Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-26
WILL TROUBLE RESULT?
The K. of L. Organization Pushing
to the Front
At the Expense of Other Labor Societies.
Some Recent Expressions on
the Subject.

The rapid growth and wonderful vitality
of the X. Of L. has, from the first forms-
ton of the order, never ceased to be
source of wonder and amszement to those
acq TAINTED with the trials and troubles
which have fallen to the lot OF other labor
organizations, and there has been much
speculation on the subject Of whether or
not the order whose emblem is the circle
surrounding q triangle, and whose motto is
IAN injury to one is the concern OF all,
would not ultimately swallow up IN itself
all other societies and unions, and rule
omnipotent over the Labor world. Some
labor leaders think this result will
be brought about quietly and torcibly BY
the simple workings of the natural law pro
vidipg for the survival of the ittest, while
others see in the not far distant future
serious trouble brewing, and predict all
sorts OF dissentions among workmen before
the matter 1t settled.
One quarter in which trouble is looked
for is with the Amalgamsted Association
OF iron and steel workers, and on this
point, yesterdays PittsOurg Leader quotes
labor leader as follows:
THE X. OF L. organization" said he,
has grown powerful within short time
past, and the leaders seem to forget that
they have been aided in various move
ments by other organizations. The sue
cessful boycotts in the Pittsburg district
were made 30 by the aid of the Amslgs-
mated Association, but the K. OF l.. won't
believe that. Some little has been
said in the papers about the K. of l.
taking in mill men who have been
expelled from the Amalgsmsted Associs'
Weihe nor Martin will talk about to you,
but it shows which way the cats jumping
The Belle Isle mill, near Richmond. Va
has recently been organized in the K. Of l..
Recently they had some trouble there and
q K. of l.. committee went to arrange it.
A Belle Isle iron worker writing to the
Amslgsmsted officials here said the COM
mittee sent to settle that mill difficulty con-
sisted of an editor, o painter, a soap maker
and a wholesale liquor dealer. Wasn't
that proper qusrte,te to adjudge a dis
pute about mill methodist The X. of l..
has taken in the men at the National Tube
works, of McKeesport, and others in this
district ThsSAmalgsmsted have asked
the X. of r.. general officers to stop
this sort of thing. In several cases the
request has been complied with, but the
Amslgsmsted Association leaders are
keeping their eyes open, and some time
there will be q tussle between the two or
PLANTATIONS. The X. of L. have organ
lied some of the men at the Clinton mill
and after striking they did not get as much
OF An advance as was given to mea in
other mills If the <. Of /. coptinues to
organize among the iron workers of the
west there will be music some day. OF
course no one will object to the X, of l..
organizing the eastern iron workers, as
the AmaIgsmated hasn't got much of
foothold there. This question will be
thoroughly discussed at the National Con.
venlion, which meets in June"
Secretary Martin and President Weihe
were spoken to Saturday about the differ
ences existing, when the former said:
THE Amslgsmated Association seeks
no conflict with another labor orgsniza-
ton 1t proposes to stria.iy eonf1ne its
efforts to fgrthering the interests OF the
iron workers, and its officers will not med
die in any line of business With which they
are not practically acquainted | believe
this Association will conduct ito own aff airs
and will never be absorbed BY the X. Of L.
or apy other uaion."
There is some trouble feared, also, be-
tween the Miners Amslgamated Associa-
ton and the k. OF L., members OF the
former organization alleging that the
Knights are attempting to have the miners
form an Independent district of the K Of
u 1t is thought that this movement, will
be most effective in the Ettsburg district,
where tha Ulners are rapidly joining tn
knights Those interested 10 rs matter
point to the recent acc..;:va OF Master-work-
man Johnston, Of the river district, as a
proof OF what the K of L intends to do.
Said a Pittsburg miner Saturday: "Mr.
Johnston was delegate to the Parkers
burg convention Of miners and WAS n
member OF the committee that presented
the demands OF that convention to the
Pittsburg Coal exchange Then the ex.
ecutive mmittee Of this district passed
resolution disclaiming all connection with
the Psrkersburg convention, and stating
that the X OF l.. would not assist in en-.
forcing the demand. 1t 10 the intention OF
the Knights OF Labor on the river to sweep
out the Mnfrs' Association, but think
Costello will bs at tn head Of q fourishing
organization long after the X of l. is dis.
banded among the miners "