The evening world., 1888-06-01
QU|NN'S VICTORY.
Mr.. Powderly Decides in His Favor
in the 40 Fight.
The District Court Violated the
Rules Of the Order.
The Warning Factions Exhorted to
Make Peace at Once.
labor's Maleontents to be Brought to
Trial and Disciplined.

Quinn rs Master Workman Until an APP
penI L. Takcn-A Meeting Convened for
o-NiEht with Quinn In tho Chair-The
General Master workman's Powerful
Flea for Harmony.
Great interest, bordering on excitement, hrs
been manifested among the knights OF Labor aud
In organized labor circles In the decision Of Gen.
eral Master Workman Powderly IN the case OF
Master Workman Quinn, OF District Assembly
No. 40.
This decision THE EVENING WORLD Is enabled to
lay before Its readers In advance OF Its delivery to
District Assembly No. ~ II is adverse to the DE-
trict Court, and sustains MIR. Quinn in his position
until the matter Is finally decided on appeal to the
General Executive Board. The decision Is accom-
panied by the following emphatic letter from Mr..
Powderly, addressed to the Secretary OF d. A. 40:
SCRANTON, Pa, May ~, lssS
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER: luclosed find my decis' on
in the case now pending between The Court OF d.
A. 40 and the District Master Workman, James Il.
Quinn, and others. You will read this letter to the
District Assembly before reading the decision.
As borh parties In this controversy agreed In my
presence last sunday to abide by my decition until
the General Executive Board met, on June II, !
decide that until the inclosed decision Ia read and
acted on the regular District Master Workman,
James h. Quinn, snail preside and conduct the at-
fairs of the meeting. He shall, after this Ia read,
call tue District Assembly TO order and open In reg
MAR form; ne shall allow no other business to lie
transacted until the accompanying document has
been read to the Diatrict Assembly, when that or.
ton Of 1t given on page II, beginning with the
fourth and ending with the fourteenth lines, shall
be acted upon.
/ trust that during the reading Of the documents
absolute quiet and order snail prevail. While pres
ran higher than the principles Of true Knighthood.
II, during the meeting OF the District at which this
10 read, such actions al those which marked the
meeting OF Sunday last should be repeated II will
be the duty of the ID. Al. court to take the names
Of sll offenders and summon themto prompt an
impartial trial for conduct unbeconing delegates
to q District Assembly.
know that my decision will not give satisfaction
TO al parties; indeed, | do not hope that It will he
received with favor by q majority Of the delegates;
but II Ia based upon the laws o; the Order OF the
knights OF Labor as they exist. 1t Is not partial
TO either side, but deals fairly and Justly
by both sides, and whether It Is correct or not botn
have signihed their willin !ness to abide by It until
with this affair can he thoroughly tested aud eX.
amined by that body.
In any event. the time OF the d. A. should not
he wasted on the %quarrels Of It's prominent mem
bers. The District meets to transact the business
OF the toilers Of New York, and upon 1t rests a SOL
emn responsibility, before which these internal
troubles and struggles should FADE away. Ten
minutes after reading the contents of this letter
the whole affair can be settled 81 far as to allow
the legitimate WORK OF the d.. A.. to proceed.
saw but loo plainly that the d. A. hsd taken
sides, and that nothing short OF the determination
" u II CllO WOulI plChoC u OlHtE. III my
event, one side is sure to be disappointed aud di:-
satisfied, and the best thing that can happen the
o o. q; who he t eanDos s mSm Sm his o aRa P fSSiyIde eSSTy
long enough so work for the common good.
Ihave reason TO believe that there is a conspiracy
on foot to destroy District Assembly ~, and when
this case comes before the General Executive
Board l shall state my reasons. Untl that time
arr yes l shall continue to gather evidence.
The day mas gone by wnen ID. A. ~ can he con-
tnued as a power for good unless the rank and
file of the d. A. assert their right to take charge
n q III a nj acIiral anaiFa nf the II Thu nnt ,nra
cannot save II, for they do not agree with each
other and will not agree to bury their differences.
a vigiiant guard over the deliberations OF each
session by each and every member Of ID. A. 40 is
With the most sincere wishes for the welfare OF
the ID. A, which tonight Is being watched nv the
whole orier and tine outside world, beng prayed
for by some and mathematical by others, | remain
as one who prays for the triumphant, delive rance
OF the ID. A. from the evils OF contention and NAL
Ice. Sincerely and fraternally, 4. V. fowDERLY.
Then comes the General Master WorkMan's de-
CLIFTON, which ishere given:
IN THE CASE OF THE d. A. COURT VS.. JAMES A.
QUINN.
To Ditriet Assembly 40, Grseings
From what appears upon the surface It teens
that charges were preferred by l.. A. 8, $50, on be-
half OF "a member, against l. A.. Z, 23+ for refusing
to admit to the sanctuary a member VINO came TO
the vestibule with "A travelling card seeking admit
tance as q visiting member.
These charges were placed in the hands of the
Court OF the ID. A, TO which L. A. 2,234 IL attached,
and were being Tried In the regular way. Que OF
the witnesses 10 appear before re u. A.
VINO holds the position OF Master workman Of D.
A. 40, the ID. A. 10 which l.. A. z, a3+ IL attached.
Quinn u q member OF l.. A. ., 23i, and when called
claiming that the ID. A. Court had no Jurisdiction
IN cases where the general laws OF The order
were violated, and that the laws OF the ID. A.
were the only Onts over which the d A. Court
held legal Jurisdiction. For failure 10 testify the
D. 4. Court passed sentence OF suspension on
the same Assembly to which Quinn belongs.
Quinn, in refusing TO testify, gives as a reason
that as d. NJ. W. he II the highest authority on
points OF law within the jurisdiction Of the ID. A.
over which he presides. The court holds that,
being as a witness, mer.iy to give tes-
timony, he was not acting as or before the Court
IN his oflcial capacity of ID. NJ. W..
Quinn further alleges that he did not refuse TO
coanize the Jurisdiction OF the ID. A. Court
The ID. A. Court, In passing sentence OF suspen-
but as a member OF the order, and for the term OF
one month. In liking the term OF suspension. the ID.
A. Court did not nx the date on which the sentence
the testimony submitted. The authority conferred
upon the u. A. Court to suspend Is given In Section
lie OF the Constitution OF the KnlgnIs Of Labor, as
passed upon and enacted into law at the session of
The General Assembly held In Minneapolis, Mimi,
October, 1887. Said section reads as follows:
PENSION ior ooptemp % Court Of Shy summon . process
lawfully issued, and may impose a IKE penalty TOT re-.
ecsitaedi by the Sogrt to the Local OF w'hiscS the accused
is . member. and tho Local shall execute the penalty.
Sulnh ~ uehylhB " au'holtJ VI ~
Court to try the case cIIes section 3i6, which reads
AZ follows;
Any local, district. State or national trade assembly
wIliuliy or knowingly violating the laws Of the order
shall, on convection by the General Executive Board, be
suspended or have its charter removed by the General
Master Workman,
Upon the proper Interpretation OF these two see
lions OF the constitution depends the adjudication
OF the case now on appeal. other sections and laws
OF the order OF the knights OF Labor will be
brought 10 near, but in doing 20 they VIII be re-
ferred TO in explanation OF the two above quoted.
The only Interpretation that can justly be given to
section $40 Ia that should 4 Local Assembly violate