The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-08

Trades Unions becomes dlsCord In q pOlit
iCRl platform. He ContrAsted the spectacle
Of Powderly and Henry George as politi
cal candidates TO represent TIE working,
map, ono a tree trSder Sndthe other q pro
tethSniat.
President Campers replying reviewed
the past work OF the Trades Unions tend.
Ing to the enlightenment al all and he'
spg conservative oE tue public peace aud
as organizations they are againat riot, tu'
mutt aud anarchy, and society In
all itH bearings Is safe with Trades Unions.
They looked to and cultivated a spirit ol
Independence and manhood and the
rights ot property. They had many dis.
senslons during the year tut thess would
be touched upon In the report OF the leg.
lglatlye committee.
Referring to the National Convention,
which Meet0 to;lAorRoW il should, he said,
80 conduct leglalGtion as to meet with the
conventions appreciation and mako all a
federation. An adjournment was taken
ated in the hall by John Il. Winders, OF
San Francisco, a! the head Of the IuteFna.
tional Typographical Union beginning on
agitstion for the eEpllAlon Of" W. j. G,
prcs, correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, which was DENOUNCED az q lead
Ing rat office,
Information oil number Of new NR.
tlonal Unions is announced, but tho fact
that they were not represented In the
present Congress was due to the necessary
economy that they NAY lsCur6 as q factor
With SSsurSnesa that they will be repEe-
Rented al the future sessions.
Incorporation OF TRADES UNIONS.
The House Committee On Labor has
secured the passage Of q bill providing
for the incorporation OF the Trades Unions.
by this bill providing for tho
incorporation Of Trades unlonE. by
thig tho lawful character Of ouch orgauiSi.
tlons is recognized. The Comnit!ee was
happy to report thslarge measure Of sue.
cess reached by the eight hour move
ment inaugurated at the last Congress OF
the Federation, and the impetus given
numerous labor uphesvals during tho
paFt y0ar, and yhilS the eIghf hour byg'
tenn had only been adopted In two large
industries, the working hours oil over two
hundred thousand laborsrs had
been reduced from ten and twelve
to nine and eight hours. The
committee regretted that mora In
this line had not been accomplished,
rhe Trades UnioIg had responded to the
circulars Issued, and II the Knights Of La
bor co.oneratel, great results could have
been obtained. The more general OBJ
servancb OF the first Monday In septem.
bsr Rs q laboY holiday, wa1 suggested 80
that 1t may become as national rs Iude-
psndence day. The evasion Of the Qhi-
ness Immigration laws suggested tue
worthlegsness Of laws when NOT enforced by
officers 10 sympathy with thom. An ap.
peal 10 Congress was recommended.
Much State leglslasion had bsen secured,
looking to tho interests Of the laborsr In
all departments.
Hpe1king Of Pinkerton's Police, the
committee called attention TO the bill in.
troduced In Congress prohibiting corpor.
ations employing as ConStabulary mon
from States In which they did not reside.
They were characterised as armed bodie.
Of mercenaries, seeking to iRtlmidaGs men
asking for their rights. The constitutional
amendments hearing upon tho arbitration
and the support oi strikes, had been re-
jectcd. Tho importance Of al oficla
journal could not be questioned in the
opinion oil the committee.
TRADES UNIONS AND THR KNIGHTS.
Under the head Of 1.-THE Federation ant
the Knights, strikes and political action,
the Committeessys; "The Atth annua
Congress in an executive session con
aidered tho relations between the Tradel
Unions aud Knights Of Labor, and In
structed the Secretary 10 correspond will
tho I sCutiye officers OF the latter body II
reference 10 the matters. Secretary
Foster, oheying his instructions, wrote Il
Mr.. P0wderlY aud Secretary Turner, ant
eliCited replies from both. That Of Mr.
Powdefly deserves special notice, on &C
count OF the tone and spirit Of fairness
pervading Its contents, but tho continued
hostility Of the Knights ot Labor to tn
Trades Unions leadu5 to suppose that tho!
we're promises to the ear, broken TO thl
hopes, or that Mr.. Powlerly'g influence
| for good was sadly over.satlmated by th
IuelVkhttb " tLAe A1pb bbooAVu VI tllV Eguoth
ton. The question Of strikes Is perhap
III the present movement oi the labor OF
ganiziLions, ons thSt i5 receiving the larg
0st share Of the attention ot tho working
men, not wholly, we must ConfcFs, guidel
by that intelligence which we' think thI
subIeCt deserves. We do not az Fedora
tion, or as individuals, wish 10 bs under
stood TO be the advocates ot strikers. Oi
the CONTRARY, II Is known that the best reg
ulaled Trades UnlouBhave the leaDt strikes
yet while we depttCato this measure 0
J wati are In the labor movement We can
not and will not Din the general line anC
} cry for thiir Condemnation. Strikes arC
bad, no doubt, but only are they 90 whei
they are failures, but not no bad whei
they are sucCBlolul. Therefore, to knot
when 10 strike and whom not TO Blrlke or
| quesIionS Of the highest importance
A'Bo when q strike Ia onOs gons Into, hoy
p conduct the same, 10 ol great moment
We believe when q strike Ia practical tn
people most interested should he cor
Biltsd aud have tho deciding vOiCs,"
The committee regarded with plOaHut
tho recent political action Of the organize
wotkmen Of the country BY which the
had determined that they Intend 10 dt
inopB!FAte thslr political powers and fe
, fOommendB that organized labor perBlAt |
! thslr recent efforts until they achieve Lh
e9srclBs Of such political rlghtIAud poWe
! which arc ust
, AFTERNOON sMsioM
. AZ the afternoon session Of the Fsdet
. tlon Of organised trades II was decided
, hold executive sessions and oil NOT ollC
|. ally connected with the buly we're I