The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-27


NEW YoRE, August l6.-Ihe hvee
this morning prints tWo-column inter.
49, v,th NJ Powderlv mon The com /
- ~. x.sshts ~ r.abor
eo". ."'o" Y. 49, p~-.x..a.
- oe neIu ~ no""o"~ "~S
oayss"It viii % % American So"bso'S
In I'll the word implies, Tor while our
countries have artificial boundaries which /
-~-...s~ sh..,. from zach other. N our or. |
sr u ~. ~ $780,. het~een |!
t"n'.@''o- 49, -. ~.~..sc.
nations Of nauonaii'es' ~ eo"s..s'v.
will be decidedly representative. hvoy 4
man Will speak directly Tor HE own con-
stituency and every woman, wno
has I right TO do %. Men wne
belong to other labor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
trades unioue, but organizations q go
cialistic or Anarchist tendency -naso ue-
clared that they will make the knights o
Labor the 6eld Of their operauons-
shall 20 TO the convention at h'cnmono
fully determined that no member o. any
other organization shall have voice "
shaping or Influencing the actsons q tne
order. Aparchism Will not oe to'era.ou
and can have no influence 10 our oruer.
The Anarchist cranks Of this country
were very anxious TO have . general
strike for the Elght-Hour sys.em ~
the lot Of last May. 1ney desired I'M
every industrial center o. TINS county
should bave strike 80 tnat' u possioies
they might take advantage ~ tne exe'se-
meat and perform the WORK q oes.ruc-
ton. To show how insignincant ~ m
nuence the Anarchists exert IN our or
ganization, need out 20 refer 20 CT.
cular which ! issued tne iotn OF Isss
March. In one part o. tnst circu'..
| gave an adv'ce-only AZ sosiee-o ~,
, members that, tnasmucn a. the 6enera!
Assembly o. tne nn'En.s y. . es -, 49,
I never recommended the Isl ol MAY - .no
4 day on which to inaugurate she Eight.
\ Hour system, our members snouio
| take no part In the demonstration. 4
| grander spectacle was never presented 20
| the world than the admirable manner ~
/; which the organization acted % mat q.
deal. While enemies OF tne hn'gnts ~
! Labor. critics and faultnnders nave en-.
deavored to lay the blame OF tne ~ -
May or these Anarchist troubles on OUT
organization, they nave not snauow -
foundation on which 70 base their asser.
lions. When that advice OF mine went
along the line OF the knights, every man
stood firm. Our critics have said that
our organization was without discipline,
but the Illustration 4 nave gwen
proves the contrary to oe true.
No, the Anarchists never can nave any
influence In our organization. Anarchy
means destruction OF law and order, the
breaking Of social ties and fabrics. on!
organization aims ct maintaining law and
order, and believes In substituting gooo
laws Tor bad ones, and establishing more
firmly the social and political ties which
bind our people to each other"
Mr.. PowderIy then said that be thought
e would be necessary for the convention
70 take definite action in regard 70
strikes.
"At the Cleveland convention We
placed check on boycotts. 30 much 50
. that they have not occurred since. No
sooner did our order place Its strong
! hand on the strike and boycott than th:
employers OF labor began 70 strike and
. ! bo1coft. Over two hundred lockouts
, have occurred since the employers go'
the idea that members Of our oreaniza'
ton could not strike without violating
the laws a the order. | have q
! ways opposed strikes; I always viii