Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-17
THE GREAT STRIKE.
Powderly's Order = Men Refuse to
Obey 1.-THE Strike Ended
Throne Going Begging.
THE O
They Re Fuse to Obey Powderly's Orde
to go to Work.

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to 60 to Work.
CHICAGO, November lathe decision O
the strikers last night as to whether or no,
to obey the order has led to series OF com.
plieations to-day. A special meeting Of the
Chicago Trades Assembly had some time
ago been called for this afternoon, the un.
derstauding being hat action would be
taken in regard to the b%oycotting of Ar.
mour. Powderly's order had led many Of
the delegates to believe this morning that
but the President had scarcely raped the
Assembly to order when Geo. Schiliing, who
is a prominent member, precipitated q gen.
eral discussion of Powderly's order,
THE ATTITUDE OF THE STRIKERS
and what action should be taken. 1t was
soon developed that there was a very
strong opposition in the Asse nbly to obey
ing the order and strangely enough the OPP
position nearly all came from delegates
who are Knights, while those who are
Trades Unionists almost unanimously fav
ored it's obedience, many of them on the
ground hat discipline ought to be main
tanned and others on the ground that. Pow
derly's order was
THE ONLY RATIONAL HIN
he could do in the premises. Schilling in
PRODUCED a resolution instructing and en-
powering the Executive Committee of the
Trades Assembly, acting as a joint com
to hold themselves in readiness,
and whenever called IN by the Executive
of the strikers to investigate
affairs at the stock yards, and to act with
the strikers and assist them in any way
possible. This resolution vas understood
to mean that the strikers would not obey
order, and that the Trades AS
would aid and abet them in DISC
Richard Powers, ex.President Of
the Seamans' Union, vehemently declared
order
ARBITRARY AND D1CTAToRIAL.
The strikers, men on the ground, he as
were in the best position to decide
the proper course, and were in favor of
continuing the strike. II any outside pres
sure was brought to bear to enforce the or
der it would resultin a schism in the Knights
Of Labor, the destruction of that
in this part of the coun.
try, and the crippling of it's
throughout the land. 1t was in
vain that thefopponents of the resolution
out that the disobedience OF Pow
order would be just as destructive
to the knights. Schilling and Powers
carried their point. The Assembly then
Immediately adjourned.
The great strike was also the chief topic
If discussion in the Central Labor Union.
were adopted rendering the
Ill o~C thu nr~n rofHv md c,yrNoe nj thu
Union.
PowDERIiY's
The following is the order to the stock
Yards strikers, which has, after beng with
,eld several days, been formally pro-
nulgated to take effect tomorrow, No
10:
T. B. BARRY
In a circular issued March Is, 1856, l
'tated the policy OF the Knights of Labor
IN the eight hour question. The circular
vas read to and approved by the General
Executive Board before it went
,ut. It was afterwards approved
~ the entire order. In opposition to that
the men at the stock yards struck
or eight hours. The order Of The Knights
If Labor was not brought into the contro-
yersy, hence no action was necessary. Dur
ng the session OF the General Assembly the
men at the stock yards struck again. You
we're sent to try and settle it, but in case
If failure the order was not to be involved,
" assessments asked for. You settled it
~ ordering the men back at tho old hours,
Ind, without notifying us again, a strike
vas made for eight hours. The Board in
;tructs you and Carlton, who will be with
you to-day, to settle by putting the men
pack to the old hours until the order of the
of Labor takes definite action
lpon the eight hour question. If the men
take their charters. We must have
obedience and discipline.
(signed) T.V PowDERLY.
sNuBBED.
1t is said that the radical element OF the
sent a number of very severe tele-
rams to-day to Powderly expressing dis
ust at his interference and intimating he
lad better revoke the mandate and let
hem help themselves. T. B. Barry OF the
Knights of Labor General Executive
Board, said to-day he believed that the
men would 90 to work tomorrow and that
he strike was at an end. He had great
that the non-unionists would all
the p~acking-houses in a short time,
md in this way striking Knights
COULD OBTAIN THEIR OLD POSITIONS.
This afternoon he visited all the assem-
,lies that he could, urging them to comply
With the order and return to work. Re-
turning to his hotel he and Mr.. Carleton,
member of the Executive Board,
lad a long interview with the police Off
.ials. This was said to be towards pre-
serving harmony tomorrow and arranging
the old committees of the Knights to
assist the police in maintaining order when
he members were obtaining places. The
interview was evidently n pleasant one.
)nly two assemblies OF Knights OF Labor
ire known to have
REFUSED TO OBEY POwDERLY's ORDER.
OTHER MANIFEsTOEs>
IN wrapping paper appeared, advising the
strikers to remain out. The foremen OF
he houses made eome of their selections
Turing the day, and issued passes to choice
Mechanics, those having families being the
most favored. There is general anticipa-
Jon of a great deal OF trouble tomorrow,
and for several weeks to come.
The first was the coopers, under thel cad
Of Master Workman George Schilling; the
other refractory assembly is known as the
mixed assembly, the Master Workman OF
which is NJ. J. Butler, the man who gave
the order to strike.
A meeting of packers and their foreman
was held to-day at Armour's, to prepare
Tor the return of the men tomorrow. 1t
was decided to take things coolly, and act
until matters were moving along
satisfactorily. Shortly after the meeting a
WAS issued, headed
GENERAL ORDER NO. 1,
and signed by Sheriff Hanchett, The order
that the employees OF the various
packing houses desiring to return to work
would report at the places designated, the
men of each house being given a separate
location on the strike being ended. The
manager of each house will report at the
place designated and with the assistance
OF his foremen select from the line OF
strikers such as he desired to have come to
work on that or any other day,
giving to each a pass with the firms
name stamped upon it, which pass will
admit him within the militia PICKET lines.
After having selected al thu men desired
the managers will request the Others to re-
turn home and report again or any day
named by the manager. After this had
been posted