Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-11
TRADES UNIONS,
A Brief Session Is Held When an
AmalgamatIOn Scheme Is Gen.
orally Discussed.
knights of Labor Want Peace win the
Unions, but Cannot Revoke
Charters Granted

COLUMBUS, OHIO, Dec. lO.-The morn
ing session OF the Trades union confer
ence was unproductive OF results, and
owing to the slowness of procedure 1t
was decided to hold night session. A
committee was instructed to insist upon
a settlement of the trades union treaty
promulgated at Cleveland in July. The
convention then took noon recess.
The Federated congress Will meet this
afternoon, and it is expected On amalga-
nation will be formed to-day. There
has been little of interest OF an Official
character obtained in regard to the cor
ference of the trades unions this alter
noon. An occurrence looked upon as the
most important was the second meeting
of the Trades union and knights OF LABOR
committee. Both sides were non com
municatiye as to what was done, but 1t Is
claimed that the knights OF Labor com
mittee refuse to take any action as to the
trades union treaty promulgated at Cleve-
land In July, which was in substance
demand upon the Knights to remove all
charters granted any assembly that exists
where there is q union of that trade.
The trades committee insisted on asettle-
ment on the basis of this treaty. The
spirit and business of the conference can
only be secured by general talk on the
streets. The minutes furnished by the
secretary in their meager outline convey
but little information as to what Is being
done. Mr.. Kirschner made personal
explanation in regard to charge promul-
gated against him by Mr.. McFearley OF
the knights of Labor committee respect
| ing his action in inducing the cigar
makers of New York to replace
knights of Labor cigar-makers In
Philadelphia, who had been on a strike
for what they considered reduction OF
wages by the Introduction by the manu-
facturers of low-priced cheroots into the
factory where Cubans and knights oil
Labor were working.
| A fight was made on the political reso-
lutions but after being amended thor
oughly was adopted:
Whereas, political action is subject
which has been in the past prolific OF
some discussion and trouble in the ranks
of the worklngmen, but happily revolu'
ton was recently witnessed in the
election contests in Several states
by the remarkable and extraordinary
| demonstration made by the workingmen
| VI AlllWhuhGGy NulOdssO alh ObhSA SANiNH
shows us the time has now arrived when
the working people should decide upon
the necessity of united action as citizens
at the ballot box independent OF existing
political parties; and,
Whereas, the necessity OF this is ap
parent from the subsection of police pow
ers to the interest OF corporate capita
enforcing upon their employees condition!
repusive to free labor ard liberty, anC
If the nefarious work of the Pmker
ton Detective agency is to be, workers
must secure a greater share of politica
power; therefore be 1t
Resolved, that this convention pledges
q most generous support to an independ
ent political movement of workingmen
I resolution asking congress to pass
compulsory indenture for the District o
Columbia and territories was adopted.
; The conference resolved itself into
trades congress about p. m, and whe
the congress adjourned it was understood
: the conference of the trades would forr
an amalgamation, aud when the congress
adjourned this session 1t will be sine di
and no longer exist.
Chairman House of the Powderly com
mittee reports tonight their conferenc
with trades committee resulted in an un
Outstanding that negotiations on the bl
sis of tho trades-union treaty was out c
. the question, and before conference tn
trades-union men talked very fairly and
! tacit understanding was reached. ii
said his committee would report to til
national executive board, and
case such committee were continued I
settle all grievances that might arise, h
: believed there would never be any ser
Gus trouble between the Knights of LabC
. and trades unions. The Knights pr,
!, ferred peace and would concede points t
y secure it when necessary, but revokin
= charters of Knights of Labor assemble
:. could not be considered.
. The conference tonight worked @
= the constitution and adopted the nan
American Federation of Trades an
i. Labor 1t was decided to hold tine neI
y meeting in Baltimore. The conferenC
9 will not adjourn until tomorrow NOR
: ing.