The morning times., 1895-11-23
LABOR LEADERS, ADJOURN
Eleven Days Session Productive
of Good to the Order.
ROCHESTER, NEXT YEAR
That City Decided Upon as the Next
Convention Place-Telegrnm Re-
ce!ved From Debs and COnErn;ula-
tions Sent Him-Matters Disposed
of at the ClGsinG Meeting.

The general assembly of knights of Labor
OF America, afteria continuous session OF
eleven days. adjourned last evening at 8
O'Clock TO meet In Rochester, N. Y. on the
second Monday In, November, 1896.
During the Session many matters of great
Importance tu the order were considered,
the result OF which will In large measure
affect the future power and influence OF
labor organizations throughout the country.
Among the most important OF these mat
tiers are the Endorsement ur a boycott
against natiopal bank notes. placed by
General Master Workman Sovereign, some
months ago; the adoption Of the " imperative
mandate, the soRgcstion of the inaugura-
ton ur system OF postal telegraph in
connection with the mail service, and the
unannhoas Endorsement of the plan OF uni
fication Of all the labor organizations in
the country into one grand body.
AT the afternoon session the boycott en-
national bank Notes was reported by the
committee un state OF the order. The action
of Master Workman Sovereign In placing
the boycott was unanimously indorsed.
MILITIA IN STRIKES.
From the same committee came n reso-
luton from d. A., No. 8, OF Chicago.
condcnbning the use Of militia in sup
pressing labor troubles, and recommending
the governmental ownership of public
roads and highways. The resolution was
adopted
District Assembly, No 7. Indian Terri
tory, appealed Co the assembly for aid in
building up the order In that section OF the
country. The assembly appropriated 5000
for that purpose.
The petitiouur District A ssen blies Nos. go
and 81, OF North Carolina, asking per-
mission Ia consolidate. was granted. The
IL .a..N.
over the first, second and third Congress
sional districts of that state.
communication was received from
District Assembly, 22l, Texas. recom-
mending the organization OF progressive
circles for educational purposes in every
local throughout the country. This recon-
mendation was referred 10 the committee
on laws
General Master Workman Sovereign and
Worthy Foreman NJ. }. Bishop were chosen
delegates to the next convention of the
National Farmers Alliance and Industria
Association. Mr.. Sovereign was also
elected a delegate to tn C Internal tional
labor congress. VIII Ich viii meet in London
in August. 1896. Mr.. T. j. O'Reily
was chosen alternate
JAPANESE HAD FRIENDS.
A resolution to exclude japanese from
entering this country was overwhelmingly
defeated.
The following resolution, adopted by
the State Trades and Building CounciIs
Anaconda, NJ ontana, was p!a ced before tho
assembly:
Resolved. That Ii is the sense of the
trades and labor councils OF Montana In
convention assembled. composed Of K. oi
L., A. T. l., A r. L., ". F. NJ, sta
tionary engineers. brickla yers and ma sous
and building laborers' International coun
ciis. that there should no longer he any
distinctions in labor bodies. and that the
time has arrived. and this council therefore
recommends that all titles and distinctions
be forever eliminated.
Resolved. That labor organiZa tfons
throughout the land he merged into one
brotherhood. and that this council strongly
recommends the adoption of this principlt
by The various national organizdticns
After favorafle consideration the follow
ing WAS telegrapht'i TO James a. Fergu son,
president of the State Trades and Build
ing Councils Of III putana:
The X. OF L. are now and have ever
been in favor or the unification OF the Ia bor
forces and we stand ready 10 Join hands
with any and all orsanizat tions having that
end in view. We send you greeting in
return for your cordial interest and friend
ship.
ROCHESTER, APPRECIATES IT.
The following telegram was received
from Acting Mayor OF Rochester, N. Y,
Morton L. Lewis:
''The citizeds of Rochester appreciate
the honor you bave done this city by select
ing it as the place for your next annual
ses sion and l beg TO assure you that your
welcome on that occasion Will he cordial
and heartfelt"
General Master Workman Sovereign re
ceived the following from Eugene V. Debs,
dated McHenry county jail: Yours of the
18th, with enclosures received, and a thou
sand thanks for your kindness. / have
read the manly and patriotic resolution
in reference to the California cases, and
beg you to extend to your delegates the
profound thanks OF my associates and self
Tor their splendid sentiments so manfully
expressed"
The following reply was telegraphed:
"The general assembly Knights OF Labor
halls the celebration of your release from
Illegal Imprisonment as the beginning of q
grand public uprising of the whole people
against the introduction of autocratic
czarism into republican institutions. Con
slider us with you to this end"
~. r. SOVEREIGN, G. NJ. W.
The following was sent Augustus E
Cans, president American Industrial
Union, Chicago:
The general assembly Knights OF Labor
thanks you for endorsement of our views on
judicial outrages."
u. X. SOVEREIGN, G. NJ W"
A supplementary report by the finance com
mittee showed that the order had a bala nee
of $4,000 above all Indebtedness.
A resolution OF thanks to the press OF the
city for its attention and courtesy was
nassed and the assembly adjourned sine die.
MUST PROTECT FOREIGNERS.
Ambassadors Terrell and Herbert