Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-13

Latest Phases of the Great strikt

/ A special session of the general assembly
Ot the Knights of Labor has been called TO
meet in Cleveland o., May 25. The causes
given are:
/. The rapidly increasing membership of
the order requires changes in the laws
which the general executive board have no
authority to make.
2. The laws in relation TO the govern
ment of boycotting are wholly inadequate
to compel obedience on the part of assem-
blies that believe in boycotting for every
offense, whether great or small.
3. The laws in relation to strikes do not
give the General Executive Board power
TO interfere in such matters until after the
strike has been inaugurated
4. The order has become involved in dit
fculties with trade societies, and an effort
Is being made to create rupture between
these societies and the Knights of Labor.
Grand Master Workman Powderly has
issued a circular to the Knights of Labor
demned and its evils clearly pointed out,
temprate habits and moderation are strict
ly enjoined He says:
Let me direct your attention to few
little abuses: i find that wherever strike
occurs appeals for aid are scattered broad
cast among the assemblies. Do not pay
one cent for such purposes in future unless
the appeal comes from your own district
assembly or general assembly III
boycott notices are sent to you burn them;
But there is one thing that will not be done
while stand at the head of this organiza-
tion-it will not be used to further the
schemes of individuals, cliques, or parties
and it will be subordinate to no other or
ganization on earth.
At meeting of the striking freight
handlers of Chicago Sunday night, a com
mittee was appointed to call at the office
Monday and negotiate settlement. 1t is
stated that failing any better concession
on part OF the roads the committee VIII
authorize the discontinuance of the strike
on the one consideration that the men all
be allowed TO return.
All was quiet i'm Cincinnati Sunday. No
meetings were announced or held, and
there was absolutely no occasion wherein
the presence of troops could be of any
avail.
The eight hour movement in New York
has received a setback by all the striking
piano makers being ordered back. The
failure was caused through the refusal Of
the men employed by Steinway d Sons
and Weber a. Co. to join in the demand be-
cause they considered ten hours fair
days work.
The Free Press of Monday says of the
strikes in Detroit 1.-THE popular belief
that the backbone of the strike will end as
peaceably as il has been conducted the
past week, is not shared by the officials of
the police department, who are not over
sanguine as to the determination to re-
sumo work to-day at the establishments
where the employees either struck or were
locked out. Yesterday a large number of
special officers were sworn in and
the entire force of patrolmen in the
GENITAL precinct detailed for duty in the
perturbed district to-day. Whether or not
there will be any attempt to prevent the
resumption of work at the car shops is a
matter of conjecture, but should trouble
ciplne of the regular patrolman will give
better results, and with less difficulty to
the officers in charge, than if green men
were sent out.