Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-24
Knights of Labor Conclude
Their Work.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
In Regard to Questions That Are Now
Before the Pe0ple-The Convention
Decided to Meet in Birmingham,
Alabama, Next Year.

Boston, Nov. 23.-In the Knights oil
Labor convention almost the entire day
was devoted to the consideration of ma
tional questions. The resolution concern
ing the investigation by the industrial
commission was passed with an amend
ment referring the matter to the execu-
tive board with instructions to formulate
a protest in as strong language as posi-
Bile and forward to President Mckinley,
A protest from district assembly 22O of
Brooklyn against the alleged unjust
treatment by the governor general of
Cuba of labor organizations in their at
tempt to introduce an eight-hour law, and
against the same treatment in affairs in
Wardner, Idaho. brought on the adop-
ton of a rather startling resolution. 1t
was as follows:
Resolved, That the general assembly
has ample evidence tina President Nc
kinley is aware of the conditions that
exist in these places (Cuba and Ward
ner) n has, to say the least, made no
effort to redress the wrongs or to cor
rect them, although urged to do so by
prominent labor leaders, congressman and
United States senators and we, therefore,
must recognize William Mckinley as the
bitter enemy of labor and ask labor to
use its votes against him and his asso-
Gates"
The resolution was passed. and the gem
eral officers were asked to give it wide
publicity.
On the subject of international bank
bills the recommendations Of the general
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were concurred in.
The subject Of the recommendation was
that if the bill be again presented to con-
gress the members are urged to oppose it.
On he trust question:, the resolution
adopted says
Resolved, That the order of h
Knights of Labor is a mortal enemy of
the system that is rapidly getting the
great industries of the nation under
or control of large combina-
tons of capital. known as trusts, and
we call on the order n working people
everywhere to take ground as a unit
any political legislative effort to
foist such institutions Upon u.s."
The resolution on Imperialism follows:
Resolved, That the general assembly
the knights Of. Labor condemns, the
foreign policy of the national administra-
ton in it's effort to s%ubjugate the Fill
pinos BY conquest, and opposes the extern
sion of u territory or government be-
yond the limits of this continent, as con-
trary to American principles, the Ameri-
can peoples interest and interests of the
great masses of working people,"
In a resolution the issuance of interest
bearing bonds was opposed, but if such
is made the assembly would recon-
bonds in denomination of less than
$40.
The resolution also opposed national
banks as banks of issue, requested the
abolition of indirect taxation and of the
system on all public works. 1t
that congress be requested to au-
-horize an unlimited coinage of silver at
he present legal ratio. 1t recommended
hat postal deposits and savings banks
De established to be u in connection
the pOstoffices and that the presi-
lent, vice president, supreme court
and United States senators be
by the people.
Birmingham, Ala, was selected as the
place of the ext meeting.