The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-31
KNIGHTS HANDICAPPED.
a PROPOSED TREATY BETWEEN UN-
IONS AND KNIGHTS OF LABOR,

Which Practically Takes Away the Power
of the Knights Over Trades Unions-An
Alliance Of Knights and Grsngers Pro-
posed-other Labor News
CLGSELAND, Ohio, May 81. The Phila-
delphia conference OF trades unions sent in
Fri lay a proposed treaty between them and
The knights, which was the subject of much
comment II is as follow
II. That in any branch Of labor having
"a national or international organization the
Knights oil Labor shall not initiate any per-
son OF form any assembly OF persons follow
ing said organized era.t or calling without
tna consent of the nearest national or inter
national union afee ted
"13. Thai no person shall be admitted TO the
Knights of Labor who works for less than
the regular scale of wages fixed by tine un-
ion of his craft, and none shall he admitted
to membership in the Knights of Labor who
have ever been convicted of scabbing, rat
ting, enbeszIement, Or any other otfense
against the union Of his trade or calling
until exonerated by the same
- That the charter oil any Knights OF
Labor assembly of any trade having
| national or international union should be
| revoked, and the members of the same be
requested 10 Join mixed assembly or form
| local union, under the jurisdiction of their
national or international trades unions.
II That any organizer of the Knights of
Labor who endeavors to induce trades
unions to disband, or tampers with their
| growth or privileges, shall have his com
mission forthwith revoked
-. That whenever strike CT lockout Of
any trades unioniSts is in progress, no as
| sembly or district assembly of the knights
| OF Labor shall interfere until settled to the
satisfaction OF the trades union affected.
II; That the Knights of Labor shall not
establish nor isSue any trade mark or label
in conn etition with any trade mark label
now issued or that may hereafter be issued
| by any national or international trades
| unions.
| The presence OF number of prominent
| Patrons of Husbandry at the Knights of
| Labor convention Friday was explained in
a conference between Delegate Shanahan
and Delegate Cameron, of the grangers and
knights respectively, looking TO an alliance
of the two in Ohio Mr. Powderly wired
Speaker Carlisle that rumor to the effect
that the knights had acted or would take
| sides in the butter controversy was untrue
| Henry George lectnred to the delegates at
night
The entire morning session Saturday of
| the Knights of Labor convention was
spent i'll the discussion of the clash between
that order and the trades unions The dis
cusaiou arose over the presentation to the
convention by the executive board,
of a report setting forth the at
iatude of the knights toward the
trades union in reply to the ultimatum OF
the union, as set forth in the address pre-
seBted to the convention by the committee
OF the trades unions appointed at Philadel
phia, The discussion was technically upon
motion to refer the executive board
report to the committee on the state Of tht
order, but it in reality, had the whole CUES
tion as its scope and was especially designet
to draw ont the sense OF the convention or
the Issue for the government of the commit
tee when it is finally referred
1t is now pretty certain that the conven
tion will not adjourn before the middle o
next week, as only about ono third Of th
business TO bo transacted has thus far beel
acted upon. The difficulty with the trade
uniGns is the sticking point