The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-16
K. OF L. CONVENTION.
RECOMMENDS TTON FOR A GEN.
ERAL AMALGANATION.
Grand Master Workman sovereign's An
nual Address-Proiest'ng against
the Issue of Bonds.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. B.-The knights
Of Labor met at $50 to-day ana ADJOURN
ed At 12.30 The time of me convention
u,os taken up in listening to an address
nv Vice President George w inward, u
the American Railway Unlon' III "hlCh
Mr. Howard discussed the prlnclpIes VI
the Union, and ursed tba
all the great labor ORGANIZATIONS vi tne
countrv into one association, and undeT
one rnanagement. He believed thal suCh
a consolidation OF interests anu ol h huiIi-
bers would be OF the utmost duN ui go S
to the Iaboring men of the country, ana
that through such means labor "ouu De
I'm a better position 20 maintain lts flsnts.
Mr. Howards remarks were ilstched, 20
with the closest attention, ana PrT,SSOhyyu
much applause Grand Master work
man Sovereign replied, expressing ms
approval OF the plan advocated py MI.
Howard and trusted that means might
be found by which the plan could De
taken up with the discussion OF the
proposition of Mr.. Howard. NO other
business was transacted.
The afternoon session Of the hnlghtS
of Labor Convention convened at =
O'Clock and adjourned at 1.D. lmnle-
diately after the opening communlc
tiOn was read from Vice-President kop-
inson, of Nigo County Assembly + NJ
VI 81. A. was not OF the same order they
were IN sympathy with the efforts OF the
knights Of Labor to "liberate labor from
the thraldOm which now overWhelms ~.
Francis f.. Willard, stating that the
Womans Christian Temperance Union
would convene tomorrow.
GRAND NAsTfE's ADDRESS.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign then
delivered his annual address. when was
an exhaustive and elaborate resume OF
the work of the order from its IN
cipieucy. He attributed the decrease in
the Inemb arship Of the order to the de-
preston in business circles, prevalent
bankruptcy, low wages and enforced IDLE
ness Of the laboring classes.
He stated that he had travelled obj
miles since his stewardship, and had
organized eleven new assemblies ana
made ninety-SeVen public addresses. lie
reviewed his action of last January, when
he secured the services Of Judge G. {.
cole and filed a bill in the District Court
of the District Of Columbia, setting Iofth
special grievances of his order ana pro-
testing against the issuance Of bonds
bv the Secretary Of the Treasury. He
characterized the writ Of Injunction from
the United states Circuit Court FOR the
Eastern District Of Wisconsin as a "deS-
pOuc' injunction.
AGAINsT INCREASE or MILITARY.
Referring to the American Railway
Union aiiiliatiOn, he advised a couSOlida-
tiOn with this as well as with al oth-r
labor orgt nizationS. His resume OF the
Pullman strike terminated in a severe
criticism of Maior-Generdl John NJ. Scho-
field, together with the action or chicago
millionaire aristocracy, who were per
mitted to present a stand Of cOiO?s TO the
Fifteenth Infantry which, he said, was
an indication Of an uneasy desire 10
subjugate labor through the military pow
ers of the nation
Tie urged that the assembly take
strong grounds against an increase of
the military forces of the nation, and
that they advocate a decrease I'm the
regular army and the abolition of the
State militia, for from them are coming
TO the surface the sentiments of a mill
tary despousm."
orders time was taken up by minor
things. and read the correspondence Of
last month between himself and Score
tary r. NJ EaSiey. Of the Civic Fedora
ton, Of Chicago. He also made a sharp
criticism of the banking laws. He adj
vised a few minor changes i'm th- pre-
amble of the order.
REPORT or EXECUTIVE BOARD,
At the close of the address the report
of the general executive board was pre-
scented and referred. IT was q yOlumi-
nous affair. but treated Of much that was
of interest 10 the delegates. They adj
iourned to meet again at y. NJ. to-
morrow.
The order of business for the morning
session will be the roll-call for the read
ING of resolutions. All Of the committees
have organized and got down 10 bust