The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-19
W|THDRAWS FROM ORDER
District Assembly, No. 10, Knights Of
Labor, Takes Decided Stand.
ARRAIGN GENERAL OFFICERS
Say They Are Using Funds of Order for
Selfish Purposes, and Local knights
Believe the Time Has Come to
Cut OFF Further Supplies.

special meeting of District Assem-.
/ bly,, No. 16, Knights of Labor, was heLi
in this city yesterday at which it was
decided to practically withdraw from
the national assembly of the knights of
Labor. Local assembly, No. 222, was
expelled from the district assembly 1t
Is claimed that for some time past 1t
has existed only onp paper and that those
connected with it have been a disturb
| ing element in local Knights of Labor
matters.
The resolutions are strong and forci-
BILE and make damaging charges against
the national officers of the Knights Of
Labor. About a month ago the general
assembly of the Knights of Labor con-
vened at New Orleans. r. ID. Hayes
master workman of District assembly
No. l6 was selected to represent that
| body but he would not be allowed to
| participate in the deliberations of the
general assembly, which greatly in
| censed the local knights.
Ever since the split in the Knights Of
Labor, District assembly, No. 16, has
steadfastly remained true to Powderly
and consequently became involved in
difficulties with the general officers Of
the order. The elimination Of these
| strained relations was the action of the
assembly yesterday withdrawing from
the general assembly. The resolutions
adopted are as follows:
Whereas, The vilest method rosorted to
| by the Tammany regime of New York, as
hn / ,..Nttt
not more dishonorable or unworthy than
those to which our general officers re-
| sorted that they might retain their places.
Their object in wishing to be retained
Is that they might have something to
trade on and sell during the coming
presidential election of 1895. In view of
the circumstances set forth above we
Resolve, That the body known as Local
Assembly No. 222, which does not, and has
not for years, held meeting, be eX-
PEELED from District Assembly l6. with
the brand of dishonor on all that is left
of it.
Resolved. That as the power to lend in
fiuence to trucking knaves, whose aim is
to barter the suffrages Of the citizens of
this order, comes from the membership
which contributes its revenues, and hs
the best means Of thwarting the schemes
VI ucSlGniHS SCOuIluTelS, Is 10 cut OIL
their revenues, we pledge ourselves not TO
pay another cent of tax to the present
general officers and We urge upon our To-
cal assemblies not to do so.
Resolved, That We will remain steadfast
to the preamble and principles of the Or
der, and that we will do all that honor
able men can do to mould them into law.
Resolved, That we call upon members
of the order everywhere to refuse to con-
tribute another cent TO the men who have
squandered our resources in the erection
Of gas machines and other private enter
prises.
Resolved That we will hold ourselves
ready to cooperate with other parts of
the order in the effort to reorganize the
various parts into a solid compact whole
where selfish schemes will not usurp the
rights and privileges of the many who
toll.
Resolved, That we caution the people of
Lackawanna county not to pay any heed
to future efforts of slippery political
charlatans who may use the name of this
order, or any of its parts, in local affairs
District Assembly lG will maintain its ex-
istence as a Knights Of Labor organiza-
tlon, and while the public may be treated
to proclamations from alleged assemblies
the general officers will receive no reve-
nGes from assemblies which exist on pa
per and whose only strength lies in wind.
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