Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-11
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Sovereign Sounds a Bllls Cry
Against Capital.
tie Recommend. sscre, work Of tn.
orasr-Rspori OF secretary
Hayes.

ROCHESTER,. N. Y. Nov, ll.--Tbe
general asst molly Of knights u Labor
went into secret session Immediately
after converting tsday and will remain
behind closed DOOR until 8 o. m.
General Master Workman Sover.
eigh's report was read and followed y
the report Of General Secretary anu
Treasurer Hayes. soveieign's annual
report said! "Afler struggle Of "a
ytafs sg.inst tbs evils OF aggregated
wealth, by our order, we are confront
I'd with more serious problems affscl.
Ing tho rights and liberties OF the
Industrial masses than ever before.
"Not only have tho Idle, Of eoulating
classee demonstrated ihsir ability 10
dominate tho productive enterprise
and accumulate the wealth OF she toll.
ing millions, Tut they have demon.
stfsted their power 10 coefco tho wage
esrnera and mor,gaged farmers with
ihreate OF discharge and foreclosure
Into submission 10 their will.
"fhs piutoofatic holders OF IDLE
money have subv-rtsd the principle OF
ffee goverumant by forcing political
service from the poor ~ n tenure OF
employment. The lAboting mun can
combat ialtehopd and bid defiance TO
the traitors from their own rankP. but
when the dopraved monster VI cof-
pOfato rapaoity steals Into their homts
and threatens them with discharge
and peTieeutiOn because OF their
political convictions, they will Hacri.
dec their liberties In oonside ration OF
food aud shelter for their helpless
wives and innocent children. Z, Tho
struggle Just passed has demonstrated
that peeuniary Dependence 10 political
slavery.
"ip the struggle Just passed the
Heights Of LABOR proved itself tho
onIy labor organization that stood like
an iron wall before the IRE OF the or.
| gsnizod money power OF two CONT
uents. Every general ofiiuer and
every district ana local assembly OF
our organisation spurned Ievery offer
OF bribery and sooin,d avery threat OF
the money king"
Sovereign added that except Eugene
v. Debs, the heads OF the labor organ.
ixaiioDr, Including tho federation OF
labor, gave no material aid In the
recent struggle.
The master workman says the
Knights should abandon the Ulopian
plans anu center their ensrts as fol.
lows:
al would 90 change and abbreyIate
cur present test OF membership rs 10
center cur immediate demands upon
an equitable iacome tax, free and
unlimited colnage Of silver ut the
present legal ratio; the payment OF oil
government bonds according 10 pres.
ent contract and isbus all money OF the
country.
al would make positive unequlvoc.I
declaration against government by In.
Junction. the increase OF the standing
army, the payment OF the bonded
debt IN goid; the issues OF bonds In
time Of posos anu the issue OF cifcuIat.
Ing notcs by banking corporations.
~ would then prepare an entirely
new secret work with stronger oblips.
tions than we now have; establish n
degree known a. m mute men aud NJ
far as possible return TO our former
system OF working Ia absolute secrecy.
~ would then appeal TO froo silver
anu reform forces everywhere for
membership anu support anu throw
this organization into the great, broad
Held Of agitation TO fight tho money
power anu corporations to an uvsflast.
Ing finish.
II would not recedo from our de.
mands for land reform, nor from other
prib oiples contained IN the preamble
OF the this order. but l wonld design
that the battle grounds DO fought over
after W. have ihrottIsd IN. lie out OF
the money power that ID undertaking
tue foundations Of American liberty.
alt may DO said that by accepting
this issno We would 10 charged with
fsvoring the SILVER mine owners OF the
Rocky Mountsins. The charge would
not bs tiuv, and " It IL, have only to
say 1 would q thousand times rather
cast u thousand votes for tho mine
owner Of tn. Rocky Mountains who
employs labor and contributes wealth
to our country than u cast one vote
for q foreign Shylook who conspiTes 10
rob the labor Of the world.
81 appeal TO tho delegates assembled
10 demand the free coinage OF silver at
the present legal ratio In our preamble,
AMI bare our ports and clear .ur decks