The evening times., 1900-01-12
A SETTLEMENT IN Sight
Trouble Between Labor 0rganiEa-
tiOnS Drawing to a Close.
\ Bitter Warfare Carried on BE-
tween knights of the District and
Affecting Final Adjustment OF
DiTerences-HistOry OF the Case.

The bitter warfare which has been car
ried on between the Knights OF Labor OF
the District and the general officers Of the
order. it is said. is drawing to a close.
Both sides. it is stated. have had enough of
quarreling and suffered sufficiently from
the dissension.
over eighteen months ago the local mem
bers Of the order of the knights Of Labor,
through their representatives, in District
Assembly, No. &C. their central body, were
virtually expelled. by order OF the general
executive board Of the order. As soon as
this was done the local Knights Of Labor
applied to the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict for an injunction to restrain the gen
eral body from revoking the charter Of
District Assembly, No. 66. The court
granted a temporary injunction, enioining
further action by the general executive
board of the order. and other proceedings
in the matter hung fire until about a
month ago, after an exhaustive inyeztiga-
tion. Justice Barnard vacated or rescinded
he temporary injunction granted in Au
gust. 1898.
While proceedings were pending before
the local courts. however. the local Knights
Of Labor took an appeal from the order Of
the general executive board. txpelling
them. to the general assembly OF the
Knights in annual session. This body af-
firmed the action Of the executive board.
and the delegate from District Assembly.
No. 66, to the annual convention was re-
fused admission.
Since that time there have been many
changes. both in the government OF the
local Knights and the general order. Last
spring the local body resolved itself into
an independent organization. claiming su-
preme power. in the District Of Columbia.
The officers which were in control Of the
organization at the time the trouble orig
mated were relegated to the rear and
new set chosen. II is stated that the new
master workman is very conservative.
While these changes had been taking
place among the local Knights changes
also took place in the government Of the
general order. General Master Workman
Hicks was succeeded at the last general
assembly by Master Workman Parsons.
and IL is said that the personnel Of the
general executive hoard OF the order has
lso been entirely changed. Ii is also
stated that the new board is making strong
efforts 70 extend the power and usefulness
OF the order and is beginning by endeavor-
ing 10 adjust all differences. between con-
tending fectiOns and renew friendly rela-
tions between assemblies and the general
officers.
In this connection IL was stated by a
prominent member OF District Assembly
No. 65. that a meeting OF the general eX-
ecutive board would be held In this city
In the near future. and there IS every rea-
son 10 believe. he said. that the differences
between the local assembly and the board
would be amicably adjusted.
The adjustment OF the differences be-
tween District Assembly aud the general
order, VIII. however present another
problem which viii have 10 be solved be-
fore the matter is finally settled. When
the charter OF Assembly No &C was re-
voked in lSgS. the executive board ordered
John W. Hayes, general secretary treas
urer. 10 organize another central body
composed Of those organizations which de-
cided TO sever their connection with the
local assembly. and remain loyal TO the or
der. This was done aud an organization
was formed which took the place Of the
original Assembly No Go.
Now, the question which presents itself
IL, what will the new Assembly No. 66 do
IN case the old OrEani nizatiCu IS taken back
into the order? lt is also a question T.
the general executive board can reiustare
the local assembly. Il having been finally
expelled by the general order in annual
/ convention However this may be. il IL
the general belief that II the differences
between District Assembly No 66 and the
general order are amicably settled there
viii be no trouble, so far as their rein
statement into fun membership is con-
cerucd