Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-12
TIE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Secretary Treasurer Hayes Submitted
His Annual Report.
It Treats Of the New York Trian-
gle" and the Federation of Labor
and Favors a Tariff on Foreign
Glass Workers Instead of on the
Foreign Product.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y. November IL
At to-day's session of the General assem-
bly,. X. of L., few more delegates we're
present than at the first day session.
Ii is believed on the outside that the pro-
position to take window glass off the
dutiable list viii meet strong opposition
from some of the delegates.
The annual report of Secretary. Treas
urer J. w. Hayes opens with d reference
to what he terms attacks of a most VIII
famous character" upon the general OIL
GERS of the order, by reason Of me :dst
stand taken by them in refusing to allow
a small clique of men, who were iamlliar-
~ known as the New York Triangle OF
the Socialistic Labor party. 20 sc control
of the machinery Of the Knights of Labor
for the dissemination of their doctrines.
The so-colled tria-Gle. according 10 Mr..
Hayes. consists of Daniel De Leon, Luctan
Sanial and Ernst ROBIN.
Mr.. Hayes complains that, although the
laws OF the order prescribe that working
cards. receipt books and other supplies
for the local and district assemblies be
secured through the general assembly,
the receipts from those sources amounted
To only S2.4S7. Printing for the National
Silver Committee brought into The treas
ury 81. 700: for the Democratic Congress
sional Committee. 5000; and for the Hi
nois Democratic State Committee, $3.50.
The report treats of the action Of the
American Federation of Labor directing
an organizations that We're affiliated, both
with the Knights of Labor and with the
Federation Cfor trade purposes) TO with
draw from the Knights of Labor. This
action. the report says, is in direct viola
ton of the arrangements entered into with
the general executive board by the repre-
sentatives of the national union previous
TO the formation of National Trade As
sembly 50. and that the General Assembly
should render all possible assistance to
the trade in protecting their members
from unjust and tyrannical employers.
Mr.. Hayes recommends that the beew-
ing industry be organized into the ORDER
of the Knights of Labor by the district
assemblies in whose jurisdiction the bus
mess is located: that all locals so organ
lied be attached TO the district assemblies
organizing them, that the general orgaLiz-
alton render all possible assistance TO dis
tricts doing this work, and that al or
ganizers be instructed not 10 admit 10
membership any persons who owe their
first allegiance TO the National Brewers
Union.
An important recommendation follows
i'm reference TO Local Assembly 300"
Since the New Orleans session Of the
general assembly. local assembly 800
through the delegates who represented
the local assembly. were continually
threatening to withdraw from the order
giving as their reason a feeling of dis
trust of your general officers in the proper
use of the funds. The true state of the
case however. is that local assembly 300
has q. large amount of investment in glass
stock. gas stock and defunct banks and
$4,000 i'm cash A quarrel among the
membership as to who should preside over
the deliberations of the organization and
dispose of the funds referred to was in
reality the main cause Of the trouble"
The report recommends that THE gen.
eral executive board be instructed. as a
legislative committee. to urge that, in
stead of prohibitory tariff on glass, the
tariff be transferred TO the immigrant
glassworker. so that the industry shall be
returned in control Of the native work.
man and the foreign workman kept where
he properly belongs"
Statements of all receipts during the
period of one year and three months COM
mencing July l. 1895. and ending Septem-
Der 80. 1896, show "a total of $59,S93. on
July 1. 1895. there was a balance on hand
of S6.404. so that the present cash balance
is 1926.
Among the amendments proposed are
these: Making the per capita tax to the
general assembly cents instead of 6
cents: 10 so amend the constitution as to
abolish the office and title of the general
executive board and thereby place the
entire supervision of the order in the
hands Of the general master workman,
general worthy foreman, general secre-
tary and treasurer. and elective officers
of the general assembly, subject to the
approval by vote Of the representatives
of the general assembly; to so amend the
various articles and sections of the con-
stitution as to make the decision on ap-
peals to the next highest authority gov
erning on court eases or points of law, as
the decision final: to amend the initiation
ceremonies by shortening the same; to give
district assembly 252. building contractors
the absolute authority and right to or
eanize the building trade into locals. to he
attached to said districts in a radius of %
miles from the general postoffice I'm New