Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17

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flows on in an uninterrupted stream there
viii be no dependence upon short-hour laws;
no reliance on wage scales, and there
sSor be THAT no SaeO the saaEs
American workingmen higher than MS
brother who lives under the weight OF cen.
turies of monarchiel misrule. Your General
Master Workman has no hesitation In say
ing that he favors tho total exclusion OF all
immigrants who are not self-susta1nfng on
landing in this country, he would fiI term
which no immigrant should be permftSed TO
land with a view of remaining, unless ne
could prove that he had sufficient means 60
sustain himself and those depending on III
for one year.
Unworthy motives may be attributed to-
me because of these sentiments, but they
are honestly entertained, and such con-
slruction as may be placed on them will not
change my mind, for foresee great danger,
not alone to labor, but to the whole country;
If the immigration question is not carefully
and heroically handled in the near future.
Rights of Native Citizens in Danger.
1t may sound exceedingly well to assert
that we have room for all the world; that it
would be un-American, that it would be un-
Christian, to debar others from the benefits
we enjoy. There is less danger OF debarring
them from these benefits than that there is
that they will take the enjoyments from all
/ have repeatedly said that it is not to the
interest of the immigrant or those who pre-
ceued him, to land him here without money,
without friends and without knowledge OF
the conditions which he must face in his
struggle for bread. 1t is not because ne can
not earn q livelihood in his own land that
the foreigner comes here. 1t Is because the
institutions OF greed OF older CROWN nave
taken deeper root. The rapacity OF en-
ployers OF labor, the greed of the owners of
steamships and the moral cowardice OF our
public men have prevented the enactment
OF legislation which would have long since
relieved the strain. We can better afford to
aid the European ir battling down the 1nsti-
tutions which crush him at nome tnan 10
continue q system which will inevitably re-
duce our own workmen TO a worse condition
than those now experienced ABROAD Dy
those who are looking to this land Tor re-
lief.
What will you do on the immigration
question, on strikes and lockoutsf During
the last six months the people of this land
have witnessed such attempts at making
the power of aggregated wealth supreme as
were never dreamed of before.
This Years Lost Labor Battles.
Whether it be at Ceur d'Alene, at Home
stead, at Buffalo or in Tennessee, the in
stinct which guided the rapacious hand was
the same. The underground wire which
detected the attack ran to the same center
from all of these places. Centralized wealth
drew the scattering fire of dividend labor,
and as a natural result, labor lost in each
battle. If the lessons are carefully taken TO
heart. the sacrifices may not be in vain.
The campaign which just closed witnessed
a very interesting, If not intelligent, discus
sion of the tariff; but there is more of a rev.
enue illegally drawn from the pockets OF
merchants, manufacturers and workmen In
one month OF the year by the railroads and
telegraphs than we pay in tariffs for wear.
These and ali other questions connected
with them must occupy the attention OF IN
dustrial organizations of the future, and the
strike of the future must be strike for the
rule of the people. We can decry politics as
we please, but we must be politicians or the
s,s. " l,fr-l-
sponsibilities as citizens, hut we are only
pillng high the wrath which follows neglect
OF duty. In d word, We must be Lawmakers
or law breakers.
When we. in the last extremity, are driven
close to the wall and deprived of rights and
privilege, it is done through the law. If the
law is obscure or defective, q hireling Judge
can always be found to construe in IaVor OF
the wealthy as against the poor. II every
citizen of Pennsylvania understood and
knew his rights; if he performed his duty
no Judge would dare to charge treason
against workmen who but struggled for
recognition.
For Fusion With Farmers Alliances.
The battle of the future must be fought
out on different lines from those which
marked the shifting progress of the past.
These lines must divert from and center at
the ballot bo1-not as slaves to party, bent
on obeying the will of q boss or master, but
as 1Ieemen VINO value 1Te0uOH anu WOulU
maintain it should we vote.
The speaker advocated affiliation with the
Farmers Alliances and other similar Or
ganizations; recommended the organization
of social or beneficial features of the order
and, in conclusion, said that he knew of
nothing he had done during the year, that
he would not do over again under similar
circumstances
The report of the General Executive
Board was then read, the chief points of
which were as follows: The committee ap-
proves the plan, adopted last year, of re-
quiring each member to pay cents to
fund for the pay ment Of railway expenses
of delegates Much space is devoted to the
review of the trouble with the combine of
clothing manufacturers at Rochester, n. Y.
Troubles With Worlds Fair Managers.
The troubles between the knights of
Labor and the Worlds Fair were given at
great length, together with the efforts made
bv the knights to settle the difficulty. 1t
was stated that all local assemblies we're,
by circular emanating from the board,
urged to press upon their members IN
Congress that no money should be appro-
priated for the Exposition until the labor
question was settled. The report then con-
tinues:
The local assemblies promptly acted, with
ate S., 900 600 was voted down. Another con-
ference between the board and the EXDo-
sition was then held, with the result that a
satisfactory settlement was secured and an
agreement entered into which, it is be-
lieved, will prevent further trouble. The
House and Senate conference committees
were then told that all difficulties were SET
tied and that the opposition to an appropri-
alton removed.
Reasona BILE building and loan associations
were recommended to workingmen. The
suggestion is made that the order might de-
eide upon the organization of a Home
stead Association, provided there are no
speculative features connected Herewith.
The Matter of Employers Liability.
Another paragraph of the report smoke of
the laws regarding employers liability in
case of accident to employees. 1t was stated
that hardly any OF these were as fair to the
employees as to the employers, but that even
in States where the Laws were nearest to
making just compensation for injuries, the
laws are practically imperative, as work
ingmen did not have the means to carry
their cases to court, and were, therefore,
compelled to accept any proposition for
settlement, no matter how fagrantly un-
Just The Recommendation is made that the
order keep on trying for the enactment of
such laws, but it is stated that q far better
plan would be the establishment of a pro-
tective insurance society or the assistance
of the establishment of such laws whereby
means may be provided members to prose-
cute careless or negligent employers
Secretary-Treasurer Hare reported that,
including the balance on hand at the be-
ginning of the fiscal year, July 1, 1891, the
total expenditures, $59,74S 80, leaving a
1al han Tul