Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-12
THE KNIGHTS or LABOR.


Rochester, N. y. Now nus
mornings session of the General AS
semhlv of the knights OF Labor
onened at 10 o'clock. The assembly
viii las at least a week longer. ON
oars will be elected later in the week
Trnon taking the chair, this morning
General Master workman Sovereign
| delivered his annual address.
The report of General Secretary
treasurer Hayes was read. The report
saws: "Since we met together, year
ago. your general officers have had to
contend against the attacks of a most
viIlainous character. by reason or the
lust stand taken by them in refusing
to allow small clique of men, famii-
iarly known as the New York triangle
of the Socialistic Labor party, to get
control of the machinery of the
Knights of Labor for dissemination
of their doctrines. which l believed in
imical and at variance with the plat
form and principles of this order
Among those who assisted this
'Cabal in their work of attempted de-
struction. we find some of the best and
truest friends of our order men who
were induced to believe 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 deep laid
plot was for the purpose of enabling
Daniel DeLeon, Lucien Sanial, and
Ernest Bohm to control the order in
every department. The last named,
failing in their efforts. have used the
nd 1af tn
the officers and order with the hope
that they would destroy the same, and
upon it's ruins, build up an institution
with the name of the Knights of La
Dor as their guiding star. The men
behind were INSCRIPTIONS. men who
would stop at nothing to accomplish
the object they had in view"
The report refers to the printing de-
partment of the Official Journal and says
it requires constant attention TO save the
plant from wreck and ruin and get some
remuneration for the money invested.
Druing the past campaign the office
100000 documents: for the Democratic
congressional committee S00G0) documents
and 100000 copies of the journal; for the
Illinois Democratic state committee Pa
600 documents The total receipts for the
above work We're $3.50. Mr.. Hayes says
he calls attention to this subject on ac-
count OF the newspaper ABUSE ana Will
iication that the general officers are sub
ject TO. ernanat ting from within and out
side the order.
The report makes a savage attack upon
the Washington Daily Times for state
ments appearing in that journal.
In regard to the troubles in Assembly
300 of New Orleans the report favors the
reorganization of the assembly. and tina.
part of the present organization be put
again in charge of the funds and assets
Of the window glass workers of the
United States. 1t says: The window
glass manufacturers have built up an
enormous monopoly al the expense of the
American people. Notwithstanding this
fact. which is alleged to help the Ameri-
can workman. the increase of labor en-
ployed is not American, and a visit to al
sembly 800 will show that but few of the
members can speak English. I would
recommend that the general executive
board be instructed to urge that instead
of prohibitory tariff on glass. the tariff
be transferred to the Immigrant glass
workers. SO that the industry shall be re-
tanned in the control of native workmen
and the foreign workman kept where h.
belongs
The report shows the receipts during
the year to be $50. IA; balance on hand
July l. 1895. s6404; total, $40 1l9: disburse-
ments. $50 1913.
After the reading of Secretary-Treas-
urer Hayes report. J. M. Bishop read tn +,
report OF the general worthy foreman. At
the afternoon session the financial com
mlttee reported that the report as sub
mitted by the secretary treasurer was
correct. Two delegates We're appointed
as a committee on secret work and ia
make changes and reconstruct the ritual
istic work of the order.