Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-23
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Charter Granted to Austraiia-The
Sunday Evening Meeting.

At Chicago yesterday charter was granted
by the executive committee of the knights of
Labor to the first district assembly of the order
ever organized in Australia. The new district
Is composed of five local assemblies with a
total membership of over five hundred, all of
whom have joined the order within the past
year. Accompanying the application for a
charter was request for Mr.. Powderly to go
to Australia and head the labor movemen
there, all of his expenses to be betrayed by the
Australian branch of the order 1t is not
likely that Mr.. Powderly will be able to accept
the invitation for some time because of urgent
business requiring his personal attention in
this country, but some member of the board
will probably be sent to Australia during the
coming winter. Master Workman Powderly
was engaged in several localities in private
consultation with different individuals. Messrs
Deyhn and Hayes visited the Seamen's union
The members of the board are not wholly
satisfied with the report of the Sunday evening
meeting at the Bricklayers' hall.
This meeting, said John Devlin of the
board was called by our board for the pur-
pose of explaining all points concerning which
there might be some question. AS soon as
the meeting was called to order and it was
found that none but members were present
MIR. Powderly explained the purpose in calling
the meeting and said that he prepared to
answer all questions about either his own or
the action of the board. He asked. If each
explanation did not give complete satisfaction,
that those dissatisfied SO express themselves.
he spoke of a score of things, and to each
there was unanimous approval"
THE STRIKERS OF 1886.
Mr.. Devlin also told how Mr.. Powderlv ex-
planned to the meeting his famous order In
strueting the strikers Of 1886 to return to work
or forfeit their charters, and how ii was all the
result Of Barry's failure to carry out the in
structions Of the general assembly. Mr.. Pow
DERBY told the meeting that it was the general
Assembly IN session at that time at Richmond.
Va, that moved first in the matter A delega-
ton from the strikers asked the assembly to
act Tor them, and In response to the request
Barry was sent to Chicago to adjust matters if
possible. ''but under no circumstances to bring
the order into the matter"
Barry went to Chicago" he said, land in
two weeks came to Philadelphia. where the
board was In session, and told us everything
was satisfactorily adjusted. Two weeks later.
the board having adjourned and separated he
telegraphed to me at Scranton that the men
were again out. i was away from home and did
not get the message until a week later Then.
as that was all the information / had. and as
Barry, the delegate of the assembly. had
formally reported to Us that matters had been
adjusted, l had TO draw only one conclusion
that was that the men had broken faith with
the packers. Believing this, ordered them to
work Afterward / learned that Barry had
not arranged matters permanently and that
the men bad only returned to work two weeks.
We were deceived BY his report that everything
was adjusted With what information / had.
If l had the thing to do over again, think
should do a. / did :"