Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-21
THE KNIGHTS OF LABoR.
An Epitome of Litchman's
Yesterdays Work i'm Genera Assembly.

Yesterdays Work IN General AsscMuiy'
INDIANAPOLIS, November 16.-The Gen
eral Assembly of the Knights OF Lah6r oc-
cupied most OF the forenoon in committee
work.
The first businessi IN the afternoon session
was an address by the Rev. Wilbur r.
Krafts, of New York, on the question oil
Sunday labor. The central thought of the
discourse was that Sabbath reform needs
naturalization and it has in substance
been delivered by him before.
The committee on appeals and grievances
reported the protest OF D. A, No. 70 against
the organization of National District As
sembly No. 226, the report being favorable
to the latter. D. A. NJ. rs, through A. D..
Best, claimed that the other organization
had not been legally perfected as both were
composed of street car drivers. The de-
cision
WOULD SETTLE THE QUESTION
as to which of the two certain local assem-
blies would be attached. The report OF
the committee was adopted, and 226 will
make an immediate gain in membership of
three or four thousand.
The committee on state OF order desired
action on the eight-hour law. and recon-
mended the appointment OF a special
committee to look after the matter and
take proper action. 1t was so ordered by
the general assembly.
Some members, whose names were care
fully suppressed, introduced a proposition,
which was defeate |, hat men
no ma6o pnalinikla tD ~onharahin in tho
K. of L.
A lively discussion ensued over the intro
duction of the proposition to form Chinese
independent organizations. As the present
laws stand Chinese stand on a footing with
all Others, d sufficient vote being only re-
quired for their admission as members.
THE ARR AND BLooMER CASES.
Tonight the committee on appeals and
grievances is considering the cases OF Thos.
3. Barry OF Michigan and j. NJ. Bloomer OF
Toledo, o. BloOmer was formerly editor
OF the Industrial News" OF Toledo, and
his statement is that the case to be de-
cided is whether the executive board can
expel q member without trial He further
claims it to settle the point as to whether
a district assembly can d: stroy property.
On the other hand it is asserted he was ex-
PEELED for villifying officers OF the order.
Both of these cases will be reported to
the General Assembly in the morning and
their action is looked forward TO with in
terest.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Barry, whose work in the
interest Of working people, especially OF
women and girls, has been constant for a
long time. is confined to bed at the hotel
fro nervous exhaustion. She has been
uynrI;nr bo al with ;pc,1f If niapt roSt
LITCHMAN's STATEMENT.
INDIANAPOLIS, November 16.-In his re-
port ex-Secretary Litchman gives a de-
tailed statement OF his connection with the
order from the admission 20 the present
time, quoting from the official records OF
past sessions of the general assembly to
prove the falsity of the charges # dishOn-
esty which has been circulated against
him. He showed from the records that
everything had been satisfactorily ex-
planned to the general assembly and his
course WIS approved OF by a resolution at
| the Detroit meeting in 1901. His connec
| ton with the general insurance secretary
ship was in no wise the cause OF it's failure,
| for it failed because it was rotten.
Next he took up his election as general
secretary, two years ago, explaining that,
by good service and business methods, he
hoped forever to silence his slanderers.
| He gave details to show in what points
he saved money to the order. In various
controversies he believed he WAS a target
for undeserved censure. He a the print
ing done by his son, who was a Knight OF
| Labor in good standing, and he believed
he did properly in so doing; but it was
| less than one.seventh OF the whole amount
that was done there.
He Indignantly denied that he had falls
flied accounts, explaining that he had
nothing to do with paying bills, that work
devolving on the treasurer. He further
| denied the claim that he has employed
non-union help at the general offices. He
recommended that the general secretary be
given absolute control of his clerks, advo-
Gated a reduction OF the general executive
board to five members, consisting OF the
general master workman: general worthy
foreman, general secretary and two mem
bers: that all moneys be placed with safe
repositories; acknowledged the Importance
OF the present session for the veal or woe
of tie order, and counseled great care IN
the selection OF officers for the ensuing year
HIS resignation was appended as a part OF
the record.
He closed with an expression OF hanks
to the general officers for courtesies anC
hope for the continued success OF the order