TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 156, 4 July 1890, Page 4

TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL.

THE KNIGHTS OF. LABOUR ' ACKNOWLEDGED AS A LABOUR . ORGANISATION. There waa a large meeting of delegates; ab bhe Trades Council meeting last evening, two Jiewly-formed Unions sending! their delegates for the first time. After the preliminary business was concluded, a deputation from the Knights 6| Labour, consisting of a dozen representatives of leading men of all the Aucklani trades, was introduced. < Mr H. W. Farnall, the' secretary of th. Council, said bhab bhe object of bhe deputaf , tion was to consult with the Council coni cerning a silly telegram which had ems nated from the Maritime Council to the effect thab bhe Knights of Labour was nbT a labour organisation, and the fact thab the"' influence of the .Maritime Council haft caused some Auckland Unions to pass?! similar extraordinary resolution. The del putation, he said, had come to discuss theal matters in an amicable manner, as althougf they did nob care a snap of the finger Ba the Maritime Council, yet they felt thai* if •would be the height of folly for the local Unions to be divided on those matters of general importance so dear to all of then! The Knights ' of Auckland were mm anxious to work in harmony with the othef Auckland Unions ; their aims and ehdji were in many instances the same, s T_l Knights, however, did not confine their operations to a narrow limit, as did thej single Unions, the ultimate goal of their aspirations being the redress of all the grievances of suffering humanity. -1 Mr Jury, one of the deputation, followed! explaining thab the Knights of Labour was recognised by the public, so,far as then] aims and objects were concerned, a'sthemo.tJ perfect labour organisation that had ever appeared ab any time. He strongly urged / the Council to pub away" any petty feeling of irritation against the Order, caused mom probably by an ignorance of the c__.Hiij tion of bha Knights of Labour, and tojol! wibh the Knights hand in hand bo carryfoffi . those great principles which were aim of all Unionists. He read au®er| plained the " declaration of principle® 1 !! If the Knights. < Mr Gough, on behalf of the CouncilJsaidi that the Knights of Labour need nob hi .the least afraid of the Council nobirecbe'l nisingbhem and working with the_#if_ labour organisation. It was the ' duty, especially in these; times, of'lS " Union and organisation to assist andiffl : courage the work being done by the other 1 He had; carefully watched the rise "'and* •■ spread of this organisation in America aha his firm belief was that: ib was'the ; -toost perfect labour organUation * th_ world, had ever seen. He was _f ' Hghtedwhen.it arrivedin New ZealaW : and he had little doubb in his own mill thafcwhen the principles of the Orderwere better understood ib Would -become a universal organisation. Several other ' 2r e -6s* s P oke recognising the facts thai '■ , _* '• K^B hte of Labour ; we re of course I labour -Organisation. Ultimately, after _ longandifriendlydiscussioii-inwhich ! raosl ' »f tbojQlpresonij -joined, the fQUqjjin|

resolution was passed:—" This Council disclaims any connection whatever with the statement that the Knights of Labour is n°o a labour organisation."