Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01
Knights Of Labor and Trades
UniOniStS Who We're Prom.
inent In the Eighties

resides In Denver and continues TO
write with force and brillancy In Ia
bors cause.
In the days when the knights of
Labor organization was great force
there were many men who were active
workers in the order and at the same
time We're loyal and influential men,
bers of trades unions. Their energies
were constantly directed toward uni
fed labor movement, but those in the
knights who, deceived by the organiza-
tons wonderful growth, believed it
was destined to dominate the labor
movement and to eventually oblterate
all trade distinctions controlled the ma
chinery, and where there should have
been harmony and peace there were
war and strife. The result is known.
George L. Mcneil Of Boston, "Nestor
of the labor movement In America
and father of the eight hour agita-
tion," was a leader among the union
ist knights. At ripe old age Nc
Neill is still active In the cause of la
Dor. He generally attends the conven-
tions of the American Federation of
Labor, and his counsel Is frequently
sought and willingly given. The other
day he was appointed by the governor
of Massachusetts a member of n COM
mission which is to try TO bring about
uniform eight hour legislation in the
various states of the Union.
Frank X. Foster, printer, editor,
diplomat and orator, was another un-
ionist member of the order. Frank
always had something to say when he
got on his feet in the general assembly,
and he invariably had attentive listen
ers, but 1t was in the field of sarcasm
that he was king of them all. He is
conducting u printing establishment In
Boston.
Samuel L. Leffingwell, old Full
Points," Indianapolis, just as full of
fight as when he edited the Organette
In 1882, continues to give the people
the benefit of his trechant pen through
the columns of the American Fedora
ZIONIST the Carpenter and other pub
lications. 1t has been twenty years
since Left published his famous list of
81. II. U. consprators." The writer
was on that list, but Sam said 1t was a
mistake and we kissed and made 1t up
years ago.
John b. Lennon, secretary of the
Journeymen Tailors' Union of Ameri-
ca, treasurer Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor and one of the cleanest,
hardest workers in labor's cause, Is an
old timer who has kept right In the
work harness for more than a quarter
of century. The great organization
of tailors of which he has been secre-
tary since its formation in 1888 tells
the story of John Lemons ability and
faithfulness. John and | together went
through some pretty warm labor "sit-
uatons' in Denver years ago. But
that's another story.
The man who always had a grip full
of documentary evidence against GER
tain other man with him mt the gen
eral assembly was Homer l.. Nc
Cav, printer, of Pittsburg. Homer
was the orders first insurance secre-
tary, "and that was the way the
trouble began" He is still running II
printshop in Pittsburg.
Harry J. Sketlington Is lecturing and
organizing for the boot and shoe
workers. Joseph A. Labadie is en-
gagged in journalism in Detroit. Dick
Powers has place In the internal rev.
enue department, Chicago. A. NJ.
Dewey and VIII S. Waudby are special
agents of the national bureau of labor
statistics. John Mcbride, president of
the American Federation of Labor for
one term in the nineties and chief of
the Ohio bureau of labor statistics for
time, is now associated with Pat
McBryde on the miners newspaper
published ut Columbus, o. Joseph p.
Mcdonnell is still editor of the oldest