Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-16
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ATLANTA, November 15.-It is under
stood that the case of Joseph L. Evans will
not come up before the General Assembly,
Knights of Labor, but will be referred back
to his local assembly in Pittsburg. 1t may
possibly come before the General Executive
Board. Miners D. A. 1S5 took the
ground that it should not come
up here. There seems to be
little feeling against Evans on account of
the charges connected with illegal impor-
tstion of glassblowers. While he is Presi-
dent of the Trades Council, which brought
that charge against L. A. 300 of glass
blowers, it is believed that Homer L. Nc
Cav instigated it. 1t is not considered that
Evans acted from malice, but the opinion OF
leading knights seems to be that he was
little rash In preferring the charge.
MORE ALLEGED EVIDENCE.
It is claimed that L. A. 800 has evidence
to prove that the foreign glassblowers who
came to Jeannette, Pa, last May, came
simply on the information that there were
vacancies at Jeanette. It is claimed they
paid their own expenses over, and came
without any contract obnoxious to law.
Some minor matters of discipline will
come up from Pittsburg, along with the
general list, but none that will in any event
involve more than censure. The General
Assembly will take up the land question
tomorrow morning for discussion, and
Worthy Foreman Wheat thinks they will
take advanced ground. He says the leaders
of the order are really more advanced than
the creed of the order, and would
not urge their views for fear of making dis
sensions. The sentiment toward the hold
ings advocated by Henry George is grow
ing. Mr.. Wheat thinks the question should
be legislation like the old agrarian laws of
Rome, where the holding of land was
limited. But he thinks progress in that
direction will have to be gradual, and the
leaders have been slow to embarrass the
order with extreme positions. He thinks
the position taken tomorrow will be con-
siderablY advanced.
GREAT INTEREST
is felt in the appearance before the Knights
of Labor of President L. F. Livingston, of
the Georgia State Farmers Alliance. A
grand federation of the Farmers Alliance
and the Knights of Labor has been suggest
ed, but Livingston was conservative and
non-committal, though he has the matter
under consideration, and is studying the
knights of Labor organization and prin-
ciples. In his address to the General Assem-
bly, he said on this subject that the
motto of the farmers was Equal Rights to
All, and Special Privileges to None" He
then took the ground that all classes other
than speculative capitalists were interested
in this work. In reference to federation, be
said to the knights that, without knowing
their ulterIor objects and principles, there
was no reason in the upbuIlding of the
country why the two orders should not go
hand in hand, where their objects and pur-
poses were one, and agreeing that if they
did diverge, to do so in peace, without any
bitterness.
Discussion Of the eight-hour movement
may come up tomorrow, but it is thought
the assembly is disposed to take steps in that
direction gradually, and an agreement to
participate in a general strike in 1890 for
eight hours a day is not probable