The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-27
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
CAUSES FOR coNVeNlNe THE GEN.
ERAL ASSEMBLY.

ReAehed-MArtin Irons "Not So -.-oh
As sPalutod"-Intoryisws-PsrsonAi.
CLEVELAND, May 25-The following eaM.
Issued by Mr. Powdorly 10 the Knighta II
Labor, gives list Of the causes for conyening
the general assembly In special session Ar
Cleveland this week, and OF tho matters thsA
will bo brought up for action
SCRANTON, Pa, April %, 1884
ITO the order, wherever found, greetings
aAoting under authority vested In mo ~
general master workman, do hereby call
tho general assembly together In special go
sion The causes leading 10 the calling OF tbs
special session aroi
"FiSt-Tho rapidly Increasing momborhhip
requires changes In the laws which the gem
eral executive board have no authority 10
mako
aSooOnd-The laws IN relation 10 the gov.
ernment Of boycottlng are wholly inadoquAts
10 compel obedience on the part Of assemblies
that believe In boyeottIng for every oironSs.
whothcr great or small
"Thlrd-The laws In relation 10 strikes do
not cover tho ground necessary 10 give The
general executive board power 10 interfere In
such matters until after strike has boon In
augllratcd
1.-THE ordor has boon involved In difficulties
with trade societies, and an effort N being
made 10 create rupture between these 70
ciotles and the Knights OF Labor, Thosc and
other matters which viii help 10 par
feet the discipline OF the order win require
the careful dolbcration and cool Judgment ol
the mombeS Of tho general assembly, | be
llaUa VluV lha st.aal aplllaal t.aplaI ~ Nha
orders history has beon reached, and do not
feel that II would bo best for the order IA
allow any moro time 10 olapae before calling
the representative mon together, NO that We
may devise means whereby the machinery Of
the order may DO improved The present on
ecutlvo board cannot attend 10 one e'tenth part
Of the work that pours IN upon thom, and
some means Of distributing this work must
bo thought Of and put Into practice"
Tho call promises that the precedent ostab-
llshed At the special session held In Philadol-
phia, on June 9TH, 1878, will allow all rcprs-
ecntativos who served At the ses lou held In
Hamilton, Ont last October " w aa ropro-
aontatlyos In tho Cleveland convention, that
no election shall DO held until the delegates 10
the regular session arc chosen, and ends ne
follows
~ nocd tho wise counsel and action Of tho
order at largo through iA Representatives
Did not fcol that IL was absolutely necessary
10 call tho session. would not take this stop
We must place our order sluaroly before tho
world ON several issues, In such way that
no misunderstanding can possibly arise In
tho future
Tho Forest City house whore tho delegates
10 the special convention Of the Knights Of
Labor are domioiled, presented an animated
appearance this morning Mr. Powdorly
was up early and was bculegod an all sides by
newspaper reporters and Incoming delegates
all anxious for shake Of the hand and
word from the master workman Mr. Po,
derly IN conversation with reporter saidi
~ have great hopes FOR this convention,
but will not present any Views of my own
until hear the opinions n other delegates
who may have bctter plans than nine"
"Wlll Martin Irons be present
~ think not, Mr. Irons IA not dclegats
and hc could have no business here other than
become acquainted with the delegate I do
not thin, that Mr., Irons IA a candidate for
general master workman, He snot 10 black
s he IL pNIntod and no has made a very good
executive officer In his district, aud think
was oppopd 10 the strike In the southwest
Hon Thomas Barry, the last member of
the executive committee 10 arrive, put In an
Appearance 70 NJ 10 o'clock this forenoon and q
secret citing Of that body was held imnio-
diately Afterwards 10 arrange n program for
the week Tho convention Ia 10 hN held In
Aloss hall, ontario street, and will bc called
10 order No o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
dclcgnio, only 10 be granted admission,
Joseph Il, Buchanan, editor Of the Denver
Enquirer ono Of che delegates b. the conyon.
tion, snld ~ am Socialist but not bomb
thrower | am radlca ly opposed to tho dos.
tructlun " property, and the taking Of human
life A Socialist does not ueed 10 be muir.
derer or q dynamiter any more than Bap.
list nccl, bc an outlaw AZ far ns Mr.. Pow.
derly Is onccrned do not think ho has any
political aspirations still, l have no doubt
that h. could be elected 10 almost any ofiics
he wished II he has any such ambition I
think II Is OF congressional or senatorial
character where ho would be IN position 30
do practical work for the order
About City OF the 300 delsg "Nr.
ent have arranged up 10 noon
thom being from the west -
Secretary Turner estimates der
now numbers over million, AZ
At the rate Of about 800 per
A Terrible Mura
TnoNA aviLLE, Ga, M sea
rcachc here OF terrible mu ..
ern par Of the county FIR
farmer became enraged with aud
knocked her down with hoe rot
rnS'r and cut her throat have
utarto ! pursuit OF tho murdo