,IMPRESSIONS ( ! ,P>IS ,CONGRESS1 ,P>T #b 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,IMPRESSIONS ( ! ,P>IS ,CONGRESS3 ,I,I0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #e1 ,NO4 #a#h#f1 #c ,AUGU/ #a#h#h#i1 P4#b#d#b2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,ON ! ,W$NESDAY1 AFT] ! 9TRODUCTION ( A DELEGATE FROM ! F>-(F C\NTRY ( ,F9L&1 :O WAS RECEIV$ ) MU* 5?USIASM1 ,BEBEL BEGAN ! READ+ ( ! REPORTS ) A HI/ORY ( ! ,G]MAN MOVEM5T 9 MORE REC5T DAYS4 ,?IS TOOK TWO H\RS 9 ! DELIV]Y1 ,I %\LD ?9K1 & ( C\RSE C\LD NOT BE TRANSLAT$2 A %ORT RESUME WAS ALL ?AT C\LD BE GIV5 9 ,FR5* & ,5GLI%1 BUT EV5 FROM ?AT IT WAS PLA9 ?AT ! ORIG9AL WAS ABLE & EXHAU/IVE4 ,I %\LD M5TION ?AT MO/1 IF NOT ALL1 ( ! REPORTS HAVE BE5 H&$ 9 9 WRIT+ & WILL BE PR9T$2 SO ?AT WE %ALL HAVE ! B5EFIT ( NOT+ ! VIEWS ( ! DELEGATES AS TO ! POSITION ( ! MOVEM5T 9 ! V>I\S C\NTRIES4 

,A ,SPANI% DELEGATE 7,I ?9K7 FOLL[$ ,BEBEL1 & SPOKE 9 HIS NATIVE TONGUE1 :I* WAS TRANSLAT$ BY ,LAF>GUE4 ,HIS ADDRESS SEEM$ EMPHATIC & PI?Y4 

,9 ! EV5+ ! VET]AN ,LAY(F READ A LONG & 9T]E/+ REPORT FROM ,RUSSIA4 ,AFT] :I* CAME A ?REAT5+ ( ! REPETITION ( ! FRUITLESS NOISE ( ,MONDAY EV5+1 = :AT CAUSE ,I1 AS A /RANG]1 AM UTT]LY UNABLE TO SAY4 ,! *AIRMAN 7,ANSEELE71 H[EV]1 DISPOS$ ( ?IS PRETTY EASILY1 ?\< ,I ?9K 9 ,5GL& WE %\LD HAVE ?\<T HIM A LITTLE TOO READY TO ADOPT ! LA/ RESORT ( '*UCK+ \T'4 

,!N ,JULES ,GUESDE GOT UP & DELIV]$ :AT AS A SPEE* MU/ BE CONSID]$ AS ! SPEE* ( ! ,CONGRESS1 & WAS C]TA9LY SPL5DID ORATORY4 ,IT WAS H>DLY A REPORT1 H[EV]1 & TO SOME ( US !RE SEEM$ TOO /RONG A FLAVOR ( ELECTIONE]+ 9 IT2 :I*1 CONSID]+ ! POSITION ( ! ,FR5* ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATS1 WAS ( C\RSE TO BE EXPECT$4 

,NEXT MORN+1 AFT] SOME PRELIM9>IES1 ,I WAS CALL$ UPON TO REPORT = ,5GL&4 ,I %\LD M5TION H]E ?AT WE ,S,L DELEGATES W]E /RONGLY ( ! OP9ION ?AT ,KEIR ,H>DIE1 :O REPRES5T$ ! ,P>LIAM5T>Y SIDE ( ,5GLI% ,SOCIALISM1 %\LD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ( SPEAK+ TO ?AT SIDE1 & ?AT WE PRESS$ ?IS ON ! ,COMMITTEE4 ,9 ! LI<T ( :AT OCCURR$ LAT]1 ,I ?9K ?IS \<T TO BE NOTIC$4 

,I WAS TOLD ?AT ! TIME N[ PRESS$ SO MU* ?AT ! RE/ ( ! SPEAK]S ( REPORTS W\LD BE ASK$ TO KEEP )9 T5 M9UTES1 :I* ,I TRI$ TO DO -- & ,I ?9K KEPT )9 TW5TY4 ,I H&$ 9 MY WRITT5 REPORT LAT] ON4 

