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advised, are well founded. But your Committee are of the opinion that
a Grand Lodge is not to be held responsible for the wrongdoing of a
Subordinate. Tour Committee have long been satisfied concerning the
legitimate derivation of this Grand Lodge, and that all other necessary
things meet the requirements of a legitimate and regular Grand
Lodge. Your Committee, therefore, take pleasure in recommending the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Grand Lodge Alpina be and is hereby recognized
as a regular Grand Lodge, and that the M. W. Grand Master is hereby
authorized to arrange for an exchange of representatives with said Grand
Lodge.
HERMAN C. DUNCAN, Chairman.
On motion duly seconded, the report was received and the
appended resolution was duly adopted.
The committee further reported:
NEW OELEANS, February 6, 1912.
To the M. W. the Grand Lodge, F. and A. M., of Louisiana:
Your Committee on Foreign Correspondence respectfully reports
that they have carefully considered the matters referred to them from
the address of the M. W. Grand Master, and respectfully report:
(1) In respect to the exchange of Kepresentatives with other
Grand Lodges, your Committee recommend approval and append a resolution
to that effect.
(2) In respect to the York Grand Lodge of Mexico, your Committee
approve the action of the M. W. Grand Master, and append resolution
in the matter. • .
(3) With respect to the practice in regard to the territorial
jurisdiction of Grand Lodges, your Committee desire to ask attention
to the fact that the rule concerning it has its provisos and exceptions,
like nearly all rules; and that the cases of the Grand Lodge of England
and the Grand Orient of Italy in respect on the one hand to the Grand
Lodge of Quebec and on the other to the Grand Lodges of Pennsylvania
and Missouri are not parallel. The Grand Lodge of England has not
established Lodges in any territory occupied by a Grand Lodge, and
the Grand "Orient of Italy has done so. The Lodges in Quebec referred
to by the Grand Master received their warrants from the Grand Lodge
of England before the establishment of any Grand Lodge in Quebec,
and not desiring to affiliate with the latter, were not coerced by the
Grand Lodge of England into doing so. The case is precisely like the
situation in our own State one hundred years ago, when our Grand Lodge
was organized. Two Lodges then domiciled in New Orleans declined
to affiliate with the new Grand Lodge of Louisiana. They were not
•coerced by the Grand Lodge from whom they held warrants, nor was
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