Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-10

Tho General Assembly Adjourns
After "A ron-days Session.
CLEVELAND, o., June 3.--The Knights
of Labor convention is over. The gen
eral assembly at 5 o'clock this evening,
after a 10 days session, adjourned sine
die. The convention was called for the
purpose of considering five subjects: The
southwest troubles, the regulation of
strikes and boyootts, the relations of the
order with trades-unions, the rapidly in
creasing membership and labor legisla-
ton. The general assembly hls given to
the world no token that it has touched
upon the southwest question. II is said
that something has been done TO shut of
indiscriminate striking and boycotting,
but the methods TO he used have not been
divulged. The assembly has regu-
lated the reception of new men,
bers by recalling the commissions of
its GOO organizers. In legislation it has
petitioned Congress to give American
land TO American citizens and to appro-
pirate nonresident aliens property, and
has also asked Congress to regulate the
banking system by establishing loan
offices in every county. The browning
act was the reply to the circular of tile
trades unions, which it was hoped would
restore harmony between the orders en-
gagged in labor reform. The last session
was veritable love-feast, and every
member who said anything against any
other member extended the hand of fell
lowBhip.
The Home Club" Department of the
Knights Of Labor was, it is said, triile
more liberal to-day in regard to choosing
members of the enlarged executive board,
and allowed two of its opponents TO be-
come members. On Wednesday after
noon nomination ballot was taken for
the fourth associate member of the board,
and David B. Gibson of Hamilton, said
to be antagonistic to the trades-unions,
was in the lead. On the second and final
ballot this morning he was elected. The
fifth member put through was Joseph II.
Buchanan of Denver, COL, the editor Of
the Labor Enquirer and n strong oppo-
nent of the Home Club" The sixth
man was Ira b. Aylesworth of Baltimore,
member of the Carpenters and Joiners
brotherhood and strong trades-unionist.
AT IL o'clock the convention took its
noon recess, reassembling at /. 80 o'clock
The first business taken up was the report
of the committee on the state of the
order, and with but littlo discussion the
following address was adopted:
Brothers in the cause OF Labor: We, the
knights of Labor, In General Assembly con-
vened, extend our heartiest greetings to all
branches OF honorable toll, welcoming them
TO the most friendly alliance in a common
work. This organization embraces within
Its folds all branches of honorable toll and
conditions OF men without respect to trade,
occupation, creed, color or nationality, We
seek to raise the level OF wages and reduce
the hours of labor, to protect men and
women In their occupations, In their lives
and limbs and In thOir rights as citizens
We seek also to secure such Legislation as
shall tend to prevent tho unjust aceumula-
ton of wealth, to restrict the powers of
monopolies and corporations, and to enact
such wise md beneficial Legislation MS shall
promote equltyand justice, looking forward
TO the day when cooperation shnll super-
sede the wage system, and the clnsses that
now divide men shall be forever abolished.
We recognize the service rendered to hu-
mainly and the cause Of labor by trades
union organizations, but believe tho time
has come or is fast approaching when all
who earn their bread by the sweat of the
brow shall be enrolled under one
general head, rs we arc controlled by
one common law-the law of our necessities
and we will GLADLY welcome to our rnuks
or TO the protection OF our banner any or
ganization requesting admission, and 10
such organizations as believe thcir crafts
men are better projected under the present
form OF government we pledge ourselves
as members of the great army of labor, TO
cooperate with them In every honorable
effort TO achieve tho success which we are
uultedly organized to obtain, and TO this
end we have appointed II special committee
to confer with n like committee from any
national or international trades.union
which shall desire to confer with us upon
the settlement Of any difficulty that may
occur between the members of the several
organizations. We have received com
muncation from committee of International
officers OF some of the national and inter.
national des-unions, requesting certain
specific legislation ut our hands but ms We
believe that the object sought and stated ia
the preamble to the communication above
referred to can best be accomplished by d
conference between committee of this as.
ISOLATION and committee of any other or.
ganizatiOn, and rs tho propositions
contained therein are Inconsistent
with our duty to our members, We
therefore defer action on said propositions
until conference of committees can hC
held. The basis upon which we believe an
agreement could be reached would neces-
sunny lutllNit llit HNDIllpu Oh some pliln Dy
which all labor organizations could be pro.
tected from unfair men, men expelled, sus-
pended, under fine or guilty Of taxing the
places OF union men OF Knights of Labor
while on strike or while locked out from
work, AMI TINT as fur as possible,a uniform
standard of hours of labor and wages
should be adopted so that men OF any trade
| enrolled in our order and members oil
| trades-unions may not come In conflict be-.
| puIIgA nj fhn Iiilnrnnan In f1.h n
labor. We also believe that n system oI
| changing working cards should be adopted
| so that members of any craft belonging Ia
| different organizations could work in har.
mony together-the card Of any member o.
| this order admitting him to work In any
union shop, and tho card of any union maj
admitting him to work in the knights o.
Labor shops.
| We further believe that upon demand
| for increase of wages or shorter hours o
labor made by either organization n confer
ence should be held with the organized
laborers employed in the establishment
When the demand for increase of wages OF
reduction OF hours is contemplated, actor
| upon a proposed reduction Of wages ol
other difficulty to be agreed upon in like
manner, and that In the settlement of any
| duticultles between employers ard employees
| the organization represented In the establish
ment shall be parties TO the terms OF settle
| ment
Trusting that tho method proposed herelr
will meet with your approval, and thnt
organized labor will move forward in har
mony Of effort and interest, We are yours
fraternally.
The trade. unionists to night declare
that the address is unsatisfactory to them
The general assembly, before adjourn
ing issued an address denying that the
"IIome Club was engaged in plotting
against the welfare OF the order, and saw
ing that the very best of feeling prevailed
among MI the delegates. An address wa,
also issued to the managers, compliment
ing them and asking their aid Mr.. Pow
derby will leave for Scranton tomorrow.
.... a NEGRO HANGED.
he Asserts His Innocence 10 thC
LasL-ITis Crime.
LEBANON, Tenn, June Aim Baxter,
colored, was hanged at 1872 this morn.
ing. His last utterances were 81 did not
kill Mrs. lane OATS de Gods truf" His
neck was not broken. He died in Il
minutes.
The crime for which Jim Baxter was