Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-06
T.B. BARRY'SBIG BOMB
To be Fired Into the Camp Of the
Pittsburg Knights To-Morrow.
WHAT HE THINKS OF THE ORDER.
Some Inside knowledge That is Not Famil-
lar to the Members.
THE CLINTON MILL CLOSED AGAIN

THE CLINTON MILL CLOSED AGAIN
Tom Barry is in town, with enough am
munition, if it does not meet the same fate
as the Pittsburg gun, that will blow the
knights of Labor in this vicinity out of ex-
istence. The great enemy of 7. V. Pow
derby, the expelled member Of the &c. E.
b." arrived from Cleveland on the o'clock
train yesterday afternoon, prepared to do a
weeks work in the city. He was royalty
received by the Knights here, and was con-
Quoted to meeting of Ak Makers Local
Assembly in Lawrenceville. and was ad-
mitted, notwithstanding the fact that he did
not have the "pass word" This is the first
case in the history of the order where man
was admitted to strictly knight of Labor
meeting who did not belong to the organiza-
ton and did not have the pass
word. The Ak makers are attached
to N. T. A. 154, in good standing
in the Knights of Labor, and Mr.. Barry was
their National Master Workman. Not
withstanding his expulsion from the order,
they insist on retaining him as the head of
their organization. and if, as they say, they
are expelled it will save them the trouble of
withdrawing from the order, as they have
voted unanimously to enter Mr.. Barry's
| new union.
When he appeared on the floor of the hall
he was greeted with cheers, and when the
enthusiasm had subsided he made an ad-
dress, explaining his position apd telling
SOME OF THE SECRETS
Of the order that have never reached the
public. He announced that he would meet
the Knights of Labor of the city and hold
a secret meeting in the K. of L. hall on
Monday evening, if permitted to do SO; if
not, another hall would be secured. Dur
ing the balance of the week public meetings
will be held in the interest of the new order,
the Brotherhood of United Workmen.
Mr.. Barry was accompanied by his conf
Dental secretary, T. j. Wallace, an e1-
clerk in the general Office. He spent the
evening in visiting his friends in the city
and was on his way to D. A. 8 headquar-
ters when DISPATCH reporter met him.
Mr. Barry has not been in Pittsburg since
his severe illness last March, when he was
not expected to recover. He is enjoying
perfect health and says he is ready for o
hard years work.
When asked if the ak makers were not
liable to expulsion for admitting him to one
Of their meetings. he said: l>
"The Ak workers still recognize me as
their Master Workman and say my expul-
sion was illegal and unconstitutional. I
still sign all their letters although the pi-
rates Of poverty palace have sent me no
pass word"
Yesterday afternoon, when Master Work
man Doyle was informed by reporter for
this paper that Mr.. Barry intended to visit
the headquarters and lecture in the hall, he
said: II am in charge of the headquarters,
and Mr.. Barry cannot enter there. AS far
as the hall is concerned. it is in charge of
the Board of Trustees and if they give him
permission to occupy it, I have nothing to
say"
when informed of Mr.. Doyle's state
ment, Barry said, with a smile: l
81 will visit the headquarters on Monday |
morning, and would like to meet Mr..
Doyle"
HE OPENS THE MINE.
Mr.. Barry was asked what information he |
had to give regarding the affairs of the
knights of Labor that had not vet been |
published, and he replied that if everything
that was done that should not have been |
done was published sit would fill several |
large volumes" !
"Bob Layton says that, if you continue
your work, he has the power to silence you,
and will do so" said the reporter.
81 am not ashamed of anything 1 |
have done, and not cent of |
poverty's money ever stuck to my
figures. cannot say as much for some
other people in the order. Layton is tool |
in Powderly's hands. and when Powderly |
promised him the position OF General Secre-
tary lie showed his willingness to be used as
tool. He was set aside, however, for Pow
derly's man Friday, as 1 knew ne would
b when Powderly wrote him letter be-
ginning Dear Bob and ending Ever
yours, Terry Bob is too small fry to waste
any thunder on, but 1 am ready to meet any
charge he has to make against me and I |
don't think he can keep his boast to silence
me-"
Matt Smith, a prominent member of D.
A. 3, and an ex-delegate to the General As
sembly, yesterday sent out circular to the
different LOCALS informing them that Mr..
Barry would address a secret meeting of
knights in the hall on Wood street. Mr..
Smith met Mr.. Barry last night and told
him that there might be some opposition to
his occupying the hall, when he informed
Smith that if he was barred from the hall
he would secure another one. Continuing,
to DISPATCH reporter,
MR.. BARRY SAID:
In the Journal of October Is, Mr. Powderly is
quoted as saying: II will be asked relative to
the truthfulness Of what Mr.. Barry has written
or will write, and will state that 1t is false If
you doubt me, instruct your delegates to the
General Assembly and 1 will answer his most
silly accusations" When delegates went
to inquire of Mr.. Powderly he
had no time to answer them.
When delegates arose in the convention to ask
questions on the subject they were promptly
raped down, and when other delegates, who
occupied clerical positions in the general office,
said: All that Barry charges we can prove and
great deal more Powderly's reply was: Go
10 Pnlauelpnla ana prove your chargeS.' |
Representative Winters responded by saying:
This is where proof is wanted. have it here
and am prepared to give it,
The reasons why l was kept out of the con-
vention was their fear to meet me, knowing
that l could prove all my charges and more
that hadn't made. Mr.. Powderly used 5000
of poverty's money to build his palatlal home in
Scranton. He never paid it back to my knowl-
edge. he and his colleagues dare not allow an
expert accountant to 60 through the records
of that office and report his findings.
believe the iron grip of the law would inclose
them if an accountant did his work properly.
The Knights of Labor as represented ty the
Powderly regime for the past two years has
been the means of leading thousands Of working
people to hunger and victimization. At Cohoes,
N. Y, during the lockout of llOO0
knit goods workers, l found families who
were freezing and starving to death.
When the master workman Of the district ap-
piled for aid to relieve those people he was told
that he did not vote right at the General AS
sembly, or, in other words, he had voted
against the Powderly administration. At this
time the G. A. had more than sl00, 900 in bank.
IN VERY BAD SHAPE.
At Little Falls, N, Y. I found families in
deplorable condition. They had no fires in
their homes for week previous to my arriving