Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-27
SESSION OF THE KNIGHTS
sOMF OF THE IMPORTANT BUS
MESS 10 BIZ CONSIDERED.

To-
sOMF or THE IMPORTANT BUS
MESS 10 BIZ CONSIDERED.
Organizers Of Un.AnVry Reputation to
be Weeded Out-BOycOtts, STRIKE. the
/ Sou,hw-s -rn T-oubie- nd IN X a.
/ lions tn X Eststo Other Organic
tioBs the Leading CAu-e, of Com p amt
Z thar are to b. adjusted.
CLEVELAND, o., May 26.-The Knights
OF LaboI were up late last night, and IN
consequence Z was rather late this morn
ing before taey were asar. IL vas 9:20
O'Clock when Mr.. Powderly left MS MOTEL,
and II Was 1890 O'clocE before the Cen
eral Assembly vas raped TO order by the
chief cxecutive. Ia tue meantime the
delegates cosgregated in groups in the
asll and corridors discussing labor
topics. When the call for the convention
was issued By Mr.. Powderly ne only
enumerated Eve causes OF complaint that
were u be adjusted. These we're boycotts.
strikes. the southwest troubles, the re-
latious Of tue knights Of Labor to other
OrgauiZa ions, aud the instltuting Of new
assemblies.
PET SCHEMES.
Many Of them have ans that they
would ike to syring on the special ses-
SION. Whether these will BE- discussed or
la ID Oh the tab c cannot be determ ned a.
yet. one oil these plans is 70 agitate the
subject Of the government regulating
railroads. A member OF the order from
Allegheny, Pa, has prepared a long adj
dress upon this subject. and a delegate
from dis strict VIII try ~ secure hear
log for him. The genteman's address
also deals with the project Of a national
arbitration board. Another matter, vas
made public by Tree discussion This morn
ing. For some time past the Executive
Board has not been satisfied with some OF
the organizers 81 the order and several
have mad cnartes preferred against them
and their comm issiOns recalled,
ALL COMMISSIONS 70 BIZ RECALLED.
A number OF organizers are not giving
satisfaction. So, 10 prevent hard feeling
by removing these men. it is proposed 10
have the commission OF every organizer,
from the chief down, recalled. A re-
porter asked Richard Treyelyck, chief
organic, about the matter, ana that gen
tieman said.
It's true that such plan is being agitated.
Much u the TT uDle Ia The order Tiang from
rapidly Increasing mem Dership and the in
stailaiiOn OF our assemblies Is due to poor
organization. - Is not the fault Of either Dir.
ing appointments they must rely on the rec
ommeud tons OF the district assemblies
They do not and cannOt know all the men
recommended and appointed. few weeks
ago, N one city. | met an organizer who,
regret % say. WAS under the influence Of
liquor. / a4ket MIN where he was < ing. and
ne informed me that ne was going to institute
Al U.s. Inbly OF 500 striking POlacks and Hun
garl2ns.
AGAINST THE RULES.
This apafuat the ruIea of The ordar rva
can admit NJ strikers whine they are out.
told hun 50, but he replied that he held
commission a. an orsanizer. and
him be could institute the as
sembly, but II won 4 never receive a
charter. only few days ago, at 4
an organizer was intoxicated. We need
sober, in ustrlOus representative men
IN tn Sc petitions. IL would maze hard feel
ings 10 ask for their commissions, 90 1t is pro-
posed t. make them ante up from the CHIEF
organizer down. This can be done by Mr..
POw1eriy alone, by the Executive Board, or
by the Executive Board under Instructions
from the General Assembly. The best wa Is
the latter, and think 1t viii be done IN that
manner. new organizers will be com
missiOned as fast as poss bic, and Will be Sc
lected because OF their fitness for the position.
THE DAYS BUSINESS.
The first business of the morning ses-
sion was the acceptance OF the report Of
delegates were then admitted to the hail
and the obligation administered. Dele
gates were admitted only from such dis
tricts as were represented at the cOnYen-
tion held last year in Hamilton, Ontario,
this beinga special session OF that Cen
eral Assembly, aud the districts since IN
stiUuted not being eligible TO mem Dership
in the existing body.
Mr.. POwdeTly's address was then de-
livered extempOraneously. He desired
the delegates 10 call 10 learn what bust
ness was to be brought forward, ard TAX
ing up five subjects OF strikes, bOYcotts.
labor troubles, difficulties with trades
unions, ana increasing membership, one
by one, he ADVISED most careful thought
and full discussions upon all the ques-
| tiOns.
PRUDENCE AND DISCRETION.
He asked that harmony, prudence an d
/ discretion should predominate in all mat
| tprs, ard that the affairs of the conven-
ton should be acted upon with considera-
! ton and dispatch. The best part of the
| address treating OF matters entirely within
1 the province OF the order cannot he made
public. Mr.. POwderly resumed ais seat
amid prolonged applause, and upon
motion appointed standing committees
| Of fiyeupon each OF the following subjects;
| Laws, strikes, bOycOtts, relation OF the
| knights 10 other organizations.
A special committee was appointed tC
! whom was referred the address of the
| President and Secretary Of the National
| Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
committee OF i've was also selected tC
take action upon tue mdtter Of the Organi
eaton OF an American manufacturers
union as proposed 10y Edwin Norton il
his address Tuesday.
At O'Clock the convention took a re
cess until O'Clock tomorrow morning 50
as to give time ior committee work.
THE COMMITTEES Al WORK.
After dinner the great body OF knights
left their hotels 90 sit places OF interest
in the city, many Of them making psi
erlmage 10 Gartield's tomb, at LakeVIew
cemetery. The commuters appointed a
the morning session got 10 work IN differ
eut hotels aud nails, taxing care that the
localities should be Kept "A secret.
The Executive Board held a session al
its headquarters in the Forest City house
while the Boycott Committee was at WORK
in room No. 80 OF the same hoiel.
The Committee on Strikes found refuge
in the Prospect house, where the causes
OF the late l0ck0uts were examined into
by the members.
The Committee for the Distribution oil
Literature and Documents held its FIRST
meeting m SlOss hall, while the COMM {.
tee on the state Of tue Order, the most
important OF all, held its session in the
uarlor of the Wpddoll bOusa. This com.