St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-01
DEMANDED BY LABOR.
What the Knights, Now in Session at
Cleveland, o., Think is Their
Lawful Due.
They Want Reformation Of the Land
Laws, and no Alien Real
Estate Owners.
They Also Ask That Election Day
be Made Compulsory Period
of Rest from Work.
Strike OF Painters at Chicago Against
the Ten-Hour Rule--Pfttsburg
Street Car Troubles.
The knights of Labor.

The knights of Labor.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 31.-The
knights of Labor met again this morning.
A resolution was adopted asking congress
to pass bill making election day ma
tional holiday. Chairman Shay of the
committee on legislation presented par
tial report, the following clauses of which
were unanimously adopted
Your committee on legislation beg the
liberty OF saying that the doctrine that the
free and inalienable right to life and liberty
and happiness, includes the equal and in
alienable right to the use of the elements
from which life must be supported. and that
system which compels some citizens to buy
from other cJiZens the right to till the nm
occupied soil OF their common country and
tnat permits individuals and corporations to
appropriate as their own exclusive property
tne stores OF Oil, gas and mineral which the
Creator has stored beneath it for common
use and the value of which the growth of
OF population gives to land occupied by Cities
IS violation Of natural justice, the in
evitable result of which is to en-
able those swho do not work to reach
the earnings of those who do, to impoverish
the farmer, mechanic and laborer, while en-
riching the monopolist, and by depriying
those who possess only the power of labor of
an opportunity to make a living for them
selves, to force them into deadly competition
with each other for the wages which some
way for the adoption of better system we
demand measures which shall restore to the
people certain rights and privileges herein
after named. We demand the creation of a
system that Shall make future generations
more than mere tenants at will, SO long as
there Is land idle that is needed by American
citizens to live and work upon. We demand
the reservation of the public lands for active
settlers only, and that all lands owned by in
dividuals and corporations in excess of LOO
acres, not under cultivation, shall be taxed to
the full value of cultivated lands of like char
acter. We demand the immediate for
feiture of all lands now under
grant to corporations or individuals. the
conditions which have not been complied
with. We demand that all lands now held by
individuals or corporations upon which
patents have not been issued and which are
not forfeitable Shall be patented without
delay and taxed to the full value of lands Of
like character under cultivation. We demand
the immediate removal of all fences upon the
public domain without authority of law, and
that equal protection be secured to all citiZens
OF the United States in the use of public
lands for free commonage. We demand that
on and after A. ID. 1890, the government shall
obtain possession by purchase at an appraised
valuation of all lands legally held by nom
resident aliens. and from and after A. D.
1885 aliens shall be prohibited from acquiring
title to or owning lands within the United
States of America, and that all deeds by citi.
zens Of the United States to aliens after said
last mentioned date shall be null and
void, and land so decided shall revert
to the government. We demand the abolition
of all property qualifications for voting SINH
lar to those now existing in the state of
Rhode Island and the establishment of q
| graduated income tax. We believe the labor
| bureau is one of the most valuable means for
| the dissemination of needed information and
we demand for it the full appropriation asked
| for, that its efficiency may not be impaired.
we recommend the passage of the several
bills Endorsed by this body and approved by
the committee of labor of the house of repre-.
| seutatives. We recommend that this body
| appoint committee of three to visit com
| gress during its present session to make
known to the members of that honorable
| body the wishes of the Knights of LabQ
| representing the matters named by this con
mittee and Endorsed by this body.
The committee on boycOttS and striker
| presented their report, the discussion upon
which was pending when the noon recesS
was taken. The resolution in regard to
ELECTION HOLIDAYS
| is as follows:
Resolved. That it is the sense Of this genera
assembly that the occupation of the bribes
| giver and bribe-takers should be DESTROYED.
To do this it will be necessary to educate
those who suffer most through bribery and
corruption that it is hurtful to the welfare
of the nation to receive bride or give one.
| In order to deal with this question more eff
every means within our power to secure for
the to1ler the right to protect himself upon
| that day which of all days is important to the
American characterization day. That he
may have an opportunity to protect mis- in
terest on that occasion we should ask that
election day be made a national holiday on
| which no employer shall have the right to
demand service at the hands of his en-
ployes. We Furthermore recommend that
the workingmen of the nation declare their
intention to make election day '.Labor's ma
tional holiday and that they devote their
| entire time on that day toclooking after their
own interests: that they shall on that day keep
watch and ward over the destinies of the ma
ton by guard ing the polls from the influence
of the bribe-taker and the bribe-giver, and
while we recognize the right of every man to
indulge in the use of liquor to such an extent
as be may deem necessary for his health and
comfort, yet we do recommend that on that
day each workman refrain from the use Of
liquor of all kinds so that he may exercise
with a clear head his prerogative as a citizen,
IN selecting proper men to represent the peO-
pie.
During the afternoon session the legisla-
tive committees reported a demand that
miners be prohibited from working over
eight hours per day in mines, manufac-
tories, etc. The following in the same re-
port was also adopted:
That we hold responsible at the ballot box
| all members Of congress who neglect or refuse
to vote in compliance with these demands.
The rest of the afternoon was devoted ia
discussion of the report of the committee
on strikes and boycotts, recommending that
the executive board should have absolute
control of all such business. The conven-
ton took recess until tomorrow morning
with motion TO adopt the report still pend.
ing. The committee recently appointed ia
investigate the
CHARGES AGAINST THE HOME CLUB"
of District Assembly No. 40 held meeting
in the Prospect house on Sunday evening
and examined number of witnesses. II
is thought that the committee will ask ia
have until October to report, and upon ad.
journment they will go to New York and
make thorough investigation of the
charges preferred against the members OF
the order who are on their circular lists.
Mr.. Powderly, in speaking of the Home
club business to a reporter to-day, said.
There are some things in the charges that
are true and many that are false. The
affair is old now. and to bring it up is like
waving the bloody shirt. 1t is thing that
one time might have done harm by public
ity, but now it is only one of those unwel-
come affairs that come up in every organi-
Zation."
Painters, Strike.
CHICAGO, May 31.-The 140 men IN ths
paiut shop of Ii. j. Milligan struck to-day