New-York tribune., 1886-03-28

tbo w"apon of the strike goes thu boycott that tho
prohibition OF MI members vi tnr orer from rnylns t
rnnlS iarnred or sold by the pursn who may be
placed vndcr tho D1ycrtt The last os"rt q" the orr is
tine form Of tho boycott; mat H. 70 pnt nm of
tho han not only the goods OF tho o'rit h"t
originally boycottrd. Du, tno goods or business
o. amy m e"gpsny or Rercom .'n,. m nr nc,iu Sfu,
I'm anv way tr business o the object OF the oriIiua
boycott The knights say that TN. measure OF c!rc%n m
disnutc fll1 effect when this city. ut thc
werd Of tne executive committee of the car lr Ter-
or,nizati ~ stripped of means ot surface rail
counanio ,tru IN order to enforce th surcn Ter oi
always which nal not ycllod 10 the car
drivers demands the lines running north aul
solh iid So II Ia the cnlSe of the hocKadc on the
Southwestern railway system, whore the 1''of The
Trva. and Pacific being vi icd upOn a iis cnnn"ct
limos From Phldrlphia tho Orlcr OF tr" kniiht'
OF bnr spread to PlttSburs and then It seie arm
h'l on tho vnhl AM rou regions of Penl~yyhnl. IN
1878 a convention held FOR the forml'io1 Of a
Gereral Assembly o. North lmerica ana Mr. s,e'cm,
who had nrcSlcd O,e? Iot Assembly No. l, was chnIr
General Master Workman, the heat ot tlc order II
serve sr'ond term From thS t'ne ON ,o ,m-ie
M le hy the Knight more rapid rro'nV 'Hah '"'
witch hH- ever att'L'c any s"tii 'r aS~'cl u"h f.,
lrany deuau whlc Ic !ar-c body Il t'' po'Te would
r1ti & A. i1t IN n9P'T AMI - r ,1 wnrl a me-" wealth
the r c stand ,rl 81 uvl ial aud ttioual greatness
hc wealth they create. sulicCnt lcisure IN whch 10
icvclop their iutercfl moral aud -oGa faonltles an
i'm wo~d to ensbie them t. share ~ The gains aud
honors It advancing civilization" In order to secure
nau'l~ ~ tlc state ": The esta'll-hment or HnroN
iaucr - 'tI~iics; the seriu'n OF pnblt Inns %
hear ntlly upon caIiial aud labor ana thh improve
ment ot the administration Of iuire lo-'T' ''nh 10
tries and proper iucmnihca'ion IN cISo ot injury;
IN. rccnsrltinu oi unions ni labor ng mpu: the
yelling - corporations TO pay employees we"kly IN W
ful H. ,ripN, FOR the labor ot the preceding week
n n secnriug 70 mechanics aad lihnrrr4 first
lsn upou The product, Of tn hr lihir TO the extont ot
their ul wa-c4"; tho total abolition of tHe contract
.ystr7: tIr enlightenment of comDul sorv arrr uBn
hrt wen onrloveis AMI the emplnve the prohhit"n Of
tho hifin. "t 81 co tract LABOR ana that Hrdua'eu
Income idN he levied.
.,.... 90. ,.,,, =. ,r,o~,, coVrpS,fPSr
OF Congo css the most important measures demanded
the adoption o the II at money system the wIpng ont
O National banks. the control of railroads, tHlosriphs
and telephones Ivy the Government aud the crea ion OF
postal savings Danli,. This part OF the platform il
appended IN full:
The establishment OF q National monetary svstcm, IN
ich circulating medium in necessary qtantity shall
Issue direct to te pearr without .hG ntrrycntnn OF
tender in payment ~ all bta. public IN private; and
that h~ G"venm 'n shall not guarantee or rco"enho
any private hank. ITO banking computations.
That intc hnariug bonds, bills OF ere III or u0te'
shall he issued hy the G1vrrnnont hnt that when
arises the emergencies shall ne mot by Issue o
legal tender, non -tntor"-t hearing money.
That the importation of foreign Labor under contract
"Tuai ia connection With the post"tilcc the Govern
and facilities for deposit OF the savings OF tho people III
That he Government shall obtain possession NV
chase under the right W eminent t"man "f an tre-
trlchOues ana rarO dS, ana that hcrrafti no
charter license lie issued TO any cnrP"lton for com
trucinn or operation 0i any means OK tr rInSVortlh2
| Intelligence. passengers or fr"igh.
