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section 10 be successful. Chicago, which
made the first break, has or will gain tho
WHAT POWDERLY SAYS
About tho Eight.lIour Movement lie 10 In
FnyOr Of Il. - -

About the Eiglt.1lOur ai0vomcnt-lIe 10
Favor oft. ~ -
SCRANTON, Pa, April 3O.-Gonera
Master Workman Powderly, OF th
knights Of Labor, was seen at his hon
to-day by an Associated Press reporter
llo was asked his views concerning til,
labor demonstration in New York ant
elsewhe tomorrow, md Mt first stated
that he had nothing to say, and that al
such information would come from Mr.
Gompers, President OF the Federation ol
Labor, under whose auspices the dem.
onstration would be held.
Mr.. powderly said that he would ad.
dress labor meeting in Jersey City to.
morrow evening, Rt which time he would
air his ideas concerning this great labor
movement. Warming up TO the subject
later, he said that his position on this
question was too well known to need
explanation. He had always favored an
eight hour law. The knights OF Labor
had also endorsedit, adopting preamble
favorlng 1t ut the General Assembly In
1875. AS he understood it, to.morrow's
demonstrations throughout tho country
were to convince the public that the
labor element was really in favor OF
shorter hours for the t0ilers. 1t had
been alleged by many that tho eight.
hour movement was simply for effect,
and that the workmen did not really
favor 1t. After the demonstration OF to-
morrow, 1t was to be hoped that there
would DO no untrue charges OF that kind.
The movement 10 secure an eight
hour law is n universal onc," said Mr.
PoTderly, "and We arc all working
steadily forit. Within the las. few years
about thirty Industries employing labor
have adopted 1t, and still others have
adopted the nine.hour system. In some
INSTANCES workmen received but eight
houra' compensation, and in others they
got ten hours pay for eight hours
work. Other industries pay their work
men ten hours compensation for nine
hours' work."
"Thc plan which recommended to |
the general assembly," continued Mr.. |
PoWdefly, "was to reduce tho hours of |
labor one.half m hour each year till an |
eight hour system could be obtained
with ten hours pay. This has been
adopted by the Union Pacific Railroad |
Company, and in three years their men
will be working eight hours daily. II
believe that the American Federation OF |
Labor is concentrating its Efforts ia iayor
OF the carpenters just now, and il they
succeed 1t will be great gain to labor
generally. The carpenters are the lar
gest class Of mechanics which have a !
membership in the Federation. The
c!earmakers are already working on the
eight.h hour system; at least all who were
OF the Knights OF Labor are"
You will see,' concluded Mr.. Pow.
derly, that this eight hour law is
most righteous one when you remember
that Il man can perform between the
hours OF and II in the morning more
labor with the implements OF
The present than two men could
perform in two days OF ten
hours with the implements used
'orty years ago. The genius OF the
mechanic provided this labor saving ma
;hinery, and it is but right that he
should share the benefits. However,
HE solution of the whole problem will
come when the .aborer shares the pro.
its OF his toll. AS he will be then work.
ng for himself, he can labor eight or
.en hours as he nay DESIRE"