The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-25
BRANDED AS
ASCHEME OF
POLITICIANS
Knights of Labor DenOunCe
Attempt 20 Place Roosevelt
In a False Light
TERM IT A POLITICAL MOVE
Sam Parks Gains Victory and
Sents His Deieg ates in Kan
sss City Convention

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 24.-Simon
Burns, general master workman OF
the Knights of Labor, returned from
Washington, d. c., today, where he
had been attending meeting OF the
general executive board. He reports
the adoption by the general executive
board of the following resolutions:
Whereas, the newspaper reports
that certain labor organizations and
their leaders are attempting to have
organized labor take up the fight OF
the enemies of President Roosevelt.
because of his action in the dispute
existing in the government printing
Office in Washington, and believing
the President the best friend organic
ed labor ever had in the White House
and that the present move is politi-
cal one in the interest of prominent
Republicans who control some few
labor leaders with a desire to attempt
to defeat the nomination of President
| Roosevelt, therefore be it
Resolved, by the general executive
board of the order of Knights of
Labor, incorporated, that the action
taken at this time against President
Roosevelt is not in the interest of or
ganized labor, but political move
that, if carried out, will disrupt or
over organizations and inJure the
members and Ii the leaders should
attempt any such action the ma
jority of the members of all organ
lzations without regard to their po-
litical opinions should refuse to rec
ognize and repudiate such leaders and
their action. Be it further
Resolved, that such action as is
contemplated against President Roose-
welt is one of the many errors and
mistakes made by organized labor, as
they seem inclined to ignore the rights
of others, create strikes and make
demands that are unreasonable, rely
ing not on the justice of their conten-
ton or claims, but the amount of loss
or trouble they can cause others and
to see what they secure by depending
on politicians and not on the justice
of their demands.
"And, be it further resolved, that as
Senator Hanna of Ohio is said to be
a great friend of organized labor and
that he is also considered a loyal sup
porter and sincere friend of President
Roosevelt, we, therefore, suggest to
beth sides the present controversy ex-
listing in the printing Office that they
refer the dispute to Senator Hanna
for a decision"
PARKS CAME OUT VICTOR
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 24.-When the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers resumed
their session today in their annual
convention it was again behind closed
doors.
Before the convention met neither
President Buchanan nor Sam Parks
would talk definitely on the program
-f.- t-'av
Nothing but routine matters would,
they asserted, be considered. Dele
gate Parks was jdbilant over the fact
that his delegation had been seated,
but he refused TO intimate what at
titude he would take in the proceed
fngs now that he had secured the up
Iperhand.
Robert E. Neidig. president of Local
Union No. 2, of New York, who sup
ported President Buchanan in sus-
pending that local. would be expelled,
he said but this would not be done
in convention. but by the union itself
after the delegates had returned east.
President Buchanan still refused to
say what bearing the Parks mattei
would have on his candidacy He
would not state until later, he SAID.
whether he would be a candidate.
The election will not be held to-
day and probably not this week.
President Buchanan will deliver his
annual address some time during the
afternoon.
At the morning session today the
New York delegation was formally
seated, but not without final fight
upon one of its members.
As soon as the convention was call
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