The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-24
KNIGHTS ARE BITTER
In Their AlI-Around Denunci-
alton of Mckinley,
MORTAL FOE OF TRUSTS
Anti-Expansion and in Favor
of Sixteen-to-0ne.
MORTAL FOE OF TRUSTS

| Boston, Nov. 23-After eleven days Of
deliberation, the general assembly of the
knights of Labor concluded its business
| this afternoon and adjourned to meet in
Birmingham Ala, in November, 1900. The
chief feature of the closing scenes was
the adoption of resolutions condemning
President McKinleys policy on the trust,
imperialism and labor questions. declaring
him to be the enemy Of labor and asking
labor to use its influence and votes against
him in the coming election. Resolutions
were also adopted denouncing national
banks, and favoring the abolition of in
direct taxation; the abolition of contract
system on all public works; the unlimited
coinage of silver at the present legal
ratio; the establishment of a postal de-
post and savings bank at every post
Office and the election Of the president,
vice president, supreme court judges and
United States senators by direct vote Of
the people.
Almost the entire day was devoted to
the consideration of national questions,
ton by the industrial commission was
passed with an amendment referring the
matter to the executive board with in
strucions to formulate the protest in as
strong language as possible and forward
to President Mckinley. protest from
District Assembly 30 Of Brooklyn against
the alleged unjust treatment by the gov
ernor general of Cuba of labor organiza-
tons in their attempts to introduce an
eight-hour law and against the same
treatment in affairs at Wardner. Idaho,
brought ONT the adoption of a rather start
ling resolution. 1t was as follows:
Resolved, That the general assembly
has ample evidence that President Nc
Kinley is aware of the conditions that ex-
list in these places (Cuba and Wardner)
and has, to say the least made no effort
to redress the wrongs or to correct them,
although urged to do 50 by prominent
labor leaders, congressman and United
States senators, and we, therefore, must
recognize William Mckinley as the bit
ter enemy of labor, and ask labor to use
its votes against him and his associates"
The resolution was passed and the gen.
eral officers were asked to give it wide
publicity.
On the subject of international bank
bills, the recommends tons of the general
secretary treasurer 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 the trust question the resolution
adopted says:
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 under own
ership or control of large combinations of
capital popularity known as trusts, and
we call on the order, and working peo-
pie everywhere, to take ground as a unit
against any political legislative effort to
foist such institutions upon u.s.
The resolution on imperialism follows:
Resolved, That the general assembly
of the Knights Of Labor condemns the
foreign policy of the administration in it's
effort to subjugate the Filipinos by con-
quest, and oppose the extension OF our
territory or government beyond the linz
its of this continent as contrary to Amer
lean principles, the American peoples in
terests and the interests of the great
masses of the working people"
In a resolution the issuance Of interest
bearing bonds was opposed, but if such
issue is made the assembly would recon-
mend bonds in denominations of less than
$50. The resolution also opposed national
banks as banks of issue, requested the
abolition of indirect taxation and of the
contract system on all public works. 1t
asked that congress be requested to au-
thorize an unlimited coinage of silver at
the present legal ratio. It recommended
that postal deposits and savings banks
be established in connection with post
offices and that the president, vice pres
ident, supreme court judges and United
States senators be elected by the people.