New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-31
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
FORMING A SOCIETY OF GRAY AND BLUE.
CENsCRING JEFFERSON DAvIs-sTRIKEs AND Boy
COTTS-A REJECTED DELEGATE.
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CENsURISG JEFFERSON DAvls-srnIKEs AND BOZ.
COTTs-A REJECTED DELSGArE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNEl
CLEVELAND, May 30-The Knights OF
Labor rested to-day No session OF the General A.
sombly held. Tho committees hsve all finished up
their and resdy to report aud the deegsess
took advantage Of the day to tho town aud to make
excursions into the surrounding country. Tho corri'
dors Of the Forest City House deserted Nearly
all the delegates who live in the neighborhood wens
homo to spend the day big party went over the lake
to Detroit yesterday and nearly every available vehicle
was called into Tue fact that to-day was Decora-
ton Day taken advantage Of By some OF tho dele
gatos who fought either In the Union Confederste
army to tho number OF about twenty, meet In Room
No. o. Of the Forest City House, whore they formef the
Society OF the Gray and Blue Decoration Day speeches
made and an organization perfected by the
election of Thomas Grecn. Of Pine Bluff. Ark. OK
Confederate. as president. and Henry Tay Or ex-
Union soldier as secretary The motto adopted by the
society Capital divides and labor unites ua"
committee was appointed to draft declaration OF
principles and draw up a constitution which viii
be sent to every local assembly In the knights OK
Labor asking them form branches Of the society Tho
purpose Of the society to cultivate fratenal feeling
between the people OF North and SOUTH resolution
adopted condemning politicians OF both sides for
striving to keep alive sectional anlmoes for partisan
purposes In the speeches tho recent OF jefferson
Davis through mo south spoken o anu conucmnou
as Ill advised and calculated to revive sectional strife.
Ono delegate said that II JEFF Davis adhered TO the
laid down in his letter on the labor question: he could
make many Southern towns as he pleased. Another
meeting OF the society will be held ami everg
delegate to the General Assembly who b veteran on
either side will be invited bs present The society
may take part in the Decoration Day cere monies to
morrow.
The business OF Tomorrow mornings session will be
the report Of the Committee Strikes AMI Boycot, Is
has been decided that the plan for the formation Of
State assemblies would be too radical a measure for
this special session to take up and it has been referred
the Committee Revision Of the Constitution. with
Instructions to report at the Richmond Assembly. Tne
plan which will be proposed tomorrows session vii
be that all strikes and Doyc0tts. matter how smss
be reported to the General Executive Board ana
not until that body has tried possible meavs to
settle the matter amicably will strike or
boycott be permitted This will fix tho
responsibility where 1t belongs and will render
i-advised action almost impossible The committecm 10
its report and there is doubt but tbss
the plan will pass the General Assembly with little ds-
bate la fact, the delegates becoming trei and is
Is doubtful if there will b, much orstory.
At the afternoon session It is probable that the traos-
business will be taken up and settled. The Com
mtee the Good of the Order which has the matter
IN charge, has finished report but will not give an
inkling OF the nature of the report There Is Itto
doubt, however that there will he a minority report
A sensational incident OF the meeting yesterday.
which eaked out to-day was that committees hal
been appointed to investigate an orsanzi'i9n knowa
NewYork 1t is said that the club was formed Tor tas
General Master Workmanship with headquarters ia
New York aud in tho meantime to control the mifed
1882 aud its membership restricted TO seven Much OK
the trouble with the International CfgarmaSers Union
this club. aud IL is expected that the nvestgAr
ton will be Of great interest to the order -,
paper making serions charges against the in"mners
80 tha Han In h.s s,aan cir ulxfe
gates. The charges are In substance as stated and
high officers OF the order are Implicated Gener secre.
To- be private but most of It's contents have become
public Much bad feeling is caused hy It, -
The dele gate from District Assemblies No lp ana "a
7s has joined OF the rejected No lol IL Mar
tin ronss district II formed since the Hamilton
members No. rs, however is an old district, taking in
the entire State OF Texa and has amemb"rshp of aooas
was rejected under the rules delegate from No. lei.
and on the ground that he was not member OF Dis-
jecion was tlat the General Assembly did visa
take up tho southwestern strike as would have had
OF the prominent members had acted IN bad 'th wi,h
him. promising To thir influence for his ainsssoa
and then opposing it, He spoke Of the interview With
Chief Arthur and said that Arthur hal gwen the en-
gneers thc option Of either leayns the Broncrno'n %
he. than anybody else, was to blame for the ral-
General Master Workman Powiery spent sunday
quietly. He went to mas AZ the Bohemian Catn-
nc os cnen IN ws 1e aearance o the people sa
thought that they compared favorably WIN AmerIcan
OF the assembly. The deles hal conducted tnem-
selves in a proper way. There had been perfect nr
wopy and they had accomplished a great deal OF good
work There had good deal OF talk. bur this was
necessary. Frank NJ. Fogg OF Micnig,n once ncm-
arrived m we yeseriay and viii take part in me deosrs
tions. The canvassing for members or t9e ENcu,iVe
York has withdrawn from race ani has nominated
IN hts stead James t. QUINN OF New YORK l.. ID 'erse'
OF Fort Worth, Tex. h. also dropped out OF the race