The Committee appointed by the Congress for the auditing of 
the accounts of the General Council for the year 1871-72, was 
composed of the following citizens:— Dumont, for France; Alerini, 
for Spain; Farkas, for Austria and Hungary; Brismée, for 
Belgium; Lafargue, for the new Federation of Madrid and for 
Portugal; Pihl, for Denmark; J. Ph. Becker, for German Switzer- 
land; Duval, for the Romance Swiss Federation; Schwitzguébel, for 
the Jurassian Swiss Federation; Dave, for Holland; Dereure, for 
America; and Cuno, for Germany. 

The accounts submitted to this Committee were approved and 
signed by all its members excepting Dave, absent. 

The accounts having been read, the Congress approved of them 
by a unanimous vote. 

VI 

POWERS ISSUED BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL, 
AND BY FEDERAL COUNCILS 

The Congress resolved, “To annul all powers issued, as well by 
the General Council as by any of the Federal Councils, to 
members of the International in such countries where the 
Association is prohibited, and to reserve to the new General 
Council the exclusive right of appointing, in those countries, the 
plenipotentiaries of the International Working Men’s Association.” 

Adopted unanimously, less a few abstentions not specially 
counted. 

VII 
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE ALLIANCE 

The Committee charged with the inquiry regarding the (sec- 
ond*) Alliance of Socialist Democracy, consisted of the citizens— 
Cuno (33 votes), Lucain (24), Splingard (31), Vichard (30), and 
Walter (29). 

In its report to the Congress, the majority of this Committee 
declared that “the secret Alliance was established with rules 
entirely opposed to those of the International”. It proposed: — 

“To exclude from the International Michael Bakounine, as 
founder of the Alliance, and for a personal affair. 

“To exclude Guillaume and Schwitzguébel, as members of the 
Alliance. 

“To exclude B. Malon, Bousquet* (Secretary of Police at 
Béziers, France), and Louis Marchand, as convicted of acts aiming 
at the disorganisation of the International Working Men’s 
Association. 

“To withdraw the charges against Alerini, Marselau, Morago, 
Farga Pellicer, and Joukowski, upon their formal declaration that 
they no longer belong to the Alliance. 

“To authorise the Committee to publish the documents upon 
which their conclusions were based.” 

The Congress resolved — | 

“1. To exclude Michael Bakounine. Voted for, 27; against, 6; 
abstentions, 7.° 

“2. To exclude Guillaume. 25 for, 9 against, 8 abstentions.‘ 

* The Committee was not acquainted with the fact that M. Bousquet, upon the 
demands of his Section, had already been excluded by a formal vote of the General 
Council. 

“3. Not to exclude Schwitzguébel. For exclusion 15; against 16; 
abstentions, 7." 

“4. To refrain from voting upon the other exclusions proposed 
by the Committee. Adopted unanimously, minus some few 
abstentions. 

“5. To publish the documents relating to the Alliance. Adopted 
unanimously, minus some few abstentions.” 

It is to be noted that these votes upon the Alliance were taken 
after a great number of French? and German delegates had been 
obliged to leave. 

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