Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-06

A Secret Circular From other Labor
Organizations.

The Pittsburg Commercial udzette pub
fishes a secret circular, which II says has
been sent to the leaders OF the various
labor organizations throughout the country
calling a conference Of the chief executive
officers OF all the national and international
trades unions in America, to be held In
Philadelphia on May 18th. The object Of
the conference, which Is to be informal, is
TO devise ways and means to protect the
respective organizations from the malicious
work Of an element who openly boast that
trades unions must be destroyed. This Is
said to indicate a rupture between the
trades unions and the Knights OF Labor.
The circular referred to is as follows:
APRIL 26,Iss'.
10 all tchor II may concern:
DEAR SIN: We, the undersigned officers Of
the organization named, deem II highly Inn
portant 10 hold conference at an early date OF
the chief executive officers OF each and every
national and international trade union In
America. 10 is suggested that the said confer
ence be an Informal one and be held In Phla-
delphla on Tuesday, May 18th, 1886, meeting
placs 20 be announc later The object Of the
conference to devise ways and means 10 protect
our respective organizations from the malicious
ness of an element who openly boast 81 hat
trades unions must be destroyed"
This element urges our local unions TO dis
baud and Il is doing incalculable mischief by
arCusing antagonisn and dissension 10 the late
movement unIerseover OF the Kn ghts of Labor,
from that body. This eli ment purs les its evil
are backed up by thiA element suspended and
expelled members of trades-unions are well
coined Into their work and these elements use
the Knights of Labor as au in tfum"ut through
which vent the cpl aRninst trndes-unlunS
amply demonstrated by cgnr makers
and typographical interuatiOna' unions
Other ira les-unons have ben more
or less affected. 1hes4 and other su pjects con-
earning The rDintlOfH tfuUpH nmiDna apU
Knights OF Labor require that the above confer
tnce be held as speedily AS possible that we
general officers of the Knights OF Labor 10 cease
this hostl ty and autagonism towards trades
unions. In view of the urgency OF the case we
cali upon you to personally attend the confer
ence or appoint q substitute II you will attend
sign this Circular and return In envelope. Then
you Will be Informed as 10 place OF meeting
Consider this circular strictly confidential. 1t
| mailed to all ationHl and International
Signed I: Il J. MCGUIRE,
Gen Sec. Brotherhood of Carpenters
A. STRAssER,
Pres. q armakers' international Union.
JOSIAH DEYER,
Gen. Sec Graplte-maAers' International Union
Il. j FITZPATRICK,
Pres. Iron Molders' Union of North America.
w II. FOSTER,
Sec. Federation of Trades of North Ameri,a
Following Is n list of the persons invited
to the conference: Il. s. Mcintosh, Seere-
tary Typographical National Union; r.
Howard, Secretary Spinners' National
Union; p. NJ. Arthur, President Locomotive
Engineers; William Weihe, President
Amalgamated Association Iron and Steel
Workers; Thomas O'Dea, Secretary Brick
layers International Union; ]. Phillip,
Secretary Hatters' National Union; G.. Cess
ner, Secretay Glassworkers' Union; s.
Ekman, Secretary Ohio Valley Trades AS
sembly; Il. M. like, Secretary German
Printers international Union Tom o'Reilly,
ternational Union; @. II. Sharp, Secretary
Tailors' National Union Chris. Evans,
Secretary Miners Amalgamated George
Harris, President Amalgamated Miners; W.
W. McClelland, Amalgamated Engineers;
W. NJ. Schulz, Secretary Mstal-Workers'
International Union and the President of
the Locomotive Flremen.