The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-08-27
LETTER TO WoRKMEN.
Grand Master Makes an Official State
4 fnent on Proposed New
Assessment.

4 W. HSStSSITIeI1Is
Grand Master R. W. Turner has issued
the following official statement in q
circular letter to the subordinate lodge Of
the A. 0. U. W.
10 OFFICERS & MEMBERS OF SUBoR.
DINATE LODGES:
Brothers;-I order to give light aud
information upon the discussion now 10
ing on in some localities Of the state, con.
corning the new tables of rates and plans
Of assessments proposed by the Supreme
Lodge, desire to make the following
official statement:
LIST. The proposed rates, assessment
or plans do not 60 into effect in Kansas.
They or either Of them can not 60 into
effect in this jurisdiction until approved
by two. thirds vote of the representa-
tives Of the Subordinate Lodge assembled
in Grand Lodge session. Our Grand
Lodge will not meet until February, 1905.
End. The Supreme Lodge meets before
our session of tile Grand Lodge and may
modify or change the proposed plans,
For this reason 1t Is uncertain whether
the Grand Lodge Of Kansas will ever be
required to act upon the plans as now
submitted.
3rd. Our present plans and rates are
sufficient to carry on our business and
pay our dues to The Supreme Lodge.
Hence, our relations with that body will
continue undisturbed,
4th. The plans proposed by the Su.
preme Lodge 20 iuto effect, so far as the
Supreme Lodge is concerned, January
LIST, 1904, and as all Of our obligations to
that body are performed aud will be, 1t
will under the proposed plan pay to this
jurisdiction, after the above date, our
share of the relief fund, something that
heretofor has not been done.
9TH. The only way the proposed plan
affects Kansas IS to entitle us|to a share Of
the relief fund after January LIST, 1904
Our plan and rates remain The same as
at present.
9th. We have from now until Febru-
airy, 1905, to study the plans proposed
and decide If we want to adopt Them,
they are not modified in the
by the Supreme Lodge.
9TH. Should the Supreme Lodge
which meets next June make no changes
in the plans proposed, and we, becom.
Ing thoroughly acquainted with them
should by tWo.tbirds vote of the mem
Dership represented at our Grand Lodge
which meets in Levenworth, Kansas, IN
February, 1905, favor them, they would
become operative in this jurisdiction,
otherwise they would not.
S,h. No hasty or foolish action
'hould be taken. We have plenty of
line to study the proposed plans aud at
he next meeting of the Grand Lodge.
lcl intelIlgently, if called upon to act at
I'll. The A, O. L. W. of this jurisdiction
thoroughly democratic IN Its form of
government and no change of plans can
'e made except through its representa-.
ives in Grand Lodge assembled.
l0NCLuSI0N-Fr0m now on make
ourselves familiar with the proposed
lew plans, so that you may if called
Ipon, act intelIigenly. DO not be in
lNenced by wild and irresponsible state.
nents made, in some instances by BROTH
rs, who are acting upon n very imper-
ect suppOsition of facts and of law: and
n other instances made by persons inter-
sted in doing hahn to the best and most
eliable beneficiary order on earth.
The Kansas Workman will in each
isne be open for discussion of the pro-
osed plans, until our Grand Lodge
leets in February 1905. Surely by that
me we wall know all about the matter.
Fraternally Yours in G. II. & p,
r. W. TURNER,