The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30

LABOR HAS PROTEST.
President Mckinley Denounced
as a bitter Enemv to
Labor"
KNIGHTS OF LABOR Up IN ARMS.
Administration Policy of Imperialism
Is Condemned.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR Up IN ARMS
PARTY SHOULD BE REPUDIATED.
Organizations on Record as Mortal En-
emies of Trusts.

Boston. Mass. Nov. 23.-The GEL
eral assembly of the Knights of La
Dor to-day passed resolutions pro-
testing against what was styled an
attempt to smother an honest in
vestigation" by the industrial com
mission: condemning combinations
and trusts and the attitude OF the
government toward labor i'll Cuba
| and Wardner, Idaho, and character
ling President Mckinley as the bit
ter enemy of labor" urging laboring
men to vote against him and his as
SOCRATES. a resolution opposing the
efforts to sujugate the Philippines
was adopted.
Almost the entire day was devoted
to the consideration Ofnational ques-
tions. The resolution concerning the
investigation by the industrial com
J mission was adopted with an amend
ment referring the matter to the eX
ecutive board with instructions to
formulate the protest in as strong
language aspossible and forward it to
President Mckinley. a protest from
district assembly 800 of Brooklyn
against the alleged unjust treatment
by the governor general OF Cuba OF
labor organizations in their attempt
to introduce an eight hour law, and
against the same treatment in affairs
at Wardner. Idaho, brought on the
adoption of a rather startling resolu-
ton. 1t was as follows:
Resolved, That the general as
sembly has ample evidence that Pres
ident Mckinley, aware of the condi-
tons that existed in these places
Cuba and Wardner), has, to say the
least, made no effort to redress the
wrongs or to correct them, although
urged to do so by prominent labor
leaders, congressman and United
States senators; and we. therefore,
recognize William Mckinley as the
bitter enemy of labor, and ask labor
to use its votes against him and his
associates.
The resolution was adopted and
the general offices were asked to give
it wide publicity.
On the subject of International
bank bills the recommendations of
the general secretary-treasurer were
concurred in. The recommendation
was that if the bill beagain presented
to congress the members are urged to
oppose it. On the trust question the
resolution adopted said:
| Resolved, That the order of the
Knights of Labor is a mortal enemy
of the system that is rapidly getting
the great Industries of the nation I'M
der ownership and control of large
combinations and capital, popularity
known as trusts, and we call on the
order and working peopleeverywhere
to take ground as a unit against any
political legislative effort to foist
| SutH
The resolution on Imperialism fol-
lows:
| Resolved. That the general assem-
bly, of the Knights of Labor condemn
the foreign policy OF the national ad-
ministration in its efforts TO suhiu-
gate the Filipinos by conquest and
opposes the extension of our territory
or government beyond the limit of
this continent as contrary to Ameri-
can principles. the American peoples's
interests and the interests of the
great mass of working people.
In a resolution the issuance of in
terest bearing bonds was opposed
| but if such issue is made, the assem-
bly, would recommend bonds in de-
nominations of less than $50.
The resolution also opposed ma
tional banks OF issue. requested the
| abolition of indirect taxation and of
the contract system on all public
works. 1t asked that congress be re-
uuested to authorize an unlimited
coinage of silver at the present legal
ratio. 1t recommended that postal
deposit and savings banks he estab-
Hshed in connection with postoffices.
and that the president, vice presi-
dent, supreme court judges and Unit
ed States senator's he elected bv the
people
Birmingham, Ala, was selected as
the place of the next meeting