The New York herald., 1870-04-04
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The tirawth Of the Objects of this Society
A Dissontcrs' Meeting Ycstersln y-kyprosst.ng
Of tho Germ Of Future Difficulties.

The sirawih OF the Objects of this Society
A Ibissontcrs' Meeting Ycstersn y-t,rrowt.ng
Of tho Germ Of Future Difficulties.
promiscuous meeting OF the members OF tho
"iiidse Bund" was held yesterday afternoon
at the Harmony Rooms, on Essex street
near Stanton. About 40o persons were present.
Al no one was admitted except upon nis card
OF membership II the 'Bund,r this would have been
quite dangerous namoer OF dissonfieats, were 1t
not that the adherents OF the present urganzat,ou
though dissatisfied with tho management are eager
to prevent any ruptlre which may be Impending.
and hence came IN large numbers ana Decame
the majority or The meeting. TINS "nidso
Dund' was, at ITS start. something new
In this country. 1t was organized secure
to the worklngman an insurance upon mis- life for
the benefit OF his family at the expense of small
weekly payments, the society or "Bundn takinx
upon itself to earn the customary percentage Ut
agents and with the accumulatons OF this TO secure
tie nsriDg company against ans default on the part
OF The insured. Latterly, the society aav.
ING grown TO NUMBER over two thousand
n,einD ers IN the course OF seven n0nihs
olher plans were mooted in ardit.on, SUCH a. sne
support by weekly stlpenda Uf sick mem ners thu
forming OF landed settlement, Of establishing
. savings bank and several Otnef-9Onie more,
some less--ubopian sciicmcs. The meeting Called
for yesterday was nos only to protest against
this wholesale increase OF the original purposes
OF the organization but also against the usurpatl0n
Of power winch the Genital Boayn-Ccntral Koef-
PcI-Vi ueucidi SvAuhttSo Hcio ahcseu w assuIo
10 themselves. The Constitution adopted by that
Central Committee provided for Central Com nticas
or Bodies for each State--the "Bund" extending
already over three States-and for Q Federal
Council.
The object Of the meeting yesterday was 70 pro-
te against several OF the closes or this con-
stitutton as already mentioned. Mr.. " iiliam Hods
mann was chalrnan aud MI. ~. Amuel secretary.
After some rcmaks by several members. platform
Of principles said 10 boea prepared by Mr. A.
Meyer, OF Williamsburg, was presented auA
read. In this the plan for State Central
| Committees was denounced and II was propvset
TO have Central Boiy" foriovery tweivs or hitesn
| hundred members, Tue smaller the 'circica" 80
ran the argument OF the platform the better ana tns
quicker could they be organized. The Federal Coun-
Gil, as merely the controlling authority, should nave
IT'S seat III Now York CITY, Tho great point OF tns
'palform" was that tho Individual local societies
and their FUNDS should he independent from ali III.
terierence. Some other paragraphs on the support
Of sick members limiting II within certain bounds.
concluded the "patf0rmn
Heated debate followed the reading OF the 'spst-
form,n the majority being evidently opposed 20 it.
! A motion was MADE TO the effect that tho meeting
'Bund;' tnat 1t was gathering not recognized by
the original laws Of the Corporation and
that therefore, tue meeting should declare its
want OF power To pass any resolutions. Some
strong epithets were hurled by The minority
against the majority, which tendency to disturb
ancc was, however, quickly checked by the chair.
man. The question was ps. TO q vota was declared
by the presiding 0i1tcer. Some heavy debates fol.
lowed between dtnerent groups alter that. ana Il
appeared 10 every dsifiteiested observer as If tao
germ OF disruption were already sprouiing in this
"Hlldse Bund," after having had an unusual career
OF growth Tor tn6 last seven months.