New-York tribune., 1886-05-29
WORK DONE BY THE KNIGHTS
TRADES UNIoNIsTs GETTING VIOLENT.
HA2DShlP AMONG SOUTHERN MILL OPERATIVES
CHANGES MADE IN THE oRGANIZATLON
lBr TELEGRAPH To IHE rKIbUsgl

the session viii be peted by next Wednesday at tho
furthest Up to this time tho work has been confined
| principally to tho committees They have had such
mass OF stuff referred them that they been
able TO make faster progress In getting IL I'm shape. All
eyes are turned toward the Committee on the OF
the Order They were In session at the wedlc House
unt late hour last night but adjourned without com.
Ing to any definite conclusion Opinion is about evenly
divided as to whether not a settlement will be ef
fected Tho international Cigarmakcrs seem to have
about given up all bope OF anything being their
Ono OF their delegates said this morning;
81 don't see how our UP before
Monday and am getting to be pretty well dsgusted
with tho WI Die affair. There be disposition
to offer us some compromise which will give the knights
OF Labor both ends and the middle OF tho bargain, and
for one am opposed to any such thing"
The feeling between the International Cgarmakers
ana tac hnShts mas grown exceedingly bitter and tho
serious arguments aud strict iecorum which have here
toore characterized tho dealings between the two bodies
has given to acrimonious personalities which have
in two or three cases almost resulted actual nstcufs
in the corridors OF the hotels between the more hot
headed on both sides The conservatives have end-av-
ored to aay this bitterness and have yet succeeded
in preventing any actual personal viosncs but it is
feared that unless tho tension Is relieved that few
black eyes and bloody may be seen in Cleveland
before long as result OF tho contention.
The other members Of the Trades Union Comutce
not given up hopes OF settlement yet They have
been assured by Mr. PowdcrY and others high in the
order that basis OF settlement will be proposed which
they believe Will he satisfactory. the trades union
lists, outside OF the ciSarmakers be disposed %
accept fair compromise II they can't get al they
want
The other committees also been busy It is said
| that the Committee Strikes AMI Boycots has per-
fcc;cG plan which will placed before the Assembly
possible for the institution OF strike, ami
boycots In the orler The proposed be briefly
outlined as follows: The various org nizstioas in The
order shall be local assemble s. district assenbe state
assemblies and the General Assembly. In tbs case
oftrouble with any assembly before strike oraboy
be ordered it be referred the Executive
Board OF the District yl thc STATE EVecu
tive Board. and then II # Is Of sufficient importance aud
likely to involve the order tho General EX
ecutive Board. This plan meets the approval Of MI
Powdcry. ana while con Institutional grounds it may
not br passed now there Is doubt but it will DO
| adopted in Richmonl at the October Assembly.
The General Executive Board has had great deaf OF
work do in making NJ their report. It s sail to be
almost completed and contains many interesting pont'
| John Morris this DELEGATE from District Assembly No
1876 went before them yesterday aud presented the
Of the boycott against Smith Clrp,t Company at
Yonkcrs with request that they 20 10 Youkers after
the adjournment OF the General Assembly, mako an IN
vestigltiou AMI il possible settle the difficulty Tie
boycott WAS imposed because tho smith Carpet Company
has. t Is alleged, vctmizcl many OF the Knights and
is using every effort break down the organic ston
The board promised 20 into the subject AMI II pos
| q
was told to the Executive Board yesterday by the Rev
j. :. lIeynardc ot Augusta, ca. Mr. MeynarIic ia \
clergyman and master workman OF the local assembly
at Augusta Ga re said that before January The order
Lad only small membership in Augusta hut since that
time thcrs been rapid growth and nov In the city
proper there 1000 mcmbers. consisting principally
OF operators In the cotton mills w.;ha f,r spr n%ns
OF abroad men and 1t OF the grievances
OF tho latter that hc wished 10 speak Tue
mills Ia Augusta the sibey. J. p. King,
Augusta, Enterprise, Algrrnon Goodrich. South
ern Cross. Clark aud riverside. In all Of these
factories children OF tenler years are employed.
