Switzerland
Each nationality was expected to submit a report to the Congress showing the state of the movement in their country. The following are selections from such of the reports as were translated into English :
This report is taken up exclusively with a detailed account of an abortive attempt made by the executive of the Swiss Workers’ League to call an International Congress to consider specially what legislation should be pushed for the protection of the workers. Germany and Austria declined definitely to take part, whilst other organisations wished the gathering well, but did not propose to send delegates. The report concludes as follows :
BRITISH COMRADES,—The Swiss delegates to the International Socialist Workers’ and Trade-union Congress, who have come to your hospitable shores, bid hearty greetings to you the pioneers of Protective Labour Legislation. We know you have been in the first and hardest struggles for this legislation, and, therefore, call on you for assistance, although the Democratic constitutions
of your union* will not entitle you to give us a definite answer. But we beg you, as British delegates, to move in favour of the International Congress for Protective Labour Legislation as proposed by the Swiss Workers’ League. In doing so, you will incite the workers of the other countries to join us. If we have won your solidarity, we shall certainly have the assistance of the workers of other countries.—Yours fraternally, for the Swiss Delegation
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