Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
THE KNIGHTS CONVENTION.
Session Taken up with Expulsion Cases

At Indianapolis yesterday the morning ses-
sion OF the knights of labor general assembly was
devoted to matters from the committee on ap-
peals and grievances. VIM. Gleason had
been expelled by District Assembly "a of Chi
cago for improper conduct on the floor of the dis
trict assembly, and he appealed to the gener al
assembly claiming no jurisdiction. His appeal
was sustained and he was reinstated. J. NJ.
Bloomer, Of d. A. "a of Toledo. had appealed
from the decision of the general executive
board in expelling him. The committee re-
rejected and the action of the board in expell-
ing Bloomer sustained.
AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr.. Powderly made a speech vigorously de-
nouncing an article which appeared Saturday
in the Chicago Knights of Labor This was an
attack on the general assembly, stating that
Powderly is the ruling mind. that the cOnven-
ton was packed in the interest of the general
master workman, and that Powderly and Itch
man were afraid of publicity, and, therefore.
both OF them were ready to make peace and
promptly did so at the first chance.
Mr.. Powderly made a vigorous denial and de-
nunciation Of the whole matter. His speech
was pointed and emphatic and was greeted
with frequent and hearty applause. He has
introduced and referred to a committee a reso-
luton to the effect that whenever a member OF
accusations of misdemeanor against members
or officials OF the order, without first having
made and sustained those accusations before
the proper court of the order, he lays himself
open to immediate expulsion by the general
executive board without trial
Ex-secretary Litchman followed in hearty
denunciation of the editorial w. T. Lewis,
the master workman of the Miners assembly,
was equally prompt and emphatic in his re-
marks: The stand taken by Mr.. Lewis is re-
garded as significant, and POwderly's friends
hope it means that the miners will not desert
the order.
THE CHURCH MERELY ToLERATEs THE KNIGHTS
The Catholic Nescs, of New York, publishes
the text of the reply sent by Cardinal Simeoni
project OF the propaganda, to Cardinal Glib
bons regarding the Knights of Labor. 1t is as
follows: 1T is my duty to inform your emin'
ence that the fresh documents relative to the
Knights Of Labor, forwarded to his sacred con-
gregation, were examined by it at the sitting OF
the 10th August. After having studied the
subject, the sacred congregation has directed
me to reply that, SO far as at present appears,
the association of the Knights of Labor can for
the moment be tolerated. The sacred congre-
cation merely requires that the necessary
notifications should be introduced in the rules
OF the society to make clear whatever might
seem obscure or might be interpreted in a bad
sense. These notifications are required par.
ucularly IN passages OF the preface to
the rules concerning local associations.
And then the words savoring of social.
ism and communism must be corrected in such
way that they shall only affirm the right con-
ferred by God on man Of acquiring property,
using legitimate means and respecting the
proportionate rights of all others. l am most
happy to be able to inform your eminence that
the sacred congregation has highly approved OF
the designs of the American hierarchy to see
with US that in this, and similar associations
nothing should be secretly introduced which is
contrary to justice and morals, or not entirely
conformable to the regulations regarding the
Masonic sect