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Proceedings of the International Socialist Working-men’s Congress (1889, Possibilist)

 

Published by: The National Committee

Source: Compte-Rendu du Congrès International Ouvrier Socialiste, tenu à Paris du 15 au 20 Juillet 1889
Publisher: Le Comité National, Paris, 1891 (ie. the National Committee of the FTSF).
Note: This is one of two competing Congresses held in Paris during the same week; this one was known at the time as the Possibilist Congress, the other as the Marxist Congress.
Translation and notes: Translated from French for the Marxists Internet Archive by Graham Seaman, December 2021. All footnotes are by Graham Seaman for MIA.
HTML Markup: Graham Seaman, last edited January 2022

 

Index

  1. Agenda
  2. First Session: (Monday 15th of July, afternoon).
    1. The National Committee: membership
    2. Report on the two Congresses
    3. Reception for delegates
  3. Second Session (Tuesday 16th of July, morning)
    1. Delegate list
  4. Third Session (Tuesday 16th of July, evening): Debate on merging the two Congresses.
  5. Fourth Session (Wednesday 17th of July, morning): Response to the Marxist Congress
    1. Defnet: report on Belgium
    2. Jensen: report on Denmark
    3. Camps: report on Spain
  6. Fifth Session (Wednesday 17th of July, evening)
    1. Failure of merger negotiations
    2. Debate on Eight Hour Day begins
  7. Sixth Session (Thursday 18th of July, morning): Eight Hour Day continues
  8. Seventh Session (Thursday 18th of July, evening): Eight Hour Day - conclusion and votes
  9. Eighth Session (Friday 19th of July, morning): International co-operation
    1. Hyndman's proposal
    2. Fenwick's reply
  10. Ninth Session (Friday 19th of July, evening): International co-operation concluded
    1. Eveleigh on language teaching
    2. Final motion
  11. Tenth Session (Saturday 20th of July, morning): Employers' combinations
    1. Werryken (Belgium)
    2. Subcontracting and outsourcing
    3. Government employees
    4. Rings and Trusts
  12. Eleventh Session (Saturday 20th of July, evening): The next Congress
    1. Belgian proposal
    2. Besant: speech of thanks
    3. Farewell banquet

 

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