Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-15
z. OF 2. IN SESSION.
Assembly Sc Considers Various Mat
tiers of Interest

Anxiety to hear from the general assem-
bly,. now in session at Niagara Falls,
brought out full attendance of delegates
and ex-delegates at the Thursday night
meeting Of District Assembly No. &C.
Knights of Labor. Master Workman
Thomas p. ODea called the meeting 70
order promptly at 7:30 o'clock, which con-
tinued in session till late hour. Secretary
Dewart was absent looking after his politi-
cal interests in New York, but was repre-
sented by Mr.. John T. Lewis of the iron
workers assembly. A dispatch from Buff
falo received early in the evening. contain
ing but four words, Hayes on the rum"
created much enthusiasm, and the delegates
expressed an intention to remain until the
next dispatch arrived. which was confident
ly expected, and which, in more definite
form. did arrive later in the evening.
Delegates from the carpenters assembly
called particular attention to an erroneous
statement recently published. The state
ment referred to was to the effect that the
members Of the ironworkers assembly at
tached to District Assembly. No. 66. were
only at work where non-union carpenters
were employed. The delegates stated that
the only carpenters employed on the build
ings with the ironworkers were either men,
bers Of Union No. 1. the Amalgamated So
ciety, or Of the Carpenters Assembly, and
those organizations had been In continuous
existence for over twenty years in this
city: and for men who belong to an organi-
zation Of but few months standing to
term lifetime union carpenters non union
men. simply because of different amiiattons.
was characterized as sublimeIy ridiculous.
The District organizer stated that he was
now and always had been opposed to or
ganixing dual organizauons OF one craft in
this city, but the reopen1nG OF the old from
workers assembly charter had been forced
upon the District Assembly by the iron
workers union. It was commended that
threats to tie up buildings because men
are at work who do not belong to an or
Eanization afiliated with a particular CEN
trail body can have but one result, no mat
ter whether 1t Ii carried out or Is only
made a. q subterfuge-a humiliating failure,
so we'll illustrated on the Shorehan Hotel
lob and on other Jobs In this city. As to
the personality Of the ironworkers, he could
proudly assert that O. majority OF the
members had always been union men. and
existence they had been connected with
other assemblies. In addition to the present
membership he expected to be able to report
at the next meeting of the District Assem-
bly, that the several non-uniOn ironwOrkers'
shops had been enrolled One meeting has
already been held and another would be
held tomorrow evening In the hall of the
Labor Bureau. 609 street northwest. to
accomplish this end.
Delegates called attention to the recent
forming of q national organization OF the
Amalsamated Painters In New York. which
had been perfected on strictly progressive
tened TO with great interest. Among the
features set forth were that each local at
fliated would manage Its local affairs inde-
pendent OF the national body. That there
would be no ofiicial sirecures. therefore no
labor lsechea to be supported by the rank
and fle. Many other progressive innovations
were cited and u was voted to be truly
twentieth century uD-to-dats Institution.