The weekly examiner., 1891-01-17
CALLED TOGETHER l
PoWDERLY ASKS ALL THE LABOR
 CHIEFS TO MEET.

POWOERLY ASKS ALL THE LABOR
 CHIEFS TO MEET.
 Shall There Re Grand Union of all she i. Endussrial Organizations fO Assert
 Their Rights ae The Ballot Boxs
 General Master Workman PowderlY of the Knights of Labor has issued the sub joined special circular. It is done in con- formity to instructions of his own organiz- ation at it's last convention in Denver, Col. MT. Powderly quotes the report of the com mittee on political action, from which this extract is taken:-
 Your committee further reports that it is conceded fact by every thoughtful mind that most of the objects set forth ill the preamble of the Knights of Labor can only be secured by independent political action Therefore your committee recommends that the General Master Workman correspond with the presidents or other chief officers of other industrial and reform organiza- tioRs, with tfe view to the holding of Ma tional Reform Industrial Conference. on the basis of the platform adopted at the St. Louis Conference of December, 1889, the conference to be held at as early date as possible, so that solid and harmonius un ion of the industrial and reform forces of the country may be consummated that will enact the principles of our Preamble into statute law. x
 And your committee further re eccmmends that the General Assembly by the adoption of these resolutions puts itself upon record as desiring that the National Reform Con- vention shall formulate an independent po- litical platform upon the principles of the Preamble of the Knights of Labor, so that this Order shall give it's endorsement and support to that at the ballot box.
 The above is my authority for what I an, about to say and do. Various suggestions were offered as to the best time of holding this conference, and it was agreed that Washington's Birthday would be the most acceptable date, and Washington City the best place to hold the conference. When the Farmers Alliance held it's convention at Ocala, Fla, in December, call for conference to organize third party was circulated and signed by many of those who attended. That call fixed upon Cincinnati as the place to hold the session and Feb ruary 23, 1891, as the date. At an inform al conference of the officers of the Order of Knights of Labor and many of those who signed the call at Ocala, it was agreed to postpone the Cincinnati Conference until after the Industrial Conference could meet and agree upon it's platform of principles.
 In accordance with the action of the General Assembly by which was instruct ed to correspond with the presidents or other chief officers of other industrial and reform organizations" place this matter before you with request that you take ac-- tion at once and notify me of the result. In view of the fact that nearly all organiz- ations have recently held their annual cou-; ventions, it may be dificultto send dele gates to another conference sn soon, and yI would suggest that the executive officers or as many of them as can attend, make pp this conference. = suggest three dates on which to vote, and whichever receives majority will fix the time of the assembling of this gather ing: February g. March %, and July 20, the date recommended by committee of the General Assembly.
 shall vote for February 23, for the reas- on that we win be enabled to meet and con fer with the newly elected Coneressmen who owe their elections to the laborers of the field and city.
 This call for action will be sent to the president or secretary of every industrial organization whose address can obtain, but those who may be overlooked will take action as soon as it is brought to their 11o- tice.
 This is very important matter, and should receive careful attention. Every organization should take action and be represented, for it is not intended to be a Knight of Labor gathering or 8 conference of those representing one idea or section alone. All are invited, and all should be represented. Vote on the date, and when they are in, the call will go out with as many names attached to it as were upon it. Respectfully and fraternally submit ted, T. ". PoWDERLY,
 General Master Workman Knights of Labor.