Powderly On Strikes

mn-ADELTHiA, Murch 30. -Master-Workman Powderly has issued a long manifestó to the Knights of Labor, In which he urirently requeste that education be made the tature motto oí the order, and that strikes be entirely done away with. He says that the Knighte of Labor strikes Uave never been successful and that the time to cali a halt has arrived. He advises those who arirue that strikes de good to go to the coa) held of Pennisylvama and count the victdms; go tbrouifh the I-ehigh región and connt the sufferere: go into the homee of the men who raged the nneqnal battle and ask the wlvtss Dd chüdren if strikes do good, and note the answer; let the ones who have feit the pangs of hnnger testify. Do not go to those who, standing far from tne ecene of conflict, say strikes do good. In conclusión Mr. Powderly says: "We have had strikes etter strmes, ra wnat good have tbey done? Here ie an illustration A man is receiving K..W cents a day. He wants a 10 per cent. advance,which would raise hl wages to IS. 7 a day. His demand is re!uefl, and he stops work, remains out a month -two tbreeorfour months- and then returns to worfc at the oíd figures. At the end of the fint iponih he has lost in wagcs at B.50 a day Teraging twenly-six working days to the monta, just 169; at the end ol two months, 1180; %% the end oí three months, 1195. and at the end ol the fpurth month, 1260. What bashegained? Nothing. '