Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
A PEACE BASIS.
GOOD RESULTS OF CONFER
.ENCE.
An Under.,a nd,ng Arrived at BY the Commit
ices Representing the Bmsinsss-Msu,
Knights orLabsr, and Ixoosraphicai Union.
The following correspondence con-
Germs everybody in Richmond
RICHMOND February IS. 1ss

RICHMOND. February Is. 1885.
Dear Sir: At an informal meeting OF clti.
zens held In the rooms OF the Chamber OF
Commerce on Thursday evening last COM
mittee OF ten was appointed 10 secure the
signatures OF the business men OF the city
for the purpose OF holding public meeting
10 consider certain acts which purport 10
have been done under The direction or sauc-
ton OF the Knights Of Labor OF Richmond
and especially TO consider "a circular re-
Gently issued by Biographical Union. No.
90 and sent TO number OF business-houses
Of this city.
The undersigned were also appointed q
committee OF seven TO prepare business for
the meeting hereafter TO be held. We are
not aware of the existence OF any cause In
this community which would warrant the
arraying OF one class OF our CITIZENS against
another, or the infection OF injury by any
one class on innocent individuals, VINO are
not conscious Of having done any wrong to
anyone and who are only exercising their
Inherent right 10 the enjoyment OF life
and liberty, with the means OF acquiring
and possessing property and pursuing aud
anleed To oil men In the Bill OF Rights FORM
ing part OF the Constitution under which
We live.
We are ignorant, too. OF the causes and
principles which control tire action OF your
organization. or that OF the Typographical
Union. above referred To, and whilst not
concedlng or even discussing the legality or
pIopriety OF the mode OF redress w1tcn
seems to have been adopted by these or
ganizations, we earnestly desire not TO
mlsrepresent their positions or TO do the m
any injustice In any way. 10 has
seemed TO us, then, as the best means
OF avoiding this especially In view
OF the publication nom the Union In the
Dispatch OF this morning To the effect that
their action has been misunderstoodl, and
al the same time OF discharginy our duties
intelligently and impsrtlally, TO ask a
friendly conference with committee OF
equal size with ours. appointed by and au-
thorlzed to act for the organizations before
referred to. TO meet us-say on Tuesday
evening next. the 10th instant at 8 o'clock
L. Mat the rooms OF the Chamber OF
Commerce, when and where we can have
full. free and candid discussion OF the mat
teIsapparently in issue.
As citizt ms Of a common community our
aims. objects. and Interests should be- the
same. We think the course now being pur.
sued can only culminate Ia great injury 10
al classes. and for this reason we hope your
organizations will meet us In that spirit Of
patriotism and fairness which will enable
us 10 reach conclusion which Will avert
such a calamity.
We address this communication to you
because we know of no more official source
through which both of the organizations
above referred TO can he reached. II you
are not the proper channel we ask you TO
give this such direction as Will insure us q
servants, GEORGE l.. CHRISTIAN,
JOHN TYLER,
JoHN Il. PURCELL.
ROBERT STILES,
j. 4. lANCEY,
ROBERT +. WILLIAMS.
CHARLES ID. HILL.
To William III. .HuiieH. Esq, Chairman Boy
cot Committee, knights OJ LGtO,, Rich.
mOBd, Virginia.
REPLY or MIR. MULLEN.
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY No. 81
KNIGHTS OF LABOR,
RICHMOND, VA, Feb l3. 1886.
George l.. Christian. Joha TBier. John r..
PuI ccU. Robert sales. J. y. YdBcey, IL. r..
UiHi0ms, and ChdricS ID. HWf:
Gentlemen,-In answer TO your commu-
nication OF this date would say that IL is
evident you are laboring under a mlsappre. &.
hension OF facts. The Knights OF Labor
have no boy on hand at all, nor have
they had since the settlement with Messrs
HaXal). Crenshaw & Co. We are az peace
with all the city at present. As individual
members, perhaps there is not one Of US but
who approves the boycott OF typographical
Union No 90. and viii do all In our power
consistent with honor TO make ~ success,
and will certainly withdraw our patronage
from Baughman brothers and those who
patIonize them. both at the store and bal
lot box. Beyond the power of our patronage
We never go, and we are OF the opinion that
II the Btll OF Rights guarantees anything at
all, IL guarantees this right to spend our
money where we please. We work hard for
IL, IL is ours after IL Is earned, and we in.
tend TO spend Il TO the best advantage.
Richmond typographical Union is an in-
dependent la bor organization, and Is In no
way connected with the knights of labor 90
neither one being responsible for ths acts OF
the other. The Knights of Labor use all
honorable means to aid Pss,' protect all
branches OF honorable toll. aiN viii. think
when the proper time comes. approve OFF,
cially OF the boycott against laughman as
a protection to all the other employing
printers Of the city, who employ free labor
and pay liviDg wages.
II II is the pleasure Of you gentlemen TO
meet a committee from our organization
after the above explanation OF our position
al present, the interview viii be most cheer.
fully accorded. / would suggest 10 you gen.
tlemen that you call before your commit
tee the employing printers OF the city.
would also suggest that II be convenient
10 your committee you call your meeting
for 4 o clock Tuesday evening instead OF
clock.
Yours very respectfully.
W. HI. MULLEN, II. VI. w.
COMMITyTEE'S REIDINDER