The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-15
Beaten by Cardinal Taschereau.

printers belonging to the Knights of Labor is
now certain. The newspapers that were forced
to suspend publication have reappeared, while
those that were only able to print half sheets
and single editions are now published In their
ordinary form. A large number of the Knights
still hold out, but they must either withdraw
their demands or seek employment elsewhere
The Offices here are, many of them, short
handed, but they will contrive to pull through
until the arrival of printers from Belgium, who
have been sent for to replace the strikers. The
actual cause of the failure of the strike is Car
dnal Taschereaus opposition to the Knights.
1t is believed to be at his suggestion that
the leading granddaughter publishers
who are said to be ready to work for So
a week. Since the suspension Of the Cardinals
condemnation of the Knights, year ago or
more, recruiting for the KNIGHTS has gone on
actively in this city, and it is said there are now
1O, 600 of them here. They include most of the
factory operatives, and If the strike or the
printers had succeeded the former were all to
have struck for nine hours per day instead of
ten, without any corresponding decrease in
wages. Nearly all the city hackmen, mechan-
les and ship laborers have enrolled themselves
in the order. The influence possessed by the
Quebec Knights may be judged of from the fact
that they control two of the three parliamentary
divisions of the city. This growing influence OF
the Knights must have been particularly gall
ing to Cardinal Taschereau, especially as it has
been openly proclaimed by their leaders and
friends that. despite his opposition, they had the
approval of the church. His Eminence and his
clergy were well that it was the
success of Cardinal Glbbons's mission to Rome
that gave the recent impetus to the spread of the
order among the Roman Catholic population of
Quebec. The strike afforded them an opportu
nifty of counteractine it so far as their own flock
was concerned. Hence Cardinal Taschereaus
pastoral of Sunday last, the way for which was
paved by articles which appeared in the clerical
papers of the city last week. pointing out that
the evil effects of the existing strike were evil
dences of the wisdom displayed by his Eminence
in his pronunciamentos against the order, and
regretting that Cardinal Gibbons had seen fit to
adopt contrary course. The apparent purpose
of the pastoral was to correct the idea that Rome
had approved the Knights of Labor. Between
an approved society, says his Eminence, and one
that has been condemned by the church, and OF
which the condemnation has been simply sus-
pended, there is wide difference. He reminds
the faithful that one of the conditions upon
which the condemnation of the society
pended was that such of its mem bers as were
admitted to dissolution should hold themselves
in readiness to leave the order when called upon
by the church to do To those acquainted
with the disposition of the French Canadians it
will not be surprising to learn that on the day
following the reading of the pastoral number
OF them returned to work. The principal stand
against the ecclesiastical authorities in this mat
ter IS taken by the Irish Knights, who openly
proclaim that they will not submit.