Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
LABELS TO BE USED.
The X. of L. Asks Farmers to Only
Buy Shoes Bearing Them.
HOW A MANUFACTURER JARED.
The Chinaman Will Not, Be Admitted tt
the Organization.
EXCHANGE MEMBERS TAKEN TO COURT

The Executive Board of the Knights of
| able interest outside of Pittsburg yester-
day.
Not Pittsburg matter has been laid
before them yet. 1t is known, though, that
several will be. The statesmen will more
than likely have grievance, as one of the
large stores here is putting on defensive
| front toward the assembly. There are a
number of other little troubles in the diff
ferent branches of the Knights which will
probably be brought to the boards atten-
tion. There are now enough papers to be
acted upon to keep the officials in session
until Monday.
Yesterday the board was paying great
deal of attention to the matter of labels,
more especially to those of the shoemakers.
Farmers to Receive Instructions.
Arrangements were made by which ali
the farmers and farmers papers in the
country are to be instructed how to buy
shoes. They will be asked not to purchase
any footwear unless the registered mark of
the United Boot and Shoemakers is on them.
The farmers in the South will be asked to
visit all the shoe dealers and request them
not to handle the shoes made by Mark j.
Worthley, of Lynn, Mass. About six
months ago this man discharged all his
union labor. Every possible means Of
bringing him to a settlement by the Knights
of Labor was used, but it could accomplish
nothing. He told the officials he courted
boycott, as he sold his shoes principally to
the ignorant colored people of the South,
and they did not care anything for labor
unions The Knights of Labor did not
really plan boycott on his goods, but sent
out circulars to all of its members, telling
them the goods were unfair.
The Eject of a Boycott.
Secretary Hayes said the result of this
had been that Worthley's business de-
creased so much that he employed only five
cutters now, where he previously gave work
to 25. There are one or two firms in Pitts
burg handling the goods and these men are
to be notified.
In speaking of how boycotts are handled,
Secretary Hayes said: "We have found
the better way to bring man to time is not
SO much by notifying our members that his
wares are not good and unfair. In all cases
now where we have big firm or company
to fight, we send men out on the road
to canvass for some competing
firms goods They go to every farmer in
the locality in which the goods are sold and
sell him some other party's ware. That
this scheme meets with success is evident
in the fact that we were able few weeks
ago to shut up an Ohio company worth
81, 500, 00O"
1t was decided yesterday to send one of
the members of the board through the
New England States and another. to have
the territory between here and Galveston,
lc To ha 1o
in these sections and settle all disputes
They will be kept busy all the year. The
board is now consulting on appointing four
or five organizers to thoroughly canvass the
United States and start new assemblies
wherever they can. They will probably be
appointed.
The Chinese Are Not Acceptable.
Some enterprising man in Missouri
wanted the board to allow him to organize
an assembly of Chinese. 1t decided that
the Chinese should be excluded, and so no.
titled him. In the whole organization of
the knights of Labor there is not one
Chinaman. There are number of other
foreigners, however.
The communication from the striking har-
ness makers of Cincinnati has not been
taken up, yet, and the board refuses to
say anything about it until it is
ceived from the Rochester street car men,
1t is likely the board will have another
street car matter on its hands soon A dis
patch from Cleveland last night said the
East Cleveland Street Car Company was
trying to force strike. It is said the Of
fcials of the road are very anxious to get
rid of all organized labor.
Last night all the members of the board
visited the Window Glass Workers As
sembly on the Southside. Their call was
only social one.