The age-herald., 1900-01-04
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
 STILL HOLD FORT District Master Workman A. ]. 0'keefe Denies Statement WALKER COUNTY SITUATION
Says United Mine Workers Have Gone to Work Quarterly Meet ing of District Assembly
 Some Hot Resolutions

Master Workman J. A. O'Keefe, of the Knights of Labor. denies the report that the United Mine Workers have gotten the upper hand in the Walker county district, was given out for publication by the officers of that organization. He emphat- ically states that while the Galloway and Mcdonald Coal company have agreed to allow Mine Workers the privilege of dig ging coal in their mines where vacancies occur, that his organization has the con- tract with the operators, in support of which he shows letter from R. l.. Will 1iamson superintendent of the Galloway mines, in which MT. Williamson says:
 "We have permitted them all to go to work as fast as vacancies occur at the dif- ferent mines. We recognize no contract except the one with you.'
 MT. O'Keefe further states that he has 1ever objected to the Mine Workers work ing in the mines where Knights of Labor are employed, and says that his organi- Zation is still in control, and that the United Mine Workers simply wanted some excuse for returning to work.
 Quarterly Meeting
 The district assembly of the Knights of
  Monday and Tuesday. The following off, eials were elected:
 A. J. O'Keefe district master workman, reelected.
 A. J. Robinson, district worthy foreman. Charles Ross, district recording secre- tary.
 The First National bank of Birmingham was made depository.
 The following executive board was elect ed: William Penny, Charles Ross and Rich ard May; ex-officaI members, district mas ter workman and assistant worthy treaslrr- CT.
 Following were elected: District Court Officers-Judges, Charles Ross, Joe Beard and Ed Tounbough; Judge Advocate, Luth- CT Leth
 The following officers were appointed by the district master workman: 1nsector, Joe Beard; inside squire, William Sheppard; outside squire, A. w. Boosey.
 The next meeting will take place in Bir- mingham on the first Monday in April
 Resolutions
 The following resolution was adopted: "Whereas, the United Mine Workers of America, in their recent district meeting, have seen fit to declare 1t their purpose to fight the Knights of Labor in the state of Alabama, and have appropriated money to conduct such warfare; therefore, be it Resolved, That the Knights of Labor depore such action on the part of any or ganizaton purporting to be working for the good of humanity, and especially from the offspring of the Knights of La bor. However, we accept the situation,e and shall appeal to the good judgment of all laboring people to remain true to the Knights of Labor.
 We further call attention of the business world to such unprecedented action on the part of an organization supposedly fight ing monopolies, and themselves undertak- ing to monopolize the labor field to the exclusion of all other labor organizations. Resolved further, That the district mas ter workman and the executive board are hereby authorized to appropriate any mon- :es necessary to carry on any defense or honorable warfare to meet the attack.
 Typographical Union
 The following resolution was also adopt ed:
 Whereas, The Typographical Union, of Birmingham, has, by its tacit silence per mitted the United Mine Workers of Amer iea, District No. 20, to publish resolutions purporting to endorse some action that they have taken against our district mas ter workman
 Therefore, Be it resolved, That 1t shall be the policy of the Knights of Labor to require of Typographical Union members an additional evidence of friendship beside a Typographical Union card before ob- tainins work on any publication controlled by the Knights of Labor.
 We further recommend that the general executive board of our order adopt the same course and instruct all locals throughout the country to do likewise un- til such time as the International Typo graphical Union shall, declare its policy to- wards our order and instruct it's subordi- nate unions.'