Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
IMPORTANT QUESTION: WE'RE ACT
ED on YESTERDAY.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS.
INDEPENDENTS OF CUBA UNEQUIVO-
CALLY FAVORED.
Sale of the Union Pacific Road De-
nOunced-Financinl Question the
Cause of Much Discussion
SOvereign's Candidacy
for President.

Louisville KY Nov. 1.-THE general as
sembly of the Knights of Labor. which
has been in session jim this city since the
early part of the week. completed its WORK
to-day and adjourned until the second
Tuesday of next November, when 1t Will
convene again in Chicago.
To-day's proceedings were the most in
teresting and spirited OF any day since
the session began. Many questions of ma
tional significance were discussed and in
each case resolutions were passed express
ing the sentiment of the organization on
the several matters.
The most important matter taken up at
the morning session was the suggestion OF
the adoption of a constitution governing
the degree of the Philosophers Stone.
which is conferred upon every delegate TO
the general assembly. The suggestion met
with the approval of the assembly. and
constitution was submitted and accepted.
Under the conditions of this instrument.
chapters will be formed wherever knights
of Labor organizations exist and members
will be allowed to take the degree who
have been in the order certain number
of years and who have rendered efficient
services.
At the afternoon session resolutions were
passed eulogizing the late Henry George
Briefly stated, they set forth that one of
the ablest advocates of labor's cause had
passed away, one who had secured greater
confidence from the wage-earners than any
other man in this decade, and that in his
death the workngmen had lost one of
their most sincere friends.
Resolutions were also passed commend
ing the services of Past Master Workman
Sovereign.
Other resolutions were adopted fol-
lows:
Declaring unequivocally in favor of the
independence of Cuba: condemning the al
legged hasty action of the deputy sheriffs in
the Hazleton affair. and calling upon the
government to take such steps as will
bring the offenders to justice; denouncing
the Cleveland administration for hatch
ing the sale of the Union Pacific railroad,
and the present administration for carry
ing out the plan: condemning the act of
. the brewery workers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in seeking by alleged un-
fair means to force the Knights of Labor
employees of the Rochester Brewing Com
pany to withdraw in favor of the fedora
tion. and the executive board was author
lied to take such steps as will bring the
offenders to account for what is considered
a most unfair action. If it is found neces-
sary, the board is authorized to retaliate by
declaring war against the products of all
breweries where American Federation of
Labor men are employed.
The cooperation boad was instructed to
obtain all the information possible to car
ry out the pet scheme of the knights of
Labor and to attempt to establish colonies
for cooperative plants in all states where
the proper advantages can be secured The
scheme, it is thought. will give employment
to thousands of idle workinEmen.
the instance 0f the window oil
ers of the United States. resolutions were
passed calling for plan whereby the plac-
ing of foreign manufactured glass in the
markets of the United States may be re-
stricted and preference given in all build
ing trades to the American manufactured
article An effort was made in the resolu-
tion to show conclusively that American
manufacturers of glass are well able to
compete in all markets with the foreign
manufacturers.
Resolutins were also passed denouncing
the check system of paying city employees
This was directed mt the claim shavers
The financial question occasioned no end
of discussion and finally resulted in the
adoption of resolutions denouncins strongly
the present banking system as advocated
by the national bankers.
A delegate to the general assembly from
New York city. and one of the most prom
Associated Press representative that Mr..
Sovereign beyond doubt would be a cam
didate for the nomination for president in
1900.
..If." he said. "Mr Bryan insists on max
ing fight for the nomination. Mr. Sover-
eign will not oppose him. for the two are
warm friends In that event. Mr.. Sover-
eign will become a candidate for tn. nom
nation of vice president. 1t was natural
for Mr.. Sovereign to deny the report as
he did not care for the capitalists to inter
fere this early in his canvass and thus
greatly injure him before the fight was
fairly on