lie has known he cases OF hveyear old babies at
work. and factory no knows OF sixteen cases
children under seven years are employed These
children work thirteen hours day and compelled to
eat their dinner winch consists OF Fat pork and corn
bread at such times they snatch low minutes
from their work. They go barofoOted in winter and IN
summer, and have to work In temperature ranging
from 100 12O degrees All Of the factories have
agreed TO employ no one who cannot show pass or
clear discharge card from their employers. Disease
from overwork and exposure has spread ID al alarming
and measles and typhoid fever Is almost an cpl
demic In Augusta and he knows cases running up TO
hundreds OF children under feen VINO are IN the last
stages OF consumption In one day, shortly DeIOrc nc
left he preached funeral sermons over four factory
hand. who had died from directly traceable to
the work in tho factories After working Tor
thirteen DAY nearly every one OF the factory
hands be buried by public charity ana
when they are sick depend on the same source
for medical assistance. The average wages paid III the
mills 81 day. The children make from 90 cents
10 II week, the women from 90 10 80 cents Jay Shu
the 60 to so cents day skilled paeulnsIs
are paid from 81 to - day Inc officers OF tho com
paucs interested in stores from which tne operatives
compelled TO buy and me majority o them are Gon ~
tde Board that condition OF the operators depora-
bic and they anxious 10 take some action 10 better
their condition. lie asked the consent OF the Executive
Board for them TO strike. The Board pronIsed 10 pre-
the to the General Assembly Tor ther acuon
| Mr. Me sal
"Our people are ripe for anything. and az soon as
get home nave doubt but that we will have strike
As ali the men in our city 60 armed the result OF strike
will be serious. since have been mere nave aeay
s1ms!, i;jc1s promises Oh Assistance '''" 'e,'''
The delegates assembled in slosse's Hall at a m.
and General Master Workman rowurty eal.ea
tho meeting order they were ready to business n
first business after roll call WAS the auehdeu Iepo| VI
the Law Committee The first proposition IN their re-
port for the appontment OF SIX assistant mcmoer
called when needed, and when Oh duty wero 10 have
| full power member OF tho board but TO De under
| tional objection and enables the Executive Board
Iocye from G" who at may once no. be using
his power wisely Aner short discussion TINS rIopo'
neHtIy for these six positions are A. Carlton, OF
Boston Charles Lltchnan. Of MAroe1sa1. Mas.
George Murray, printer ON ne Neie, or o"P"'I
Joseph Buchanan. elitor OF me Denrer h"qtTrr. A.
hue. printer, OF Toronto L. d. Reese carpenter, OF p Iopt
WORTH Tex. william Warren clgarnAAor' 9l MOI r
treal; ani C.iver OTIS. editor. OF Rock"nd Me. Inc
next section of the report recommended inc ,h
ment OF a committee OF thtso VINO were TO revise tne
Ing OF the General Assembly AT Rlchlnonu rms was
adopted without debate In case the ptn Tor ,he lorna
non OF State assemblies Is not adopted AT thls
session. 1t Will 20 into the haht' oi
thIs conmitec. The Executive Board WAS "uthoElHet
In establish permanent headquarters. and aitor lnch
debate the place hIed for ths headquarters was p"
| delunia The board also authorized 10 no" Vuh
tuuous II they saw it, lhe proposition uIs-
cu.srd was that requiring the General Master NOtAman
20 revoke the commissions OF Tue 600 orgaler IN he
order hold that In order To clecR thc 700 l'Pli
growth OF order. implanted OF by General Master
Workman Powlery, the work OF orgauLatOh mast DC
In tie hands careful, conservative men, VINO wouiu
NOT take into the order dlscordant elements, OF mon
no were not iii to be organized This plan Of feorgan
ne tho organizers the only practical one hal haa
heen presented. There some opposition 10 t",'
| nronoston but after some debate 1t was adopted.
tnnlner proposition 10 permit the General Master work
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