New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-09
GENTLEMEN OF PHILADELPHIA.
DECLINE or THE KNIGHTS OF L4BOR.
THE ONCE GREAT ORGANIZATION NO LONGER A

THE ONCE GREAT ORGANIZATION NO LONGER A
FACTOR N THE LABOR PROBLEM
Chicago, Aug (specaD.-The forthcoming number
Of 30 The knights Of Labor will say: The General
Master Workman stated that the present membership
Of the Knf,hts Of Labor was about 21j0OO. In con-
nection with that statement the following figures
are interesting: The report Of the Minneapolis con-
venton shows a total membership IN good standing
OF $50 OOO and that d. A. No. /, Of Philadelphia had
2.3l4 members it has since lapsed and returned its
charter D. A. No >, Of Camden, y. j.. had 27j
members, and has since lapsed d. a. No. 3, OF
Pttsburg had a membership Of 6,1O3; it has barely
one.thlrd Of that number now. D. \. No. IL, Of
Scotdae. Penn, had 1902 members; it has gone
out Of existence d. \. No. L., Of Youngstown,
Ohio, with COS MEMBERS has collapsed d. 4. No.
-, Of Emira, n Y, with 430 members has lapsed (;
D. A. No. 10 NIr Powdery's own district has been
reduced from 4.G36 TO less than 1000; d. A. No.
Il, Of ST. LOUIS, with membership Of 1673, has been
nearly wiped out; D. a. No. "a, OF Chicago, had
1903, and it now has less than 5OO d. A. No.
%, of Cumberland, Nd had 591 members. at present
1t has no existence; d. A. No A. telegraphers has
quit with a membership of 1885, D. a. No. AZ, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, has been reduced from 2.469 to less
than 1900; d. a. No. AZ of Cincinnati, with a
membership of 4527, has lost $500; d. A. No 40, OF
New-York had 15,421, and it is wiped
out of existence d. A. No. 80. of
800; d. A. No IL, Of Newark. n. j., has collapsed
with 491 members; D. A. No. SO, Of San Francisco,
with membership Of 226, has also gone; d. A. No.
55 Of Muskegon, Mich. only 75 members, but they
have followed the grand army of deserters: ID. A.
Nos 60 g. Ga and 90, located respectively at Utica.
~ Y, Bloomington H., New-York City aud Gloyers-
Vile y y with a total membership Of 1889, have
gone out Of existence d. A. No. IS, of Troy " " with
membership Of 40, has nothing left but its score
tarv Joseph T. Mansion, who IS still pursuing the
Fuller q Warren boycott D. 4. No. 20, Of Phila-
delphla, with a membership of 228, turned in its
charter some months ago; D. A No. u, Of Lynn,
Mass has collapsed with IT'S 358 members. ID. \.
No. So of Bay City, Mich, remain I'm the order, as
they announce 10 watch Poverty Palace TO see that
lt IS not gobblcd up by the general officers ID. ~
Nos. 1O3 Of New Bruins wick. y. j.; 104, Of COhoes
n y: 1906 Of indianapolis; 107, of Kansas CITY III.
Of South NOrwalk, Conn; 124, Of Manchester, N H.,
with an aggregate membership Of 2,0l5, have all gone
d. A. No. 147, OF Albany n. Y. became disguised
with the boycott of Fuller q Warren, that was Kept
p at the insgatlOn Of Joe Mansion and has lost more
than half of It's members ID. ~ No 1o6, OF Kingston
y. y has practically quit with membership oil : lto.
There has been falling eli from the various > ne
assemblies Of than 1000. Illinois may SEM
delegate to the General Assembly, but IL Is eA
tremely doubtful. and If Kentucky does he VIII rP
resent nothing but barren idealty Inside infOr-
nation will probably reveal the fact that the noble
and holy order has today less than 100000 members
I'm good standing Verify, the knights OF LABOR hd'
ceased 10 be factor IN the solution OF the IaDor pIoo