New-York tribune., 1886-06-05
MIR. PONDERLY AND THE IRON WORKERS..
4 TALK WITH THE GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN or
THE X KxIGuTS OF LABOR.

THE KSIGHr> OF LABOR.
Prrr.pr,nG. June 4 Especial. The Amalga-
mated II Iron and steel Workers hed snort
session tls morning adjourned for committee
work There u considerable so'slp among the delegates
a, 10 who wi! ne tner officers next year. Pr sident
We.lie will he opposed by Z. Kenny, OF Friendship
Lodge OF TIL. city secretary Martin VIII be opposea
hv ,nn Cunningham OF the vest En- 10 tgc. and James
the A-Asstant secretary. The vote VIII he close
The session va. taken up ronine business and an
address hg Genera. Master Workman Powderly' VINO
visited the convention Dy invitation lie advised th'
A,unl.iu,cd Association OF Icon and Steel workers To
ioin the Kui-t- of Labor Mr. POwierlys address was
received with great applause by the delegates aud al its
clos, IN, speaker euj we'd an ovation
Arran. .ements have been completed for tho tariH
demonstration Al Beaver. Penn. tomorrow II the
weather a As favorable to-day, it Is expected that
from fifteen to twenty thousand people Will be present
Mr. Powder.y talked freely to a Co"merc'm
Ga-,tc reporter this evening lie sasd concerning us
invitation to tue Amtg atei Association OF iron ana
se. Workers % oin the Knights of Labor one District
Assembly,
sri, iy NY reason for seeking an alliance with the
iron workers il tnls Tue day comiug when all classes
of lapor viii into clever relstohs win
each olher al have a common euu III Nie"' ANU III
NY opinion there Is com'ho" i'"'
,o,h,.ent with one grand federation OF labor com
posed of lodges Inc .n0ers aro actulted oy ohe
common honorable impulse, mpclled by noble lhceh
,ve t re is 10 reason why labor should not d" inpreg-
nab In this country. do mean that our federation
sbonIi he .itrenched bchind buiwark of eXactlons
,,,u.t emauls and III conceived projects; brg0tten
-, b. lisyused lemies OF labor. But do think that
hehud An organ eaton or lnelligence MODERATION ano
well ad Ised principles We sh Ill % ple 70 accohp'n
much tLut have not hitherto accolnPIl'nou. Nai "
le,rway barriers that should nave never bech raSc'
h,thrr n. Am forms under the nag Ol our
order or ,Dsl all times extend 20 IL the nsnt
OF friendship ami the word Of encour 'geinoul ina.
organization comes into the hnlgnts VI naoo. ''o
IL will retain Its separate Identity, man.
tain its rules government. control US
avn officers. wise lose any OF It's prIVlieEeS
How are You pleased with the WORK done al |ie'e-
capitaly Everything / asked was granted. We
mad no law to lint the use ol the poycott
the entering INTO 10 1''AuSs'u ths Executive
committee Boari the power 10 intervene anu ascol
taln the cause aui effect or these moves oelore Wo
sanction them. We reserve the rlSht 10 stko au" poy
i've bur tney last resorts aud are snosc 20 mua
lions There 'ssty or -ucn strkesas nc lat
oro IN tne uihwe-t That done without INC consent
Of he Executive Board. bu. there was no eeisaton 70
I'LL. r. IN act Under law we appoint six
assistants to the Executive Board Ihey are
and trouble Is rcporteu tue ooalu
a, QUE Al ST. LOUIS auy Of the board had any
rynt Ia interfere. Now We have
Mr. powdrrly was asked about the alegei moVeiuent
i the KniAhs OF Labor 10 Gust hin anu HIS suppio''
80 f.r As can discover anything IN tne HONS
CLAM me replied 1t Is simply lltllc clrce ui ncn -
ihe order who more intimate WIN one a.nrr ~ t"n
with her members These men claim tnd thclr ~,
IA Ia buLl home each one OF the meihoors' anu shcy
have he tveen SO 900 AMI 1000 IN the treasury.
speaking OF arDltraiiJn he said; -. - =, ma,
I'VE slmpy recommend arbitraton; Dut we 90 nov
h.i,.ve n com pnl,ory arbitration do not thhK fru-
r ,n,rrtere ce In arbitration would be good thin-
II would lie quite enough for Congress 10 pass rosou
ton ia favor oi arbitration.