Show The ICnijjlits and Politick CHICAGO March 25rwo weeks ago the District Assembly Knights of Labor of which Robert Wilson the candidate of the Labor party for Mayor is a member voted 50 to the United Labor party out of the general fund In answer to the protest of another assembly the following letter was received I PHILADELPHIA Pa March 20 I Secretary Local Assembly 400 Chicago The appeal of Local Assembly 400 was laid before the Gseral Execntife Board rnd my decision to the effect that the acn taken by District Asssembly 24 in voting 50 to the United Labor party or any other party was clearly in violation of the law and established precedent was unanimously approved by the majority of the board N o money can be voted from an assembly district dis-trict or local organization for political purposes pur-poses The members of the board present when my decision was acted upon were all of my mind There were Barley Barry Aylesworth Hays and Carleton General Worthy Foreman Griffiths was present also Local Assembly No 400 will pay no assessments 1 assess-ments for political purposes With kindest regards I remain fraternally yours Signed T V POWDEBLTJ G M W The District Assembly of which Nelson is Master Workman has a membership of about 2500 including presumably men of all parties At present the entire machinery machin-ery of the District organization is in the hands of a radical faction the friends of Nelson The immediate effect of the ruling is to prevent Nelsons supporters from levy ing assessments upon his political antagonists antago-nists or using the organization as a political collection agency It is in the general application ap-plication however that the ruling is most interesting for the precedent establishes a definite policy for the Knights of Labor wherever their organization exists |