New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-16
POWDERLY'S LAST RECRUITS.
AspEEcH TO EASTERN GLAsswoRKERs.
THEY VOTE TO BECOME KNIGHTS OF LABoR-oPPos-
ING THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE BOYCOTT
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ATLANTIC CRY, " J. July 15.-Tts Eastern Green
Glas. Bottle Blowers Association met in Bartlett Hall
at 10 A. III to-day At 1915 General Master Work
man I. v Powdcrly and A. G. Denny. one of the
organizers of the Knights OF Labor entered the ROOM
The Assembly rose and greeted them with deafen-
ing applause Mr. Powdery made address in which
he said IN part
- ! listen now TO the sound of music and il takes
hack TO Just an hour ago when got of the train
and walked over TO tine hotel. saw a crowd OF men
and women and soldiers marching past the hotel ana
heard music all about me. / went upstairs 10 see
saw the .listenng bayonets the gray suits and the
soldiers marching in order thought the Welcome 70
these men was not accorded to the of the Glass
Association. Did you see anybody out to meet you
Did you hear any pianos playing for youi We looked
into these faces and saw that some OF them were
men of means and some OF them mean men. Laugh
teri Who are they They are clerks. they are
trade.men. This refers to the 9Th Maryland Regi-
ment Some of them we're carrying along these
street for exhibition If it branch of organized
labor people would assemble in astOnishment so see
them. The men who produce wealth assemble to DO
honor 70 men Who when workngmen demand their
right. without violence these men are called up to
stand AZ a menace 10 them. They stand as barrier
bet 1een labor and capital do not say that Is what
thew ought TO be- That ia what they are. Where
labor has had room and time to assert itself that array
of bayonet has stood between laborers aud their
rights 1t has been demonstrated that two-thrds OIL
the regiments of each State are members OF the
Knights of Labor and that when their time expires
they will not re-enlist Let the men who are IN the
banks and in the railroads.&c. the men who Cypress
labor FIJI m these ranks Then, when the two sides
are arrayed against each other will see W no VIII
win They will be too cowardly to do it.
I'VE do not ask or beg you to come into our order
do not prompt You to do anything tor my SAKE
But ask Won for your own sake and for the of
labor that YOU array yourselves in organization
In doing this you not asked TO surrender the right
70 regulate your trade in your way, but we
promise TO assist YOU in regulating 1t in way you
cannot do Yourselves | want to see the day when not
a drop OF liquor or medicine. oil shall be poured
from bottle that is not made i'll America and by
American workmen. Applause.
They call Inc foolish in my own district ror saying
this ANY bottle brought into my house does not 90
bact 7 can't smash a beer bottle as drink ginger
ale put the bottle never goes out alive That Is
small thug but if ninety thousand men who get Dot
ties were to destroy them. it would make big hole
| have been told that in the matter OF strikes. we
should not interfere with your night to strike mat
is your affair but If You doubtful OF the result
of your Strength. can III mti'"ci VI NC 80
eral Executive Board and let them Lave chance IN
settling the matter YOU desire help there If assist
ance That il business BevOnd that. manage your
own affairs have heard that there has been dlssat-
sfaction concerning the interference of the Knights
of Labor In local matters ought 20 know. signed
the law The day is coming When the entire army oil
labor must understand the tonds OF abor. the cen
trazation Of wealth and power. we ua'e not lne
wealth cut we have the power. =
You have heard of the strike snd the boycott. III
has preiudced against u. mat - because tncy
have paid attention to me newspapers Every time we
bOycotted newspaper we were asked 10 DO so 10y tne
Typocraphical Union They tried alone ard. not
paper You should stand side by side with your west
ern brethren If you do not, it will be standing
menace to YOUR trade. We talk about high protec-
tive tariff If the Workingmen were organized, we
could take the tariff down. lie tariff protects the
manufacturer and not the workingman. Ihey never
understood until few years ago the bona OF UNION
between the different branches OF labor desire TO
see the uuifcaion of labor our organization is not
perfect. Everything God made Is not perfect no
man l. better than his neighbour We ought 10 assist
one another l. that wrong Then we are wrong.
Meet YOUR manufacturers. Place your wages be-
fore them If YOU can not agree and believe that you
Ar. right and are entitled more then the entire
forces OF labor shall ba, you II were dynamiter
would hate most awfully to see II wasted Laugh
ter Ineycr carry a pistol. II did would use H.
Ii Is the same about the boycott. lake the Nuper
case | told him. 10 six months he would DE glad 10
sell his factory TO me. / saw him aitervard and he
said our acquaintance-hp had cost him @lOo.OOo
The boycott is "A dangerous weapon. IL is double
edged sword The man who handles ii ought 10 know
how to hold IT, Let the Knights of Labor know how
TO use it, Then there will be no danger OF cutting
Themselves When boy colt or a strike Is ordered We
want il to be effective. VIII you JOIN us =
The vote was taken; Yeas. AZ nays 20.