New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-16
NO COLOR LINE FOR LABOR.
THE SOCIAL PROBLEM AT RICHMOND.
A SOP THROWN TO SOUTHERN DELEGArEs-THD
sOUTHwEsTEBN STRIKE.

sOUTHWF6TEBN STRIKE.
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RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 15.-The General As.
semby OF Knights Of Labor morning elected L. q
schleser, OF Massachusetts, and ". Broughton, Of
Raleigh. N. o., members OF the Cooperative Boari,
com posed Of six members and Mr. Powderiy. David e
Gibson, of Hamilton Ontario elected supply Agen
for Canada All printed matter Is sent In bulk him
aud By him Is distributed to the Knights OF Canada.
All Of the newly officers Installed
to-day. Mr.. Powdery made short address to the A.
semby aud the officers declaring his confidence in theia
purpose to do their whole duty In Office and pledginA
himself do all In HE power for the COOL Of the cause
He then called the OF the oicers and spokeN
them the temperance question, aud pedged
himself drink drop of liquor during his term Of
office The Southern delegates got their resolution Ia
relation 20 social equality question before the
vsnton to-day, and It was adopted without discussion
declares that the organization OF knights OF Labor
recognizes the civil and political equality OF all men,and
tho broad field OF labor It recOSnzss NJ distinction
color but 1t has purpose to interfere
or disrupt social relations which exist between
different races in any portion OF the country.
Among the committee reports presented was that or
the Committee the State OF the Order. OF which Ralph
Beaumont IS caarman Tn' report cen@,.es usS
In which plan for Congress composed ol representa-
vss OF the Kon.s OF M sS ocs Se .embes FOR ,n.r
approval The Committee on the State OF tho order also
H. Ttchman, special agent appointed by the General
Master workman to represent the order before
the Congressional Committee appointed to inves-
tigare the cause and effect Of the South
western railroad strikes In his report
The testimony in behalf Of The railroad wac ns
a ne sk TO Uw SS railroad eSr eepe a @ s
been begun on fryoons pFetepce without rs cause a
for damage and all violence committed with
lively easy for the railroad oiciss TO carefully drill tner
and this Preliminary drilling was psnaiiy apparent in ID;
testimony given Like lot OF parrots they all echoed th.
for strike the discharge OF ame Hall at Mar
shall Tex The ludicrous sameness o. this reply hnay upset
gny of the committee and after being repea, some
sixty times failed to bring broad smile 10 their faces
In the testimony presented on behalf oi me oer we ev.
that the OF 1873 had been persiseny
ec%paaei Of IA and consdsred BY involved aS
a %e @ tg IN ae dh@sse " Of Brcer C. a. Hall
The testimony showed conclusivey the existence
reasons OF complaint an system G petty W Wrr ~ Y ,n @ sns
forbearance patiently TO enoure through me m
ga on one tact %@ rs al a amy ho w wT M
10y members eii nee 10 the orders OF their
super,rs word TO STRIKE came In many instances
the question was Would strikr again under sim
lar circumstances" !" Most assuTedy yes was the uniat
eIlng fePy Taro pu1 cS % S d II, sns in our assem-.
ton c1ntea lated knowing tLat tn dI-cont mt existns
W, uld provoke conflict. the any quietly masse
large surplus help that section an held them IN rcad;
resS % c or %n men, ys no onbt tat the claim Of Brother
Hollis in testimony at Parsons Kan Was correct INA!
join them. for nent raoai ON l ~ lr ,h
| Kntrhrs nj had quetlr arranged brnl engineers
from take their places IL = ilsy enough now 10
IN he i'll >r and ba'iiy
| is max" Mn Irons scal'e-
he without authority, but the
truth that every local IL the ass O voted 70 gget to @
District Board 10 demand an adjustment o the Re'
ances compianed the nen OF Brother Hail
N the board erred pIcnatnry ami without proper
consultation with the General Executive Board OF tho
knowledge they could command To carry on
the strike disastrous failure or The strike ~ sun'iens
punishment without any harsh criticism irOGi me.
The afternoon sessO Il the Assembly adjourned az
n m MI Tomorrow having selected MinneHpos az tho
place General Assembly mertlhs Tue Iess
OF Inc evening was spent discussing the nrceSsIy Ok
having national organ the order but no CONCLUSION
W.