrexj treiuely moderate review of the position of labor. Ho wanted the committee’s resolution modified so as to provide that candidates must accept the full socialistic propramme. Other speaktrs ignored Herr Belyi’s, n arro\\Mzmw. The Engijsh-jl o^ gates retired to consider the attitude. After an ineffectual attempt to enforce closure, the dgfcate was adjourned. Tiie indignant speeches of the Italian delegates led* - to a unanimous resolution protesting against the arrest of .V.enino Another delegate, a Frenchman, Ava,* arrested later in the day, but lie was a lowed to remain at liberty until tiie co;t gross closes. The difficulty of taking s:-'i decisive steps as are iikeiv to benefit workmen as a whole become more apparent as this strange congress is sifted. Everybody seems to have a deep grievance: but . if any. seetn to have a clearly delt..,d remedy for them. It is thought that the discussion of the proposition to hold the next International Social Con-rr-ss in Chicago, in 189.Vtobe accompanied by an international, in that city, will be the cause of the utterance of some iuterestin remarks.

There is considerable excitement i. China over the demands of foreigif governments for reparation for the numet*ou> outrages recently committed on foreigners, Tho Chinese officials have been so indifferent to the demands thaba concentrated naval demonstration is hinted at. There is an intense feeiing of hatred in the empire against foreigners, and more trouble is expected.