The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-06

PITTsBURG, Pa, May 3-The Commercial
Gazette publishes call which has been issued
for meeting OF Representatives Of all the
trades unions In the country, For months
the various trades unions have been COM
planning that the Knights OF Labor were en-
croaohng on their ground They have been
threatening 10 declare war II II was not
stopped, The circular which IL the result OF
this feeling reads az follows,
strictly oonnd mtlal.)
April e6 1885,
ITO all whom II may concern
"DEAR Smi-We, the undersigned officers
OF the organization named, deem II highly
important 10 hold conference at an early date
OF the chief executive officers OF each and
every national and international trade union
In America IL IL suggested that tho said
conference bo an informal one and DO held In
Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 49, 1884, meet
ing place 10 be announced later, The object
OF the conference IL 10 devise ways and means
10 protect our respective organizations from
tho maliclousness Of an element who openly
boast that trades unions must be destroyed,
"This element urges our local unions 10 dis
band and II IL doing incalcuable mischief by
arousIng antagonism aud dssentlon In the
labor movement under cover Of the Knights
of Labor and M far as We can learn, without
authority from that body. This element
pursues ts evil work, Rats scabs and un-
fair employees are backed up by this element,
Suspended aud expelled members OF trades
unions arc welcomed into their work and
these elements use the Knights OF Labor M
an instrument through which 10 vent their
spite against trades unions That this has
been tho case can bo amply demonstrated by
cigarmakers' and typographical international
unions Other trades unions have been more
or len affected
"These and other subjects concerning the
trades unions and Knights OF Labor require
that the above conference bohold IN speedily
M possible that we may agree upon some plan
10 submit 10 the general officers Of the Knights
Labor 10 cease this hostlltios and antagon-
ism towards trades unions
an view Of the urgency Of tho case We call
upon you 10 personally attend tho conference
or appoint substitute, II you viii attend,
sign this circular and return In envelope
Then you viii bo informed ~ 10 place OF
meeting, Consider this circular strictly con.
ildential II N mailed 10 all national and In.
ternatlonal unions Yours fratcrnally,
"P. j. MCGUIRE,
General Secretary Brotherhood Of Carpenters
A, STRASSER,
President Cigar Makers International Union
josiah DKYER,
General Secretary Granite Makers Inter
national Union,
"F J, FirsrArmcK,
Pres Iron Mouldcrs' Union OF North America
"W, II. FosTER,
Secretary Federation OF Trades OF North
America
"Thc following Is list Of the persons lnylt.
od 10 the conferences
"E s, McINrosu,
Secretary Typographical National Union,
ar HOWARD,
Secretary Splhnors National Union.
az, NJ, ARTHUR,
President Locomotive Engineers
"MR WEmE,
Pea Anal Assn Iron q Steel Workers.
"rnos OpEA,
Secretary 5rIcklaycv National Union,
", PmLira,
Secretary Hattcn' National Union
90, GEssNER,
Secretary GlOSwortors Unions
rs EgMAN,
Secretary Ohio Valley Trades Assembly.
"F, NJ LIKE,
Roo'y German Printers International Union.
"foM ollrlLLY,
President 'rclcgrOphcS' National Union.
al ENRICH,
soc'y Cabinetmakon' International Union.
70, H. SHARP,
Secretary Tollor' National Union.
"Cmus, EVANS,
Secretary Miners Amalgomatcd Minors.
DW w, MoCLnLLANp,
Amalgamated Engineers.
"WM NJ, SCHULTZ,
Secretary Metal Workers International I'm.
ion, aud Pres. Of tho Locomotive Flremon.