The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-10

/ longing TO National Assembly No. 210
have committed their interests to the
care of District Master Workman James
| p. Archibald. Then there are other
Local Assemblies, such as the Tin Sheet
| Iron Workers, which are attached 70
District Assembly No. 40, OF New York.
and will be represented by the delegates
of that body in the General Assembly.
The order had at one time large mem
bershiD in the county, but those were the
palmy days Of the Knights before the
series of disastrous railroad and other
strikes, together with disaffection arising
| from the government Of the order. thin
ned the membership. Indeed, so inHuen-
tial were the Knights hereabouts at that
time that several manufacturers of
cigars who had been using the Inter
national Union Cigarmakers' blue label
were prevailed upon by their customers
to stop using it ia favor of the knights OF
Labor yellow seal label This action
built up strong Local assembly of cigar
makers, which has. under the name of
the Pocahontas Association, at the pre-
sent time a larger membership than the
local branch of the International Union.
FOR EIGHT HOURS.
The most important question that will
occupy the attention of the General
Assembly is the eight hour movement
1t is expected that Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation of
Assembly to present the views of the
open unions on the matter. While favor
ing shorter hours of labor, Mr.. Powderly
himself is disposed to go slowly in this
direction.
To prevent possible injury to business
by a sudden change in the hours of labor
the General Master Workman recon-
mends that half an hour day be taken
off every year till the desired eight hours
is reached.
An interesting feature of the coming
session will be James p. Archibald's re-
port of the work he did for the order re-
Gently in England.
District Assembly No. 40 sends four
delegates to the General Convention.
James E. Quinn, at one time leader in
ID. A. 40, is quiely pursuing his trade as a
journeyman bookbinder.
Uriah H. Stevens, whose brain con-
ceived the idea of the Knights of Labor
and who was one of its founders, was
Jerseyman. He was born in Cape May
county.
There are nearly a quarter of million
members in good standing in the Knights
of Labor. The order is slowly regaining
its strength in this country and has late
ly extended it's principles to Europe.
d. M. Kane is d Knight of Labor and
to this fact he was largely indebted for his
return to the Legislature. Ballot reform
is a very good and desirable thing, but
with a brother member of the order as its
champion it is better yet to some.
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS.
A most important event in labor circles
will occur in Jersey City at the beginning
of the new year. The National Assembly
of Painters and Interior Decorators No.
210, will convene in this city on January
s. Two hundred delegates from all
parts of the country are expected to take
part IN the deliberations of the body.
General Master Workman I. V. Powder
ly will attend and address public gather
ing which it is proposed to hold under the
auspices of the Assembly.
Tomorrow night the Local Assembly of
Painters will appoint committees to en-
gage a hall and arrange for the reception
of the delegates to the National Assem-
bly,.
Secretary Thomas Flanagan, of the
Painters, has been sick, but is recovering
and will be at his post tomorrow night.
Thursday night the Central Trades
Assembly meets in regular session in
Coopers Hall. Half dozen of the dele
gates got confused in the dates and
turned up at the place of meeting last
Thursday night. Another delegate see
ing the light burning, dropped in and |
told the little crowd, who had COM
menced business, that it YVES not a regu-
lar meeting night. The delegates adj |
journed in short order without transact |
ing sany business. Indications, point to |
lively session Thursday night.
Secretary James A. Stuart, of the Gen. |
trail Trades'f Assembly, desires the adj
dresses of secretaries of local labor or
CARNATIONS connected with the central
body.