The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-06-11
LAsoRs CLOSED.


Close u the Cesveaeion ~ the Kniehss Of
Lsbor-Ths Purposes Of the Meeting-An
Address.
CLEVELAND, O.. June THE Knights
OF Labor convention Is over. The general
assembly at I'VE o'clock last evening, after
ten days session, adjourned sine die.
The convention was called for the pur.
pose of considering I've subjects: The
Southwest troubles; the regulation of strikes
and boycotts; the relation Of the order 70
trades unions; the rapidly increasing menu
bership. and the labor legislation. The as
sembly has given no token to the world that
II has touched upon the Southwest question.
1t Is said that something has been done to
shut of indiscriminate striking and boycott
ting but the methods IN be used have not been
divuIged. The assembly has regulated it,
reception OF new members by recalling the
commissions Of its 600 organizers. In
legislation It has petitiOned Congress To
give American land to American citizens,
and to appropriate nonresident aliens
property, and has also asked Congress to
regulate the banking system by establishing
loan Offices in every county. The crown
trades unions. which it was hoped would
restore harmony between the orders en-
gagged in labor reform.
David r. Gibson. of Hamilton, Ont,
"HOme Clubs" Joseph r Buchanan, Anti
Home Climb, and Ira b. Ainsworth, of Bal
timOre, Trade UniOnist, were elected assO-
ciate members of the executive board.
AN ADDRESS.
The following address was adopted:
Brothers in the Cause If Labor:
We, the Knights Of Labor, in general a.
ings to all branches of honorable toll. vel
coming them to the most friendly alliance I'm
a common work. This organization embraces
within its folds all branches of honorable
toll and conditions of men without respect to
trade. occupation. creed. color or nationality.
We seek to ra Sc the level of wages and re-
duce the hours Of labor. to protect men and
women I'm their occupations. in their lives
and limbs and in their rights as CT zens. We
seek also to secure such legislation as shall
tend to prevent the unjust accumu!at on
OF wealth, to- restrict the power Of
monopolies and corporations. and TO en-
act such wise and beneficial legis!a-
ton "a shall promote equity and
justice. looking forward to the dsy when CO.
operation shall supersede the wsge system
and the classes that now divide men shall be
forever abolished. We recognize the service
rendered to humanity and the cause OF labor
by trades union organizations. but believe
when al. who earn their bread by the sweat
OF the brow shall he enrolled under one gen
ernl hend. as we are controlled Nv one COM
mon law.-the law OF our ncceSSites-aDd We
will gladly welcome to our ranks or to the
protection Of our banner any organization
requesting admissi on. and to such organ "a
protected under their present form of gov.
ernnent, we pledge ourselves as mem.
bers OF the grand army OF labor to
cooperate with them in our mutual
Rnttnva w
we are unitedly organized to OBJ
tain. and to tn s end We have appointed
special comm ttee to confer with anv ike
committee from anv national or intcrna-
tiOual trades union which shall desire tn con-
fer with us on the settlement of any d ifficuty
that may occur between the members OF the
several organizations. We have received
commuDicat on from a committee of the
national officers Of some of the national and
international trades un Ons requesting Ger.
tain specific legislation at our hands. but. rs
we believe the object sought and stated in
preamble to the commun cation above re-
ferred to can best be accomplished bv con-
ference between a committee of this associa-
on and q committee of anv other organ.
fzation, and as the prooos tons contained
therein moons isfent with our duty to
our memters. we therefore defer action
on said propositions until n conference OF
committees can he held. The basis upon
which we believe an agreement can be
reached would necessarily include the adop-
ton OF some plan by which all labor organi-
men expelled. suspended under fine or guilty
of TAX ing the place of union men or Knights
OF Labor while on a strike. or while locked
out from work. and that rs far rs possible 4
uniform standard OF hours of labor and
wages should be adopted so thar men OF any
trade enrolled n one order and members OF
trades uCfous may not come III conflict be-
cause of the difference in wages or the hours
of labor. We also believe that a system of
exchanging working cards should he adopt
ed 80 that members or any craft belong ny
to d Gerent organizations could work in
HARMONY together, the card of any mem.
her of this order admitting him to work in
any union shop and the card of anv non
man admit ng him to work in any knights
of Labor shop. We further believe that upon
q demand for increase of wages or shorter
hours OF labor made by either organ Zsti on
a conference should be held with the organ.
lied labOrerc employed in the establ shment
where the demand for increase of wages or
reduction of hours is contemplated act on
upon Il proposed reducti on of wages or other
difficulty to he agreed upon in like manner,
and tha: with the settlement of any fiicul.
ties between employer and emplove the or
PLANTATIONS represented in the cstab shment
shall he parties to the terms of settlement.
Trusting that the method proposed herein
will meet with your approval and that or
ganiZed labor will move forward and onward
in harmony, in effect and in interest, we are
yours fraternally.
The trades nnionists declare that the adj
dress Is unsatisfactory t. hem.
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