International Socialist Congress, Paris 1900
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The 5th International Socialist Congress of the Second International
era was held in Paris from September 23rd to 27th in Paris. It was originally supposed to be held in Germany in 1899, but difficulties with the German authorities prevented this.
The congress is notable for establishing the International Socialist Bureau
, the permanent organization of the International, as well as with dealing with the questions of the socialist attitude toward reformism
and colonialism
.
Second International
The Second International , the original Socialist International, was an organization of socialist and labour parties formed in Paris on July 14, 1889. At the Paris meeting delegations from 20 countries participated...
era was held in Paris from September 23rd to 27th in Paris. It was originally supposed to be held in Germany in 1899, but difficulties with the German authorities prevented this.
The congress is notable for establishing the International Socialist Bureau
International Socialist Bureau
The International Socialist Bureau was the permanent organization of the Second International, established at the Paris congress of 1900. Before this there was no organizational infrastructure to the "Second International" beyond a series of periodical congresses, which weren't even given a...
, the permanent organization of the International, as well as with dealing with the questions of the socialist attitude toward reformism
Reformism
Reformism is the belief that gradual democratic changes in a society can ultimately change a society's fundamental economic relations and political structures...
and colonialism
Colonialism
Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by...
.
Delegations
| Country | # of delegats | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 57 | Representing the Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
| Great Britain | 95 | |
| Austria | 10 | |
| Bohemia | 2 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | |
| Belgium | 37 | Representing the Belgian Workers Party |
| Denmark | 19 | |
| Spain | 4 | Representing the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... and the Unión General de Trabajadores Unión General de Trabajadores The Unión General de Trabajadores is a major Spanish trade union, historically affiliated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party .-History:... |
| United States | 6 | |
| France | 600 | Representing the French Workers' Party French Workers' Party The Parti Ouvrier Français was the first Marxist party in France, created in 1880 by Jules Guesde and Paul Lafargue, Marx's son-in-law... , Revolutionary Socialist Party (France), Federation of the Socialist Workers of France Federation of the Socialist Workers of France France's first socialist party, the Federation of the Socialist Workers of France , was founded in 1879. It was characterised as "possibilist" because it promoted gradual reforms.-Formation:... , |
| Netherlands | 9 | |
| Norway | 1 Olav Kringen Olav Kringen was a Norwegian newspaper editor.He was born at a croft in Sel, and was a manual laborer in Norway before emigrating to the United States in 1887. There, he studied and took a teacher education. He worked as a teacher in Minnesota and Dakota. For the next two years he worked in the... |
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| Hungary | 1 | |
| Italy | 15 | |
| Poland | 20 | |
| Portugal | 1 | (represented by Jean Jaures Jean Jaurès Jean Léon Jaurès was a French Socialist leader. Initially an Opportunist Republican, he evolved into one of the first social democrats, becoming the leader, in 1902, of the French Socialist Party, which opposed Jules Guesde's revolutionary Socialist Party of France. Both parties merged in 1905 in... ) |
| Romania | 1 | |
| Russia | 24 | |
| Ireland | 3 | |
| Argentina | 1 | |
| Sweden | 3 | |
| Switzerland | 10 |
Resolutions
The Congress passed resolutions on the following:- creating a committee to establish permanent institutions of the International, what would become the International Socialist Bureau and secretariat
- international labor legislation
- international peace and militarism
- the organization of the proletariat, expropriation of the boursgeois and socialization of the means of production.
- colonial policy
- universal suffrage
- the general strike
- trusts
- May Day