The Washington times., 1895-05-25
Labor Leaders Purchase a Fine
Site Near the Capitol.
GROUND TO BE BROKEN MONDAY
The General Offices of the Organiza-
tion VIII BE Located In IA Handsome
New Building ng-Their Object is to
Watch Courts and Congress
lie Opinion TO BE Created.

The Knights OF Labor headquarters have
been moved to Washington Before the
close of summer it is expected the general
offices Will be in a building of their own,
facing the north front of the United States
Capitol
During the past week the executive com
mittee, consisting of Grand Master Work
man j. K. Sovereign, H B. Martin. c. A
French, I. b. Mcclure and J. If. Kenney
have been here considering the subject, ard
selecting a site. They finally decided
upon a lot just west Of the BliGs building
on B street, at First northwest
A building permit has been secured and
the contract for the erection of a handsome
office building has been let to Beall &
Baden, OF No. 604 ] street northwest The
ground was surveyed and all preparations
made yesterday for commencing the
building. Ground will probably be
broken Monday morning
MR.. INQUIRIES WORDS
Messrs. T. b. Mcclure, c. A. French and
j. Nj. Kenney Were still in the city last
night. To Times reporter Mr. Mcclure
said. in answer to questions
We have come here TO be near legisla-
ton. We intend TO bring our paper here
and to keep the people posted as to the acts
of every member of the House and the
Senate.
when a man is particularly bad an
extra edition of the paper will be pub
Iished, giving a fun account of his doings.
and copy viii be sent TO every man in
his district In this way the people will be
informed OF what is going on and will be
able to show their disapproval of msdoiDg
by their votes.
BY being here our chief offioerswill
be able TO put the stamp of the knights upon
legislation. Our men will go before the
committees where important legislation is
proposed and Will, al least. secure Il hear
ing for the workingman. This will aid in
the creation of healthy public opinion.
AS time passes this VIII crysi al Iiz,iind events
will finally bring our ideas into control
in many ways.
I'VE had n lesson of the need of our
presence here in the Carlisle bond bill case.
The knights sought to prevent the con
summation OF the contract, and one of your
judges in the District refused TO give us
any standing in court. 1t is evident we need
to be on the ground
WATCH THE COURTS.
1.-The purpose is TO watch the courts
closely Congress 10 longer makes laws;
it merely formulates them. 1t requires
the courts to make them. Take the recent
income tax decision. That law was not
the kind the Knights wanted, but it shows
what happens. Judge Shiras only a few
days ago was on one side. Then he talked
with his friends, / suppose; thought the
matter over, and reversed his judgment
of the week before. That is very unsat-
isfactory to every body.
The order Will appeal TO tire good citi-
Zens of this District for their support in
every good move, and VIII get it, No
law that favors the accumulation of the
products of the many III the hands of the
few viii be allowed to pass unchal :
lenged. As we have just seen done with
the income tax law, so every law in favor
of ealth-gatherng will be carried to
the supreme Court and there tested. II
the decision is against US we have at
least done our duty.
The sJuEe ana tne boycott are the very
last resort. The Knights of Labor oppose
them. If necessary, they VIII fight, but
only when nothing else S left. 1t is
hoped that the tuc doctrine of the rights
of the producers OF wealth may be so
spread and understood that no more
strikes nor boycotts may be necessary"