And while mIkiue the fore9ning denaNiS upon 'nP
stare and National government we VIII endeaV'r "
asSOcatr own lahurs. go
"To establish cooperative institutions Snch ~ VIII
tend to supersce the wage sysen by the INTRODUCTION
OF "a =, or erative industrial system.
70 securt for hOth 'NeN equal nay Tor cqual WORK
To shorten the hours Of labor by general refusal To
work for than pi ,ht ho ira.
70 nersn Ia employers 10 agree aritratc oil differ
which NAV arise between thc'n AMI their ehpoyH
in order tat the honS o; ty bet veeh tham M"
he strengthened aud that strikes may he rehicred uh
necessary
OFFICERS OF THE ORDER.
The order il eomposei local assemhlio' which sond
delegates to the district assem- lies. and tho Latter aI'
represented General Assembly, which is the supres
legislative body The local assemblies cpmunsei rs
far ao>sihA OF members OF one particular trade.
Where this Ia impractcable mixed assembly is or
eanizcd The local assent les re ul Ge theit own nta
ton fees aud annual dues but cau Knight pa"7 twenty
four cents year tue General Assembly These con
trlontons tho fund from w"h paid rh" expense
tho Oh amt organizers, b'yc'ttinE. muntann:
strikes. etc. The Go eral Assembly mo'tS annnrllv
II chooses officers and Executive Comm tcc that il
entrusted with the direction aud g'vninmrnt or the
affairs OF the ORDER The present officers elected last
October were: General Master Workman. Toran"e V.
Pow,crlv. at Scraut m peuu general wort i"renal
iSlcaId TrIinlua, ia ,a"e'oI a;,d -, Tn n
CaYile. Bro kyn; secretary ~ Insurance a%Sbc'aton
Honer L. McGaw. Pittsbnrs, renu. EIe'uu"o B0ird-
Me,srs. Pow,ierty and Turner. Johu W HayS. New
Bruins sic v J. W II. Buley, Suawnoe, Ohio, ant +.
Barry. Ea1t saginaw, Micn. 90 on"r .tive hoard 90
joan ]. Mccartney, Baltimore. president, j. =: Nc
Cinghey, Miunea oils. MINI John Samuel, ~. L"ui~,
Peter ID. Caltau3p. Troy. y. Y; II lsh Cameron, Law
renee Kan aud Hrury Monte. II ARA, Y. Y Tue head
quarters ~ the Urier wnerr"o" the secretary may
live At present they are at 30 co. rIce-st. Pila
Il, lpril the home o. Mr.. Turner p-"irct type OF an
General Master Workintn = ,Wl'rY rc"rycs u salary
o. ~ so and the secretary tgo ,-ur0r E't N2oa Fe
members Oi the eVocuive hparl are pti ike nee .ti-
ice - aud EXPENSES FOR every d1v o' actual W"k 90 t'c
GA Sc Dc"stte- ant .tuIcrS ~ new a~5" 'lie~ No
the opl, other members Who receive pay aad then tcJ
get il only when labOriig.
NEW ENTUEES--TliKES.
The insurance department il new feature OF
the order Membership not coupu. sorry. BY
the payment OF ~ - any one between the ases
~ eebteen and nifty may secure t. m' heirs 5000 on
hi, death The insurance pdym'uS are male by H>sc''
ct upon the Iue;uher7 Whenever death occurs. The
iocs assemblies may order strikes without permission
from the executive committee, bat unless they ar"
authorized no assistance be- nandoi from other
,s,cIn ,li.. or tn. higher ho lies. Only wLen the
sources " district hNo been eVlHu't"d hv Strike Is
tur financial ,i. OF Ihe whole '"'ly called ut'un.
Tuc nradc 0i the 0ldcI has NOT hft Wlth
any importAnt III trying T. urbd iC+ thr co
iu business, but ia -Ou' OF fhe Hhli
town, and villages OTrrtivo stor"s nave heen eSti
lshol and mnintauc great dHtl uf Sorrefy ls N'lI
kent rou the Ter. hut 4 l. it les mystic lois t1an
,u II WAS ,tart"d. Thcn The naTr Ot the ~ AM
zaon was snrrrea sCd AMI mcmhtT- were forbidden Il"
Hckunwiedg' their HpNunrr$ti D. To-day tlei are Hol
uc1urred 10 say o j. mrnpnr. tIougl they may ac-
kboWled,e then own connection IN the order.
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