The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-04
The Law OF NECESSITY
SHOULD CONTROL ALL WHO
LABOR,
Aud They Should BE Enrolled Under
One Flag as Having One Hope
and One Destiny.

evening, after ten days session, su-
ourned sine die. The convention was
,alled for the purpose OF considering
i've subiects-the Southeastern uou-
the regulation OF strikes aud boy
cots, the rotation OF the order with
trades unione, the rapidly increasing
and labor legis!at OF.
The General Assembly has given IT,
the world no token that 1t has touched
upon the Southwestern question.
1t is said that something has been
done to shut of indisCriminate strlk-
ing and boycotting, but the methods
10 be used have not been divulged.
The assembly has regulated the re-
ception OF new members by reca ling !
the commissions Of its 600 orRanizsrs.
In legislation it has petitioned Con-
gress to give American land to Amtrl-
csn citizens, and to appropriate non
residents aliens property, and has $50
asked Congress- to regulate the bluk'
ing system by establishing loan Offices
in every county.
The crowning set was the reply to
the circular of the trades unions,
which, it YVES hoped, would restore
harmony between the orders Engaged
in labor re 'orm. Ths last session was
q veritable love feast, and every mem
Der who had said anything against
any other member extended the hand
of fellowship The Home Club de-
psrtnent OF the Knights Of Labor
were, it Is said, n tIifle more liberal
today, and, al er securing eleven
members OF the enlarged Executive
Board, allowed two ct their
opponents to become members. On
Wedne sday afternoon a nominating
bal ot wss taken far the fourth aso-
ciate member OF the hoard, aud David
X Gibson of Hamilton, Ont, a
Home Cub" man, faid to be antag-
onistic TO the trades unions, was III
the LEAD On the second and tiual bal
lot. This morning he was elected.
The fifth member put through was
joseph X. Buchanan OF Denver, the
editor OF the Labor Enquirer, and a
srong opponent If the "Home Club. "
The sixth member was Ira b. Aylcs
worth Of B,ltimo-c, member OF the
Carpenters and Joiners' Broth rhood,
and a s rong trade-unionist.
~ o'clock the convention took
its neon recess, rea5 milling at | 80
o'clock. The first business taken up
W the report of the Committee Oh
the State OF the Order, and with but
little discussion tue following address
YVES adopted.
Brothers in the Cause of Labor:
We, the Knights of Labor, in Gen
eral Assembly convened, extend our
heartiest greetings to ell braoches Of
honorable toll, welcoming them to
the most friendly alliance in COM
mon work. Tnis organic alton EN-.
braces within lis folds sll branches OF
honorable toll and conditions of men,
without respect to trade, occupation,
creed, color or nationality. We seek
to raise the level OF wages and reduce
the hours OF LABOR, to protec ct men and
women in their occupations, in their
lives aud limbs and in their rights as
citizens; we seek, also, to secure such
legislation as shall tend tn prevent the
uoiust accumulation Of wealth, to re-
strict the power OF monopolies and cor
porations and to enact such wise and
beneficial legislation as shall promote
equity and Just laws, looking forward
to the day when co operation shall
supercede the wage system and the
elias 5es that now divide men shall be
forever abolished. We recognizes the
service rendered 10 humanity and the
cause OF labor by trades unions organ
nations, but believe the time hfs
come, or is fast approaching when al
who earn their brsal by the sweat o.
The brow shall be enrolled under Ont
general head, as we are controlled by
enc common law-the law Of our nc
cessities and we will gladly welcome
to our ranks or TO protection of on
banner any organization requesting
admission, and to such organlz Ationi
as believe their craftsmen are bette
projected under their present form o
government we pledge ourselves a
members OF the great army OF labor Il
cooperate with them in every honor
able effort to achieve the success
which we are unitedly orgsniz d t
obtain. and to this end We have ap
pointed a special committee to CONF
with like committee OF any nat!oaa
or International trades UNION whic
shall desire to coufer with us upon tn
settlement OF any difficulty that ma
occur between the members Of tn
several organizations, We have r
csived a communication from q CON
mittee Of the national officers Of som
of the national and inernation'
trades unions requesting certain spt
clfic legislation at our hands, but q
, we believe that the object sought an
stated in the preamble to the commit
nication above referred 10 can best b
accomplished by conference betwee
a committee of this aE3ocistion aud
committee of any other organization
, and the propositions contained thes'
, in are consistent with our duty to on
members, we therefore defer actio
on said propositions until a COME
ence Of committees cen be hell
= The basis upon which we believe al
, agreement can be reached would ne
etsNTily include the adoption OF son
plan by which all labor organization
8 could be protected from III
fair men, men expelled, suspended
| uuutE nuty VI kulAty Va bNhAhk W
places OF union men or Knights
) Labor while on q strike or viii
> licked out from work, and thai as I,
, as possible uniform STANDARD
hours OF labor and wages should
e adopted, so that men Of any trade 81
Y rolled in our order and members
( trades unions may not come in co..
. flict because Of the difference in wsgt
or hours Of labor. We also belieN
l that system of exchanging workin
8 cards should be adopted, so that men
! bers of any craft belonging to ditfe
ent cTganis atoms could work in ha
mony together, the card of any men
Der OF this order admitting TO work
any union shop, aud the card of ar
man admitting him to work
any Knights of Labor sho
We further believe that upC
demand for increases
: wages or shorter hours of lab,
made by either organization, COME
{ ence should be held with the orga
u ized laborers employed in the esta
lishment where the demand for i
crease of Wages or RI due ION CT hou