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Show I.IIIOR COMllll.lM.S. XrT to the excitement In Huron relitlng lo war, perhapi the labor ueit!on engage mott attention. Only a few week ago an International I., bur Congress, wis held at llrumli. I'.vvry country In I. uro wai rej relented re-lented except Itussla nnd ruttugnt. From tho United HUtii there were six delrgite. One of Iheeo lUrtled the rongrcM by his wll I uttcranni. He hallr.1 from New York. Ills namo was 8anlal. lie sal.l that "In the United Htatea seventy bl lllou dollar wa annually stolon from thu hind of those who proJuctnl them. He also raid tint "mliery lncna.es so fi.tsl.s, the Ian I or the Iree an I thn home Of the brave li In reality a hell." The total wealth of the Unllod Htatea Is lest than iltly.aeveii bullous; tlurv fore Mr. Kanlal could not have cousld i rrdwhkt hewn tailing about. Alto hltatatemeut that the United Htati watahell upon earth for labor, If It obtained credence, It ought to dloour age uroan Immigration to miud extent. Ilu was not an anarchist, for delegation frjm antrchlstlotocletlei were refused teats. Hat his utterance! would ludlcate that he I one of that hare-brained fraternity, Theipieatlon dlcuaed at Hrussels were familiar topics thu eight-hour day, universal eutfrage, tho Jewish piestlon, Uujr an 1 militarism, strikes, boyootts, trut and legislative prolec lion of latur, Thee are all American lisueaas well as Knrowatu They are not new. Home of them have Ixin agitated for the last half-ctulury. However, their discussion ihowitlut the Industrial problem la not conflrtM to any oue country, but It I worlJ wide. Tho llrlllsh Trades' Unions havo Just held their annual congrves it New castle, Kugland. It wascomjiosel of tV delegates, representing ftconstltu ency of $l.tVM,U0. The llrst annual Tradn' Unloti roitgreu In Hrltaln wis hell III 1849. It wa coniioed of thlrty.fuur delegates an I represented only a few luuJred uulonlsl. Now leseral member of I'arlUment are relumed re-lumed distinctively as labor men. The eight-hour day I one of tho burning question In llnglaud. At thocongreM last year thu tight on the Issuo waa virtually a drawn battle. At Hie congress thl year a resolution was ado ted favoring an International elghl-hour day, oporatlvo In all traJe excel t where a majority of organised worker of any special trade voted against It. This la dltrerent from a llrtct apjvetl to 1'arllamsnt for an eight-hour day law, and shorn that the cougress was not particularly In favor of that movement. T hu Newcastle Congnsa waa marked for It conservatism aud miterjlton, a comjuired with many of It predecessor!, predeces-sor!, i specially that of last ) ear. Hut a noticeable ft-aturn of thu general trend of the discussions wa a leaning to pro-Uctlori pro-Uctlori nopxed to frte trade. Mr, riioma Unit, who presided, I a member of rarllamiuit for Morth. Ho I pnaldentof the Miners' National Union, which orennlxallon pa) him .'iloQ u year a Hilary to enable hlei to alt In l'arlliuieut. Ha ll the ablest lalsir leader lii Ureat Hrltaln, and It waaowlng to hii tact and Judgment lint the present Congrr; did not full to lcc. Tho Dur-haui Dur-haui miners aud l.aucashliu cotton optratlvea talked loudly of secession. A goo.1 dcul of opposition was shown toMr. Feunlck, thn inrrtary. He I ulsnn inemUrof rarllament, a very conservative latiorman. Ho opposiHl thu eight hour day, lllivonsmatlsnt Uiwt relished by the radical whig of the Isbor unions. Tho deliberation! of this convi utlou ihowtnl that thucoiidltlou of tho In dustrlallsts In Kngland Is uot roejier ou at present. Thcro a n gool dial rf discontent manifested by several delegation!, both nlth thu uitiou of lilnr hadcra and ulth existing Instl. lutlou, butou thu wholu thu uougresi wasrimitkablnfor It calmuraa aud conservatism. Thl Is takvn a an evidence of lateut streugth, and of the disposition to roiieil by constttitlonal agitation to ellict reforms, Thu ra grew will iniet next year In Glasgow , |