The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-21

! n REPORT was received in this
IAN city yesterday from Philsdsl-
1 Il\ phia that Terrence V, Powderly,
u U sX-gsneral master workman Of
Ylb- Knights Of Labor. had been uncere-
mcuiously expelled from tas order
4 nloug with A. ". Wright. ex mem Der
OF the general executive board
and P II Qlinu, master workman Of
District assembly 90
II was said that the trio were expelled
fni advocating disruption of the
| Knights of Labor, for attempting to
induce assemblies TO withdraw and for
maiiyhin9 the officers Of the order. II
1 is said that the action is result OF a
executive board OF the Knights Of
Labor and that Mr.. PowdsrIy's notif-
cation Is now enrouts in the mails
FIRST AUTHoRITIvE INTERVIEW
At various times sincs Mr. Pow.
derly's retirement from the leadership
Of the great order be has been APP
proached by newspaper men; but inYa.
yriably he mas maintained u rigid re.
serve anI has fatty refused TO discuss
any matter pertaining to the knights
OF Labor from any standpoint How
ever, last night Mr.. Powderly granted
to TRIBUNE reporter the first author
lied interview siuce last November,
when be was dsposcd from the Office OF
grand master workman.
In the Interview Mr. Pow1erly fatty
cOntradicted the truth OF the report
tI.f h. nod haaU aurallaA pat1 huk h,a
interest In the order was as great as
ever. announced his innocence of the
charges preferred and said they emf
hated from the Philadelphia Times,
which Ia autagonistic toward him.
Whatever may have been the real
feeling Of Mr. Powderly following the
hrst intimation Of his expulsion, genu
Inc or false. be seemed to BE- deeply al.
tected.
Scmo OF the accusations reported ap.
pear in the paper above referred to and
are presented ~ follows:
The schemes 0! Powderly and his coteric
TO break up the order came 20 climax at
HE recent unofficial labor conference held
IN this city at their investigation, aud for
the purpose Of banding the order over 10
the federation Of labor. At that confer
ence PowderlY and his couferes threw off
tile mask and boldly declared themselves
In favor OF the Absorption into the Fedora
tion OF Labor Of the trades assemblies Of
the knights.
Tie pins were all set up 10 pass resolu-
lion In favor Of this with whOop aud tel
egraph II oil over the country as the edict
4 organized labor, having the sanction Of
he general executive board Of the Knights.
Another plan proposed at the conference
was the election Of Powderly and two Of
bis coterip as delegates to the convention
pf organized labor at st. Louis on June H..
THE SCHEMES FolLED
Both OF these clever schemes were de-
eated by a lonesome representative Of
he general executive board. During
be conference, however, Powderly,
elieying that there was but one
Inesome and helpless enemy In the
amp, took occasion TO air his views
u the present general executive board In
geneI al and OF General Secretary Treas
ireT Hayes In particular. He was not at
u particular as TO what he said, and as
Pported In the Times on the following
Py, scored everybody and every
hing opposed TO him. and especially Secre-
AIRY Hayes for whom he could not find
pard enough names. lie, moreover, made
riends with his erstwhile enemy, Samuel
iompers, president Of the Federation Of
.abor, and going back completely upon
10 expressed convictions for the past di-
zen years declared himself In favor of the
BOLTON Of trades assemblies In the
Enights.
In bis utterances before the conference
nd elsewhere before local and district as
.ml lies end to individual Knights by
beech and letter Powderly was supported
his old friend A. W. Wright, Of Tor
hio
Meanwhile p. Ii. Quinn, OF Providence
strict master workman Of District 90,
I'D been widely circulating through as
mblies, local and district, in his own
ate and Massachusetts, making the state.
rnt that the present general officers of
he Knights were only holding their posi-
ons for the purpose Of gobbling up the
operty Of the Knights, and that, in fact,
erc was nothing left Of the Knights ex.
pt the brown stone building at 8l4 North
Dad street, this city.
The news Of this and many other actions
Id utterances on the part of the dis.
united trio were promptly reported to
q peneral executive board. As conse-
fence meeting Of the board was held IN
pston lasting from Monday until Friday
this week. The charges against all
rec OF the ID a.contents were thoroughly
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