The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-14

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but have iabOred with what ability pos
sessed for the success OF our order and
It's principles, and feel under lasting OBJ
legations to our ever loyal members and
the friends OF our cause for the kind as
slstance am cordial cooperation in the
cause 50 ii.dr and dear 70 US all.
CLOSING SENTIMENTS.
Whatever honor and distinction has
been conferred upon ME 1 owe to the
Knights of Labor, and in my humble way
will serve the Order faithfully TO the end.
whether u general officer or private
nIenIDer.
Trusting in the fidelity of the repre-
sentaJiyes mere assembled, thanking them
for their 1nialterng support. and topping
this session may lie productive OF great
good 10 the poor, but deserving toLers. l
pledge 10 you my best Efforts IN the cause
OF knghthuod."
TIE io.i"wIng standing committees were
appointed:
DIstuD1tion-A- Phillips, d. A. No. l;
Frank BGrbach. ID. A. No. 40.
State of the Order-Charles Burns. d.
A. No. ego; John McAndrews. ID. A. No.
z53; W. Ii. ;. summons, ID. "A. No. 66; j.
Noain. n T A. 135. and August Griesten-
bach. N. T. A. No. 35.
Appeals and uueyances-A. D. Best,
ID. A. No. 20; Charles Bcecntold, n. T. A.
c. Segers. N. T. A. 231; Ed J. Flanagan.
u. A. No Is.
observation-disclosures J. Parks. B. G. T.
253; W. l. Brown, ID. A. 40, W. s. Wander
burg, d. A. 21S; j. A. Menning, D. A At;
L. S. Forbes, d. A. so.
Miieage-M. j. Bisnop. o. w T.; NJ. A.
Fitzgerald, ID. A. 80. Thomas II. Warren,
ID. A. 80.
Secret work-T. b. Mcclure. II. b. Mar
tin and c. A. Freuch, members of the
general executive board.
Press-M. j. Bishop, j. NJ. Renney aud
j. e. Robertson.
WORTHY FOREMAN BISHOPS REPORT.
The address Of General Worthy Foreman
Michael j Bishop was brief review ot
the progress al the order during the past
year. He said III part:
The retrospect for the twelve months
since the New orleans convention Is III no
sense a tlattering one for organized labor
or its representatives, and CONTAINS, lor
this order more particularly, lessons or
most fateful warning. Not in many Year,
has such abnormal progress oeen nlaus
by concentrated wealth in the direction
OF more firmly intrenching Itself Denmo
barriers which every DAY oecoIne InOfe
difficult to overthrow
1.-The evolution OF mankind into mere
machine tenders and the obvious tendency
| u eliminate the necessity for human Skin
from all forms of productive industry re-
ceived an immense impetus during the
period
the typographical composition, the
| cicarmaker, the locomotive engineer, the
| skilled worker in wood, together with
many other craftsmen, hitherto consid-
| cred to be safe from the general danger,
| have this wear seen the final quietus pus
upon their hopes, and have been show that
! in the very near future common laborer'
| will be fitting universal appellauon-
"Our entire domestic field is also threat
ened with invasion by the workmen from
| China and Japan, whom our Order has so
| far failed to recognize as portion of the
| human family, and this does not lessen ths
\ gravity of the situation.
! SKILLED LABOR OF NO ACCOUNT.
Human ingenuity has discovered method
| whereby the peat from the boys OF Europe
| is converted into a better quality OF COT
1 ton than can be raised by our most success
/ full aEricuturists, a more satlsfa Glory
/ cloth in appearance, as well as endurance
| than the most expensive product OF the sHk
| loom; a handSomer and more lasting wood.
capable Of being nodded into the most In
| tricate shapes, than the rest ebony, with
| many other minor articles; while from
! the residue comes a better fuel than was
the peat itself in its original form. Thus
1 the skilled artisan, the farmer, the agrt.
| cultural and other laborers see themselves
| rapidly being reduced to an absolute com.
| mon level where skill cuts no figure and
| opportunity governs all
1t may seem unnecessary waste OF
! time and space to tabulate ese details,
| or reiterate statements forming fairly
| common knowledge, and the only excuse 20
| be offered is a desire to demonstrate in
| the most emphatic way the rapidly with
| which expensive and troublesome human
1 labor is being superseded by the tireless
4 machine, the creation of our own brain,
| while at the same time we are almost en-.
| tirely supine in the work Of attempting
| 10 control the stupendous force threaten
| ing our future existence as free agents"