The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
NOT A GOOD SHOWING.
Ii Financial Report of the knights o
Labor Not All That Could Re Desired.

The Financial Report of the knights of
Labor Not All Trat Could he Desired.
INDIANAPoLlS. Nov. 15-At Yesterdays
session of the general assembly of the
knights of Labor most of the time was
lsrd in hearing reports Of the general
officers. That of General Treasurer
Turner was the first submitted. and its
showing did not satisfy the delegates
who are opposed to the Powderly admin
stration. The report covered the trans
actions of the treasurer from July IA.
1857. to June 30, 1883, inclusive, and set
'orth that on the first named date there
was a balance of S5.Y12.14. The re-
:eipts for the year. including this bal
c We're s22e, 5O7. 90. while the dis
oursements were 1922, 39s. 90. leaving a
balance July /, 1888. of S16A. Sc. 1t was
further reported that the educational as
;csslnent on hand July /. 1883, was $l6,-
5000, and that the insurance fund gave
4 balance July 1. 1883. of 500, -. The
'eceipts from applications and assess
nents We're S2.510.S5: by transfer from
lass b. s21.75: total, S3,211.39. Expen-
1itures, $2.l6l.91 leaving n balance of
ss0d.l1. Glass B showed a balance July
l., 1887, of 81, 66O.66 and receipts from
Assessments. SGS3.11: expenditures. ST.
ill.iS. leaving a balance on hand Of
t631.S o
The figures, it is claimed by the anti
administration men. give nm excess in
all expenses of S15,049.9 80 over receipts.
dow much the deficiency has reached
since June 80 no one, they say. outside
The general officers. know, but there is a
oelief among many that when the as
.embly closes there will be a debt not
.ess than $4,000. This, too, with the
membership constantly decreasing and
!he assessment sum consequently grow
ny less every day. On the other hand.
~P"wderly's friends say there could have
oeen no saving without materially in
juring the work of the order.
After this report, which further stated
hat efforts to establish a cooperative
business had failed, was out of the way,
hat of Mrs. l.. NJ. Barry. the head of
The woman's department, was taken up.
1t referred to her investigation of the
condition of working women in Chicago.
Cincinnati, Toronto. Philadelphia and
other cities. In Philadelphia the women
are better OIL than anywhere else, but
improvements can he made there. She
recommended that there should be T:
more systematic and practical way OF
carrying out the laws of knigthood: tina
The duties of the officials of the ordel
should be more clearly and conciselv de
fined, and that more active and earnes
endeavor be put forth on behalf of TIL
working women. She also recommends
that more effective child labor laws b
passed, and that those already in exist
ance be enforced more rigidly.
The report of the executive board, a
submitted. is very lengthy, and is simpl
acompilation of all the documents, tt
gether with the action taken thereo
that were before the board during til
year. The record of the proceeding
with reference to the expulsion of NJ:
Barry from the general executive boar
shows that in consequence of the con
plants coming in to the general masts
workman and the general executi,
board from the order i'll all parts of I'll
country. charging I. B. Barry. at tn;
time member of the general execti,
board. with incompetency and violatio
of his obligation as a general officer an
member of the order, a fair and impa
tial investigation vas made by the gel
eral executive board, at which said I. |
Barry, although acknowledging Ii
guilt. refused to retract his falsehoods {
refrain from pursuing a like course
future. Upon that the board issued
circular. giving notice of Barry's eNpu
sion, and warning the members of IL
order to have no intercourse with hin
With reference to the resignation of \
bert A. Carlton, also a member of IL
executive board. the report shows tn,
5 similar action against Mr.. Carlton w;
also taken. the alleged otfense in his ca:
being a refusal to make a satisfactory L
ply regarding his expenses for the pa
X year.