St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25

mept workers Of Rochester into the K.
o. l.. By driving the a. +. OF L. out.
1 he trDuI lc o IginatCd about q year
ago. when the Knights of Labor ruled
the trade ot that city tor 4 short period.
Everything seemingly went we'll until
the Rochester manufacturers combined.
and the leaders o. National Trade As
Sembly 81. X. OF L.. were arresed for
extortion anf conspiracy. During the
trial OF the leaders. and owing TO the
revelation in the court by which IL was
shown that thousand after thousands OF
dollars were secretly eXtOrted from
manufactures in the name oil the union.
and not even an account given on tho
books OF the assembly, together with
Other causes OF dissatisfaction. the en-
/ ployes OF the trade assembled in great
I mass meeting. aud formally rcnOuuced
( their former utilization.
! The man ufactuTerS declared that
! they would mol resume work with those
who owed al,eg lance 10 these officers.
! but would not discriminate against other
( union men. The Knights then placed
: bOSeott OH Rochester clothing IN order
% force the employees and manufacture
! erS back 10 their former relations with
/ the National Trades assembly. Since
/ then there uaS existed geenTai feeling
/ among these employees 10 Join the Amer
/ lean Federation OF Labor A union of
! the garment workers has been formed
/ there and Is growing rapidly. The man
/ utacturcrs are willing to treat with
( tuem Is union men, and the produc.
/ viii be declared union goods. The
/ Rochester local union has announced
/ Tie boycott unjust for the following
( reasons:
/ First-The Knights Of Labor have no
3 Al gtu
/ employees here renounced that organiza-
+ ton. whose career wound up SO disas-
/ trOusly.
! Second The condition of manuTact-
! urnZ j. observably superior to that of
/ other towns, the tenement house and
! sweating system being unknown.
/ fhird-1he employees are voluntarily
! Joining the American Federation of
! Labor
The Knights of Labor. always fear
/ ing To show them our strength. have
/ prevailed upon uuknowing trades
( ualons, through Their false representa-
tons, 20 aid them boycott their own
brothers. Another purpose of the boy
colt is tu force stOTckeeperS. instead OF
Rochester goods. To deaf Ia the product
o, the Knights of Labor Cooperative
1 Tailoring and Manufacturing Company
I OF Chicago aud Rochester. y. y.
The X. OF l.. claim that because the
! Rochester people once belonged TO
/ them they have a first mortgage on
/ them aud they have no night TO throw
I off the yoke of their autocratic aud
mysterious order for busiuesSlike
! trade union. when there is a general
! movement ia that direction. The lead
4 ing trade unionists that 1 have con
/ Yersvd with are highly indignant at
/ what has been done and pro
pose 10 rectify It. Pittsburgh
/ has followed in the wake OF tins
city in their action. and their situation
/ IS similar The dealers there are wait
/ ing for a chance TO make break for
/ Rochester goods and the dealers here
/ have expressed themselves likewise.
The general executive council of the
/ American Federation OF Labor are in
| session IN New York city to map out a
plan of campaign to make the struggle
1 for eight hours work per day oil the
most favorable trade. The question lies
between the printers and bakers"