The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-27
SOCIALISTS Ar WORK
To Defeat Grand Master Workman POwdcrIy
mt Illchnnnh.

To Defeat Grand Master Workman POwdGrly
Mt Richmond.
CHICAGO, August 2G-The Daily Mers
publishes au interview with Grand Lsc.
turer Carleton, Of the Knights OF Labor,
regarding the reinstatement OF Local AS.
semblies 1907 and 23OO OF this city, In
which he said: ave hold that Anarchism
Is opposed to law, and one Of our prime
principles is the upholdlng OF all law, aud
the looking toward law reform for all per.
manent reform in labor abuses. On that
ground we believe we havo good reason
for expelling known Anarchists from our
assemblies. They can be kept out by the
black ball, and, hold, can be thrown out
for holding views subverslve OF the good
Of the order"
''That means them" asked the reporter,
"that you reinstated the Assemblies on
promise by them TO try the known An.
archists within their own bodies and 10
expel them ?"
"The way to clean the order Of the worst
form Of Socialism is to weed them out as
you would a garden"
"Will Assembly 1907 try Parsons as q
part OF this settlement"
"You will excuse me for not replying.
since man on trial In our order is sun.
posed to be innocent until proven guilty,
and our rule ia not to say anything public.
ly about the men wetry until II Is decided
to put them out"
The News says: "From other sources It
was learned that the gentlemen represent.
ing District Assembly "a had agreed 10
withdraw the order for suspension against
the two assemblies II an impartial trial
would be given To Mr.. Parsons look.
ing to his expulsion from the order,
1t Is asserted, further, that certain
Of the committee representing 1907
had pledged themselves 10 secure his eject.
ment from the assembly as q part OF the
compromise. Among the Socialists OF the
city the decision was looked upon as q de.
Cided victory for the cause. They held
that Socialism would soon pesmeate the
organization everywhere as the natural
doctrine Of the workingmen. But, further
than that, they threaten Mr.. powderly.
They denounCe him for giving away the
secrets Of the order, for writing for maga.
zines and papers as the head OF the
Knights Of Labor, and, lastly, for denounC.
ing socialism and anarchy, which they
claim do not disQuallfy for me TN mbershIp III
the Knights. The delegates from 1907
and 23O9, II Ia asserted, will inauguralo a
bolt against Powderly for reelection at
the Richmond Convention In October.
They have not yet selected man, but
claim that they are In correspondence with
other dissatisfied assemblies throughout
the East and Canada"
III we cannot defeat Powderly for re-.
election, " said member OF 1907, "and II
10 lust possible that we cannot, hen The
only thing that remains Tor us 10 do IL 10
impeACh him. We would charge him with
giving away the secrets Of The order, and
with denoInCing through the public press
members In good standlng. He is con.
tinuAlly parAdlng ID the public prints
stories which should never be seen outside
oi an absembly,toom."
The sentiments expressed In the above
paragraph are pretty universal among the
Socialists In the Chicago assemblies, but
II ls not believed that they obtain else.
where.
District No. "a lASt night elected George
Roberts 90 4 delegate 10 the Richmond
Convention. Another election will be
had Saturday. George sChilllng, the Social,
istlC leader, 10 candidate for election "a
delegate, There 10 a Btfong objection Il
eOhllling on account Of hls SociaIlatlc ten
denCles, but he has q large number o.
friends and supporters, who seem bent OF
J putting him through,