Evening journal., 1892-11-16
POWDERLY' ADDRESS.
The Labor Leader Presents a
Lengthy Annual Report.
REMEDIES FOR LABOR TROUBLES

The General Master workman Denounces
Employers anc Legislators for Refus-
ing to Exclude Pauper Immigration.
9'he Years Strikes Reviewed Consoli-
dation Recommended.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journall
Sr LOUIS, Nov. 16-The annual ad-
dress Of Grand Master Workman Pow
derby to the sixteenth general assembly
bly, of the Knights of Labor today was
extremely lengthy, occupying over an
hour in its delivery.
He congratulated his hearers upon the
present condition OF the order, reviewed
its many periods of prosperity and de-
preston, and said that although since
its existence the membership of the order
has ebbed and flowed, yet today it was
on the increase and all through the ex-
citing times incident to tho presidential
election the order had steadily grown in
membership and influence. At no time
however, had the membership exceeded
600 coo in good standing.
Reviewing the labor movement Mr.
Powderly said that there are too many
labor organizations struggling, for su-
premacy-callings that up to short
time ago were not known to the general
public are now known under the name
of some national or international associa-
tion. The tendency of the labor move
ment seemed 20 be divided up while that
of the opposing force, capital was to
to combat the forces of industry, when
single handed they were arrayed before
them. Every prominent member of a
labor organization, who. for some reason
or other had taken offence at something
done, or who entertained an idea that
his plan was the best, set about organic
ing a new society Of labor. The only re-
suit was division of strength, isolation
and final death.
Against immigration.
He believed in the total exclusion OF
immigrants who are not self supporting
on landing in this country. There
should be a fixed term of years. ten
would be enough, during which no i'm
migrant should be permitted TO land
with a view TO remaining unless he could
prove that he had sufficient means to
sustain himself and those depending
upon him for one year
Tho rapacity OF the employers of labor,
the greed of the owners Of steamships
and the moral cowardice of our public
men had prevented the enactment of
legislation which would have long since
relieved the strain.
Strikes and Lockouts Reviewed.
Strikes and lockouts next claimed Mr.
Powderly's attention He said that dur.
ing the last six months the people of this
land had witnessed such attempts al
making the power of aggregated wealth
supreme as were never dreamt of before
The campaign which has just closed
witnessed an interesting discussion OF
the tariff. but there is more of a revenu,
illegally drawn from the pockets of mer
chants manufacturers and workman II
one month of the year by the railroads
aud telegraphs than we pay in tariffs in
year These, and all questions connected
with them must occupy the attention o
the industrial organization of the future
and the strike of the future must be
strike for the rule OF the people
In concluding his address Mr. Pow
derly said that the order should make al
effort TO get closer to the other industrial
associations and recommended that here
after the general assembly should NEE
at the same place and time chosen by tn
Farmers Alliance He also favored tn
adoption of a social or beneficial featur
Of the order He recommended a dis
solution of the alliance with the Miners
Progressive association ON the groun
that the latter had not lived up to il
pledges and that as a matter of fact tn
knights had suffered greatly by th
alliance