The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-21

n WAaeA Ne ralks Poiasedly and rlssa1J
- Abuses Whieh HAVE Gregg Inse
shs Order. and which Must ~
~ Oacs Convicted

cnrcAoc. May io.-The Daily Nsrs
publishes the following this morning;
The following secret circular has been
received By the knights Il Labor Of Chi
caso, and will be rad In the various -
semblies during the coming week:
HosIx onpKk on rHE KSiaHrs or LAD
so< -siransrrwrA. Nay 3. 1855
The response 60 the secret circular issuso
on Narch n. has been 90 generous ana the
n ~. BEEN 20 unanimous. that 1 feel en-
corrnxed ana STRENGTHENED In the work.
Nearly four Thousand assemblies have
Ptor,ssned n sne circular Of the 18th uls /
feel that it only requires the coming 20 ne
front Of the real men OF our oraer
We have been losing ground o, far ~ pub
liz opinion n concerned for some time One
al the causes - that We have allowed things
Labor FOR which the organization Vas I'm no
way responsible ask OF our members 20
keep = Jealous eye upon the dotnxs Q, the
charge anything 20 our order y your To-
caIIty. set the seal Of your
upon IL at once ny denying r.
OF it, oficcrs do not hoyeot 70. and " yon
have any such ooycotts on remove tnem- =
journal not long slnce made some moon
nIIm8nXXLN AA1 "
Workman OF the Knights Of Labor and at the
next meeting Of the nearest assembly = NO.
tion vas cast 20 boycott the paper: MI VA.
alone. but every person who advertised IN
fhe columns OF the paper. wrote 70 the
assembly, asking thar they remove th- hoy.
cotr and q was done venus ocaf "a M.
man and ID not above criticism. We dsmani
for ourseive<the right of free speech Me-efn
not consistently deny Z 90 Others We nnss
tolerate fair. open criticism u = rep.ys
necessary. make Il in = gentieman.y e.sna.
Md manner. II we are criticised or anu-rd
BY . oIaeksusrd sheet; tteas y A. you WOMB
THAT our aims and obiec-s are good - no
reason why our member snolid ne r
rAr'ied - being OF superior enlii or ma,
than she millions OF unknown totiers VINO
do the work OF the world. In our dealings
with iaborers and capitalists we mars 49,
equity done 20 ns We n turn must no
equity 20 othersL That - the aim 81 the
Enieifs OF iabo and must not Dc ioss
T.s M direct vonr attention 20 a few IT.
tie abuses. L md that wherever z STRIKE
occurs appeals for Aid are scAftereH broad
cast among the assemble DO not pa on
cent for such purposes In future unless the
appeal comes rom your own oi-tries Assem-
Div or thc General assembly
II boycott notices are sent 70 you JUN
them i have in in my possession over inaf
hundred boycott notices which were sent 70
assemblies with a equest tnst they be acted
on Let me mention some q them. men
nrnceed- 70 get into m alteration with him,
boycott him. then asks the order 90 carry y
out certain p per : innnsnt.sl " one 2.
I oppo>ing party conceive the idea OF getting
\ m OF the paper. and they Invox the All q
the knights Of Labor. rr-r takins tns ps.,
caution 20 have the paper In question s1y
\ something uncompi merfary o. the hntxnts
I or LsDor. In fact. our order has been use1
q tail for q hundred d.rerenf ki1es; an y
hate the word boycott l ~a- boyccfte1
4. ten wears ago and could not get work az my
trade for months it .ss naa rrne.,eei 4 NV ~
no use for 10 only when everything e.
tails
xerr3.rments Of every xind are scattered
everv where thOughout the order copy
Ietter which comes 20 me on the subject y
large part OF our time has BEEN spent \.
resrinr soycotf notices and appeal. Tor all
kerpinx Us until twelve O'Clock. Nerrr'
LED 20 believe the knixAts 81 LABOR - ne q
urerion Il NOT productive Of good. wehav
No time for Instruction what 90 you "a
wise us 70 dor .
the-e matters. and now ask OF the secretary Q
each assembly 10 do the same II your Jour
ma we're not boycotrei ~ our members
ron between the general officers and the or
der brt the journal = mot read by ono -luaf
ter OF the mes~-emDile sen
II 0MT nOEWfUFUA1 w
secretary OF Assembly So-@ In man
nlrcr~ tne SECRETARIES Nase been uiSrn1f-rt
because q s,is prsctlss, 10 msmnxr y, -
ID Il j. ever p~acticed again the offender WI
TX frtrr~ the General executive boar
r,a-x rot lie lnrerfcred with N the perform
ance 81 it, sutv. II you have conitence n
them. sustain and obey them 4 not. nsk u
their resisnations While sme ,onsa sroas1
@-rmbiI e. in SIRE places with the oest e
intentions. no q <abf. ~rie passing anu prp
I.shing 5ssosas, ,p',~. eo M mo- GOOD on ii
contrary they were injurious In the -eftie
menr 81 froubie-ft eromes the dusy o. W
c~xecntIvs bcari 70 me- srrx ~ long III
srev must not be hammered BY the q
tor. Of those Who do not know what tns
Keen ou,es: LEI your officers do Their BIS
and n Won can not md a ray - all them I
not r~tari their progress RESOLUTIONS |.
49, n ere nere-ssries Of life III h
~ mtnT made up 10 rob = bank at midn'-l
= strsnr of~ resolutions n long ~ the NOR
~ nrotestiuR against my =
s1nr vonld roe influence me = particle. but
Some interested party vonid taketne troun
20 study up ire questions and wousl ITO.
\ Sfrrscff a. 10 my right 70 rob the panK- ~
rnaid ~sand guard at the door o. the van
. would nos rob Il at midnight u ne did !
. duty. What we want rom esery nncne 4
rsr.ss' We Know xe have rights witEo
n-.s7rr resolutions Men who think. stu
and act are required
the General Assembly viii meet ~ spec
s>s~Ion on the 18th Of May. IN the city
(leveIand. FROM the receipt Of THIS Irt'
Won must mot address any commnnicel
q me. nor need ron expect IN nswerify
a II have thousands Of letters piled
around ne nov. and they never can
reef- much less answered bv one mn
nurlnr and since my Illness the mail (
ii~erod Il nv house hiss exceeded fonr nv
6rei letters = day. They come from ever
6oiv and everywhere must play the ~
~ 9neeI horse instead OF leader Of . grt
q rnoxemeuf. and our members are
snonslbie for IL. asked thruuzh the 20
Z nj thas no one send letters 20 me II
= eold IN some 70 ret help. III had nifty
sI-sanfs ff would 40 no good. Tor
u $500 nv whole time % read one y
p AZ the letters and IN the middle OF my ~
II am waited on BY some committ
who generally misrepfesent ms aiter "
leave-for every member % the commit
n viii tell 4 different story Prom now W.
- che General Assembly meets Will rec.
re NO committees answer no letters ! IN.
Formulate n plan for the future ana :
n not b. Interiered with. Let me repeat
will receive no committees. answer no
u. sers. nor vii 20 anywhere a. the reQn
az members Of assemblies. Ihts y inre
- tive. must h sy. a chance ~ 40 -om.tn
81 Drnens rtne order. md ] can mot 10
re I An 20 &c for eighteen hours . day read
a. IereSrs vhicn have been ansxerer and re-
. s~~~ed IN che journal and cOusttufi
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