The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
POWDERLY AGAIN.
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He Calls Upon the Order of
K. of L for Aid
FOR THE SUFFERING STRIKERS
. This Battle Against = Mau Who Rep
resents Monopoly Must be Fought
manfully."
More Powderiy.

HcEo EoHucEAy
PHILADELPHIA, April I5.-General
Master Workman Powderiy. of the
Knights of Labor. to-day. addressed
the following circular to members of
the order:
Noble Order Of the knights of Labor Of
america:
To the Order rhererer found, Greeting
You have all read Of the great strike on
the Gould lines of railway in the south
west. its history is being written day by
day. IL makes but little difference.
now, whether the men of the southwest
acted wisely or not. Let US pass that
affair over. for it, too, has passed into
history.
The general executive board of
the order attempted to settle
the trouble and restore harmony:
agreements were made with them by
Jay Gould, Esq.,. but when the board
reached st Louis, Mr.. Hoxie would not
treat with them. Not that alone. but
he positively refused to employ Knights
of Labor. whether they had been active
in the strike or not. 1t now becomes a
part OF every man and woman in the
order to take up the fight of the men
Vi tue SOutuhcol duu doclol luem 10
the full extent of their means. They
have been idle for nearly two months.
They have had a most trying ordral to
go through, and a-e in need of funds. IL
requires no eioquence or rhetoric to
plead the cause of these suffering people.
They require aid, and il becomes our
duty to extend that aid as quickly as
possible for US to do so. Send every
dollar you can spare to the general
secretary-treasurer, who will at once
forward 1t to the men at st. Louis for
distribution. Remember, the men out
there do not ask for charity. They do
not ask at all. It is your executive
board that makes the appeal in their
behalf. He who gives quickly gives
doubly. Act at once.
Another appeal may be sent to you,
and we ask of you TO prepare for il now.
We must be judged by our actions in
this matter. DO not pass resolutions
condemning capital. for we are not
ngnung capital. Do not antagoniZe the
contest we have before Us. Let us
make friend of every man who has
suffered through monopoly. This
battle against a man who represents
monopoly must be fought out man
fully. Watch his actions everywhere.
Keep an eye on the doings of Congress.
pointed to do its duty fearlessIy.
Strengthen their hands give them every
aid. In conclusion. let US again ask
that you send at once every dollar you
can at present raise to uphold the men
who are now out along the lines of the
southwest system of Gould's rail-
ways. Do not delay, and at
the same time make ready to
bring the whole power Of the order
to bear upon the man who wrecks rail-
roads, homes, fortunes and lives in his
greed for gold. Let US determine to
have it go into history that the men of
1886 struck as grandly for liberty as the
men of 1776. The men of I776 broke the
power Of monarchy and dethroned
king. The power which they wrested
from the hands of the king was not so
great as that which is now held by one
man, who, through the corrupt use of
money, has brought the manufacturer
and workman to ruin. The power of
the king has passed away, and il must
now be determined whether man shall
rule, or whether Legitimate wealth
shall rule.
(Signed) T. V. PowDERLY.
General Master Workman.
SCRANTON, April 15.-In an interview
this afternoon, Mr.. Powderly. when
asked what he thought of Mr.. Gould's |
reply to his manifesto said: II have |
not had much time to think of it, for |
this has been an unusual busy day with |
me. / don't think, however, that Mr.. |
Gould has answered my letter. His re
ply is a bubble and an evasion, and he /
fairly Stops over on some points. All |
there is in his communication has been /
said before. he evidently wants 10 pose |
before the country in the light of ma
tyr. but the Knights of Labor don't
propose to honor him with martyrdom.
We have invited him to carry
to the courts and we are
ready TO meet him there. He an
some time ago, his intention
to commence series of prosecutions
against US. and we want him to proceed
at once. We shall not be swayed from
our course by anything he may say or
do. Just as soon as possible, we shall
appoint committee OF the order to in
vestigate the southwestern trouble, from
root TO branch, all along the line, from
ST. Louis to the Mexican border. The
result of this Investigation viii be pub
lished to the world. and if the Knights
Of Labor who struck are at fault they
will not be screened. We are
6 ressionsl committee investigate the
strike first, ascertain the causes leading
to it, and then make them public
without delay. Mr.. Gould acts. or
rather talks, Ike a man who fears that
he viii be injured. II he should be pun
ished legally for the unlawful acts Of
his, that would not be unjustiy injuring
him. 1t would merely be upholding the
law. III any OF our men are amenaole,
let them also suffer"
Mr.. Powderiy was called to Chicago
late tonight on important business con-
narfad ,,.ith The L .,ia.hfa nf L alnr