The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-03
THE PLATE PRINTERS
Powderly, King of the Knights,
Attacks Mr.. Foster.
M'KINLEY ADVISED SETTLEMENT
John sherman Did, Too, But Meredith
Washington City About II

PHrIApgIrEIA, July 2-Gezersl Master
Workman PowdeTly tonight made public o
lengthy statement regarding the controversy
over the employment Of pate printers He be-
gins with tne assertion that the statements cred
tied 70 Secretary Foster are entirely and uno1al-
ise1ly false. The secretary has stated that the
matter was not subject Of discussion az Mans
field between senator Sherman. Major Mckinley
and himself Powderiy asserts that the matter
was discussed az Mansfield and settlement aa-
vised. and Powdeziy holds proofs over NcEia-
ley's signature On the s0sh of June the secre-
ta-y concluded an agreement with Dsvgln and
Cavan2ugh 90 restore the discharged men and
even went 50 Ear an 70 write letter to one Of
them eEbodying the agreement That letter.
Powderly szys- he holds According 20 Deviinss
msnorands the terms were that tia seven men
dropped from the rolls in the state printing de-
paxtLsni shah De restored 20 their former uIares
OF places OF equal importance snd pay and shall
be treated with the sane fairness and esonsiesrs-
ton a. other plate printers by the chief and
ASSISTANTS IN the bureau that four OF them shall
Dc restored within ten days. and the balance
within two weeks from data. Just IS the
Knights were coagrAtniaEing themselves upon
the happy ending of the trouble committee Of
plate printers was called II By Merideth. The
card which preceded them said: "A delegation
from the Gonpeys Federation of labor desires
% Be heard before an agreement ID arrived at
with the Knights OF Labor" Powderfy con-
tInnes:
These men had been drilled By Meredith a.
10 their speech and coaauct while celebrating
with the secretary, bug Meredith forgot 10 tell
them the name OF tle organization they were
supposed 10 BE representing, and they gave tie
name o. az association that does not exist
After g shor. interview with this committee
the secretary turned TO DeFiIn and said. eff
there . 70 be fight with this Organization Of
yours I don't Know but / would better figsit
you" Dsyi5u ret0rted that the X OF L cnI1li
secreferys attention 10 the fact that be had con-
ciGded al agreement with Foster He would
have 70 send for Gompers before he could srriys
al any further understanding OF ths case
Povdsr!y says in conclusion:
The advisers Of Foster have Influenced him TO
50 act 20 give the controversy such a co, oying
Is 70 create the impression that IL is a struggle
case Foster has an uudoubted right TO coasul.
with Gompers. If be pieases. but the fact still
remains that none OF the men involved belong
70 any organization bat the Knights OF Labor.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 2-President Comp
ers and Secretary Evans, OF the Federation of
Labor, arrived from New York this afternoon
and called on secretary Foster in relation 10 the
troubles IN tie bureau Of engraving ard print
ing. He formally protested against the injustice
Of showing any savontism TO particular class
OF plate printers. Gompers did not express any
objection 70 the secretsry's action ignoring the
past record OF the seven discharged Knights OF
Labor, but insisted that it would De unfair TO
give these men the preference over other persons
occupying places ''chanee" printers and CD
plicants for presses. He believed that the rules
governing the employment OF plate printers
should be strictly observed.