The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-07

bia Council No. So Knights and La
dies of Security. Topeka, Kansas.
Dear Brothers and Sisters am re-
nably informed that upon the appllca-
ton of Bro. D. C. Till0tson, your coun-
ell on Friday evening. May Is. appoint
ed a committee to inquire into the ac-
ton of the national president, in the
removal OF Bro. TilIOts0n from the ma
tional law committee. With reference
to this action I have to say.
First-The president of your council
erred in permitting Bro. Tilletson to in
troduce the subject, or read the corre-
spondenee between himself and the ma
tionaI president upon that subject in
open council In no event can sub
ordinate council have jurisdiction to
hear and determine such matters.
Second-The appointing of a commit
tee to Investigate the removal of Bro.
Tilotson from the national law COM
mittee was for the same reason an error
on the part of the president and coun-
Third-F'urther consideration by your
council win be a grieNOus error entirely
the order consequently beyond question
cut of order
If Brother TflIotson takes exception
to the action above referred to, the laws
of the order make provision for his APP
peal; first to the national executive
committee, and from it to the national
council. But under no circumstances
can he submit or refer matters to
subordinate council.
Fourth-Realizing that the errors
above mentioned We're made without the
president and council compromising the
gravity Of the things done, and conse-
quentlv without any intention to inJure
the order or violate its laws, have con
ddence in your good intentions to believe
that you will receive the following OF
der in the spirit Of loyalty to the order
and its best interests to the end that
the principle of ssthe greatest good to
the greatest number may be secured.
I, therefore. acting solely for the best
interests of the council and the order
and in conformity with Section of the
laws OF the order, do hereby order and
direct your council to at once reScind
the action taken with reference to the
case in question at your last regular
meeting. and expurge from your rec
ords all reference thereto; discharge the
committee appointed and dismiss the
case from any further consideration
whatever.
Failure on the part of your council
/ to comply with this order will be at
the peril of your charter.
W. b KIRKPATRICK,
National President
COUNTER CHARGES.
This seems to have stirred up some
members of the order, and Mr.. Tillot-
son will be sent to the meeting at Louis
| vile to demand his seat and to ask
1 that the national council provide for
committees TO investigate the conduct
of the national officers
At the last regular meeting of coun-
| ell No 2 of the Knights and Ladies OF
| Security resolution was passed call
| ing the attention of the national council
| to the fact that the order has been re-
/ fused a license to do business in Indi-
/ ana and to the fact that a commission is
! exacted on loans made from the re-
/ serve fund A contest will also be
brought up to test the power of the ma
tional president to remove members OF
committees.
It is said that Mr.. Tillotson will also
/ present other resolutions and viii
/ claim that the affairs of the order have
not been judiciously or economically
| discharged. This he claims as an off
set to the charge against him that the
| legal department has not won all of its
cases.
IN connection with the counter
| irritant that the order has been re-
! fused a license to do business in In
| diana, the officers of the association will
bring before the national council the
representation that It IS true that they
| nave been charging q premium of fifty
! cents to certain people forty years OF
age and a premium of one dollar and
a half to certain other people OF the
same age. They realize this is wrong
| and declare this is one of the important
pieces of business which the council
! viii transact and be asked to equaIize
the assessment.
They say that years ago a. rate of sc
cents was made; some six years since
| to $50. They did so with new members
/ bNt let the old members pay the original
fee. They recognize that this is unjust
| and they want the council to equalize the
| rate. This discrimination between the
| rate charges, it is said, is the reason that
the license was refused by the Indiana in
| surSuce commissioners, and it is declared
| that so soon as the adjustment in the "a te
is made the license to do business in Indi-
ana will be issued
IN regard to the charge that commits
sion is exacted, the officers will say tina
this is true and regular and that the com
4 mission was simply used to defray ex
penses of examining loans which were re
| fused and which were granted and that al
surplus moneys derived from commission.
were turned into the general fund of thu
order