Telegram-herald., 1886-05-28
THE LABOR PROBLEM
Plans Proposed by Knights OF
Labor TO Solve It.
THE CONVENTION At CLEVELAND
Propositions Tor 6nlarg.ng the EKecu
tive Board Consulting With
RepresentstIses OF the
Labor Unions.

Clnrt.Np. o. May When me
kni.hgs of Labor a--eubied lhis momine
tAe Conn aitiee on Laws appointed at
Wednesdays session laid uumbsr Of prop
0>ilions pertaining to lle government of
the order before ihe body The nrsi pr0lo
sluon Was thc enlargement oi tle Executive
Board by lhe appointment 0' si2 additional
members increasing the board from 5 to ID
An increase lu ihe number Of fhe b1ard is
rendered Necessary by fhe rapid growth oi
the ofaef whieh = noN a. a.. ls.si SskfA
offve members was appointed
The proposition elicitea long discussion
which continued throughout tAe morning
and into the afternoon There was un-
anmty of sentiment boo favor 0f nuMer-
ical increase 81 The board the discuss .ou
being on The number which should be added
and The manner of their selection.
The maximum number proposed
was one member from each state.
The matter was finally rec0mmllied t0 Tie
committee The time consumed by the
discussion being 50 long. none al DE other
propositions presented hy the CONF
miItee We're taken alp. The nature of
the other propositions is withheld until
such time as they properly one before The
convention.
New committees were then appointed
one is the fraternal committee. which wa,
instructed to prepare an address to be pre-
scented 90 the National grange at us next
Session II Is understood thar the
object Of tbs address WiI be
10 induce The farmers of the
country 90 enroll themselves in the knigh S
OF Labor. The other committee Is the Conn
miitee on Legislation. It's duty is TO sake
charge OF all measures in which labor is
interested nov pending in or hat may come
before Congress.
10 was i.30 D. m when the convention
after having been IN continuous session
from $ O'Clock this morning took recess
until : a m tomorrow, in order 90 give The
committee an opportunity 90 devote the
afternoon 10 the dates within their juris-
dlction.
The delegate from Peoria. lil read in the
convention today lengthy address hy
Lawrence Harmdn. "A lawyer oi that city.
entitled The Labor Problem. li~ Relation
10 lnter state Commerce and Plan Sug-
gested for DO, Soiutiou.' The address saws
The fact of the stOppage of commerce b p
tween the States. the past Two months
or more ~ consequence Of differences
between the carrier and the workingmen,
the fact of 3000O0 men striking between
April and Nav . lS-6. for shorter hours
ht-Nltlt- rFNfN Itfil' must
were not for shorter hours, the fact that fol
the whole week enIing MAY j., l25.oN
men were out indicate 20 every thought
ful man that there was some
thing radically wrong in our industrial
system; hat the workingmeu have come On
a realization of those wrongs 50 far as they
affect them. and thar a speedy remedy ought
to be found in legislation for the removal of
the cause. Mr. Harmon saws 30 Is apparent
10 him that If the labor question relating to
inter state commerce be 50 fixed bN the
action OF the gov' rnmenf IL would be th,
beginning OF the solution of the labor
problems.
Mr. Harmon address was referred On
the Committee on Legislation. The execu
tive board this afternoon transferred ih,
ultimaium of the trade unions 90 the com
mitiee on the Relations OF the Order q,
other Organizations The c1mmitiee was ir
consultation with the three representative
of the trades unions remaining in the ciil
today but no decision was arrived az.
Strasser. of the ciurmakers. and Nc
Guire of the carpenters, are apprehensiv'
that their organizations Will amalgamau
with the Knights