Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-09

not vive ont what was H. tue report; that
although II had been acted upon u was
still the property OF toe committee, ana
could not I've given out except by them. III
Is understood that most Of the members ol
the committee are Home Club men, anu
that the report was In their favor.
CHiLD-EDUcATIOs FEATURE or Mr.. POWDER
LY's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Powderly's address, which was pub
Iished last Wednesday, was read. In aIdi-
ton TO what had been printed, Mr.. Powder
| iy had little 10 say, which, he stated, was
| OF no great public interest. The follow
ing, contained In that paper, which relates
| 10 the education OF American children, was
| referred to special committee with IN
| struc,ions 10 report To the General Assem-
| bly, some plan by which the American peo-
| pie may be educated for good businessmen
and women:
The thirteenth article in our declaration
| 81 principles reads "The prohibition, by
law, OF the employment Of children under
| fifteen years Of age in workshops, mines,
| and fpctories." The end sought for IN car
| wing this declaration into effect IL not that
| the child may live in idlcness; i'll not that
more adults may he employed. IL Is that
| the child OF the poor man may be enaDleh
| TO acquire an education to equip him Tor
the duties which will IN future fall upon
him as man and citizen. We cannot afford
10 pass this question by and legsiate on
| some simple question OF trade discipline.
| The question Of cbild.labor aud education
| Is the most Important that can come before
| us now or any other time. With an edn
| cation, all things are easy OF accomplish
| ment; without 1t hope itself almost dies,
and liberty Is farce.
| In our organization Of labor, and II has
| been so from the beginning, we take H.
| the work Of reform when the subject has
| advanced In years-the new member must
| be sixteen years before we admit him. We
| attemft to drive from his mind the false
| ideas gathered In from the workshops, or,
| possibly, the slreet-cOrner. HIS habits are
| formt d, and the work that should have
| been begun at seven years we take up at
twenty or later on In life. To attempt To
settle so intricate question as the one we
| are grappling with, or TO successfully solve
| the question, is q task so difficult that do
not wonder that men drop out OF the ranks
| Of labor organizations discouraged and
| hopeless. To make the necessary pro-
| gross We must begin with the child,
and see TO 1t that he has educa-
|
! Of Labor are right, aud few men question
them, we should teach them to the young
| IL should be a part Of the duty OF every As
| sembly 10 ascertain the number Of children
| who do not attend school in its vicinity,
| learn what the causes are, and take steps 10
| have them attend school.
The sword may strike the shackles from
! the limbs Of the slave, but il Is educlli0n
| and organization that make OF him free
man. lie is still a slave whose limbs alone
| have been freed.
or what avail is IL 10 say that we are Ia
| boring TO establish a system Of cooperation
when that which i most essential 10 the
| success OF cooperation is lacking? A busl-
| ness training is necessary 10 successfully
| carry on a cooperative enterprise. II the
management Of the large or small concerns
in Operation in this country were turned
| over to US to-day, we would but run them
| in the ground, for we lack the business
| training necessary to successfully operate
them. our vanity may prevent us frQSr
acknowledging this TO be true, but wc can
| net deny it. II is through no fault Of ours
| that it is true, but if it continues il will b.
our fault.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
! The following committees were appoint
| cd: Laws. nine members; Appeals ana
| Grievances. eleven mcmbcr,; State OF the
| order. nine members. There was also ap
rointed a Committee on Distribution t9
| look oyoI the resolutions, &C., introduced,
and to mark and refer them TO the proper
| committees without discussion. This re-
| lieycs the presiding officer Of the trouble on
| examining all Of these papers TO determine
TO " hat committees tbev should be referred.
! The other committees VIII be appointed to-
day.
MUST BE ALLOWED TO VOTE.
4 motion was adopted providing that a
| >recial committee OF five be appointed II
/ send tclcgIams TO Providence, Il. ana 10
/ the District OF Columbia in reference TO the
people there not being permitted TO eXer-
+ else the right OF suffrage. In the former
3 place person before being allowed TO vote
must own S134. and in the latter they are
/ not allowed 10 vote at all. Their officer,
are all appointed by the President. The
/ object Of thi, is to carry out the intent o.
the resolution adopted b. the Cleveland
! Convention. The committee will be ap.
/ uointcd to-day. The exact nature OF the
| telegram which will be seat is not yet
| knONn.
KNEW NOTHING ABOUT 1T.
Mr. Powdcrly's attention wa' called 10
the following paragraph which appeared IL
the telcgraphic columnsof The papers yes
terdav and asked about it, being correct
MoXTREAL, October THE constitution
of the knights oi Labor has been revised
hy the members Of the clergy OF this city,
under the auspices Of Archbishop Fabrc.
with the object OF CXpunglng provisions
contrary TO the rules OF the Roman Catho'
lie Church. Mr.. POwderly, the general
master workman, when here promised the
Archbishop to support the passage oi The
amendments before the annual Convention
Two delegates from the knights OF LABOR
! orpanizati0n have left 10 attend the Con
vcntiun IN Richmond, Va, ana have tiAen
tbc revised constitution with them. II J.
stated that the Archbishop DELAYED acton
until the present time because OF The asSe IL
bling Of the Richmond Convention.
After reading It he said IL that Is 30
know nothing about it.
ONLY A SOCIAL CALL.
Mr.. Pow derly was told that 1t had beer
stated that he called on Bishop kcanc afcW
days ago and had an interview with hin
concerning Catholics Joining the ordel
and asked II such was the ease
lie said this statement was entirely err0
ncous; that he paid the Bishop social call
a, he always does when he stops where
bishop lives, whether attending conven
uoI or not. In answer to further questions
MIR. Powderly said that nothing passed be
tween the Bishop and himself with refer
ence to the question Of social equality, hn
that they spent half hour in pleasant con
yclsation on general topics.
SECRETARY. Y.TREAsURER's REPORT.
The report Of Mr. Frederick w. Turner
general secretary and treasurer, Will D'
submitted this morning. 1t has not beel
customary heretofore 10 furnish this re
port for publication, and 1t will hardly O'
done this time. At the Cleveland Conyen
ton the report was gotten hold OF by SOM
one without the permission OF the ollcer
OF the Convention, and was printed IN tn
newspapers all over the country. Sever
hundred and ten delegates are in attend
1 ance, and fOrty-6ve more have reported
but have not arrived yet.
POwDERLY on SOCIAL EQUALITY.
Before leaving the newspaper-men Ia
night, Mr.. Powderly SAID that II he coul
get time before going TO sleep he woul
write letter, TO be published over his ow
signature, on the sOcial.equality que'
ton, and that il he did not get time la
night he would do so this morning. ii
promised TO have 1t ready and to give
ont tonight to be published in the morn
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