The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-09

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81. LoUls, March 9o.-The following
remarkable circular was made public
this morning. Il 10 the hrst oGlcial ut'
tsrance o. General Master Workma 4
Powderly q The knights Of Labor, and
n u he defines With startling clearnes1
bic vegy sensible views concerning
strikes, boycotting. the eight-hour sys-
tsm and other important questions con
cerning orRanlsed labor:
lsscrss Clrcular.i
PnrEADRErnxA. ~. March ~, lseA
Nsob 0riv n - knioAes g Lsbev " ls~-
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ne recording secretary YIN. o rsesips q
~ vorkman. whose duty y shall b - Issue Z
Pod letter call Tor full meeting. either req.
ular OF special. have null attendance. and
rea6 10. H. extreme lenxth must % excused
for can not 90 % each assembly 70 speah
on the present crisis. and take this method
Of reaching them
An order vas recently Issued 70 suspend
organization of new assemblies for forty
daya It aid noe 30 out until : careful ~
view Of the field had been taken Had I
noe been convinced shat y was absolu teiy
necessary for the salvation Of the order my
vote would nos Be cast il favor Of : esssa-
ton % the work
fsssd : human Ssins stands sqs-rsiy before
ins-is 9 hsrs-end Z mass b 1rmly dealt
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shls circular. esd % them % speak 70 me -
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perform ~ mission = Intended BY ies found
err and those who have worked With IL mon
&c oc ss e ana @p &c ?: NIB
bronxht back % her mooringa n has
always been. and = q the present time,
srssIos Il g ne ss csssismens q disputes Be-
tween employer and employe- The Law Of
Knlghshood demands af the hands Of our
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Only remedy Sor sSs NE we complain o. we're
z ~ ia Z: ssd ,ss sss e
unell ~ else bad failsd- Ths men and WON
q Who dock % our standard have
81 esss4s .ss se rro wsonf cr ysa ssy
and n reason ere IN duty bound to learn
Sow % right these WRONGS BY the least ex-
Psesivs and most sssisi.c.ory = well q
mon our principles ana proper methods, vet
men are lmpressed with she idea that
they can learn them n six week: o. six
proper education 4 laid We ind our assem-
blles on q strike or locked out. and In too
many cases she provocation comes from
No matter what advantage We gain BY the
strike. IS u only indicating the symptoms;
4 dos not penetrate the system. and, there
urni sequence - . relapse. and : relapse
always means more medicine and weaker
patient than before You must bear wish
b ne last one viii ever write 20 you. Ny
g measured by the standard Of dollars and
sss p'~s ne s Se.ss 1s
s s< e az ns s of Fssss az & s
cssss s remedy si nss isiisd' sss wirss from
news Of q many ssrikss 81 Knsshss Of La
sS y asvss sh hnssd e. nos 1S sas
they we've IN many caees scornod and re-
jecied By our own members- In some cases
vs. s. .ss ssTse ns
claimed BY our member that arbitration n
ne-sided. That may Be true OF the past.
~; .s xos. s . made @ us With
Siveiy that the juss claims OF iab0r viii Be
1lsesned % n We 90 forward IN che way we
searted ous. 4 2 claimed shas this z year
may. We can NOT force them BY sfrik1hg.
On aware that the machinery Of Our or
der = nos capable Of performi1x the york
and th1s cacs must have . restraining tnfi-
ence upon our memoers until the next sen
srai assembly meets. Five hundred assem-.
many - were organised n the nrss eight
within me bounds o human posslb''lty %
properly srsined before she ssse@ 6iies
sisls them sor issslussions Ses
fss, nus. :ss svo :ss ss .p. s0s q
eddinF any more new assemblies 20 sns %.
Win our prsssns ~. sSdiscipsissd 4 menu en-.
I'D ncb agalnss well. drilled regular
ss16iiss g bring Il ss1 nsmbsrs. p,ei up
eholr ouarrels q soon - organized. and
have them expecs pscunlery Aid from those
= ne es ws e evs nsn 1 sns
vross = .neoarsss ssss % sks idsa yhss
sA sSs e ssss .s q osssrs sy %s:
can noe receive asslssance inside 81 six
ssss Vii sSesorsss 1 sSsS q sss Ssiisf sSss
they viil receive assistance sven then
Ws have built Up I. moral force shas VII
command . hearinx for ns before any sribu-
ssay our n :srsSssS 2:a miss che golden Sd IS.
portunlty % crown every effort With success
~ rushing into useless slrikea- 10 the car
0IDal principles Of the order we must add
another-paoience. You have had patience
sce yeerD, and had not the knights
g Leoo. epAs,red upon ths scsne
g pr'ees nua stsnd = shsy are
ANY osher process Shan { strike. You must
su6mls 20 Injustice Is The hands Of the en-
ployer IN patience for while longer. Bids
veil your time Mako no dlspIay % organ
nation Or strength until Jon hsve every
man and woman D. your department ~ IN
duetEy organised and thou do noe strike
but study, NOS only your own condition bus
that % your employer. Ftnd oue how much
yon are justly entitled e: and then shs e.
eanlssrs Who publish an. accouns o. theiI
voek % che world: assemblies ehee pubIlsl
n account Of their strength 90 che world
ard members. whether public o. private
who speak boaseIrGly q COR s!rengeh % shs
world, are very indiscrcee. Mind your Owl
business. Keep your own counsel II eh>
world Wishes 20 learn anything concerntn1
us. lee q nsk for information n y % propel
% give the information. We may 90 z
Mhsrs re w!n : vicscSy !ss q 3 ~: s,,she
indy 81 ri sSe ". v:nanIsbsd ne v6o does % I
: coward Each district assembly. eacl
COMMITTEES on instructions. ~ teach OIL
mrnhrS- What the order MAS irtrn"ei TOT