Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-18
+. AN APPEAL roR UNITY
Addressed to the Organised Toilers
of Connections.

of Connecticut.
By direction of District assembly No
05, knights of Labor, the undersigned
committee has called a conference Of all
organized toilers, to be held in Bliss
hall, 1851 Main street, Hartford, June %,
1890, and all Organized farmers, me-
chanics and laborers of the state are
urgently requested to send delegates.
To-day the toilers of the state, though
cations. Thus divided, and sometimes
antagonistic, it is impossible to call them
together, and many golden opportunities
of securing reforms both legislative and
industrial, have been allowed to pass
without taking advantage of them. It
any one organization called a meeting it
would excite jealousy among the others,
and the task of securing all the organi-
cations to unite in calling a convention
would take so much time, and presented
so many difficulties that it was never
attempted.
The coming conference is not to be
partisan. 1t is intended solely as labor
congress, where representatives OF all
laboring men of the state, regardless of
party affiliations, trade or calling, will
meet and discuss all matters of import
ance to the laboring masses. 1t Is the
wish of the committee that permanent
body, representing all classes OF labor,
should be organized, and that the plat
form embodying the reforms demanded
by the laboring people should be adopt
ed. Beyond this we have no plans to
submit, and leave it entirely with the
delegates.
Fellow toilers! be not deceived by the
adverse criticism of pretended friends,
who profit by the division in labor s
ranks: and who would keep us divided.
The toilers of every other state are form
ing similar organizations, and Connect
ance does not necessarily bind you to
support the actions of the convention.
If. after your delegates have attended,
you do not approve of the actions of the
conference, you are at liberty to with
draw; but every local labor organization
in the state should be represented, that
it may voice the sentiment of the toilers
of the state. What policy it will adopt,
whether it will deal with political or in
dustrial problems, or both, the conven-
ton itself must decide.
Great care should be exercised in the
selection of delegates, and none but
honest, earnest, conscientious and con-
sentative men should be sent, as the
action of the conference will have an
important bearing upon the future of
the tillers and toilers of the state.
The objections raised against previous
meetings of this kind were that those
calling it represented only themselves,
and that they were not authorized to
issue the call. Neither of these objec.
lions hold good in the present case. The
committee was appointed by the
knights of Labor to call the conference,
and they represent the wishes not alone
of the members of that body, but Of
many others who recognize the necessity
of an organization representing all
branches Of honorable toll.
Any organization that has not received
a copy of the call, and credentials fol
delegates, or that wants further infor
nation, should correspond with the
secretary of the committee, T. II. kehoe
Box 967, New Britain, Conn.
| NEWTON PHILIPS, Killingly,
JAMES F.DowNs, Danbury,
| T. H. KEHOE, New Britain,
| w. D. Fox, New London.
| Committee.