Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
FOR EIGHT HOURS
Various Plans Discussed by a Num-
Der of Labor Leaders.
BY TIE AGENCY OF A SINGLE TRADE
Strikes That Are Brought About
Through Sympathy.
IN ON E L O G A L I T Y

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The great trade and labor congress, to be
composed of delegates from every labor or
e,nizotion In tho corn,rv which hoe hoo,
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calied py the executive committee OF the
Knights of Labor, under authority OF the
general assembly Of the order which re-
Gently met in this city. bids fair, according
to reports already received at the Knights
of Labor headquarters In washington to
be most pronounced success.
There is. however. considerable dinerence
of opinion as to whether or not any good
can be accomplished by the congress
The wish of the Knights of Labor, as stated
in the call IS that once year a congress of
three representatives each of all the labor
o,x.,,,..t,o,. -, 1,o-to. sb.u ,naa+ e,r ~.
Vi eaiii1a'iohs u An,efi'a snai iNee. ,oi INC
purpose OF considering all plans anu ques-
tioEs that may be before the people in the
Industrial and political world with a view
to brin,jno ,ho,t ,,n,tad action m tbase
ousstions II is further desired that all
ti 49, ht-,oor 49,. n;nat;ons
~ IobN - fnr,, ~ oraani.o tio,, Imr,sI;c
t;on ~ r,smbars and action in STRIFE mai
t ~ ~ " 1atrnn non,r",sr.;a. that ,nay ,r;sa
I'LL r. ,aforrSS - ~ c6spfnn,;ttaa Of arhitra
ton of three members, selected annually at
the proposed Congress. !nis arpi.l a,toh
of anr,a n.t,ouoJ ,rSa.e ,,sion one member
of some body of the Knights of Labor and
the third to he selected by the congress from
the ranks OF the people. VINO are ne!tner al
1917 ru, n fa oss,,,o
removed from any Connection with indus,
trial or noliticaI ouestiors aiming at all
ti,n.s 70 ssonra nan Of the hiohest char
octsr ints.r;tv and statasmansh;n
In Case OF Strikes.
The executive board further proposes that
bar..ftar ,,ra, o,y ,,t,o,ol or i,ter,,
80, 1no ...
'iohdi H'rihe ni'oi'ihs poie .haii i''o' men
shall be contemplated 1t shah not be enter
ed into until it has been referred to the
ecutive committee of the proposed annual
oone,ro,, 80 80 !. ,a,;.oe - ,,,,a.s,.
ment ~ snail racai,s tha unitad snnnnrt
dnan,ial,v snd moralIy ~ Ill Labor MANI
zat;ons ranrasantea ~ sa;d onnar,ss ~,
the aSecutivs coTmittsa 10 ~ sbsl, ,n
g.. $1,000 ' eo. ,u ~ s'.t'ii .'e
go. a.. .s".s,t th ,e.; ,e 1871
the oreanizstions afBr.tsd 70 coli ont III
~ +bair ~. n,bars 70 s,,naort said str,ta
ard in .,.rw .,.v andaaror rs 49, ~
fret nhisct ~ all or1anizsti nns snncess
Son;as ~ thasa rasointions ha ,,a 80, e..
v.ardeG TO ali nat;onai and intsrnstiona1
trada oro.,i,.,;ons nnt . tiIr,ta % n,tth 49,
$500 ~ So CO.. 'o' ai''ia'eu Win 'ne
VI
MIR. McGuire's Views.
In reference. 70 tho resolutions Mr. Thos
49,. ~. vo.,e a,,,s - ~.
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general executive toard OIL the hhlgnts OF
Labor, said to a Star reporter:
1.-THE movement inaugurated by the gen
or.1 oss.r,h,, of I'll. Knigb,s ~ Iohor ,,-,,,
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,a, 80 ~ pe soou t'';s - - Snam NC "a.
lisu ou' III ehe spilie III ",Sn II Was eol's
Ieiseu' me ehei.es oi tIle hnisnts o!
Laooi n i cpnstan'g lor MANY years pas
1aaor foroo p "s ,h " f,, tne
ra no aoiess ~: ing Soult,S Jpn uiii.ii 1s
t no Inc pun VI 'e''e'''is '"Si' 'o"''-
"Ever since the meeting Of the general
L, t .n Was VI 'hI Seneia a.
SIi. -, CO us: y. =. it . a.
tanseaa ~ me u VI a as ms pssii
tsniea,ia,s ~, tHi;, "a .i,, tha u IA
Of I.ahor The,r anSwer has haan .Rsaab
~, 800. tada arsran;.a.,aa, 80 -, or,
,iitb 49, ed,oat;enai a,ouh w W. ~, "a =,
" aon4 49, oi w. n III uu.s 70
80 ~ o Inc pSo anu we VIII
,oata sh' ''ne' 'h"h TIC iish' u eo-
81,
do. believing that our methods in conduct
ing strikes ana boycotts nave proven to be
odont.d h, athar 80 $50 IMAM 'iose
I've are still prepared to meet any and all
organizations and arrange plan whereby
we may work IN union and harmony for the
,e.',,,s 49, 49, ne ' ots
will stand in the way of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
of this
1.-The American Federation of Labor,
whose convention ended a few days since in
New York and which BODY was asked 70
indorse the scheme of harmony proposed at
the last meeting of the general assembly.
which was held in Washington a few weeks
previously, refused to do So and we find the
outcome of that to be an attempt to divide
theslabor forces in Washington, who have
worked together for MANY years
SHOULD the A. F. of L, he s,1ccessf,,l in
forming a second central body at the ma
tioNal capital uuarrels must of necessity
ensue between the rival bodies and ~,
efforts to DESTROY each other.
IF the American Federation of Iaho,
would devote nearly as much time tn tho
OF ganization of the unoreanizad as tbey do
to making war on the knights Of Labor the
A F. of L. would be Il very powerfuI bodv
The K. of L. is ready at all times to do ali