The record-union., 1894-09-07
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAs.
But One Language to be Used in the
Aitual.

DAS INV A~'eAAs otS->O ~ OO O5Su III llIS
Aitual.
WAsHISGToNa Sept. 6. = The much
mooted German question was settled by
the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
to-day by a decisive vote against permit
ting the use of the ritual in other than the
English language. Two votes were
taken. The first, on substituting the
minority report to give German lodges
five years. grace in which TO adopt the
English ritual, resulted "A to fl against
the minority report. Then the majority
report was adopted by vote OF 70 to 81
The gist OF the majority report is in the
following recommendation: THAT the
Supreme Lodge reannounces and affirms
the declaration made at the Kansas City
session, and that henceforth and forever
more the ritual used in this and all other
nglish-speaking nations be printed in
the English language only, and that
when the standard of our order shall be
planted in any country speaking other
than the English language the ritual
therein used shall be printed. and all
concerns over which the body has con-
troll shall be conducted only in the lam
guage of such Government, to the end
that it may be known to all men and all
nations that surround our affairs Pythian
Knights are taught as one OF the cardinal
principles of our order undying loyalty
and devotion to the Government to which
they owe their allegiance, whether it be
the land of their birth or the country of
their adoption"
1t also commended the Supreme Chan
cellor for bis action in upholding the law
in this matter, and was signed by four
members Of the committee, Stanton l..
Carter, Thomas d. Mears, l.. i. Hunt
and Aaron Myers.
John II. Pusse of Indiana was the
author of the minority report, which
recommended that the lodges which have
remained loyal to the Supreme Lodge,
and were working with rituals i'll other
language when the last ritual was pro-
mulgated, be furnished with rituals in
the language they were previously using
for a period of i've years, after which
they would surrender them and use only
the English.
Three hours debate was had. The
principal speech for the minority was
made by Representative Featherstone of
Wisconsin, and for the majority by
Representative Carter of California. 1t
was argued against the minority proposi-
ton that if tive years were granted the
German lodges they would apply for an
other extension of time at the end of that
period, and the whole question would
have to be fought over.
Sitting in Committee of the Whole, the
lodge has approved the unanimous re-
port of the Committee on the State
OF the Order recommending that saloon
keepers, bartenders and professional
gamblers be declared ineligible to men,
bership, but not affecting those who have
already become mem bers. The question
has not been acted upon by the Supreme
Lodge proper.
The same committee recommends that
the Supreme Lodge proclaim against the
use of the name of Pythianisun in connec-
tion with side ranks.
a request has been telegraphed to the
Supreme Lodge to institute a search for
b. h. Ranks of Belle Plain, Iowa, who
came to Washington to attend the eh-
campment, and has not returned to his
home. His friends wire that one of his
children is at the point of death.
ImportanU Seizure at New York.
New YORK, Sept. "a quantity of
meerschaum, diamonds and other pre-