Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-29
POWDERLY ON THE STRIKE
HE ADVISES KNIGHTS OF LABOR TO
 KEEP AWAY.

Progress of tho Great Conflict-Other In-
 dustries Seriously Affected by the Ces-
 sation of Traffic Both Sides Defiant.
 The First Acts of Violence.
 SCRANTON, Pa., Feb 29.-Master Work man Powderly, in response to request for his opinion as to the justice of Knights of Labor taking the places of the striking Brotherhood engineers on the Burlington sys- tenn, publishes long letter addressed to the men of both organizations In it he recalls instances where Brotherhood men have taken the places of Knights when on strike, and ac- cuses the former of deception at the time of the great southwestern strike. He severely denounces these acts, but urges that a similar course would be dishonorable to the Knights of Labor. He proceeds:
 But two wrongs never mako right, and what is mean and dastardly in member Of the Brotherhood of Engineers cannot become grand and noble in member of the order of the Knights of Labor No Knight of Labor should belitte his manhood by stopping to such dirty work If it is the habit of the Brotherhood men to do such work as taking strikers places in heavens name let them have a monopoly of it.
 Knights of Labor, if you take my advice you will stand back and allow this struggle to gc Let the Brotherhood demonstrate it's power to stand alone without any ''entangling" alliances with those of other trades. Let the past be for gotten in this strike. No matter how bitter you may feel toward these men, remember that they have not stepped out of the rut of sefshness Yet, and it is best to teach them what manhood means by keeping hands off the C., B. and Q. strike.
 The spectacle presented by men of labor who belong to different organizations rushing at others throats whenever strike takes place must be gratifying thing for employers of labor to look at. It must indeed give satisfaction to the corporations to know that neither Knights of Labor or Brotherhood men dare, in the future ask for better treatment with any assurance of receiving it. It must be a consolng thought to the nlonopolist 10 know [ at his power is not half so dangerous to a labor organization as the pos sibility that another labor organization will espouse his cause through revenge. Labor will forever be bound hand and foot at the feet of capital so long workingmen can be pitted against each other
 NJ strike should be entered into until the court of last resort had bee. reached. until the last effort con stent with manhood had been mad :, until the heads of the opposing forces on both sides have been consulted and their verdict given, Slnt the last bridge had been burned between them. Tben, when it determined that the last thinGsposSible had been done to avert the trouble, every detachment of labors army, horse. foot and artilley y, should be wheeled into line in defending the rights of the men in the hreach. l have never seen such a strike, and never expect to until the narrow prejudIces of the past buried, until the prime! pies of knighthood properly Il tders ood. Then we will have no strikes. Knights of Labor, from Maine to Cali fornia. stand back Keep your hands off; let the law of retaliation be fisregar led, and let the men the C. B. and Q. railroad win this strike if they