Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-08
THE LABORTNGMEN.
~ux frpI RATION OF ORGANIZED
raApxs AND LABOR UNIONS.
q, Body in Annual Session omcers
rlee,ed-Repcrt Of the Legislative
Committee. &c.
,pr ,.,.rnph % ;ns p,sp. .eh.l

cc,rxEt-s. ogIo. December - The Fed
,-,tion Of ORGANIZED Trades and Labor
,+nions Of the Iuited States a3d Canals
..s,,sd ~ annual session to-day nj noon.
- meeting was 20 have been held Ia 81.
,",,;s but IL was changed 10 this city
ING 10 toe Convention OF National
sr,sdgs Unions waich convcucs here to-
.,o,row. n Nse proposed 10 hold cxecu-
',,c SIS, ions, and sll not officially con.
...teI with the body were request
"a 10 withdraw whtle the action OF
30 Iceisisi W Committee WIS submitted
A. me Congress Tor ~ approval or disap-
oval. This action was followed by
'r.rned discussion, which resulted Ia The
sanraion 81 The resolution presented by
Sohn r. winder<. Of 81. Louis. 70 admit
rcure.enistivcs oi the press. The vote was
almost unsn'mou2.
The 'elechop Of presiding officers re-
.,s.a a. follows: J. W. smith. National
Taiiors' Union. president: j. l.. wright,
International typographical Union. VICE
,r,.idcni J. s. kirscbner. International
ttcsrmakeTs' Jnion. secretary IL. Enc
,irb. international Furniture Maunisctu-
r,r.. assis;afit secretary; ". 4. Thompson.
,,b,csco Trades and Labor Assembly, door
teener: 4. +. Pfegcf, Of Columbus, mes
sfncer. 49,.
Me,srs. GoInper. Thompson, Miller,
Pmcrich. Johnston. aud kirscbner, from
the legislative Committee. Submitted
long report. Under the bead Of "Federa-
tion and knights, strikes and Political Ae'
fiop." the committee says; "Tbe nth
annual Congress in executive session cor.
si6ercd the relations between trades unions
snd The knights OF Labor. and instructed
fhe secretary 10 correspond with
fhe executive officers OF the lat
t,r body in reference 10 the mat
trr. Secretary Foster. oheying bis in-
Stfuctions. wrote 10 Mr.. POwderly and
secretary Turner, and ELECTED replies from
both. That Of Dir. Powderly deserves
sp,cia notice on account OF the tone and
.p,ut o! fairness pervEding IFS contents,
I'm the continued hostility Of the Knights
81 Labor 10 trades unions leads Us 10 SUP
ro,r ihsi they were promises 70 the ear
broken 10 The hopes, or that POwderlys
influence for good WAS sadly oyerestima'ed
D., tie dele gaics 10 The last session OF the
Federation 1he question Of strikes is per
hans IN The present movement Oh labor or
csnizsflons one that Is not wholly,
Ne must confess, guided by that intelli-
oence which We think the subject deserves.
We do poiRsA Federation or A. individuals
rfsk
s,,itee on the contrary. IL is known that
t6s he's, regulated trades unions have toe
least strike; VET while we deprecaie tins
measure OF warfare in the labor movement
We cannot and will not Join the general hue
and cry for their condemnation. Strikes
are bsd. no dOubt. Not only are they so
when they are failures, but also, though
rof 80 bsd, when they are successful.
Therefore, TO know when 10 strike and
when not TO strike are questions OF the
highest importance; also, when strike l.
once gone into. how 10 conduct The same
j. ~ great moment. We believe when
.,dke Is practical people most Interested
should be- consulted and have . deciding
voice
Tie committee REGARDED with pleasure
lie recent political seton Of the organized
workuen Of the country, BY which they
hsd determined that they Intend to demon
strsie fheir pOiricl power. They recon-
lsend ~ Organized labor persist in their
recent efforts until they achieve the exer'
else Of political rights and powers which
se just.
Mi. Gompers moved that The Legislative
Committee meet with the committee OF tue
trade. union, tue conference 10 agree upon
s plan ior the carrying out OF an amalgamh-
ion ~ all trades unions.
Tbis brought on considerable discussion,
in winch the Knights Of Labor was dis
cu.s,d as an organization. and II was
finally decided Thai the Knights OF Labor
had nothing 10 do with Il. A motion Tor
thc appointment Of a committee was adopt
I'd. and the Federation adjourned TIL to-
morrow.
The following was received tonight:
PHLApuTHA. Pa, December :, lSS6.
ToP.J Bacga,re S,cretdry0f the Trades
MON Conference:
have selected . committee OF five. con-
si,ting OF Brother. Uaines, Hall, McFeelv.
Arlington, aud Zandt. 10 discuss past
grievances between the trades unions and
The Knights Of Labor and pave the way ior
tbe avoidance Of future ones. Fraiernslly
your,
lS.-nedJ /. '. POWpERLr'
General Master Workman,
knights % Labor.