Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-11
WORKING HARD

lana Gets Down TO isosiness-Incre.s
the Membership of the E~xecuti,ass vase
Proposed Treaty of Peace n'sa
Trades Notwithstanding of ~"
ance with the National Grange. aq
CLEVELAND, o., May 29.-The ~,
assembly OF the Knights OF Labor s..sa
down to hard work yesterday mos'.
and held two sessions. business ,mPd
transacted on the eight-hour plan ,3
eight to twelve O'Clock in the morn;n.1 od
two to six O'Clock in the afternoon aaI
the opening preliminaries the Conn., a
on Laws presented it's rans'
the first proposition of which ~
substantially that the Executive p.Sd
of the Knights of Labor be incr noa1
from five to eleven members, or tbat
assistants be appointed to assist "
present board. After an hours discus,.V Y
the proposition was adopted witSs
change. 1t was then decidoa |
establish permanent headona..
for the Executive Board in Philads,nSF:]
and, if deemed necessary, the board pn'1
sit throughout the year, instead OF oss"1
bling at the call OF the general masa
workman.
A resolution was carried that rayo 81
general master workman the authorit. n
recall the commissions OF every organ,
in the order.
The convention reasscmblcd at u
O'Clock. The Executive Board presentaa1
report in the matter in controversial
tween the trades unions ind the KIM
OF Labor, and the rest of the Az
noon was spent IN hearing statementsal
arguments on the report.
The report OF the Executive Board
the trades-unions controversy enbol1
the address of the trades unions and 4
terms on which they wish to settle ext
ing troubles. The address is as follows
The officers of the National and Inter,
ti0nal trades unions desire to make the sIa
ment that they have no antagonism iowa
tine Knights Of Labor, and believe that, "a
order, it has a legitimate mission in the lah
men Of industry and the aggregation of a
ital the tendency iStO mOnOpOliZe the buSir,
OF the country. Hence the various tradesb a
been affected by IN introduction OF machine
the subdivision of labor, the use of woma
and hid labor, and the lack of al appn
tice system. SO that the skilled trades ",
rapidly sinking to the level of paupcr lab
To protect the skilled labor of America fr
being reduced to beggary, mud to sust
the standard of American workmanship .
established. They are Il social soc ETY., 4
their past history proves not Only b.
they boon a benefit in raising
wages Of -workmen II in reducing
tr%aternnl duty of assisting their mema
when unemployed aud in sickness, when
abled by accident and old age, and PROVO
for the widows and orphans of their dccea
brothers Consequently the trades uni
have become Il fixed and permanent inst
ton in America, not a~ntagonistic to the
fare of the country, but calculated to cley
all branches of labor to u h CHER degree
citizenship and a larger share of social Ct
fort.
For this principle the thoughtful and
seeing men OF various crafts have foun
urlons Of their respective trades, and
maintain Their trades unions the memt
have sacrificed countless time and nor
plete failure. time has proved not only Il
usefulness. but has demonstrated that t
are destined to fulfill u higher miss
n their progress is in exact pro-
ton to the intellectual development
their members. When they are founded
such grounds there need be no fears of
destruction, nor need there be any anti
nisn between them and the Knights OF Lal
OF late u greatest fears have not been
the Knights OF Labor would destror tra
unions, but that the capitalists of the cd
try woul use every opportunity to pit
form of organization against the other
in the conflict destroy both
Within the last year the National and ID
national trades unions have grown witha
strides. The trades UNIONS are economic,
managed, and the most rigid ACCOUNTABLE
is eNactcd from their officers in all Anan|
n business transactions. As officers Piled
by the los sacred Obligations to promote
interests of their respective unions the Cd
officers felt it was their duty to attend
Philadelphia conference, and the results
that conference are such ia for the futl
there are no doubts that the trades union]
America will not only grow but become md
fixed institutions.
The treaty itself, OF course, is the nd
important part OF the work, and Isl
bone OF contention, for if it's terms !
agreed to by the Knights of Laborlt
work radical changes in the managem(
and organization OF local assembl
1t provides that no assembly OF |
knights OF labor can be ford
OF any trade without the cons
OF the nearest trades union
that craft. When such assemb1
have already been formed they shall be
quired to disband and Join mixed ass
blies; no persoa shall he admitted to !
order OF the Knights ofLabor who hasb4
convicted OF scabbing, rafting or embs
ing in the trades unions without ez
Grafton from said unions; no peri
shall be admitted to membership
the Knights OF Labor who is working
les than the union scale Of wages Of
craft; whenever IL strike or lockout
any trades uniosist is in progress no
sembly OF the Knights OF Labor shall
terfere until settled to the satisfaction
the trades union affected. The tred
closes by STIMULATING that the Knights
Labor shall issue no trade marks
may in any way compete or conflict v
trade marks issued by the trades un0
The address and the treaty were refer
to the Committee on the State OF
Order.
1t is believed the Knights will undoa
eddy indorse the bill now before Cong1
providing for IL tax OF ten cents a pG
on oleomargarine, and it is Thought
action will draw the grangers into
field, thus greatly strengthening the oM
The Knights OF Labor are courtihe
alliance with the agriculturists, and y
cations point to the establishment ole
relations between that order and the
tionul Grange as an outcome OF theE
n session OF the general assembly:
National Grange has been in EXIST
Tor twenty years. Since the date u
organization its growth has been WOE
Jul. IN the first ten years 1000, ooo
bers were admitted and the total menu
snip to date is estimated at 6,uoVN
In its declaration OF principles it stfaa
advises cooperation and arbltras
dlscountenanceS the credit ana ~
gage system and all unhealthy "
ries. Its chief aim is to
producers and into dlree'
friendly intercourse. and in everyNsj