The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-12
ASSEMBLY OF THE
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
Sessions Yesterday ia the City OF
Rochester.
THE REPORT OF TREASURER HAYES
Gives an Account Of the Finances Of
the Order and Points Out the Dan.
gers of the New York Brnnch..Rc
view of the Work During the Last
Campaign.

Rochester, Nov. 11.-This mornings
session of the General Assembly of the
knights of Labor opened at 10 O'Clock,
The sessions will continue week long
er Mr.. Sovereign will undoubtedly De
reelected. Upon taking the chair this
morning General Master Workman
Sovereign delivered his annual address,
The report of General Secretary
Treasurer Hayes was then read. A
synopsis of the report follows:
''Since we met together, one year ago,
your general officers have had to con-
tend against attacks of a most villain
Gus character, by reason of the just
stand taken by them in refusing to al
low small clique OF men, VINO are
famliarly known as the New YORK
branch" of the Socialist Labor party,
TO get control of the machinery or the
knights of Labor for the dissemination
of their doctrines, which believe inimi-
cal and at variance with the platform
and principles of this order. Among
those who assisted this "cabal' in their
work of attempted destruction we hnd
some of the best and truest friends OF
our order: men who We're induced to be-
lieve that the movement started by the
triangle" was purely and solely in the
interest of the Knights of Labor, but
who learned, when nearly too late, that
lHt uttp ldlu put "uS l'i thV f'i p'''N
of enabling LuZien Ceniel and Ernest
Bohm to control the order in every de-
partment The last named, failing in
their efforts, have used the public press
and platform to denounce the officers
and the order with the hone that they
would destroy the same, and upon its
ruins build up an institution with the
name of the Knights of Labor as their
guiding star The men behind were
al -h,, -
nothing to accomplish the object they
had in view.
We have received in payment for sup
plies during the past year S2,43I.5 %
This is not half the amount that 1t
would have been had the membership
of the order complied with the constitu-
ton, which requires the master work
men to present to each member initiat-
ed copy of the constitution, as we'll as
purchase all supplies from the general
Office. At the session of the general
assembly at Minneapolis. 1887, it was
decided to start a printing department
for our official journal and the job
printing for the general offices. This
cost us about $4,000. This requires
constant attention to save the plant
from wreck and ruin, and to get some
remuneration for the money invested in
the enterprise, it should be kept in con-
tiuuul pptIdtloIl.
CAMPAIGN WORK.
During the present campaign we
have printed for the national silver
committee 100000 documents for which
we received $l,700. For the Democratic
congressional committee 100000. for
which we received $500. For the H.
linos state Democratic committee 125,-
900 documents at $1,000 OF making
grand total of $4,000
Il call your attention to the subject
on account of the newspaper abuse and
villiticatiOn that your general officers
are subjected to, enemating from with
in and outside the order. The report
makes Il savage attack upon the Wash
ington Daily Times. In regard to
troubles in assembly 300 of New Or
leans, the report favors q reOrganiza-
tiOn of the assembly and that part
of the present organization be put
again in charge of the funds and as
sets of the Window Glass workers of
the United States. 1t says: The win
dow glass manufacturers have built
up an enormous monopoly at the eN-
pense of the American people. Not
withstanding this fact, which Is alleged
to help the American workman, the
increase of labor employed is not
American. l would recommend that
the general executive board be in
structed to urge that instead of a pro-
hibitory tariff on glass, the tariff be
transferred to the immigrant glass
workers so that the industry shall he
retained in the control of native work.
men and the foreign workman kept
where he belongs"
The report shows receipts during the
year of $33, from all sources; bal
ance on hand July |, 1895, s6, ,4O4.99; total
si0.11972: disbursements. S39, 1926: bal
ance on hand. $326.46 The sum of ST.
1927 was expended on account of the
journal of the Knights of Labor
while the receipts were but $2,S70.Sj.