Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-11-16
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
eo~osslrs FaIsNOs At ~osx
Ehs 6..srsi Masters Aasa.i AaaFs.s-
Hs Rs-A8iFsas Hfs oppssskis. -
st1tk.s a Lee. 81 Oss<
180.oao ns4b-rs.


IspIsssFodIs NJ l5.-sscfsiary Hsyss.
Of ths kaIsass u labor. sao suecsssasd e.
L Lilchn4a. reports 80 lscai assemblies
IA good staaang .ith a tot4l fsPoftsd
memssrship Of 80 SIS snd 81 80 aot fs-
vortsa. This 10 a loss 81 l53. .1ol since Jay
4. 1914.
Tas Genaral Assembly eth bs called
apaa 10 at GA several amsEamsnrs % TIE
eonsufurios. There . . mossmens % re-
d1cs ths AZ ga nsmbsrships % eom0ins
lie ofncss sf General sscFstary and dsosE.i
Treasurer. - reduce lhs membership 81 ths
Exscukiss Beard. sns "a suDDofs stfikss
aad sogCstts osly 10 tie sKtsas 81 tae
n4snsy specially secured BY appeal tor snea
purposes.
M. H. N. B4rry's account Of her ~ofk
during the Fsar saoss that Nes tofA 20
zsa ara mskiag pa ntzioOns a. ID esets per
D4ir. s1d iacsSFy spsfsl1ss tH olnef1A.
s-ctioaa u tas 8ountry are sorking a. pau
Vsrs s.kss. and sns calls upon TIE Aaixats
l. qsy.sx sens means s1sreoF these out
re. nav % sliminatsa snd tas purity s0s
-Snana aood s1eoaraged. Ms Barry says
IA PsnnsyiEsnls Lae lae - prevent women
saa chllaTsa from engaging ia common
labor . violated Ia that state %, OsV enli-
drea ars dserited OF school advantages,
sna II. go are sapl0yed IN Dilis and lac
toriss
Tuo years aga Gszersl Master workman
Posssriy saa0unosd that 10 ~ss eegin-
ufs< bis last tsrul OF ofice. and a. the Mia
nsaDolis eonxsati01 last year be rspezted
the sgstsmeaE No~ 10 simply refuses 20
tax ar4 hls sllsnes . tAksa 20 giving con-
seat % rua.
nanv delegates ara hfm in che opinion
thai th-ss are the lsst DAYS % What one Of
them calls a gigantic cOnhdsnce game.
Tnsy think hat the 0Ferthros Of Powder "
snd sis associates Ia The General kxscuavs
Board is essential ~ tbs good Of the Order.
snd sQsus o. them assert hat al investiss-
tion Of the inside workings az the genersl
o1icss rill reveal an Astounding state 0i
Affairs. IEoV claim that the 6cnsfsl Exs-
cufivs Board have Been living a. the ex'
psass Of shs working classes, snd promise q
bix sensation before The General Assembly
sdiourns.
Pouderly's friends. after the heavy blow
delivered them ia the revelations OF tne
xeaeral reports showing ths bankrupt con
dition OF The treasury and the dscline ol
numsriczl strength - 2b0.Ooo, have pulled
thsmsslve, taxsthsr snd are working fol
rs continuance 10 ottcs. They count on
The solid saDport Of the Cassda delegates
and say that fsssr thaa 20 bona nds dele
r.t<s are snsmsss Of the administrators
This estimate is too low. Delegates art
nuttsrinx loadly against ths kid glove
Egecutivs Committee and general officers
a. they ara pleased TO call IL
Psrdsrly address. read from manuscript,
ADVISES The delegates 10 accomplish fe y
thisgs ana not brsneh out too much. The
plsnks IN the knights Of Labor platform.
demandinx ths destruction Of the land
nonopsly and the reform Of the Govern
meats monetary systsm we're commanded.
for special consideration. be rsafhrmed
his opposition 90 strikes. and asked equal
wax-s for men and women doing the same
work. In addition TO sons plain language
On the conditloss brought about, be said,
by Barry -aad Others = ,-ly cited his
conservative efforts to he integrity
OF the Order against a.
III. asmAnds Q rsductl. the Executive
Beard 10 three with pswsr givea him TO
nsniasts tbsss. he insisfs that be shall
ps permitted 10 select the other general on
GERS 90 that the sdmi oistration nav ce hsr-
nonisus Re attacks the old Exscutivs
Beard ana exes upon Barry and Carlton .
large share Of the responsibility for past ex-
travaxancs. II ths ehsArss advised by him
are made IN the rules be viii accsps snoth-
or tsrm even az ssalsry reduced from s., ,0VC
to 5000.
Ex-s.crstsry Tjtcnmsn's report va,
largely . psrssnAl dsisnss Of his political
course.
At tbs aftsrnooa session. which vas
srisf. Litchmsr extended an invitstion %
the delegates 70 call On General Harrison
this evening.
Opposition vas rxissd 10 delegates max.
ing "a. call sthsrwiss than as orivate citi
rsns and not a. Knights Of Labor. With
cut further setioa the Assembly sdjoorncC
till tomOrrsw