,I WAS FOLL[$ BY ,ADL]1 = ,AU/RIA1 :O BY NO MEANS IMITAT$ MY BREVITY 7NOR DID ANY ONE ELSE74 ,VOLD]S REPORT$ = ,BELGIUM2 ,ITALY1 ,HOLL&1 & ,POL& ALSO REPORT$4 ,AFT] !SE NATIONAL REPORTS CAME ! SPECIAL REPORTS -- IE41 = ASSOCIATIONS1 ETC4 ,KEIR ,H>DIE SPOKE = ! ,SCOT* M9]S2 ,I MISS$ HIS SPEE*1 & *IEFLY REMEMB] A SPEE* ( ! DELEGATE = ! ,WAIT]S' ,ASSOCIATION -- V]Y /RAI<T=W>D & TO ! PO9T1 COMPLA9+ ( ! IRRATIONAL CONTEMPT 9 :I* !SE LUCKLESS SLAVES ( ! WELL-TO-DO >E HELD EV5 BY !IR WORK+ BRE?R53 & ALSO A SPEE* ( ,MADAME ,ZETK91 :O REPRES5T$ ! WORK+ WOM5 ( ,B]L94 ,?IS LA/ WAS 9 FACT A V]Y CLE> & CLOSELY REASON$ ESSAY ON ! RELATION BETWE5 ! 9DU/RIAL POSITION ( WOM5 & ,SOCIALISM4 ,:5 PR9T$ IT WILL BE VALUABLE AS CLE>LY E/ABLI%+ ! DIFF]5CE 9 VIEW BETWE5 ! ,SOCIALI/ & ! ',WOMAN'S ,RI<TS' WOM54 ,IT WAS RECEIV$ ) AS MU* APPLAUSE AS ANY O!R SPEE*2 MORE ?AN ANY1 ,I ?9K1 EXCEPT ,GUESDE'S4 

,! FAG-5D ( ?IS SITT+ 7A V]Y LONG ONE7 WAS DEVOT$ TO %ORT SPEE*ES BY V>I\S DELEGATES4 ,H]E ,KITZ1 AS A RESULT ( A GREAT DEAL ( PRESS+ ON MY P>T1 WAS ALL[$ TO READ ! TEXT ( A RESOLUTION CONDEMN+ ! PRIVILEG$ ?IEVES ( SOCIETY = !IR BRUTAL TREATM5T ( ! 'CRIM9ALS' :O HAVE BE5 FIR/ MANUFACTUR$ & !N PUNI%$ BY \R ROBB] %AM-SOCIETY4 ,WE UND]/OOD ?AT HE W\LD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ( MOV+ ?IS RESOLUTION2 BUT ! OPPORTUNITY DID NOT TURN UP4 

,TWO OR ?REE ,AN>*I/S SPOKE 9 ?IS SITT+1 & SPOKE WELL1 ?\< TO MY M9D !Y DID NOT PUT =W>D ANY DI/9CTIVELY ,AN>*I/ DOCTR9ES3 !Y W]E WELL RECEIV$ BY ! MASS ( ! DELEGATES2 :O 9DE$ ?R\<\T /RONGLY APPLAUD$ ANY REVOLUTION>Y S5TIM5TS4 ,! GIBE ( ONE ,AN>*I/ DES]VES TO BE NOT$4 ,APROPOS ( PALLIATION BY LEGISLATION ON LABOR1 HE SAID3 ',:5 ,I WAS A ,COLLECTIVI/ ,I WAS TAU<T ! ,IRON ,LAW SO WELL BY ,M>X & ,LIEBNE*T1 ?AT ,I CANNOT =GET IT N[ ,I AM AN ,AN>*I/4' 

,?AT EV5+ 7,FRIDAY7 ! ,P>IS ,MUNICIPALITY ?REW OP5 ! SPL5DID PUBLIC ROOMS ( ! ,HOTEL DE ,VILLE TO ! DELEGATES ( BO? ,CONGRESSES & !IR FRI5DS1 & 5T]TA9$ !M V]Y H&SOMELY AFT] ! G5]\S 'CU/OM ( ! C\NTRY'4 ,ALSO !RE WAS A FRI5DLY MEET+ HELD AT \R FRI5D ,MAXIME ,LISBONNE'S ,TAV]NE DUR ,BAGNE1 :I* IS GOT UP TO SIMULATE A PRISON1 ) 79 ALL S5SES7 FE>FUL PICTURES ON ! WALLS3 WAIT]S DRESS$ AS CONVICTS1 & :]E = ! CONSID]ATION ( #a #a_/#b  FRANCS Y\ CAN BE SOLEMNLY IRON$ 9 PUBLIC 7,I DON'T KN[ :AT *>GE IS MADE = TAK+ (F ! IRONS74 ,H]E ,L\ISE ,MI*EL SPOKE1 & !RE WAS MU* 5?USIASM %[N4 ,I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATT5D EI!R ( !SE 5T]TA9M5TS1 AS ,I HAD TO SP5D ! NI<T 9 WRIT+ \T MY REPORT FROM MY NOTES4 

