Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
THE KNIGHTS GROWYI
Extending Their Organization Into
rope-A Cosmopolitan Gathern
Of Delegates for the Rich
mond Convention

On the curious little five sided h
buttons which designate the wearerj
knights Of Labor, and which to-day h
rate the lapels Of thousands of coats. Il
is peculiar device which at once a,tI
attention. More conspicuous than al]
the geometric devices which are inte,w(
to make up the emblem, IS dimind
representation of the globe, which is \
lily understood as emblematical of the Vi
spread scope of the order. The UI
States, where the Knights fyst bed
known, do not by any means represent
boundaries of this dominant labor org
cation, for within the last two
many thousands of the mechanics.
sans and laborers of the European q
tries have been enrolled rs knigh]
Labor. The organization of The wind
glass workers in England and Contnd
Europe was the first move on the D
side Of the wafer, and it is now tlai|
that there is scarcely one Of that craft
the entire world who is not q mcmhel
the order. Hence directions to Local
distric; assemblies, constitu ions and
laws, and the various other pampl
which are necessary to carry ON the dNs
fed business, have to be translated int
score OF more of different language
more than one Of the progressive mem
OF the Executive Board are looking k
fully forward to the day when the ram
tons of the order will include {
the nations Of the far East
the linguistic catalogue of the Gen
Secretary Treasurer Will include the
chest tongue of the Chinese. he nam
ment Of all the foreign branches Of
order is vested in tie General Exec.
Board of this country. and that little
of five Bailey, Barry, Hayes
Turner, with Powderly as their CHARM,
Yields power which is felt by lalo
men upon both sides of the Atlantic &c
The annual convention OF the Q!
which meets .lis year in Richmond,
will be the largest ever held, and prob
the largest that ever will be held, as IN
ture delegates will be chosen upon d!
ent basis of presentation. AS prov
for under the present regulations each
trict assembly is entitled TO one repre.t
tive for each LOCO or majority frae.io
LOCO of its membership. The u
growth of tie order, which is iasi
proaching Il membership OF 1,0Uo,GOV,
creoses tie number Of Delegates to sue
extent as to render an annual converts
cumbersome and unwieldy body, al,
obviate this difficulty the number OF
gates will be reduced by increasing the
stltuency OF each representative to .,ec
perhaps more. The convention will
on Monday, October 4, and will prot,
continue for at least fifteen days. u
gates will be in attendance from all !
OF the United States and Canada. Me!
Central America, and even South ant
will send their quota. European assent
will also send representatives, and .h'
vention will show a gathering OF dlfe
races, colors, aud nationalities such a,
never before been sc IL III the quiet III
Richmond.
During the last year the Knl2l'
Labor have made an invasion Of the =,
and the or9anizat On Of white and co.!
labo:ers has progressed with reIaH%
rapidity. Thomas 3. Barry, OF the
eral Executive Board, has just rel"
from an extended tour in that sc,'"
the country. and expresses hims II III
sanguine of the beneficial results :"
will follow the organization of the 2"
ton and mill hands of the Soutn.