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THEY SAY NO TO POWDERLY.
THE FEDERATION OF LABOR NOT g OTTG
INTO 7HH THIRD PARTY"


wiiiins TO Leave the knights to Exploit
the Farmers Alliance by Themselves-
Raising u Fund TO support the Miners.
The Executive Council OF the American Fod-
Grafton Of Labor met at 81 Clinton place yes
terday afternoon to discuss the welfare and
progress OF the Organization. There were
present Samuel Gompors. Chris. Evans. r. J.
Mcclure, and W. A. Carney.
Secretary Evaus produced the circular which
powderly issued recently requesting all labor
organizations 10 send delegates to q confer-
cnco to organ'ae a third party in conjunction
with the Farmers Alliance. 1t wns decided to
nay no attention to this circular. for the reason
that II was unwise for a labor organization to
meddle with politics.
This illustrates n plan which Mr.. Powderly
mas had in his mind ever since 1t occurred to
him to try 10 push the Knights into tho lead Of
tho third party movement. Had the American
Federation approved the scheme by sending
delegates TO the conference. the movement Of
the Knights would have gained an amount Of
solidity and respectfully which It Is now i'm
possible for 1t to have.
Tho mincr.' demand for eight hours. which
is 10 ;akc place on Mny I. was nsx: taken ur.
1t was resolved 10 loyy OH assessment OF two
cents week per capita for five weeks on tho
members OF Nil the unions connected with tho
Federation. This means a total fund Of $4,000.
II 1t should he cor sihered necessary. an apr cal
will be made tn other labor organizations not
affiliated, with the Federation. Secretary
Evans; M = who + r. miner by trade: said that there
eight hours would he Grnntcd without any
,.s,. strikes. a. the emnloyprs and employees were
The committee which recently won't TO the
ch6nvSnti,cn OF hricklayerS A. TORONTO to .sk
Federation reported that tho brlcklnvers Ind
decided to- refer The matter, To tho individual
Ss ,hey Would oa aer whe
Al the ,reinest Of, a committee Of striking
shoeworkcrs from Rochester. 1t was decided
terminate fay1rably n national boycott would
Henry i. Hicks OF OF district Assembly 25s
viii appear before tho Convention Of the state
branch Of the American Federation Of Labor At
legislative committee to coGpernte with the
legislative committees appointed by the state
State Trades assemLy. Hicks is chairman Of
emSrs shs 1s a of tho ppa Eav the ofhss ss
ss Tsas ss" kssi%b Bsyc o Ebs.s
agreed upon y number Of measures which
they are going to try to get through the Legis.
to, got the Federation people to help them.
se r., WSH ts i On both OF the
local assembly cf the Knights At Albany which
declared the strike on New York Central. The
Hotel In Albany tomorrow to hear Mr.. Iiicks's
report. The measures upon which these two
committees have agreed and which they want
the Federation to approve are the following:
Tho employment of women and children in mercan.
tile houses to DO under the supervision OF Factory In
spectors
No poration to be allowed employ Pink
other private detectives In OF strikes other
troubles with employers
Tho Weekly Payment law to be amended 20 to in
clude all atsam ratlroahs
Tho aboiition Of contract labor IN prisons
To prevent the sinking Fund ommiHstonsrs Of New
York oitv from giving ont contracts Tor work CON
tractors who do live in tho city.