New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-19
KNIGHTS AND BROTHERHOOD AGREE
NIX PowpERIY SAYS THEY HAVE PROMISED TO

NIX POwDERiY SAYS THEY HAVE PROMISED TO
HELP EACH OTHER INSTRUMENTATION HEWITT.
General Master Workman T w. Powdorly, OF tho
knights OF Labor, camo to this city from Scranton
yesterday the Pennsylvania Railroad ana wont
to tho Barrett House. when asked about the
objects OF his present visit and tho affairs OF tho ordcr
OF which he Is the head no stated that there was no
special mission that no had to carry out just no" IN
Now York but that no came oil OF this date 10 atcnu
tho oncrt slnment given last night under tho auspices
Of District Assembly No. "a In the Windsor Theatre
for tho benefit Of tho suffering Reading strikers io
would not deliver address, no said but no wished
TO show by his presence his sympathy and approval
Of this prasowOrhy effort to oxtond succ0r IN tino
OF need. 81 shall romaIn hero until Tuesday no
continued, "and do not know OF anything startling
that Will como up while am In town. shall look
Into affairs generally"
In referring Mayor Hcwitts publiahch statement IN
regard to his with trusts" In which he Is re-
ported to Mr. Powderly did not tell tho
In saying that he was connecc1 with any uus UT
monopoly Mr. Powdcry aid: You ask mo to 'tr'gheh
Mayor Hewitt out You viii be abo to straghen
Mayor Hewitt and "a am not citizen OF No"-fork
can't do H. want to on record az saying that the
General Workman IL not tho ruler OF the Knights
Of Labor but only action the advice ana under
Instructions from that organization. All the strikers with
which knights Of Labor hsyo boon connected nave
tho action OF the men themselves
AMI drcclci ordered by me. see Mayor hewitt
Is reported 70 have expressed wish that "oull hn
ca,c what truss he connected with. really don't
know but bssed remarks on the newspaper reports
which havc stated his connection with them from um'
10 time and ! think that wher those statements "'r'
published would have come with q better grace from
hin, "a deny n th,n the present time Mayor fewu
tho Pooh Bah your believe In ell he has Ss'a
and written labor question has been actusted Oy
btefne,, 81 feeling toward the worklnen1n want 10
be fair Just toward him. but think he should ueAy
some OF the printed reports his actions ana not can
on me 10 clear him have been Mayor OF my city Tor
three terms and deemed duty 20 attend any meet
ing or review parade when called on In my OncaI
capacity without regard creed sect coior nauohahy
or politics IL. gone cut Of his way frequently I"
offend tho working classes but never heard OF MN
falling 70 ,stend . swell dinner when invited
have nothing ON tho Chicago, burlington ana
Quincy .tiAs except that all differences between tho
BrothcrnOo1 Engineers and the Knights OF Labor ara
settled GA Saturday 10 Il. m. signed the articles
Of agreement between the brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers Flicmen and the Knghts OF Labor oi ho
Union Pacific Railroad Tho terms that they snail
each support the and work together In all things
touching the working OF that road one IN to stand by
the using every EFFORT to settle labor troubles
Without resorting stfker For s"me time they nave
been working this pan but II has never before been
hope that Chief Engineer Arthur will sign II when II
reaches HIM and feel he Will, a. united action Is
strength"