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Proceedings of the International Working-men’s Congress in Paris (1889)

Editor: Wilhelm Liebknecht

Source: Protokoll des Internationalen Arbeiter-Kongresses zu Paris, abgehalten vom 14. bis 20. Juli 1889. Übersetzt auf Deutsch, mit vorwort von Wilhelm Liebknecht.
Publisher: Wörlein & Comp., Würnberg, 1890.
Translation and notes: Translated from German for the Marxists Internet Archive by Graham Seaman, July 2021
HTML Markup: Graham Seaman, last edited November 2021

Index

1. Preface (by Wilhelm Liebknecht)
2. Sunday: Opening session
   1. Welcome by Paul Lafargue
   2. Address by Vaillant
   3. Reply from Wilhelm Liebknecht
3. Monday: Morning session (Delegate mandates)
4. Monday: Evening session (Administrative tasks)
5. Tuesday: Morning session (Debate over unification with the Possibilist Congress)
   1. Liebknecht's motion
   2. Tressaud's motion
   3. Nieuwenhuis' motion
   4. The vote
6. Wednesday: Morning session (International reports)
   1. Report on Germany: Bebel
   2. Reply from the Possibilist Congress
7. Wednesday: Evening session (International reports)
   1. Russia: Lavrov
   2. France: Guesde
8. Thursday: Morning session (International reports)
   1. England: Morris
   2. Austria: Adler
   3. Belgium: Volders
   4. Bohemia: Hybès
   5. Britain: Hardie
   6. Poland: Jankowska
9. Thursday: Afternoon session (International Reports)
   1. Switzerland: Brandt
   2. America: Bushe
   3. Rumania: Many
   4. Hungary: Ihrlinger
   5. Holland: Domela Nieuwenhuis
   6. Denmark: Petersen
   7. Russia (2): Plechanov
   8. Norway: Jeppesen
   9. Italy: Merlino
   10. Spain: Iglesias
10. Friday: Morning session (International and special reports)
    1. Sweden: Palmgreen
    2. America (2): Kirchner
    3. Parlamentarism: Ferroul
    4. Denmark (2): Christensen
    5. Westphalian Miners: Diekmann
    6. German Glassworkers: Horn
    7. Mariners: Dupon
    8. Waiters: Lentz
    9. The Female Labour question: Zetkin
11. Saturday: Morning session (Discussion of main motions)
    1. The working day: Cunninghame Graham
    2. Anarchists against palliatives: Weil
    3. Women workers: Ihrer
    4. The English trades unions: Burns
    5. Labour protection laws: de Paepe
    6. Representativity of Anarchists
    7. Russia (3): Beck
    8. Labour protection laws: Domela Nieuwenhuis
12. Written reports (not read out due to lack of time)
    1. Républican-socialist society of Alsace Lorraine
    2. Workers in Buenos-Aires
    3. Weavers of Amiens
    4. Socialist Study and Propaganda society of Beauvais
    5. Miners' unions of St. Floride
    6. Cotton spinners of Gent
    7. Unions of Lagresle (Loire)
    8. Lyon federation of trade associations
    9. Trades association of Mandore (Rhône)
    10. Jewish workers' movement in New-York
    11. Glassworkers' Congresses in Bordeaux and Troyes
13. Saturday: Afternoon session (Voting on the motions)
    1. Abolition of standing armies and arming of the people
    2. Ways and means to achieve the demand for labour protection
    3. International Labour Protection Laws
    4. International rally on 1st May
    5. Switzerland as location of the executive commission
    6. Discussion
    7. The right to vote as a necessary prerequisite for the liberation of the working class
    8. Discussion (2)
14. Sunday: Père Lachaise
15. List of delegates
16. Appendices:
    1. Translator's notes (MIA)
    2. Merlino's ungiven speech

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