The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-24
General Assembly Knights Of Labor Con.
demns William Mckinley.
OPPOSED 10 TRUSTS lind COMBINES
War of Conquest In the Philippines
Is Not lndorscd-l,oniis and Bond
Notes Are Discussed.
eve therefore rcco gnixe Will
liam Mckinley ms the bitter
enemy of labor and ask labor
10 use it's votes against hiiA
ana his nssociatcs.-

Boston. November 23.-.'he general as
sembly OF the Knights of Labor toda,
selected Birmingham. Ala, as the mex
meeting place. and spent the day con
sfdering National questions. Resolution
We're adopted protesting against what wa
styled IAN attempt to smother an homes
Investigation" by the Industrial commits
sion; condemning combina lions and trust:
and the attitude of the government to.
ward labor in Cuba and Wardner, Idaho
and characterizing President Mckinley a:
the bitter enemy of labor urging labor
ing men to vote against him and his asso.
ciates,
The resolution concerning the investi-
cation OF the industrial commission was
passed with an amendment referring the
matter to the executive board with in
structions to formulate the protest in
strong language as possible and forward
it to President Mckinley.
protest from District Assembly z20,
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 at Wardner,
Idaho. brought on the adoption of rather
startling resolution. 1t was as follows:
Resolved, That the general assembly
has evidence that President Mckinley,
aware of the conditions that exist in these
places (Cuha and Wai dner) has, to
say the least, made no effort to redress the
wrongs or to correct them, although urged
to do so by prominent laoor leaders, con-
gressmen and United Sta.es senators. and
iza M
kinley as the bitter enemy of labor, and
ask labor to use its Votes against him
and his associates
On the subject of international bank
bills the recommendations of the general
secretary treasurer were acqusced in.
The subject of the recommendation was
that If the bill is to be, again presented
congress the members are urged to op-
pose it,
On the trust question, the resolution
adopted said:
Resolved. That tho order of the
Knights of Labor is {. mortal enemy
of the system that is rapidly getting
the great industries of the nation
under ownership or control of large
combinations OF capital, popularity
known as trusts, and ne call upon the
order and working people everywhere
to take ground as a unit against any
political legislative effort to foist such
institutions upon us.
The resolution on imperialism fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the general assembly
of the knights of Labor condemns the
foreign policy of the National admin
istraton in its effort to subiugate the
Fiipinos by conquest and opposes the
extension of our territory or govern
nnent beyond the limits OF this con-
tinent, as contrary to- American prn
ciple the American peoples interest
and the interests OF the great mass
of working people.
In another resolution the issuance OF
interest bearing bonds was opposed. butif
such issuance Is made the assembly would
recommend bonds in denomination of less
than $50.
The resolutions also oppose National
banks as banks of issue require the aboi !
ion of indirect taxation and of the con-
-ract system on all public works. 1t asks
hat congress be requested to authorize an
coinage of silver at the present /
egal ratio. II recommends that postal 4.
deposits and savings banks he established |
n connection with postoffces and that .
he president. vice president supreme (
curt judges and United States senators /
Ne elected by the people