The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-16
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Dubious About 0beying Pow
derly'S Order.
THE EIGHT-HOUR QUESTION
udiczl Strikers DIsgusted at Pow
derIy's Interferencs-A Big Labor
COnVentiOn-Etc.
The Chicago Strike.

lHlLAGOs NDhGuDEI lt.-lne decision
0! the strikers last night, whether or not
10 obey the order led to serious compli-
cations to-day. a special meeting OF
the Chicago Trades Assembly had some
fine ago been called for this afternoon.
The understanding being that action
would be taken in regard 70 boycotting
Armour. PoEderly's order had led
uanv OF the delegates TO believe this
morning that the object of the meeting
/ hsd been removed. but President Rowan
had scarcely raped the assembly TO
/ order when George Schiliing, locally
prominent. precipitated a general dis
custom OF PoTderly's order, the attitude
] G. the strikers and what action shall be
tsk-n. / vas soon developed that there
vas very strong opposition in the As
ssnbly TO obeying Powderly's order
sd strangely enough the opposition
nearly al came from delegates who are
Knights, while those who are Trades
UniOu.sUs almost unanimously favored
obedience, many of them on the ground
ihst discipline ought to be maintained
among the Knights, and others
o. tee ground that PoTdt RVS
order was the only rational thing
be coald do in the premises.
E
st-uculC aud empowering the execu-
tive committee of the Trades Assembly.
setting zs a Joint committee, to hoid
themselves in readiness, and whenever
called o. BY the executive committee of
the strikers, 10 investigate affairs at the
st1cl y4-cs, and act with the strikers
s13 assist them in any way possible.
This rssOlC l0n was understood 70 mean
thar the strikers would not obey Pow
ie-.y's J-ler, and that the Trades As
ssmbly would aid and abet them in dis
O6eyiag;r.
Richard Powers. en- President of the
Ssamea 5 Union. Yehemently declared
tie POTderlv order arbitrary and
Ili,t9to-lal. The strikers, the men
iJl t1s ground, LIE asserted. we e
ia the best position to decide
u the roper course, and they were in
27oT o. continuing the strike Ii any
outside pressure was brought to bear
20 enforce the order, il wou result in q
:chisE II the Knights OF Labor, the |
destruction OF that Organization in this !
par. o. me country, and the Gripping |
lis influence throughout the land. It 1
rs II valr that opponents of the /
solution pointed out that disobedience |
u P0wderly's order would be just as 4
ls-r4ctiye 70 the Knights
Sch ,liag nd P0Eers carried their |
pax. The assembly then immedi- |
l-,y a5j5urued.
TIE E-sat strike was also the chief I
q.- of discussion il the Central /
zos- MON. RESOLUTIONS were adopted /
:ld=-i-E the strikers the sympathy \
I'd SUBSTANTIAL support of the Union. !
Following Is the order to the stock, I
iz-c strikers, which has. after being !
F..aLs,l several days. been formally 1
l-omC.satsd, 10 take effect 20 morrow:
NOVEMBER 10TH.
B. Barry:
In circular issued March 18th. 1886,
fo- s's ei the policy of the Knights Of
-2cor s- the eighI'hOur question. The
rcCls- was read TO and approved BY
Pc general executive board before il
Fsnt CT Il was afterYaru approved !
/! the entire order. In opposition to
1at circular the men 81 the stock
fa5ds struck for eight hours. The
,tsr Of the knights of Labor was not
Fought into controversy, hence no &C
+on was necessary. During the
@Scn Of the general assembly
Pc men at the stock yards
I-1cE sgain. You were sent to try and
fl--e, ou- in case OF failure. the order
Is 10. % be involved or asked for as.
fsments. You settled By ordering the
rel oacE ST the old hours and without
ilGyIng Us they again struck for
ga 2Ours. The Board instructs you
re Carleton, who will be with you to-
~ 10 settle by putting back to the
= aoGsS until the order of the Knights
Labor axes definite action on the
9l;h9ur question: If the men ref use,
A= their charter. We must have
'7cis-ce and discipline.
(Signed) I. V. PowDERLY.
III: said that the radical element of
s;1ssrs sent a number of very ,
ere .=iegrams to -day to Powderly,
f,ssSing disgust at his interference
inumating that he had better re T,
.ss tie mandate and let them help j
.s1Sslvss.
= B, Barry, OF the Knights OF Labor
-s-ll executive board, said to day, |
=. ls believed that the meu would go /
1s-S tc-EOrrOw. and that the strike s
= e al end. He had great hopes |
- lie non UniOnists would all leave
= packing houses in g short time, and s
llis way al striking knights could {
-I,A li2 their old positions.
-A-s afternoon he visited all the !
e-lo.isS that ne coUld, urging them 7
-SSLlp.y with the order and return 10 j
- returning 10 his hotel, he and
=, carleton, another member OF the
s.s--..7e board. had long inter lew
q tae police officials. This was saic I
y towards preserving harmony to- I
~ ~ and arranging for the old COM
- @. Knights TO assist the poEce N $
s,-!!-s ,aiag order while the men were /
---5S.o.2E places The interview was !
-e-uv d pleasant one. Only two
-'s-l0..es Ct knights of Labor are {
~ 70 have refused POTderiY's or
-; lie first was the ccopers, under
teao OF Master Workman George {
.lag. The other refractory assem- {
: INA; known as the mixed assem- {
me master workman of which Is
~. suffer, the man who gave the
- % strike.
:. meeting OF packers and their fore
= vas held to-day, at Armour's 10 c
-s4'e icI the return OF the men to- =
10y l. was decided 10 take things
- a"o act slowly until matters :
-. moving along satisfactorily. s
VIZ after the meeting a plscaTd q