Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-10
kilograms to The Star.
POWDERLY SPEAKS AGAIN.
Another Circular to The KNIGHTS Of Labor.
COMPROMISING AT CHICAGO.
W0RKMEN RETURNING TO WORK.
ONE DEMOCRAT IN THE OHIO SENATE.
The designations of the Greek Ministers Accepted.
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kilograms to The Star.
POWDERLY SPEAKS AGAIN.
Another Circular to The Knights Of Labor.
COMPROMISING AT CHICAGO.
wORKMEN RETURNING TO WORK.
ONE DEMOCRAT IN THE OHIO SENATE.
The designations of the Greek Ministers Accepted.
POwDERLY TO THE KNIGHTs.
Another Secret Circular Full OF Com.
mon Sense and Sound Advice.


POwDERLY To THE KNIGHTs.
Another Secret Circular Full OF Com.
mon Sense and Sound Advice.
CHICAGO, May 1o.-The Daily Ne,cs publishes
this morning a long secret circular which has
been received by the Knights of Labor of Chi
cago, and will be read I'm the various assemblies
during the coming week. The circular f. adj
dressed to the noble order of the knights OF
Labor, and bears date philadelphia Nav B.
Among the principal points in the circular are
the following: The rcspone to the secret circu-
| lar issued on March Is has been SO generous
tanned In 1t has been SO unanimous that i feel
encouraged and strengthened in the work.
Nearly 1000 assemblies have pledged them
selves To act on the advice contained in the cir
cular OF the 18th ultimo. i feel that IL
| only requires the coming TO the front
| OF the real men of our order 10 set us
| right before the world. We have been losing
ground, SO far as public opinion is concerned for
| some time. One of the causes is that we have
allowed things to be done under the name OF
the knights of Labor for which the organiza-
ton was in no way responsible. ask of our
members to keep a jealous eye upon the doings
OF the labor men who never labor, and when
they charge anything to our order In your local.
lty set the seal of your condemnation upon it
ut once by denying it. II paper criticises tho
knights of Labor or its officers 90 not boycott
IL, o and hoy, you have any such boye9tts ON re-
selves the right of free speech We can
| not consistently deny it TO others.
In our dealings with laborers and capt.
IL.
This is the aim of the knights Of Labor
and must not be lost sight of i'm future. Let me
direct your attention toa few little abuses:
find that wherever a strike occurs appeals tor
aid are scattered broadcast among the assem-
bies. DO not pay one cent for such purposes,
in future unless the appeal comes from your
own district assembly or the general assembly.
If boycott notices are sent to you, burn them.
L have i'm my possession 400 boycott notices
which were sent to assemblies with a request
that they be acted upon. Let me mention some
| OF them: \ member is editing a paper;he fears a
with him, boycous hiln and then asks the
order to carry it out. In tact our
order has been used as a tail for hundred
different kites, and in future it must
soar aloft, free from all OF them. / hate the
word boycott. was boycotted ten years ago.
! and could not get work at my trade for months,
IT is a bad practice: it has been handed TO us by
the capitalists. have no Use for IL only when
everything else fails. Appeals for aid, circu-
lars, petitions, advertisements of every kind
| are scattered everywhere through the order.
Some assemblies send out documents
IN envelopes addressed to secretary of assem-
| bly, No In many places the secretaries have
| been discharged because OF this practice. No
member has the right TO address another in
that way, and If it is ever practiced again the
| offender will be punished.
"In future the general executive board must
not be interfered with in the performance of its
duty. Ii you have confidence in them sustain
them and obey them; IL not, ask for their resig-
nations. While the board was endeayo;ing 10
settle the southwestern trouble, assemblies in
some places, with the best OF Intentions no
doubt. We're passing and publishing resolutions
condemning jay Gould. These things did no
good; on the contrary, they were Injurious
RESOLUTIONS DO NOT PREVENT LAND STEALING
stock watering or gambling in the necessarics of
lite. Ii / had my mind made up TO rob bank
at midnight, a string OF resolutions long as
the moral law protesting against my contem-
plated action would not influence me a particle
but if some interested party would take the
trouble TO study up the question, and would
| inform himself as to my right To rob the bank,
and would STAND guard at the door OF the vault,
1 would noC rob it AT midnight il he did his
I'M emil her is mot
gush or windy resolutions about our rights
We know We have rights without passing reso-
lutions. Men who think, study and act are
required.
