New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-19
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

TRUTH or THE EXPOSURE CONFIRMED BY MR..
sHUPE AND DETECTIVE LoNAGAN-MR. BLAIR
KNOWS OF NO SUCH ORGANIZATION.
The exposure of the organization called
knights OF Labor published no Saturdays TRIBUNE at
traced attention on the part Of members OF the
several branches of the National LabOrGroenbacR party
in this city, of others interested in their movenens
Mr. Shupe was asked Saturday afternoon in regard TO the
matter and to the correctness Of the statements OF
THE TRIDUNEs correspondent. MI Shupe was found
hard nc work in the office Of The Adpocat and entered
into the subject readily.
"Itis all true" he said tell you in danger
from this set Of This is what told Secretary sher-
man and President Hayes in Washington. met them
there and we had good socablo time and free talk
on the subject told them You are IN danger OF as
sassinaOn If you don't stop contraction Here Is a
large body of men. who are Knights OF Labor above
ground and Molly Magures under ground, who work In
tho dark and obey the orders of their superors they
the sort OF men who burn factories destroy machln-
cry and stab in the dark"
"But what do you know Of the Knights OF Labor y
was asked
81 know a great deal about them q general way"
was the reply but know particulars about them from
Mr. Lonagan the Secret Service detective. He is en-
ployed good deal by railway companies, and made a
special investigation Of the Knights Of Labor, thinking
they might prove dangerous 20 the railroads He DIS
covered substantially what THE TRIBUSEs correspondent
has stated normedne OF the facts he had gathered
He told me the leaders in this State and surprised
to find that one of them one Of my editors-Mr.
Beaumont called Beaumont down, pad him up aud
discharged him. 1 don't want any Of those fellows
around NO."
What do you think of the danger Of the Knights Of
Labor getting control OF the National organization by
inducing the Greenback to work with them :" was
asked.
"They can't do it," was the reply. "That machine
running niue miles an hour lpOmting TO the pressl VIII
preveuttt"
"Who are the leaders OF the Knights Of Labor in this
city9"
Blair was the organizer Of the Assembly men, and he
and Beaumont and JUNO the leaders, though they
probably would deny it, They can't accomplish anything
with the National party; they up at Masonic Han
quarreung now. Such mon as Dr. Miller aud Train
win try carry the party 70 the support OF The Demo
who don't read; II II numbers 2OOVVO, Inefe
are not more than 10000 reading men among them
to Mr. Ionagan. who, he said, had formerly been
teacher in the Peoples College at Havana, n u, OF
found at his Office at No 81 Nassast He said that lac
had read The letter IN The TRIBUNE IN relation 10 INC
particulars I'm his capacity OF railway detective, ne
had examined into the order thoroughly, had put man
up his mind that it would not prove daugerOus that ~
would crumbe by its own weight. The work OF ds.nie-
grafton had already begun the convention was
held at Elmra there two three OF the best men were
were suspicious each other and all wanted 10 be lead
ers They had no common bond OF union. and would
crumble to pieces the novelty or the thlhg
was at an end Already knew of three or four ASSEM-
bles IN this which hal reDqushed their charters
anO dissolved He had not thought Tho body worth
watching tho past three months. He thought that
George BLAIR the leader Of the BODY Ia NeW-IOrk
City. .
George Blair was found at the meeting Of the Har-
mOnizing Committee" at Masonic Hall. He glanced
over The letter TRIBUNE and said that he knew OF
no SUCH organization IN NewNOrk elsewhere; he was
so Intimately connected with different bodies OF abOrlng
men that thought lac should know OF the knights OF
Labor II they had assembly here but he dd not lie
was told what bir. Shupe had said, and replied that
shupe hesitated at nothing which would lnure him. lie
slandefed him aud his friends because he was anxious
control Of the party but IN this he would be ds
appointed. Mr. Blair bad the appearance while speak
ing of a man VINO simply telling the plain truth