The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-17
IHH EXECUTIVE BOARD
ofthe Knights Of Labor Holding
an Important Session.
Mr., PoWDERLY INTERVIEWED
On Questions Of Great Moment to
the ordeF-Fhe Annual Convene
tIon TO be Held In Atlanta, Ga,
The Eight Hour Question,


CHICAGO, July l0.-The much dis.
cussed Ohicapo meetinO of the Exocu.
t;vo poo,d =, a. W.,,.h, o'T..ts,, w
"Ne Dos'u " !He hu'su's VI l'appr le'
gan to-day at the Sherman House, with
General Master Workman Powderly and
the following members nresent. Gan.
eroI sec,atorv Traosr,a, Iol,n NV L.
M O'st"y t'eHsu'eF vonn " nays
OF Fhllauelphlai ~, Holland, OF jack
sonville, Fla, IA, w, Wright, OF Toronto,
and John Deylin. of Detroit.
TLo a,0t hrs,no.s 20 ~ ~, A..
~ A'sv BUSINESS a'', u 'ue uouF was Tue
1e'et'.VA =, " 'ue tulv "uu P'aVe o' tne
ueA'ueneFa' ASsemp'y' u was decided
tbs s' ssonnd ~ sn1u1S 90 hslag " ataRya, 1a on
In talking TO reporter era az tsIor. IN the mr..
pose Of the board in coming west, Mr..
Powderly said: VThis is a quarterly
meeting OF the Board called In Chicago
for the convenience OF Northwestern as
semblies, to save them time and expense
ola journey to Philadelphia. All other
statements OF the purpose Of this meet.
ing in the West are false and without
foundation. see 1t has been claimed
by some newspapers that 1t was to re-
yive waning influence In this portion OF
the country, and that the meeting Is an
exceptional one, none having been held
hitherto outside Of Philadelphia. IT.
hardly necessary to deny this, us every
one knows we meet wherever convent
ence suggests, as matter OF fact met
here In Chicago two years ago"
ut Is also said the Knights OF Labor
have gone 10 pieces In the East and you
are looking to the West for the future"
II have only to say that statement Is
on par with the other one"
No nts,Npss WITH n1ppv
Ar. pomsos,,' -. ~, 80 % .I.
MF' fowueF'y was askeu' ~ IL true
S."' you naNe coue west 70 Placoto any
element or tender INC owe
p,anSa PrnaSn,haoi 70 Slf' " barry or tAe United
i've have M ovortures n mata IN
Mr.. Barry and no olive branches for him.
There has as vet been no complaint
made to US OF anything he has done and
| know OF no intention 10 meddle with
his affairs. He can organize as he sees
tit. Wherever l 10 It ID my duty 10 look
into Knight OF Labor affairs, All an.
peals for action on complaint must 10
made through the district assemblies
and our action is then subject to tho
senefai nfi tha hassSnipd ,Sa,1ay o ,ooo,,.,,,
lied United % BFotberbood "a o IUy comesuD D,siIl s%iIl
1t result in any expulsionsP"
I'm such cases there is only one alter.
native; The moment we learn q mom-
per belongs TO an organization inimiCa-
pie to the X. oil L, he Is immediately
dropped from the rolls. Butthls trouble
IS greatly exaggerated, we don't hear
nearly 80 much oil the United Brother
hood n the east. The talk OF 1T Is main
~ IN the west"
PROSPERITY oFTHE ORDER.
Concerning the nresent condition NJ
ogo;,. ho .otd, ar. A. ,,os,,s..i.'. ~
snan n' s'0u ~ lne beginning Oh
1855 we had $1,000 members. Six
months later wa had 100000. Atpresent
We have 100000. When l am asked to
explain Installing OIL, ask whyshould
30 many come in. This present number
Is really IN increase which Is strongly
opposed. Much Of It Is made upof
those people who think the strike is
the solution Of all evils. Ihave opposed
This membership from the beginning"
TIE RtoIlT.nouR SYSTEM.
A, ,,torn.'to o,;S;. " a..a.o.;..,,....
An ss'0u'p' " oi'v's = G"'esof'o''' s'ae'
nent from the Master Workman on the
question was not wholly sue.
,essful
~ am tlecldedlv In iavor - he said. uof
4 Reduction of tbe bonrs .of labor IA
early as 1880 / susSested that stcns
,hoiild be taken IN shnrten honrs Lnt 7
lm onpoSed 10 sndden Measures What
reoIlv LeI;avo 7 ,rjil ,,ajtbas nsirt ~