KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3581, 7 August 1890, Page 2

KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

The following letter, addressed to Mr VV.T. Gale, ot Ohristcburcb, will bo found to give information of much general interest'• ' " Philadelphia May 28,1890, "Dear Sir arid Brother.—l am pleased to welcome your L.A, into • our .Order, and I trust that it will be " the forerunner of many more. For your information I would Bay that in ' addition to the three assemblies that arenow working in New Zealand, our Order has extended to Great Britain and Ireland, Franco, Belgium, Qormany.and Australia, and we are continually receiving inquiries from other parts. The law is'gainst us in France and Germany, or we would by this time have, been very strong _in those: countries. Brother Light informed me that our name has been brought in disrepute al. ready in your city. , ][ hope yon Will be on your guard, and put none but ; true men in office, as on that will chiefly depend the success of your Assembly, J presume you will bo able to get into communication with * the other two Assemblies. The one in Auckland has 'already' over 'five • hundred niomberi ; in fact, .if their anticipations were realised they 'have, by this, time nearly. reached ona thousand. Our ' watchwords' are " Educate, agitate, and organije,l j bnt while we are anxious to organise • "Wf as. much as possjblo,' great' oara" should be taken as to who are ail- . 'kv mitted. Three years ago we had over 700,000 membersto-day we have between 300,000 and ,400,000,' but wo claim that we are more influential today than ever we havebeen, A wave of organisation struck this country, and the Assemblies could not keep dear of the riff-raff element which oame in more for curiosity than to work for. our principles, and we .are better without.them than with them. We believe we have a bright , future here, but there is a terrible Sight of work to be done before we reaoh our goal. Many of the objects we are striving for here you have, I believe, got; but without doubt have sufficient to work for,. The. journal . will be sent you regularly winch will: • keep you well posted of what we are doing, • Assuring you of my best wishes for the welfare of your Assembly, and wishing you every Success,—l remain, yours fraternally, . v- " John W. Hayes, G..ST." &