The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-23
TEE LABOR LEADERS,
Gompe's and PowdetIy Engaged
in a Lively War Of Words.
PRESIDENT OF FEDERATION
Puts on His War Paint and Makes
Vicious Attack on President
Powdcrly Of tho Knights Of
a. Labor-The Charges Made.

New YoRE. June oo2.-Samuel Con.
pers, tho American Federation Of La.
boris President, who, with his organize.
ton, was so severely scored by Terrence q
'. Powderly, the head Of tho Knights
Of Labor, at tho Cooper Union mass
meeting Friday was in very belliyer.
ent mood when seen by reporter TO-
day. lie was ready to make a return for
some OF Powdcrly's denunciations.
lie said, among other things: "Belore
lbegln to show up the rascality OF that
double.faced leader Of the knights of
Labor let me clinch him on lie. In his
letter today To me, he said had the nd
vantage OF him because I had time to
prepare myself. At a meeting held in
uarlem last Sunday. Mr.. Powderly
commissioned Thomas i. Mcguire 10
explain the reason OF his absence, Nj.
Mcguire explained to the audience that
the reason for Mr.. Powderly's absence
was that he was preparing for the meet
Ing at Cooper Union and an attack on
the American Federation Of Labor.
JUST A FEW CHARGES.
"Thus far l have abstained from men.
tioning particular instances in which
the Knights Of Labor have been antae-
onistic to trade unions, but now the
time has come for me to make few
charges against that miserable organic.
ton. Mr.. Powderly, in his false state
ments last night, dwelt on generalitier.
but | mean to specify in my charges.
when the members OF the Amalpa.
mated Association OF Iron and Steel
Workers went on strike at Dlineo June.
ton, IN 1887, Bailey, OF the General
Executive Board OF the knights Of
Labor, endeavored to enter into an
agreement with the employers to fur
nish scabs TO take the places Of the
union men. He advertised for scabs all
over the country, but our unions finally
won the strike in spite OF hhe Knights
OF Labor.
During the cigar makers's lockout in
this city the same year, the knights Of
Labor organized the scab cigar makers
into a local assembly and then nut them
to work in the place OF union men, A
delegation Of employers appeared befor.
me hnights OF Labor and used these
words: III you do not give US the label
OF your order we will have to surrender
to the International Cigar Makers
Union and bend our knees to its oili-
GERS"
A NUMBER OF INSTANCES.
"Tbc Knights Of Labor did give the
bosses the label and furnished scabs at a
rate Of l3 per cent lower than the scale
OF the International Union. At Bril-.
liant, o., in 1888, the Amalgamated Az
sociatlon Of Iron and Steel workers
struck against reduction OF wages. Tho
Knights OF Labor put scabs to work in
union mems places. One local assembly
which had some compunction about the
matter discharged two of its members
from the local union for scabbinp. They
appealed TO General Master Worknen
who reversed the action Of
tho local union and reinstated the two
scabs. WV
"During the brewery lockout in this
city, in most instances, the brewcrics
were declared union one sby the Knipb:s
OF Labor; When met Mr.. Powderly
IN Philadelphia not long ago protested
against the issuance by the knights Of
Labor OF a charter to a scab musicians'
organization in Pittsburgh. Mr.. Pow
derly assured me that no charter had
been issued to them. He subsequently
that a charter had been pranted
and the scab musicians in Pittsbnrvh
have Low charter Issued by The
Knights Of Labor. In a conflict br.
tween the Troy Time, and the Intcrna,
tional Typographical Union, Bailey. os
the General Executive Board of the
knights Of Labor, denounced the atli.
tude OF the strlkera as outrageous and
Improper, and offered to made the office
a Knights Of Labor Office.
FORCED TO BACK DOWN.
"a similar case was that of a paner;n
Jacksonville, Fla, in which rat orin to,a
we're organized intoa local assemblies
the Knights Of Labor, The Kn;Cbta
Of Labor were only compelled to back
down in that instance when the labor
press OF the country threatened, to ex-
pose the dastardly action OF the orderr
MIR. Gompers gave similar instances IN
these, and continued: II do not want
to handy epithets with Powder|v.
have withheld horrible evidence against
him, but will now prove to the world
his treachery to the labor movement. T
charge the officers OF the knights Of La
Dor with being cheap and servile labor
agents, and they have made knights of
Labor the same to the general labor
movement that the Printers Protectjye
fraternity is to the International Tvpo-
graphical Union. They arc an orpan-
lied band OF scabs. Mr., PoyderIv in.
sinuates that l am a cur and cowarI
II he believed that why did he make il
impossible Tor me to meet him laat
night, or why does he not meet in The
future. l will say through the prpes
that will meet him on the plat.
form anywhere, at any place or at anv
time that will satisfy his oyerweeninr
coHceit, and l will stamp him, once ior
all, rs charlatan aud an incuhns m H.
labor movement. sf7
:. mo matter how important nv bus;.
ness may be, I will drop it to meet Pow.
der|y. He played piece of clever trirk.
cry to entrap me into the mectinp lsst
night" -.a..., ''''
sa Labor uhion Splits. rl
New YoRE, June ga split occp,,o,,
IN the Central Labor Union to.day, The
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