The times., 1897-04-25
RETURN TO PARENT FOLD
Over 10000 Knights of Labor
Resume Their Allegiance.
CAUSES MUCH REJOICING
Still Further Accessions Expected.
Several District Assemblies VIII
Double Their Senti-
ment in Favor of Free and Un-
limited Coinage of Gold and Silver.

Everybody at Knights of Labor headquar-
ters is in a jolly good humor over the re-
cent return to the order of bet tween . Q, 900
and 5000 members Nearly one-nalf of
| these composed District Assembly No. 3,
| Pittsburg, Pa, and came back in a body
| at a meeting held on last Thursday.
The movement to return TO the parent
| organization was commenced over month
ago, and General Secretary John w. Hayes
was invited to a conference with the local
! leaders An understanding was reached,
| and the proposition to return to the order
OF the Knights of Labor was submitted
to the eleven locals composing District As
sembly No g. The action of the locals
was unanimous, and at the quarterly meet
ing of the Independent Order of Knights Of
Labor, of which District A ssembly No. 3
was the backbone, the organization was
dissolved and the membership returned
to the order OF Knights of Labor of
America.
The return of District Assembly, No. 8,
Pittsburg. Ia and the local assemblies
attached to it, together with the new
lOcai Assembly of Broommakers, Statesmen,
PAYERS, and Hammers, also, local As
seuillies No 11So, Stogiemakers; No.
1871, CigaTmakers No. 1864, Theatrical
Employees, and new local Assembly of
Statesmen, at McKeesport, Pa, have all
combined and formed District Assembly,
No 3, and the independent order gave up
its charter and decided to lapse, owing
to the fact that the backbone of their in
stitution was District Assembly, No. B.
The result of this action on the part Of tie
district had the effect of bringing the
factions, which have been working for
the control of local Assembly, No. 800,
Window GlasswoTkers for the past year, o
the public notice, and Pittshurg dispatches
report that all factions OF the Window
GlassworkeTs have made applications to
General Secretary Treasurer Hayes FOR a
reorgani zation Of local assembly, No.
300, under the jurisdiction of the Knights
of Labor
This assembly decided to withdraw from
the knights Of Labor for the reason that
they claimed the funds of the order were
not properly handled, but the facts aIe,
however, that at the Window Glass Work
ers' convention, which was held during
the past year, the convention assumed the
berShip Of No. 800 away without giving
the membership, who sat in the galleries
listening To the proceedings OF the conven-
ton, a right To vote No member of a
local assembly can be deprived by law
from voting in the assembly, providing ne
is present when the assembly is in session.
In this case the ring who had control
of tie window glass industry and who
I
time for the purpose of securing the funds
and securities of the organization and
bringing it under their control, prevailed
upon the delegation that they were entirely
within the law since the charter of tile
assembly was displayed i'll the convention
hall.
The facts now as reported TO the GEN
eral Assembly are that the general MEM
bership of L. A No. 800, were not per-
mitted to vote, and that the charter was
returned by a faction of the Window
Glass Workers Association.
Secretary-Treasurer Hayes when seen
yeste rday on his return from Pittsburg,
was very much pleased with his visit
in that city, and expressed himself as de-
lighted with the recent accessions to tie
ranks OF the order, While the gain in
Pittsburg is great and there is every
reason to look. for still farther acces-
sions in that State, still there has been a
large increase OF members hip to the
order in all parts of the country.
He referred especially to the work of
reorganization going on in Massa chusetts.
During his recent visit to Boston to at
tend a meeting of d. A, No. 80. in that
city, he said, ne was received with open
arms by citizens OF all stations Of life.
He was most cordially received by Mayor
Fumsy, and banqueted at the Parker
House, among the guests being Mayor
Futnsy's official family, the officers OF
n. A, No. 80, and several members ofrhe
board OF aldermen.
Speaking OF the recent accessions to the
order in different localities, Mr.. Hayes
mentioned District Assembly 40, of New
York which at the last general assembly
was represented by only five delegates.
At the next assembly it will in all prob
ability have seven or eight delegates ami
each of these additional representatives
means an increase of 900 in membership
District Assembly, No. 147, at Albany,
n Y, from one delegate at the last to
tx at the next general assembly. The
southern miners, he said, will more than
double their membership So will the sew
cral district assemblies of Massachusetts,
and also the National Miners.
The vote Of the different locals through
out the country on the amendment to the
constitution of the order of Knights OF
Labor declaring for the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver is all in at
headquarters and is practically unanimous
in favor of the amendment.