Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-26
BARRY'S BITTERNESS.
HE SAYS THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR ARB IN
BAD SHAPE.
The United Brotherhood is Flolrishing, According
to His Story, Because tie Country IS Ripe
for Such Moysment-His Offer
to Powderly.

NEW YORK, January S5.-Thomss B.
Barry, founder of the new organization
known as the United Brotherhood of Labor,
and the sworn enemy Of General Master
Workman T. V. PowdeIly and the other
general officers of the Knights of Lsbor,
was il this city yesterday.
Mr. Barry intended 10 remain here for
several days, and TO address q mass meet
ing, but he received 9 di9ostch from his
home in East Saginaw, Mich, informing
him of the death Of ycung daughter, and
in consequence he left for me last light
Before he left the city a reporter had q con.
versatiOn with him in regard to HIS work
since the last session Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Che Knights OF Labor At indianapolis.
Mr. Barry said:
''Sinoe January 8 / have visited many
places, including Cleveland; Beaver Falls,
Pittsburg, Philadelphia sn0 this city. It
was my intention to visit Boston and other
eastern cities, but the death Of my child
will prevent such vieils for the present.
Since have been away / have organized
four branches of the Brotherhood and COM
missiOned thirty organizers. We now
have about three hundred organizers in
the field. find the working people very
favOrably disposed toward the new organi-
zation. The Knights of Labor are rapidly
falling to pieces. The General Office in
Philadelphia mas TO pay about nineteen
dollars week for eXpIsssage on returned
charters and supplies from local assem-
blies.
while in PiHsburg offered the use of
my hall and half Of my time TO Mr.. Pow
derly to meet me in public debate, and his
expenses to and from Scranton were guar
anteed, but ho did not dare fsce me. After
lett PittsbuTg he came to the city, end
the only answer ho made TO nay chaages
was abuse, and abuse is no gument. At
Yeagertown, Pa, the Knights of Labor
were very much opposed TO ne, but in
sisted on being heard, ard when left the
Knights had decided t) join the Brother
hood in body.
''The Knights of Labor ST hard pressed
for money. The general lecturers have
been taken from the field on account of
lack Of funds Lecturer Ws!s, of Pitts
burg, has been laid of. Wright, of Toronto,
the new member of the General Execu-
tive Board, went to Cincinnati to build
'up District Assembly No. 49. The meet
ing was well advertised, but only nineteen
Kpights attended This district had Is, 600
members @ year ago-now It has about
500. No. %, OF Chicago, had II 600 MEM
bers one year sgo, and now it has $50. A
general lecturer tried to build it up, but
had no more success than Wright had in
Cincinnati. The General officers of the X.
Of L. have used 50 COO Of the Educational
Fund and $1,000 fom the Cooperative
Fund, which has been in the treasury for
many years The Order is pressed for
money, but if an attempt is made TO mort
gage the palace at Philadelphia the at
tempt will be vigorously opposed.
"At the meeting of the car drivers and
conductors held st Cooper Uejon, last
month, Powderly said that thssesder was
fourishing in East Saginaw ever eince the
man who wrota on the wsllsst&thc Order,
God Bless the Man Who Invented Dyna-
mite left IT, When he made that state
ment and said I was the author of it, he
lied. Since then Ms. Powderly has offer
ed 20 supply charters and supplies to local
assemblies for sixty cents each if they
would organize. he could not fnd more
than three persons to organize, and to-day
there is not a Knight Of Labor in East
Saginaw.
1.-THE United Brotherhood is AourishiDg,
and ! think this city will have most
prosperous brapch. ] am pleased with
the work in New York. The whole
country is ripe for the movement, which is
opposed to autocysts and the Capitalization
of power. The Brotherhood will hold a
convention this year. 1t is probable that
it will be held at the same time and place
as that of the General Assembly, provided
that order ever has another general meet
ing, which ! think is improbable"