The Zurich Socialist and Labour Congress that met from August 6 - 13 1893 was the third congress of the Second International

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...

. Among other things it is remember for the "Zurich resolution" which expelled anarchists from the Congress, and for Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels was a German industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research...

' closing address. This was the only time that Engels ever addressed a Second International period Congress.

Delegations

Country	# of delegates	Notes
Australia	1
Austria	27
Bohemia	7
Belgium	17
Brazil	2	The Brazilian mandates were held by W. Liebknecht Wilhelm Liebknecht Wilhelm Martin Philipp Christian Ludwig Liebknecht was a German social democrat and a principal founder of the SPD. His political career was a pioneering project combining Marxist revolutionary theory with practical, legal political activity...  (Ger.) and R. Siedel (Swiss)
Bulgaria	2
Denmark	2
France	41
Germany	92	Representing the Social Democratic Party of Germany Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Great Britain	65
Hungary	9
Italy	21
Poland	11
Romania	5
Russia	1
Serbia	1
Spain	2
Switzerland	101
United States	3

Resolutions

The congress passed resolutions on who would be eligible to attend (the above mentioned Zurich resolution), the eight hour work day, the attitude of socialist in case of war, international manifestations on the first of may, the political tactics of social democrats, the protection of labour, the agrarian question, and the formation of national and international syndicates of professionals. Commissions also worked on resolutions on the international organization of socialists and the general strike, but the congress ran out of time and could not examine them. Motions were made on the question of Siam, universal suffrage, and in support of striking English miners.

External links

• "The Times" newsclippings of the 1893 International Socialist congress