International Socialist Labor Congress of Brussels, 1891
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International Socialist Labor Congress, the second congress of the
Second International The Second International (1889–1916) was an organisation of socialist and labour parties, formed on 14 July 1889 at two simultaneous Paris meetings in which delegations from twenty countries participated. The Second International continued th ...
met in
Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
, Belgium from August 16–22, 1891 at the Maison du Peuple, the headquarters of the Belgian Workers Party.


Delegates

For full list of delegates and the organizations they represented see, below, ''Congrès international ouvrier socialiste tenu à Bruxelles du 16 au 23 août'' p. 239-48.


Resolutions

The congress passed resolutions on the conditions of membership to the congress, international labor legislation, the Jewish question and the rights of women, the position of the working class regarding militarism, and strikes. It also proclaim May 1 a proletarian holiday. The resolution on the Jewish question originally only condemned anti-Semitism, and stated the liberation of the Jews, as with every other people, would only be brought about by the advent of socialism. It was changed however, on the initiative of Dr. Regnard and M. Argyriades, of France, to condemn both anti-semitic and "philo-semitic" tyranny, noting that many Jewish financiers and banks were "great oppressors of labour".The Times, Thursday, August 20, 1891; pg. 3; Issue 33408; col C


References

*Haupt, Georges ''La Deuxième Internationale, 1889-1914: étude critique des sources, essai bibliographique'' *''The Times'', Monday, August 17, 1891; pg. 3; Issue 33405; col C Socialist Labour Congress In Brussels.


External links


''Report from Great Britain and Ireland to the Delegates of the Brussels International Congress, 1891.''"The Times" newsclippings of the 1891 International Socialist congress''Congrès international ouvrier socialiste tenu à Bruxelles du 16 au 23 août''
History of socialism Second International 1891 conferences 1891 in Belgium {{poli-stub