The Washington times., 1910-11-17
Oldest Organization of It's
Kind n United States
Decides on Fight.
ACTION SIGNIFICANT.
IS GENERAL OPINION
Members Declare New Party VIII
Be Formed If Democrats Do
Not Change Schedules.

The Knights Of Labor Of America.
the Oldest labor organization in the
United States, at the close of fits
thirty-fourth annual convention here.
today, decided 10 go 10 Congress at
the coming session with a sweeping
demand for tariff revision.
The decision was reached during
IN exciting session. which closed fust
before noon II is understood 10
Haye been the resEIt Of a unanimous
vote ~ hiie the meeting was held
3ehino closed doors, the resolution
Ehlcn brought about the decision is
e1ld 20 lave been offered by a West
ern delegate
Nhen. the session adjourned. dele
--lts VINO gave out information ree-ar5-
Lng the action taken declared thzf m
.-sT lie wording OF the resolution fHz
7 i-aIll1atl0n would demand Of Congress
arin u az
The plan decided upon IS 70 have a
lrcuiar on the desk Of each Congress
nan az the opening Of the next session,
o1talAlng a copy Of the resolutions
aSSed today
While the text Of the resolution has
% been made public. il is said TO place
ne blame for the high cost OF Ivine,
solely upon the tariff Congress is
lherefore- demanded TO reduce the tariff
II order 70 bring about relief ia cost
DA --f ---E -oIl4LAOuE-
Delegates Favor Plan.
Thirty-four delegates from every
section OF the country voted in favor
OF the resolution. While every State
IS not represented in the convention.
there are local branches Of the
Knights Of Labor in each Common
wealth OF the Union, and il is ex-
pected that those not represented wiz
supplement the conventions action
later By passing sfmiIar. resolutions.
TCdays action Dy the Knights Of
Labor, Il s. believed, viii have a far
reaching political significance Since
the overthrow OF the RepG lean party
at the polls on Novem Der s, there has
not been such overwhelming evidence
cf dissatisfaction with the tariff by
organized interests
Several OF the delegates are under
stood 10 have declared that il the Dem
CcTaJIc party did not revise the tariff.
the high cost OF living conditions would
lead 10 the formulation Of a new party,
which would give its chief attention 10
this feature.
Fight Just Begun
Besides the sending out Of the circu-
lar from the headquarters Of the oTgani-
zztiOu. all Of the local branches in every
state viii be asked 10 bring influence TO
DcdL Oh tllt AeFliA cs'V4t - ttA SD4Ac'4 S,
from their respective sections in the in
terest Of downward tariff revision.
As one CT the delegates remarked. "the
fight has Just begun, and We mean To
continue Il BY every available means
until we have brought about relief in
the high cost OF living conditions.
Before adjournment, the following Of
HCers were elected
Thomas II. Canine, of Boston, gen
era master workman. John Fearnau, OF
PITTS sBurR. general worthy foreman J.
Frank ON cara Of washington, general
secretary and treasurer, Joseph Tier
ney, Of Brooklyn, Adam Huffer, Of
New York, and Joseph B. Lenau, OF
Chicago, general executive board
The sending cut OF the circulars 70 the
members of Congress viii be under the
direction OF } Frank O'Meara- at the
headquarters Of the organization, in the
Bliss Building, this city