The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-07
HEPYTHIAN TONGUE
Shall Be That of the Country
the Knights Live In.
The GERMAN LODGES BEATEN.
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wasHTxsTos Crrr, Sept 6-The much
nootsd German question was decided oy
the Supreme Lodge Of the knights OF
Pythias today By . decisive vote against
permitting the use Of the ritual in any
other than the English language Two
votes we're taken, first on the substitution
of the minority report 70 give German
lodges I've years grace IN which 70 adopt
the English ritual Il resulted "a 70 Al
against the minority report. Then the
majority vote was adopted by vote Of -
20 Sd
Sitting in conmittse OF the whole the
lodge has approved the report barring
saloon keepers, bartenders and professional
gamblers from admission TO the order.
The gist of the majority report is given
IN the following recommendation:
THAT the Supreme Lodge reannouncs
and affirm the declaration made 81 the
Kansas City sessfon, and that henceforth
and forsyermore the ritual used In this
and oil other English speaking nations Do
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 con-
Germs over which the body has control.
shall be conducted only in the language of
such government, TO tbs end that Is may
be known 10 ell men and ali nations that
surround our altar that the 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
celior for his action In upholding the law
In this matter, and was signed by four
members OF the COMMITTEES, Stanton l.
Carter. Thomas ID. Mears. L. 2. Hunt and
Aaron Myers. John II. Pusse. OF Indian
apolis, was the author OF the minority re-
port, which recommended that the lodges
which have remained loyal to the Supreme
Lodge and were working with rituals in
other languages when the last ritual was
promulgated be furnished with rituals in
the language they were previously using
for period of five years. after which they
shall surrender them and use only the
English.
Three hours debate was had. The prin-
cipal speech for the minority was made by
Representative Featherstone. from Wis
consin. and for the majority by Represen-
tative Carter, of California. 1t was argued
against the minority proposition that If
five years were granted the German lodges
they would apply for another 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 report
of the committee on the statement of
order recommending that saloonkeepers,
bartenders and professional gamblers be
declared ineligible to membership, but not
affecting those who have already become
members The question has not been
acted upon by the Supreme Lodge. The
same committee recommends that the Su-
preme Lodge proclaim against the use of
the name of Pythianism In connection
with side ranks