,ON ,SATURDAY MORN+ WE F\ND ,CUNN+HAME ,GRAHAM 9 ! *AIR1 & WE EXPECT$ ?AT ,BEBEL'S PROPOSITIONS W\LD BE =MALLY PUT1 DEBAT$ ON1 & 7C]TA9LY7 C>RI$ BY A L>GE MAJORITY2 BUT ?IS WAS NOT DULY DONE4 ,I MU/ EXPLA9 H]E ?AT = ?REE DAYS PA/ ,I HAD H&$ 9 A RESOLUTION ( A WIDE ,SOCIALI/ *>ACT]1 SO ?AT ! ,CONGRESS MI<T PL$GE ITSELF DEF9ITELY TO ,SOCIALISM1 :I* ALL \R ,5GLI% COMRADES ?\<T NECESS>Y TO BE DONE1 IF IT W]E ONLY TO GIVE \R ,CONGRESS A REASON = EXI/5CE 9 OPPOSITION TO ! ,POSSIBILI/ ,CONGRESS4 ,! ORGANIZ]S SAID ?AT ! PREAMBLE ( ,BEBEL'S PROPOSITIONS PRACTICALLY C>RI$ ) IT ! S5SE ( MY RESOLUTION4 ,?IS WAS TRUE2 BUT ,I PLEAD$ ?AT A SEP>ATE RESOLUTION \<T TO BE PUT1 AS !RE W]E DELEGATES PRES5T :O W\LD VOTE AGA9/ ,BEBEL'S PROPOSITIONS :O W\LD ASSUR$LY VOTE = A ,SOCIALI/ RESOLUTION1 & ?AT MOREOV] ! RESOLUTION W\LD NOT HAVE ! SAME =CE EMB$D$ 9 A PREAMBLE :I* W\LD NOT BE NOTIC$ ALONGSIDE ( ITS 'PRACTICAL' D$UCTION4 

,! ORGANIZ]S AGRE$ !RE=E TO ! PUTT+ ( A DI/9CT RESOLUTION1 & ON ?IS ,SATURDAY MORN+ ,I SP5T SOME TIME 9 ,CONF]5CE ) \R ,FR5* & ,G]MAN FRI5DS 79CLUD+ ,BEBEL71 & >RANG$ = ! MODIFICATION ( MY RESOLUTION BY ! 9TRODUCTION ( MATT] FROM ! ,FR5* & ,G]MAN PREAMBLES1 :I*1 H[EV]1 DID NOT ALT] ! S5SE ( ! ORIG9AL RESOLUTION4 

,COM+ BACK TO ! ,CONGRESS ,HALL AGA9 NO?+ S]I\S SEEM$ DO+1 & KN[+ ?AT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! DELEGATES W]E 9 FAVOR ( ,BEBEL'S PROPOSITIONS1 BELIEV+ ALSO ?AT NO?+ S]I\S W\LD BE PUT =W>D 9 OPPOSITION1 ,I LEFT = ,R\5 AFT] ! MORN+ SESSION ALONG ) ,KITZ & ,T>LETON1 & WAS !RE=E NOT A WITNESS ( ! LAM5TABLE SC5E ?AT FOLL[$2 !RE=E1 :AT ,I SAY ( IT IS SUBJECT TO CORRECTION BY ?OSE ( \R COMRADES :O W]E !RE4 

,IT WAS CLE> ?AT NO DISCUSSION ( ! PROPOSITIONS WAS TO BE ALL[$1 & ! CLOTURE WAS VOT$4 ,!REUPON1 \R FRI5D ,M]L9O ROSE TO PROTE/ AGA9/ ?IS PROCE$+1 BUT WAS H[L$ D[N2 HE WAS ATTACK$ 9 WORDS BY A DELEGATE & ACCUS$ ( C>RY+ ON ORGANIZ$ 9T]RUPTION1 & HIS EXPULSION WAS ORD]$ BY ! *AIRMAN4 ,?IS WAS C>RI$ \T ) MU* BRUTAL VIOL5CE1 AGA9/ :I* ! ,LEAGUE DELEGATES ATTEMPT$ TO PROTECT HIM4 ,AFT] HIS EXPULSION1 ,MRS ,S*ACK & ,TO*ATTI ROSE ALSO TO PROTE/1 & !N ALL \R DELEGATES PRES5T LEFT & H&$ 9 A WRITT5 PROTE/ AGA9/ ! VIOL5CE & ! SMO!R+ ( ! DISCUSSION4 

