The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-02
THE LABOR

" UrAnd Master Worh.
man Powderly--He Severely Critics..
the Brethren for not EXERCISING 49,
Patience and Threatens to Resign.
ST.. LOUIS, March 26.-Grand NJ.
Workman Powderly has issued ] sea- naas1er
cular ITO the Noble Order az tha Kn $500
Of Labor OF America He instrnctsk az
secretary oil a assembly to cali ! t 4
meeting and read before it the sentimeassaAa
which follow. The address opens WITH ~
order TO the assembly to cease inifiat;ra
new members until the relations OF capifaj
ana laoor shali become less strained thar
at the present time, and continues. 'A4n
ITO attempt to win CONCESSIONS ~
with out present raw, undisciplined %an
bers would be like hurting an unoroa n;.aS
mob against a well-drilled regular arn,r
1t Is not lair to the older assemhl;as =
bring in new members, pick up their omar
rels as soon as organized and Rave then
expect pecuniary aid from those VIZ
helped to build the order up for 4 potls
purpose" After dwelling at some lenctb
upon the inadvisability OF taking in nav,
members at present, the address continue,
We must not fritter away our strength
and miss the opportunity OF present sue.
cess in the struggle against capital by rush.
ing into useless strikes. To the cardinal
! ~ NJ NAO OIhCI WI mIEL Add
neutrality-suspicious.. You have had M.
thence for years, and had not TIE
Knights OF Labor appeared upon the scene
you would still be waiting. Your scales Of
prices must stand as they are for the pres.
ent il you cannot raise them by any other
process than a strike. You must submit
to injustice at the hands OF the employeri n
patience for a while longer. Bide WELL your
time, find out how much you are Justly en-.
titled to, and the tribunal OF arbitration
will settle the rest" Mr.. powderly then
cautions the assemblies against receiving
into their ranks employers, and warns the
Knights OF Labor tbat the politician is
planning night and day how to catch the
Knights OF Labor for the advantage
OF himself and party, and adds
in a political CONTEST is criminal, and mus
not occur again. Referring to the eight.
hour movement, the circular saws: sAs-
semblies OF Knights Of Labor must rot
strike for the eight-hour system on May l.
under the impression that they are obeying
orders from headquarters, for such an or
der was not and will not be given. Out Of
the sixty million people in the United
States and Canada, our order has posi-
bly, three million. Can we mold the sent.
ments of the millions in favor 81 the short
hour plan before May /? 1t is nonsense TO
think Of it" After speaking Of the quafr
tics which the officers OF assemblies
should possess, and expecting the
Knights to elect honest men OF
even temperament, Mr.. PQwderly continues:
while l write, a dispatch is handed me IN
which / read these words: They discharg-
ed our brother and we struck; ioryouk know
our motto is, An injury TO one is the con-
Germ OF all But it is not wise to iniure
all for the sake OF one. 1t would have
been far
BETTER TO CONTINUE AT WORK.,
and properly investigate the matter, bring
ing it before every known tribunal, than to
have struck Speaking OF the relations
between the church and the knights oI
Labor, Mr.. Powderly says: II warn our
members against hasty, il-considered &C
ton. The church will not interfere with Us
so long as we maintain the law. ii the law
is wrong, it is our duty to change 4.
/ am ashamed to meet with clergy.
men and Others to tell them that
our order is composed OF law
abiding, Intelligent men, while the next dis.
patch brings the news OF some petty BOY
colt or strike. / write this circnlar 70 lay
before the order the exact condition o.
things. / am neither physically nor men.
tally capable of performing the work re-
quired OF me. / am willing to do my paIe,
but not to be asked to maintain q lalse
position before the world any longer. one
OF two things must take p~lace-either She
local and district assemblies or the oIues
must obey its laws or | must be Eermieseu
to resign from a vocation which oDnges ms
to play one part before the puDie any
another to our members. SLY 20 ene
world that the Knights OF Labor do nop
approve of or encourage strikes, and ID
one day dispatches came to M from iroy'
N. Y, Manchester, n. H., Chicago, lns
Cincinnati, Ohio, Lynchburg, WI
q Springfield, Ohio, and Montreal. y
is impossible for human nature -
stand the strain any longer. l muse INV
the assistance OF the order, or my nosy
earnest efforts win fail. Wilt have ~ 4
SO, strikes must be avoided: boysotts nus
be avoided. Those who boast must pe cnes q
ed by their assemblies. No move mus -
made until the court OF last RESORT nag w.
appealed to. Threats OF violence musv -
be made. Politicians must be husneu "
or driven out. Obedience to laws Of Rnis's,,
hood must have preference over tnoss =
!, any other order. III these things are W.
the next five years will witness the COMP
emancipation OF mankind from t'ie euiss
az monopoly. In u members we requsas
secrecy. obedience, assistance, and coutass.
III with these aids you strengthen ns u 81
hands will continue in the work. ny thsn
not desire to assist me in this way, ,ns.
select a man better qualified to obey yoa'
will. and / viii retire in his iayor'
A story OF the Late Delegate Kssmon''
Washington Special.-The late pe'esa =
, RAYMOND Of Dakota was the last man :
see Gen. McPhersor .Alive at the Dasss ! 1
Atlanta. He was hsthe act OF dehss.a.7 \
message to the general when the parry !
confederate horsemen came upon 1nen, ",
! Mcpherson was shot down hAyn rsn
was taken prisoner and sent TO Anaslsy y
vile. After he had been there 2 yeaso III Il
there was an exchange Of prisoners, ~ = !
! the men in the prison were -. e
line to hear read the list OF those wno ~
to be exchanged. Those whose n1s 4,
, were read were ordered at n
| swer "Here,n and step forward. y n raste
J officer in charge was going over tns 81,
he called out the name OF one VINO ~