New-York tribune., 1886-06-05
ANARCHY AMONG KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

THE DANGEROUS PURPOSES OF THE ELEMENT
PLACED IN POWER AT CLEVELAND.
COLUMBUs, June 4.-The time has come Tor
employers take the lead, as the only trust
worthy guides and advisers Of labor and the true cap
tans Of industry" The workers have relied greatly
uuon orAaniz .tons OF their With intense longing
and hope they looked for some years to the
Knights of Labor especially. as having cloaiei anu
higher claims and avowing more conservative pfiEolpeS
than other labor organizations AID Offering an opportunity
TO advance interest OF workers without apsng INTO
socialism or anarchy With intense grief therefore, they
have seen that hone destroyed before their at THIS
meeting of tho knights OF Labor. They now see that
the or-anizton as passed into hands pf the ocia
lists conviction Is forced upon thoughtful men that
there just ond to hope that similar iste can DC
avoleJ by any organization which secures real power In
the interests OF aOoI aud thus oilers large opportuDi-
ties to Gemagogues.
The facts in regard to the struggle which has just
ended are not well kLown outside OF the order The
pbicatiou OF scandaous circulars about the Home Club
has only darencl counsel and obscured the facts At
the the issue has been between the Anarchlc ana
rocialistic tenence embodied IN the secret league
called the Home Club the alive influence OF
the more ia. eigcnt among the real workers The
laons OF the prominent In that secret conspiracy
with leading Anarchists New York and elsewhere are
exceedingly CLOSE The personal opinions OF some Of
tncss Anarchists Socialists who call themselves
Knights Lanor have been freely expressed that III
many cases tese men felt compel ell to bide them
syes under false names at hotels and speeches. in
order to escape Odum OF their avOwed opinions,
carrying their schemes for tue capture o. the orsan
z,tion They elt moro than years ago that the
contro OF the order tile to their theories and
secretly organized themselves for the purpose o seins
it and turning the OF socialism, to the contro
of ociasc IDEAS aud TO the adoption OF the methods OF
Ana chists
Who are these men It is scarcely necessary to say, to
Of Labor that scarcely O Iutu
are real workers Tnrner is rich grocer OF fennsyl
vauia. Hayes is owner or two stores III New Drums
wick. y. j. Quinn, who WAS Just elected by the Hope
Cub a member OF tho Executive Committee though uh-
derstood beeL .aee worker, nov iVes ID
the same house with Justus Schwab the Ahaehi't OF
and has no visible occupation, save as Labor
agator Muller, of Richnond, another instrument OF
TN, home Club is supported editor OF socalei
labor paper >ocialistic tendencies CaVandsh' ol
Cincinnati was and perhaps i,a shoemaker, Oul certain
N is an agltator Bailey is principally known as former
y chief of police in an city, and has since the tor
minaon OF nat engagement spent his time IN aSltat-
| ing at the expense o. workers. Exclusive OF Mr.
Powderly this leaves only men III tho executive
committee are in favor OF the conservative lohcJ
hitherto proclameI, and these are worthy men bat,
recent erctons VIII be powerle's, parry is
an axs max sacrificed everything hc h'd 10 sup
pa ri mis- strike some years ago lie Is a
and clear -Lcddtd BhcHahtn, % DcHNcT'
an editor Dy IrOe,sDn Is also % man o. c"h>er'"No .
Views ana gpoi Judgment. Where Ayes"Vrtn, tuo
ofner member recently elected Will prove 10 belong can
ROT vet he id elected rs compromise cthul-
date. II is enough 70 say tnat the influence Oh uner
and HAYES suOAu IN the euchiraSelent OF pa IN
Irons when deticd the orders 0f General Master
Wnrlm;.u Pow,lery aud continued tine disastrous -tflhc
on tie roads II turns out thht lDrnor
and II We, really knew PONdery better thah 9 puoHc
Ir m cons.uts l., remain A., Che mere IL tho very
men who deae,i defeated nim thouih only hile
while agO he declared that II Their hws prrvall"l NC
wnul n "a memucr OF tho Executive Com nl-
tee Certainly 1t Is not strange, IN view Ol teSe II t'
that the confidence or cOuscrVatNe "o'Acs n"S poo W
IA great extent lost. ,.. .
The turning point il not controversy with trades
ununs, teitnent Df strikes ana ooycolts has
ures either efyng III themselves or when nee
sArlV lead to lawl,s violence wuen de>tefae men are
eniDroed IN straggle. The trus friends o. IN ca ;,
of anor have anxious TO prevent OOycotls ana
declared that they must re's' Bnt Tue secret 'on- @
nation OF Anarchists understood Mr.. Iowietly D'l'er
tuan he understood hims IF. Tuey went straight on
and after slightly modified power 20 contro strikes
ana ioyc0lts had en- gwen to the Executive boafu,
L ey pfoc"c led to elect a 0rty Oi the board. .
Of tue workers Al thl5 hO,r are tuoS"
who conduct tue well managed trades unions Many
well managed, but such unions can easily
be killed by neglect, II the workers please. On
hand. such organizations as tue ocoho''se
Fugncers lave beeu conservative aud wiSf ne
Amasnuatei Association or iron WORKERS, thouSH
th, Influence the pu idle pre- l0mlnard few yrars
ago ant led TO disastrous St Ike have since ndlo Tea
a wiser spirit. What lower wise rad'rs might wrlu
vi o ate themselves employ yersf they would Take lore
most part in organizing treasures Tor Tie interest ol
workers! Ifthsy wonld come forward 10 promote Ut III
ton everywhere to consider the re- interests o WORKERS
As sucn provide wise means for Investing thr SAVINGS
of WOrkels to OrgaulZa opportunities Tor Worhcis !"
ocoure homes mehOds for the euratlon
f heit children. establish and carry forward orS1h
IA ions in which "a better understanding O s'uDu tih'l
might he done And all experience teaches hat the EN-
nInvers who pace Themselves on such relations W IN
ineir workers the most efficient work and nave the
least trouDs any time OF distress or disturbance