,N[ SURELY1 %ORT AS ! TIME = DISCUSSION WAS1 TIME C\LD HAVE BE5 F\ND = TWO SPEAK]S AT LEA/ TO PUT =W>D ! CONTR>Y TO ! V]Y PROPOSITIONS :I* FROM ! FIR/ WE HAD BE5 CALL$ TOGE!R TO DISCUSS2 & S9CE ! ,CONGRESS 7?\< UND\BT$LY 9 ! MA9 COMPOS$ ( ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS7 HAD DI/9CTLY 9VIT$ ,SOCIALI/S ( ALL K9DS1 IT MU/ BE SAID TO HAVE /ULTIFI$ ITSELF 9 REFUS+ TO LI/5 TO OP9IONS :I* EV]YBODY KNEW W]E HELD BY SOME ( ! DELEGATES2 & ! 9TOL]ANCE ( ! MAJORITY MU/ REMA9 A S]I\S BLOT ON :AT WAS O!RWISE A SUCCESSFUL DEMON/RATION AT LEA/4 

,ON ! ,SATURDAY MORN+1 ! DELEGATES W5T TO ,P]E LA ,*AISE TO HANG A WREA? ON ! ,MUR DES ,F$]ES1 ! DEA?PLACE ( SO MANY ( ! MURD]$ M5 ( ! ,COMMUNE4 ,CUNN+HAME ,GRAHAM & ,TO*ATTI SPOKE !RE AMONG O!RS1 & SO CAME TO AN 5D ?IS GREAT GA!R+4 

,LOOK+ BACK ON IT1 IT SEEMS CLE> ?AT IF ! ,CONGRESS HAD GONE ON ) ITS BUS9ESS 9/EAD ( TRY+ TO /& WELL ) ! PUBLIC BY DISCUSS+ ! POSSIBILITY ( A FUSION1 :I* ALMO/ ALL ( US KNEW WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 WE %\LD HAVE GA9$ AT LEA/ ONE :OLE DAY = DEBAT+ ! PROS & CONS ON ,BEBEL'S PROPOSITIONS2 & IF1 9 ADDITION1 ! REPORTS ( ! DIFF]5T NATIONS HAD BE5 TAK5 AS READ 7S9CE !Y >E ALL TO BE PR9T$7 WE %\LD HAVE HAD TIME 5\< = A DEBATE :I* W\LD HAVE SATISFI$ EV]YBODY1 & S5T ! DELEGATES ( ALL %ADES AWAY CONT5T$4 ,BECAUSE 9 ! C\RSE ( ?AT DEBATE EV]Y?+ C\LD HAVE BE5 SAID ?AT WAS NECESS>Y AB\T ! MOVEM5T G5]ALLY4 

,F9ALLY1 ! IMPRESSION MADE ON ME BY ATT5DANCE AT ?IS ,9T]NATIONAL ,CONGRESS IS ?AT SU* GA!R+S >E NOT FAVORABLE = ! DISPAT* ( BUS9ESS1 & !IR REAL USE IS AS DEMON/RATIONS1 & ?AT IT W\LD BE BETT] TO ORGANIZE !M AS SU*4 ,I MEAN ?AT TWO OR ?REE GREAT PUBLIC MEET+S %\LD BE HELD 7AFT] ! DUE =MALITIES ( V]IFICATION1 ETC41 HAVE BE5 GONE ?R\<71 ?AT OPPORTUNITIES %\LD BE GIV5 = ! DELEGATES TO MEET EA* O!R 9 SOCIAL & CONV]SATIONAL MEET+S1 & ?AT !RE %\LD BE NO VOT+1 NO 'PLAY+ AT ,P>LIAM5T'4 ,?IS IS MY WISDOM AFT] ! EV5T2 BUT ,I ?9K IT IS WOR? CONSID]+1 AS NO D\BT !RE WILL SOON BE ANO!R ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,CONGRESS4 

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