Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-11

the federation Qor trade purposes) to with
draw from the knights of Labor. This ac-
! tlon. the report says, Is in direct violation
| or the arrangement entered into with the
| general executive board by the representa-
| ives of the National Union prior to the for
nation or National Trade Assembly b.
| wherein 1t was agreed that the interest of
| the order was 10 b9Ethe first considera ton !;
! that the entire trade should be organized
under the jurisdiction of the knights of
Labor, and attached to National Trade As
sembiy 30, and that the general assembly
shouiu render all possible assistance to the
trade IN protecting, their members from I'M
Just and tyrannlcal employers.
MI: hayes reSomrends that the brewing
INDUSTRY be Thoroughly organized into the
order of the knights of Labor by the dis
| trlct assemblies n,.whose jurisdiction the
BUSINESS is locatedi that all locals SO Or
S Si,ii. oe attached to the district assem-
bIes orsanlZing them; that the general Or
| ganization render tall possible assistance
to districts doing this work and that all
| organizers, be instructed not to admit to
| membership any persons who owe their
| Union. - -1''''''- 90 Cd"
An Important Recommendation follows in
reference to Local Assembly 3oO:"
| Since the New Orleans sessio, of the
| General Assembly Local Assemble am
! through the delegates who represented the
iocai assembly, We're continually threaten
ing TO withdraw from the order, giving as
| their reason feeling of distrust of Your
| general officers in the proper use of the
! funds. The true state of the case how
ever, is that Local Assembly 800 has a large
amount OF investment in glass stock, gas
| Stock and defunct banks and StuWo in
| cash. A quarrel among the membershin
as to who shall preside over the dehbera-
IONS OF the organization and dispose of
ne lunos above referred to was in reality
the main cause of the trouble"
Inc report recommends that 1.-The general
| executive board be instructed, as a legisla-
| i've committee. to urge that instead of a
p.on.pItory tarlif on glass the tariff be
| transferred to the immigrant glassworLer
| 80 that the industry shall be retained IN
| the control of native workmen and the for
elgn workman kept where he properly be-
| longs. w
Statements Of all receipts during the
| PERIOD of one year and three months com
| mehclng July i, 1885, and ending Septem
Der ~, iSf, show a total of $50, 1893. on
oeis !, 1882 there was balance on hand
| is 1896 eosh paiahce
After giving a statement of the opera-
| .ions or the printing office conducted by
the order, the report went on to saw.
My object in dwelling at length on this
| SUBJECT Is to thoroughly acquaiRt you with
our business department and to specially
call your attention to the newspaper abuse
| ana Vilincation that your general officers
are subject to, emanating from within and
| outside the ranks of order When w.
| ing vlllainous and libeIous statements an
| pear from the pen of those who failed to
io'c tHeH peFSOHdl dHDltlOn Rratifiau with
| IN the organization, and either withdrew
! and rid us of their unworthy presence or
| were expelled, your general officers could
| meet them, but when such statements an
pear In papers supposed to be friendly to
| labor whose editor and officers are mem
| bers of the Knights of Labor, and who
| hide their miserable masked carcasses be-
| hind the shield of our order, your general
officers have just reason to feel aggrieved
| In this connection l refer particul arly to
| the Washington Daily Times whose edi-
tor, c. G. Conn, and officers, w. H. G..
Simmons and Joseph K. Potter. are MEM
| bers of the Knights Of Labor, copies of
| which papers are here for your personal
| examination.
| "On former occasions when complaint
was made of similar scurrilous attacks, it
was asked, in the general assembly, why
not prOsecut the calumfnatorS? To this l
reply, that it costs money to conduct such
prosecutions: it is difficult to fix the re-
| sponsibility upon the wrongdoer by such
evidence as weuld>satisfy every one of a
| jury Of twelve ,nel:i there is tine liability 20
| numerous and VeXaiouS delays and there
| is eXhaustfess reservoir of technical
difficulties to tncoEntsr. Last of all, hav-
ing incurred eTeryyeArense, taxed the pa
| thence of friends, endured every vexation
and convicted the lniscreant. 1t might be
that he would lie delighted at the resul,
| and feel compFSmented that be was Thought
| worthy of soGfnueh notice.
| Il SHOULD gladly dismiss this subject as
| unconge hfal t5o my6thoughtS and instincts
and offensive 30 lie senses, but tho ST.
| ter will be presented to the general assem-
| bly, in IN appeal to your judgment from
| the action OF the genera. executive board -
| I----&&>o
| MHrriAge Licenses.
| Marriage licensesfhave been issued to the
| following: White-Daniel T. Pierce and Ha
| dassah H. HELEN; Geo. A. Sisson and Willie
Bronson, both of Westmoreland county.
Va; Chas. w. Morris, jr.. and Lille Nc
Clellan; Richard S. Bowie and Lena G..
Hunter; Jacob r. Umstead of this city and
Catherine NJ. Clagett of Montgomery coun-
| ty, Md; Elmer H. Carter and Lizzie r.
Beavers, both Of Unison, Va; Johr S. Wag-
ner and May E. McWilliamson; Alex. c.
Milstead aud Mary P. Galloway. both of
| Lynchburg. Va: August NJ. F'riedrichs and
Ida M. Sweeney
| Colored-Chas. E. Jones and Bessie E.
| Rollins; Wiley Yates and Elizabeth James
| Austin Lewis and Jennie Styles.
The Woman's Republican Club will have
| a jubilee meeting tonight at the National
| Hotel.
The young people Of the Westminster
Presbyterian e. E. Society entertained
| their friepdu last evening af a social hold