Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-14
POHDERLY IN PRINT.
He Outlines His Sentiments Toward
Labor Organizations Other Than
the Knights Of Labor.
Willis opposed TO strikse, He VIII Not
lid the Csuse of an Inlm,c2I
Corporation.
This Welfare OF the rnrinE Masses CT
America Depends mostly Upon tha.
Ordcr-A Few Queries.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 1s-Thi3
; weeks Journal Of United Labor will pub
lish three letters from Master Workman
PoWdarly. II one of them he complains
bitterly Of the treatment the Knights Of
Labor receive at the hands of certain pa
pers, and says: San editorial il one Of
them takes me back for entering into :
compact with the Brotherhood CT Loco
motive Engineers TO conduct the present
strike on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy road. l have entered into no deal
snd have no! altered NY course particle.
l simply relterst6 m7 statement inside st
the beginning OF the strike believing that
the man who will &aks the place Of
another while that OF .er is On strike is
8 scsb. cannot enter into any grange
ment which viii c1untenhuce the handling
OF the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad by X lights OF Labor. While I
do not approve of strikes l will not give
M sanction or cid to Kaights or others
to assist q corporation to break up
snY labor organization. I AIN willing
| TO enter comp.ct with the brotherhoods
OF locomotive engineers snd fremen to
| look sfter end guard the interests OF Ia
oor for the future. In this matter ! be-
lieve the General Master Workman will
oe sustained by the entire GREER regard
less Of what the past may have hsd in the
way of ference between the two organ
iz2tiona sud regardless of Whist the ps-
pers that sare urfriendly to organized
labor Nay ssy."
In smother he says, the future welfare
Of the tolling masses Of America tC day is
conferred Ia the Knights Of LHbor mora
tbsa II any otner order on this CONT
Gen', and the man or Womsn who would
HOY destroy the hope CT millions deserves
the haired SID scorn Of future ages.
Now that suspended End defurct assem-
2lies are reylving, old members returning
sac aeY ones Coming IL, il becomes the
duty OK each assembly to make the meet
ings so int resting that interest in the
good work will not die out. Appoint
committees to meet and study up the best
means OF raising the Standard Of Ameri-
cSp labor to 3 proper level. Then when
the committee makes its report discuss il
thoroughly snd Carefully, SO that the best
possible result will De reached. Do rot
make motion TO receive and hla the re-
| port OF the committee, and never give it
thought sg.in. Act on II st once and
keep OF ac.ing. Each assembly should
| OO nOlC " SuSWCA AOIlO"IuS AuEsLlOu5
on cell from headquarters: How many
men are engaged il the mills, shops and
factories Ct your place? How many are
working under the age below which
children should not work in your stEte2
Are rents RESPONSIBLE, TOO high, or are
| they ex:ortionate in your city or town?
In which proportion is property assessed
in your lccalityf Docs tbs poor man pay
So high rate Of taxation for his i'm
proved lot SIS the wealthy mani Does the
man who holds town lots waiting for la
Dor to increase their value be-
fore selling pay as high
rate of taxation for property
which your labor is making valuable as
you pay on your property II not, why
does he NO. do SOP Why should man
hold piece of land and refuse to sell It
ul:il population increases go thst he can
demand fabulous sum for it2 Is 1t his
labor or the labor Of the community
which Increases the value CT his lots7 II
the latter, why should he not psy some Of
the taxes OF the community which enrich
him2 And should the working man own
stock IN E corporation? II not, why?