Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-25


ADOPTION OF NEW RULES As TO sTRIkKs
AND THE BOYCOTT.
F. A. RS special TO the Baltimore San from
Cleveland. o., last night says: Although since
the time OF the holding OF the general couven-
ton OF the knights of Labor at Hamilton On
tario, last October, the membership of tie order
has doubled, the increased representation OF the
district assemblies in consequence viii not take
effect until the next annual convention at Rich
mond the coming October. The special meet
ing which commences tomorrow Will include
only those delegates who were AT the Hamilton
convention, something over two hundred in
number, and it is not expected that all nf these
Will be present. The Knights OF Labor had
their origin as an organization seventeen years
ago IA the city OF Philadelphia, Frederick Tur-
ner, the present general secretary, who T. a gold
heater 10y trade, being one OF the seven found
from the TACT, as stated by Secretary Turner
this morning, that Tor some months IL has been
growing at the rate of 300 per day.
MODERATION THE RULE
II is noticeable in all the preliminary discus
sions which have taken place between the
delegates to-day and this evening that moder-
alton of expression has been the rule. The CON-
veniion will be held with closed doors. General
Master W orkman Powderly said tonight that
he will submit motion Tomorrow Tor the
appointment of a committee To prepare
authorized statement of each days proceed
in.s for the press. THIS statement, as may be
anticipated, Will be but a skeleton, giving only
results
The general outlines OF the matters TO 10
brought up have been published and from this
IL may be apprehended what wide range Is
opened for proposition aud speech. one OF
the oldest and most prominent among the
leaders said he Intended To impress upon hs
associates with ali the power lie possessed the
imperative necessity OF keeping within the
bounds OF the law in ali disputes with elm
ployers.
STRIKES AND THE BOYCOTT.
1t is thought that their efforts will be directed
the manner and method oil conducting strikes
which will relieve them of some of the features
which are deemed Objectionable but just what
will be done cannot be foretOlu, for The subject
is "A difficult one 10 handle. Ii L. not believed
the boycott Will be abandoned bat il may
possibly determined not To resort 10 IL la some
OF the rigorous lorms heTeio.o ore attempted.
There appears To be strong desire TO iuItiats
movements looking to more frequent resort I'd
arbitration, or 10 GO further ana Always Appeal
TO arbitration before trying more disas reeauis
methods On this point IL is said that the law.
making power should lead is assistance ~ de-
wishing "A plan which VIII meet ali contingencies.
PowDERLY AND HIS PLANS.
Whatever is done IT is settled that Mr.. Pow
derby will have much TO do with It, The dele
gates all show the utmost respect Tor him aud
his opinions. He stood i'm the lobby OF his hotsl
for AN hour this morning con y-rsing freely with
his associates, anu in that time probably OK
changed views with men coming irom Iuly
hall oI the states of the Union. lie looxs worn
out with his incessant labors, Attn Ougn he pleas
antly refuses 10 admit that lac siiDns ANY sign
% fatigue. tie does not give one the Idea Of =
workingnian exactly, and yet he Is said ~ De
busily occupied on an aNera. e OF 10 hours day.
He walks about with quick step, and when ne
shakes hands he gives you = grip That you Will
remember tor some few minuI 10 come. lie
wears gold spectacles, but he had them pushed
up over his forehead to-day, that has big,
dark blue eyes were uncovered. When asked
as To the prospects OF the convention, he said iS
would he the most important meeting the gem
erai assembly had ever held, aud he added,
with some little enthusiasn, 81 have great
hopes OF its work" He said he should nave
ffaar
order, but that other members might have =
better plan than his, and, n 80, he would cheer
iully take theirs ana abandon his own. He
spoke quite kindly oil Martin Irons; said hs had
been painted worse than he 10; that lac had been
very good officer in his district, and lac
thought was at first oppo- ed to the strike an the
southwest. He said he did mol bel eve Irons
was candidate Tor his place. Mr.. Powderiy
also said the convention might run into nsxt
week but he did not think it would bs over be-
lore Saturday at any rate.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
held a long and important session tonight
Representatives OF the trades-unioDs orgauiza
ton were present, with whom various points
were discussed, and il was understood that the
question OF anlalgamation would be brought
| before the assembly. Ii is understood that Tue
most important matter considered 10y the exec
utive committee was proposition 10 Increase
the executive committee nom nve TO twenty
Or twenty-five, SO as 70 give Iull representation
20 every principal industry and every section
uf the country; that all questions as 10 strikes
| shall be referred 10 and be detemined by the
| committee, and any district assembly ordering
| a strike without authority from the executive
| committee viii forfeit its charter. Members Of
the executive committee said this plan in some
| shape was almost he adopted. Ii would
| give Also the entire control Of any boycottinG
| measures 10 the executive committees.
| EIGHT HOURS.
In answer to a question one Of the COMMITTEES
| said the convention would not at this session
discuss the eight-hour business. The preseue
| move in that direction, ne said. was bound q
| Se u failure, because IL was Impossible for 10 "
| .,e generally carried out. but he believed 10
l would succeed In the iutuie, and wuen The
1 ssuspicious time came tie assembly would -
| prepared 70 act with prosnptness and decisions
"Going 20 the circus tonight" "Dont know
1 haven't heard my wife say whether she vans
1 10 co." "You don't mean you'll take your
1 ~ile?" con, No; II she don't want 10 60 v
come round and 20 with you. but tf she wants
| 20 go we'll both stay At home, you KNOW
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