River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-22
GIVEN NEW LIFE.

Knights of Labor Come to the Rescue OF
Their organisstion-They Raise $780,
600 IN a short Time. Thus Lifting the
Order Out of the Financial slough of
DesPond Into which It Had Fallen
Powdery Sustained In His Action Ex-
Pel,ing Mr.. Bsrry-The Latter Appeals
to the Public.
IEDIASAPoLIs, Ind, Nov. 19.-The finan-
cial condition II the Knights Of Labor was
under discussion in the session OF the
Assembly Sunday forenoon. 1t came up
through resolution prov ding for mileage
for delegates at the rate of four cents per
mile each wy. Il was not the intention
TO consider this matter until all other i'm
portant business has been completed but
the complaints of delegates about the I'M
favorable financial exhibit that has been
made and their inability 10 bear their own
expenses while here, made il necessary for
something to be done TO stay the tide Of
discomfort The mileage resolution
urged the necessity of the assembly paying
this class Of expenses if the delegates
were TO be kept here until the work
was complete Secretary Turner made
st-tement OF the money received and dis
bursed nee the LIST OF November, showing
that within the last month nearly So 600
had come into his hands. Sl20 of which
came from tue organization of new
local assemblies. Several delegates
placed at the disposal OF the as
sembiy tie funds In the treasury
OF their district organizations. These Of
ferings were soon followed by others, and
at the end Of two hours nearly sl5l,000 had
been placed at the disposal of the
General Executive Bard District
Assembly No goa composed Of
glass blowers alone, offered 800 600 To
prevent the delegates from leav ng the
city until the final adjournment, the score
tary was instructed not TO pay the mileage
until the last day. The action means the
expenditure OF about as 900
The rema ndeB Of the forenoon was de-
voted to the question Il restricting immii-
grafton. The Committee on the Good Of
the Order reported unfavorab' on reso-
luton that the General Assembly should
take no steps in regard 30 the Immigration
laws. An amendment was offered that
the assembly had no ,ympathy w TIA the
movement To restr ct immigration, and
then "a spirited debate followed The con
servatlve delegates all spoke in favor Of
the reso. ution when the que ,tion came to
vote. The amendment was lost and the
report Of the committee was adopted By
about two-thirds majority.
As soon as the afternoon session was
called to order the Committee on Griev-
ances and Appeals reported upon the
Barry case, unanimously sustain ng the
action Of the j xecutive Board IN expelliug
him. A debate lasting the entire after
noon followed, AMI at its close tie report
OF the committee was approved by a vote
Of LIB to "A Mr. Powderly presented his
side OF the case in a long speech, and
George Schilling, OF Chicago, made a
F.,T L, . n
admitted TO the hall. Barry proposes to
appea. to the public.
BARRr's ANSWER.
INDIANAPoLIs Ind. Nov. l9-Late Sun
day afternoon T. b. Barry gave TO the
ress a long article explaining h 5 position
and repeating his former statements
against the Powderly administration. He
says:
The General Assembly OF the Knights Of
Labor is not "a far representative gathering
OF the Industrial classes OF the or
der. The most INSCRIPTIONS methoas
have been Tesorted to IA order 10 Prevent
men who were known TO be n any way
opposed 70 the administration from being
elected as representatives, 70 this convention.
Records re manipulated ana chan xsd Ia the
general office and membership credited 10
administration str.cts AMI representatives
seated in tie convention who had no
legal right TO sests therein and repre-
sentstives who were lawfully elected
denied seat the CONVENTION. Clerks in the
general Offices were engaged IN manipulating
records and selecting local assemblies that
were known 10 be opposed TO the admiEistra-
ton IN order that steps might be taken 10 pre-
vent them from having representation at this
CONVENTION"
In proof Of his assert on he claims that
District Assembly "a, OF East Saginaw,
was driven out Of the order by the admin
istrdtIou, and not by b n, as has been
claimed, ami tnat District Assembly !, of
PhIladelI hia is represented here b. men
chosen b. packed convention. He con-
tinues:
This convent on is no more free from
lobby ng than the Minneapolis convention. All
those WHO depend upon the present gang
who control the order from poverty palace
are here looking after their master interests.
1t is more like q political gathering than a
convention oflabor reforners."
He then takes up Powderly's general de- !
q al Of his che ges and Ieiterates his abil-
il to prove all G has said, claiming
that Iowderly knows this and fears
to let him address the general assem-
bly,. He reciJes the law Of the orIer
to prove that he has not beea given a
fair tr al, anc says he proved MS charges
before the Minneapolis convention, but
yas ruled out by the caucus and ring
rule practiced by them and t-eir FOL
lowers" He s4ys Of his trial by the
General Executive Board, whom he
had accused Of wrong-doiug that
1.-THE constitution Inequalities inter-
ested part es, and with all the brazen
efrontery that they are endowed with
they surely will not claim that they
were not interested. incompetent and unfit
10 sit il Judgment when taey themselves
were the accused Villains" Further along
he says: "Powderly himself admitted that
there was but one way in which person
could lie expel sd, and that was through
the court Of his own local assembly"
lie q sotes the boards report Of his ex-
pul ion and refers TO il as " in Seepiug
with the other malicious faiseh DDS PUB
lished by the General Executive Board"
He denies ever having any thing to do
with the provisional committee aud re-
peats that be was expelled for telling the
truth
Being charged with ''piundering" he
says 4 invite investigation Of their
actions and mine, aud q court Of law
would be good place for them 70 provo
their charge Of plumber against me"
He closes with g denial Of the charge I
that he had not been a member Of the or
der since last spring, having been a mem /
Der Of a lapsed LEGAL. and that he had /
fraudulently obtained money from the I
general treasury.
Capture of Noted Desperate.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Nov. 19-Alexan- 1
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