New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-30
ROMAN CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
NO ACTION TO DE TAKEN BY THE CHURCH IN THIS


ROMAN CAL HOLlC hNlbhIS VI LhIpOit'
NO ACTION TO DE TAKEN BY THE CHURCH IN TIL
COUNTRY.
The mandement issued by Archbishop Tasch
| ereau, OF Montreal. on Wednesday forbdding Romai
! Catholics OF he Holy See TO become mem
bers of the Knights Of Labor ORGANIZATION the SUI
icct OF considerable discussion in various circles yester
day. II great surprise no; only to lnymen bn
also several clergymen OF this denomination VIII
whom TRIBUNE reporter convcrsed Que of the pa9
sages the ArchbshOp's letter which Will be read
all the churches this diocese Sunday reads as TO-
| lows:
Hayns learned that delogaes o. society known as m
ing. o. daoor a ore 10 roe h Az mn, er
20 plao you ON vonr uari az n- It and p"ss remark ,
advice We have aske In fact Gurng month o.
The rules and eonsa,noPs Of the soG,S sSS'e'
It's members. Who wished to ind ont what
wrong here was in IT, Almost one year aei the
tons with al the necessary preca tons IN such ,a'r sent
rule Of conduct aud Keep you ava oy Of the
knights OF Labor Following is the translation
the knights OF Labor association that 9,.ocat on il 70 e
! ton gwen the luth Ma 1854"
The containing this aud ohor ext acts from the
document were shown Archbishop Corrisan. He
read IT, bus declined to anythns about IT, The Rev
l. s. slattery in behalf Of VcarGenera Quinn stated
that the first nmation he had received IN regard
10 the matter.
me Blshpp or MOutrea ne aldel, Ehs Only lullS-
dicuon within his diocese, and nothing that he
do would be binding upon lis III the slightest The
article states that he received thS communication from
Rome In October 1ss4 At the council Of Archbishops
in Baltimore held slice that die moth WIS said about
really been condcnne by the heal OF the Church there
would seems To me- nave been some reference To- IL III
the deliberations OF this body. 4 ATchhlsi'p
T,schcreau wrote for ana Obai I'd instr; ction
for mis- ndivdu. guidance that not u general
command for Others by any u,afs
"lsno condemnation of the KNIGHTS OF Labor in
Canada general since the principles oil the order are the
same every where I"
well until we receive official notification that such
has been done should not care 10 say anything As
We no orders OF this kind ave been rece 7ed to my
knowledge
seemed greatly SURPRISED a. he read the article. "
anything OF the KIM before" he said, and
at loss To understand it. All that can say about
it is simply that Archbshpp lasoherrans acts are no
guides for us the United States sud until similar
order comes to US officially can say nothing anout1t
or the other"
How many Catholics arc members Of this organza-
81 should tina, thousands of them belong to IT, As
und rs and IT, MI POwdery. the Grand Master WORK
man OF the Order, is Catholic and. from some OF his
staten eu- which read IN the papers lie Otner day
should Say IA. he man VINO wout not do anything
to cOnL.c -. rule, snurcu.
tie DEGREES ~ tac council ArchbshOps held ia Bait
more brt 60 not think that they contain anything IN
ri 20 the Knights of Labor The supreme Congre-
caton -pokrn 81 in the extract Is one OF the high adj
VISOR osris Of the Charch II IL he true that slch
decree h", been issued. of course We must obey IT,"
TIE MARVIN SAFE COMPANY STRIKE
a CIRCULAR OS THE WRONGS or THE MN
NOT WILLING 10 G.C0G ,I2E THE LABOR UNION.
More than 100 mon nave applied for work at
the Marvin Safe Company 40. 2G5 Broadway an yes.
ter'lay morning about mt, men. who have been en-
ployed. to WORK tho shops South Fifth-av.
The strikers sent a circular Wednesday that was
widely distributed in Broadway near the cOmpany's
office yesterday. 1t consuei the list OF "wroncs "
which they reciifed. II SAYS that committee
called upon Mr. Marvin and he told them that he would
have to consult with other members OF firm before
he could ar5trae with them; that he finally re-
fused to tax with the committee by the
Central Labor Cnion, and IA At had families
support were aIug for $ week Mr. Marvin
Yesterday answered he crcniar IN de- all denying ihu
there was any truth IN tie mgOry or the statements.
He SID that few hoy and common laloTers were pa
as low rs =. hUt no men wIth ianles yer- PAL LAT
wees These rates. the strikers say, are mach lower
than those PAM iu r other mtnu ,cnre. II the and
thi- city. IN reply Mr. Marvin that
i Only one or er s"ir III uitcturlnS nrm 90 NeV-lork
and all Of Its employees are pail ny piece-wnrs. lie
states hat 10 the made una lifted
mand Tor N adv4a"e Of p per cent. and gave hiu
until the "Wednesday flowing accrde it. which
not done. and strike followed on Thurs iay that
only three days elapsed between the demand ana the
strike.
The following letter received yesterday:
IN me EdttOr Of me Tr'bNpr.
SIR: There been a circular distributed Pro
TO-DAY winch ce' constrain'd 10 ce only tht II my
hands those who not showing mlght posi-
almost sateue cntIey far AMI fe satisfied
that our principal men nave not be cog lant OF ~ r u
from ~ twenty do with few boys
and aborers At I-ss Than rhe question at issue
men fairly but " whether We shal become union
shop and BAT union and be under their
tro his nc, " ing 10 for we have been engaged
IN oqsircss N tbs nearly MY yeas wit on dspuie OF
Yours trnly. MARVIN sAPE CO.
Rr,o. fOrb, April 20 1885.