Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-07
New Union Of Drawn.
Objects Outlined in an Address
by T. B. Barry.
BROTHERHOOD OF UNITED LABOR"

Decentralization the Groundwork of the
New Organization - Its Three Central
PrincipIes--No Conflict with the Knights
And No Use for ''Scabs"-Knights Of
Labor Miners Join Hands with the Fed
eration-Big Railway Union.
CHICAGO, Dec THE brotherhood Of
United Labor" will be the name of the new
organization that 7. B. Barry, of East Sag
inaw, Mich, is preparing to start. From
private letters to his friends in Chicago it
appears that this new order has an excellent
prospect OF success. One of the strongest
points that will assist it is the fact that the
organizers are starting on an entirely indie
pendent plan for the purpose OF forming
new labor society, and not for the purpose of
breaking up the Knights of Labor. At
least this intention is not avowed,
and thereby one of the principal
sources of failure of all former re-
Dellions among the Knights of Labor is
avoided Barry has prepared and is about
to issue an address, which he has sent to his
friends in Chicago before publishing it at his
home. 1t sets forth the objects Of the new
organization in strong language, and is alto
gether an interesting and important docu-
ment He begins with a reference to the
Irish land league movement, which he says
taught the Irish people self-reliance, and
gained more for them than any previous
movement, and this self-reliauce is the pith
of his own scheme He SAYS:
The condition OF the toilers makes necessary
an organization that will teach self-reliance TO
the masses, be broad in principle and fearless in
It's advocacy OF human rights; while decorating
labors forces under one head through a common
obligation and password. yet an organization that
will respect the rights Of trades to control their
own affairs without the interference from dicta-
tors or autocrats Such an organization will the
Brotherhood OF United Labor be. 1t will be es-
tabshed on the decentralized basis. Il will leave
to trades or central branches complete jurisdic-
ton and control over their own affairs and leave
to those bodies the right 10 enact amend, or ap-
peal their own laws and commission their own
organizers; will teach the referendum and en-
courage its practice II disputes or controversies
arise between members and their employers they
will be settled by those most conversant with the
trouble, and not by men who know nothing about
the cause of complaint.
1.-THE cardinal principle; of the Brotherhood OF
United Labor will be land, currency, and trans.
portation reform; for beneath all the social 9ues
tions of our time these three are of primary and
universal importance, and are now agitating the
| great minds of the world. 1. The right OF man
| to the use of the earth. 2 The taking from
usurers and shylocks the right to control our cur
rency. 3, The governmental ownership OF the
means OF transporting persons freight, and in
telligence and the taking of those engines of hu-
man happiness out of the hands of stock gam
| blers and Spectators and operating them for the
/ benefit of troducar and consumer
| While seeking a settlement of those questions
we shall labor for amelioralve terms, such as tbs
| reduction of the hours OF labor to eight per day,
the prohio ition of child labor, abolition Of the
contract system in the employing OF convicts
abolition OF the contract system on national
| state, and municipal works; prohibition Of
| foreign labor under contract the publication OF
| our politics through the adoption OF the Aus
tralian system OF voting-in fact, all Legitimate
means for the improvement OF the human family
mentally, morally. socially, and physically.
He is not fighting the Knights of Labor
he says, and the new organization viii
maintain friendly relations with all organ
lied labor 1t will draw the line closely OF
scabs and scabism" and will not have any
thing to do with unfair" people.
All the details of the plan of organization
have not yet been decided upon, but it will
be more of federation than compact ma
tional body like the Knights of Labor
One of the greatest dangers to labor associa
tons is believed to be the accumulation o
large sums of money at one central point a
the disposal Of some central authority Ii
the Brotherhood of United Labor there vii
be no money at the disposal of the general O.
federal officers. 1t is thought that the sal
of stationery with the letter heads OF tn
order to the local organizations an,
the fees for charters will be enougl
to keep up the central office, whc
will be more in the nature OF a bureau
of Information than an executive office. Tn
trades-union principle, which the knight
have tried in vain to sti1e, will be fully rec
ognized and whatever money each trad
collects in the form of dues or otherwise vii
remain in the hands of each trade erganizl
ton. In case OF a deficit at headquarter
the individual trades may be called upon t
contribute pro rata. The only thing tina
the various sovereign and federated trade
will have in common will be password an
the ritual or initiation ceremonies.
Commissions will be issued as soon as they
can be printed to those who have declared
willingness to cooperate in the new move
ment if applied for TO T. B. Barry, at Ea.
| SAGINAW Nirh