New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-30
TIE ORGANIZATION DLNODNCE Ed

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Two great strikes have virtually ended in
defeat. Certain "citizens of st. Louis have
promised that they will see the Knights OF
! Labor fully recognized if they declare the
| Missouri Pacific strike at an end, though the
railway company makes no concessions and
| declines to treat with the organization, has
| sled the places of most of the strikers and is
operating its roads. The Third Avenue road Is
in operation, if not with as many CARS daily as
it recently ran, with vastly more than it con-
templated running when it was first organized.
The strikers find no better course than to
appeal to the State authorities to take away
the charter OF the company on the ground that
it does not perform its duties, in face of the
fact that it was not originally expected to serN
the public as much as 1t does serve the public
at this hour. With the practical failure OF
these strikes, other defeats nave come scarcely
less important. The prolonged boycott of the
Mallory Line has been declared at an end.
Other boycotts in st. Louis, Chicago and mere
have ended in the arrest ana punishment of
offenders. Arrests have also been made at
many other places in fact, there is general
uprising against the boycott us hostile to
American liberty and American law.
The secret organization of the wOrkmen has
led to the organization OF employers in many
branches of business. The brass manufact-
urcrs combined recently, and the immediate
result Was the defeat oil Il long strike in New
Haven. The boot and shoe manufacturers at
Chicago organized on Wednesday and declared
their readiness 10 resist to the end the demand
for shorter hOu,s. All these things show that
the tide has of late been setting strongly, not
against the real interests of the laboring people
as a whole, bat against the attempt of 100000
persons in this country to dictate to 100000
free American workers
Another rebuff comes from an unexpected
quarter. The pastoral cOndemning the knights
of Labor, winch was issued to Catholic
churches at Montreal yesterday by Cardinal
Taschereau, according to telegIaphed reports
contained thc following nOtcw 0rthy language
We do not speak IN oar own name, but in that Of the
Holy see, whose ADVICE have asked. In fdct dunns
the mouth of October 1883, sent to Rome
authentic copy OF the rules ana constitutions of the
above society, which copy had been handed to by
Of ITS members. who wished u hnd out what rght
wrong there in 1t. Almost year later tn Con
OF the holy ONCE after having examined these
constitutions with al the precautions in such
sent the fOl!owiu: wAch should De or
you absolute ruie OF conduct and keep yOu away from
The Society OF the Knights Of Labor Folio wing is tho
translation:
On account Of the principles, OrsanizatlOn and
the Knights OF Labor association that
citation to BE relocated nOng those which pronD
tied by the Holy see accordance with the instruction
of this supreme Congregation given the 10th OF May
1851"
Under the pretext OF protecting poor workngmen
against the rich ard powerful who would Cypress them.
the heads aud inStsators OF these societe, seek
rich nd lyes in tba at the
pensc of these unfortunate and Ofcnmes too crcAuloIs
They sound very high the honey coated
words of mutual protection AMI charity, to retain
their victims in continual agitation and to foment
tro 4b!es. disorder and Injustice.
This strong denuncation affects not only the |
abuse of power and trust BY the organization, |
bat inseparabe features of the organization
itself. 1t is declared that the iustigators of the
association "seek to get rich and raise them
L" selves III the world at the expense of these |
" unfortunate and oftentimes too credulous
" workngmen' As to some of the leading men |
Of the Knights of Labor, this denuncatiOn is |
surely unwarranted There are worthy and |
noble men among them, who have no selfish |
ends, aud who do in truth seek as they claim |
to elevate and defend Labor by the OrganiZa-
ton. But it cannot be said that the organiza-
ton generally is controlled by men of this |
class. On the contrary, when Mr.. Powderly |
to suppress a strike which was in
direct violation Of the principles of the organ.
cation and of It's express pledges, he was over
powered by the resistance of local bodies and
the Executive Committee was driven TO uphold
The strike it had declared unwarrantcd.
The root of the matter is that the Organiza-
ion tends to array a part of the laboreis of the
Ill
abor its rights and interests. 1t aims to grasp
Tor the few the power to dictate, not to capital
but To 1S,OGO,OO0 free workers who do not
moose to join its ranks. That is the radical
feature of its present management, at least.
which makes it dangerous to the interests of
rec labor.