A FREE FIGHT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 49, 26 August 1907, Page 7

A FREE FIGHT.

THE SOC.'ALIST BRETHREN. FORECAST OF THE FUTURE. TRADES UNION RESOLUTIONS. By Tclcß: anli.— Press A6sn.>mtiori.--Cop.\liKhU BERLIN, 24tb August. An inspired Socialist resolution at the Stuttgart Conference invites all unions to maintain relations with the International Bureau. M. Vuillant explained thut it would be imijosrible for French Socialism to accept the reeolution in view' of the fact that the trades union movement in I' ranee had a co-operative and revolutionary character. ( The inajoiity of delegates, afttir v long debate on tho question of emigration of workmen, adopted an emigration resolution recommending the " prohibition of emigration of thof-u wljo entered into contracts depriving them of liberty to dispose of their labour, A eerie 1 ? of resolutions framed at inordinate length recommended legislation covering wages, shorter hours, bwcaiihg, sanitary living conditions, regulation of transport for emigrants, greater latitude in the laws governing naturalisation, and many other subjects. The English delegates abstained from voting. M. Kromer, an Austrian delegate, in* formed the Congress that a clairvoyant had given an extraordinary forecast of the future which the interpreter preferred not to translate. Reuter's correspond dent describes tho speech as an extraordinary mixture of blasphemy and inconsequence. Congress adopted a resolution rejecting restricted female suffrage, declaring' that all Socialists 'would bs obliged to fight energetically for universal women's suffrage. . There was almost a free fight in the Congress owing to British delegates interrupting the proceedings, , though the debate on the trades unions resolution was closured before thoy wore allowed to speak. After the wildest disorder a large majoiity approved of the resolutions, declaring that it would be in the interests of the working class to establish close relations between trade's unions and Socialist parties, and expressing'" the opinion that they Mould be better able to conduct the struggle against oppression if the organisations wore unified. The Independent Labour representatives proposed that trades unions bfc entitled to membership of the conference., provided they declared in favour of political action in alliance with the Socialist parties. Mi 1 . J. Ramsay Mac Donald, Labour member of the British House of Commons, moved that the matter be referred to the International Bureau, in ord*r to arrange for an amicable settlement with the English section. Ml 7 Quelch (who. was expelled from Wurtemburg) declared that theic could be no objection -to the admission of trades unions if they came irtevocablv committed to Socialism. M. Vandoveld, President 01 the International Bureau, agreed to- consider tho proposal with tho English section. He believed the huicau would be delighted to see the great English working organisations represented ai the congress, since that would indicate their adhesion to the principles of Socialism. ' WELCOMING AN EXPELLED SOCIALIST. - (Received August 26, 9 a.m.) '. LONDON, 25th August. A large crowd of Social Democrats, carrying red flngs, and singing and cheering, welcomed Mr. Quolch tit the Holboin Viaduct Station. Mr. Quelch, an English delegate, was expelled from Wurtemourg on account of the violence of his language.