The general assembly will meet in special
session ON the 25th OF May i'm the city of Cleve-
land. From the receipt OF this letter you must
not address any communications to me, nor
need you expect an answer n you Go. L have
thousands of letters piled up around me now
and they can never be read, much less
answered, by one man. Dnring and since my
illness the mail delivered at my house has
the general assembly meets L will receive no
committees; answer no letters. L must forinu-
late plan for the future, and will not be inter-
tered with. l must have chance to do
something of benefit for the order, and cannot
do it if ann to sit for . hours day reading
answered in the journal and constitution.
DRUNKARDs AND DYNAMITERs
We have had some trouble from drinking
members and from men who talk about buy
lug guns and dynamite. Ii The men who
possess money to buy guns and dynamite
would invest il in the purchase of some WE'LL
selected work on labor they would put the
money to good use. They will never need the
guns or dynamite in this country. 1t is my
opinion that the man who does not study the
politics of the nation and the wants of the
people would make but little use of the rifle.
Toe man who cannot vote fntelligentiy and
elected cannot be depended on TO use either
gun or dynamite. II the head, the brain OF
fronting front, us his hand alone viii never solve il.
Men who own capital are not our
enemies. Ii that theory held good the work.
man OF to-day would be the enemy OF his fel.
w-toiler on the morrow, for after all it is how
to acquire capital and how to use it properly
that we are endeavoring to learn. Ii a
man speaks such sentiments advocating the
use OF dynamite] in all assembly read for him
the charge which the master workman repeats
peace Ii he repeats his nonsense put him
out. In the hands of men entirely great the
pen is mightier than the sword To that 1 add:
In the hands OF men entirely mouth the gun is
harmless as their words.
TO OUR DRINKING MEMBERS
extend the hand OF kindness. hate the uses
to reach down and lift up the man who has
fallen victim to the use OF liquor. II there is
voice when this is read, L ask him to stand
erect on the floor OF his assembly, raise his hand
to Heaven and repeat with me these words: Il
am a knight Of Labor. ! believe that every
man should be free from the curse OF slavery,
whether the slavery appears in the shape OF
nI IN Tie CHAIN Of Is she one
forge when drown manhood and reason In
drink. No man can rob me Of the brain my
God has given me unless am party to the
theft. Ii drink to drown grief, bring grief 70
wife, children and sOrrowing friends. / add
not one iota to the sum Of human happiness
when invite oblivion over the rim of a glass.
If one moments forgetfulness or tnattention to
duty while drunk brings defeat 10 the least of
la5or's plans, lifetime OF attention to duty
alone can repair the loss. promise never again
to put myself In such position We have,
through some unfortunate misunderstanding,
INCURRED THE ENMITY OF SEVERAL TRADES
While can find no excuse for the unmanly
attack made on us by some Of these people at q
time when we stood face to face with most
perplexing question, neither can see any good
reason why there should be any cause Tor q
quarrel. We must have no clashing between
the men of labor's army. II am the cause OF
the trouble, stand ready at moments notice
| to make way for any one OF my rivals whom the
General Assembly may select When joined
| the Knights OF Labor left the trade union.
believe the aims and objects OF our order come
| first; believe in combining all the scattered
battalions Of labor's mighty host in one grand
whole. Break the power OF the Knights
of Labor and you hand labor, bound hand and
loot, to its enemies. Years ago extended an
invitation to men OF all trades to become q part
and parcel OF the Knights Of Labor. To-day
sion, to do everything In honor, TO bring about
| a better feeling between trades unions and the
Knights OF Labor. Al the special session Of the
General Assembly the entire trouble can and
must be settled. II mistakes have been made
they must be rectifled: IL Wropgs have been in.