The evening times., 1895-10-29
LABOR LEADERS IN TOWN
Master Workman Sovereign viii
Come and Go Until Nov. IL.
He's States That Enemies the Knights
of Labor Have Recently Been
Actively at Work.

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be a way for an address at Cincinnati on No
| venlher 1, and another at Akron, o., on No
| veniber 4.
IL may happen that demands will take him
| TO Gainesville instead of Akron on the latter
date But the greater part Of his time
| Till the great meeting with It's outlining
| OF progress for the coIling year is over, Will
be spent in Washington.
! Mr. Sovereign arrived in Washington last
| Saturday morning, but went to New York
| the same uay. He mas been there since, busy
| DAY and night with the Interests Of the
| order.
| Mr.. Sovereign's home is now at Sulphur
| Springs, Ara, were ue moved from LEES
MOines, Iowa, last year. He had been at
the Iowa capitai Tor twenty-five years, and
i'll later years has been constantly engaged
| in tue great labor movement, of which he
| il now the head.
| He overworketi during the hot weather of
| last summer and went TO Arkansas first
| for the sake of his health. He found there
| an opportunity TO carry out plan that
| had occupied his attention for some years
| and took advantage OF II. He was brought
| up on farm and believes that that life
| is the most independent and best cal
| cuated, under existing conditions, 10 de-
yelop toys into sturdy, useful citizens.
| He has four suns, the oldest of whom Is
| seventeen. and has taken them to farm
| life at Sulphur Springs. He Is located
| near the Government fish culture Station.
and will make the fish industry one OF
| the branches of his farming business.
Other features will be the raising OF
| fruit and poultry. He will have coh-
| storage plant. sn To be able to command
| the market. instead of being commanded
| by the market.
Mr.. Sovereign said yesterday to a Times
reporter:
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| than might be expected from the general
business depression because OF the large
| number of mixed assemblies. found our
men very active and enthusiastic in New
York. II seems to me the New York fel-
lows have "a better chance than working peo-
pie in the East, although the World pub
fishes a long list of suicides due to lack
of employment. Out West mechanics dre
| working two days out of the week and
tramplng the other four to find something
to do.
The great labor organizations are
growing in numbers and influences. The
American Railway Union, the Knights of
Labor and the Farmers Alliance all now
affiliate in an offensive and defensive alli-
ance, are coming 10 WELD a power for the
protection and Upbuiiding OF the work
ing classes such rs have never been seen on
the American continent, IT, indeed, In the
world.
There are very many farming COM
munities now which maintain strong as
seInhlies of Knights. They are discussing
the forma ton OF a national assembly, such
as exists for other callings. In that case
they would have a general organization
for the whole country, with national Off
GERS, and report to the larger national or
ganization. Just as other national assem-
blies do.
"I have come East directly from Ar
kansas. l stopped on the way in Kentucky
at Somerset and other points in the mining
region. | found great progress being made
wv the Knights there. 1t amounts to a
regular revival"
10 question regarding the relations
OF farmers and labor organizations he re-
sponded:
The enemies of organized labor have
spread misunderstanding between the city
working people and the laborng popula-
ton OF the farms. They have told the me-
chanics and other residents of cities that
the farmer was by the nature OF his calling
opposed to the interests OF the city folks
''He wanted high prices and would do all
in his power To maintain them. On the
other hand, they told the farmer that
while he was seeking help at reasonable
figures, the workingmens organizations
were trying to keep wages at a figure
which 1t would he impossible for him to
pay and live. While spreading these dclu- |
eioii> tht rhIeNb
ing a harvest from the values produced by
both his dupes.'
In looking over the field in the West
have found every opening for young men
crowded that l determined to take my |
boys to a farm. There is a great surplus |
of clerks and mechanics and in all branches |
in the cities. There is always room for |
pluck and intelligence on the farm
Mr.. Sovereign. with the other general |
officers, Messrs. Mcclure. Hayes and Mar |
tin, is engaged in looking over reports for |
The approaching meeting. |