The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-10-21
TERMS REUN|T|NG
FRATERNAL ARMIES
ASSOCIATED FRATERNITIEs RE.
CEEDS FROM POSITION THAT
CAUSED WAR.
BOTH PLEDGE BILL SUPPORT
Measures for state regulator Of the
RillieAs Of Erakeraai insurance
Will be introduced.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE terms
made by the National Frateraal
Congress and accepted by the AS
sociated Fraternitiss of America BY
which peace was restored and agree
ment reached upon the bill for reg.
ulation of fraternal insurance IN the
United States which the National
Convention of Insurance Conmis.
sioners at Mobile adopted for enact.
ment in all legislatures for safe
guarding the certificates of the eight
million members of fraternal soci-
cites was made public here BY
Charles E. Piper, the representative
OF the congress. BY this agreement
representatives Of both declarations.
each representing three billion dol
lars of insurance. pledged the sup
port of their memberships to the
proposed statute which will MAKE
adequate rates and solveacy com
pulsory
The representatives of the Associ-
ated Fraternities. finding that the
action of their convention 1T At
iantlc City in striking out the vital
provisions had caused the insurance.
commissioners convention to ref.se
them recognition in considering the
proposed measure, made overtures to
the representatives of the FraAer.al
Congress to meet with them aaA II
possible reach an ameneable agree
ment. These overtures wore net
with response In a communication
signed by Mr.. Piper and Abb Lands
which was as follows:
The executive COMMITTEES or the
National Fraternal Congress. 1t its
recent meeting, announced by reso-
lutions adopted that no further con-
ference be held with representatives
OF the Associated Fraternities OF
America looking toward an asree-
ment upon the tentative bill, etc.
"This action was taken because
the Associated Fraternities in con-
vention had striker from the bill
section %, the section which the
congress had accepted in lieu of the
provision in the original bill provid-
Ing for minimum rates of contribu-
ton.
"The action Of your committee in
approving the feature of section 23a.
which was based upon the New York
agreement, namely provision for
compulsory improvement to techni-
cal solvency BY fraternal societies.
has removed the cause upon which
the section of our congress executive
committee was based.
In view Of this fact, and alse be-
cause of the vast Importance of the
question involved in the present con-
ference with the insurance commits
sioners, We believe our committee
representing the National Fratefnal
congress will be justified in With
drawing, SO far as we have the BOW.
: er to do SO, the resolutions of our
executive committee.
I'VE therefore do so, and will be
pleased to confer with your commit
tee at your convenience"
The acceptance of these terms.
formally reversing the action OF the
Associated Fraternities eonveHtio.
dominated by the Modern Woodmen
OF America and the Woodmen Of the
World, was also put in writing and
signed by A. H. Burnett, Ben1anfn
u. Smith, Lee W. Squire, Robert 8.
Isles and George g. Eldrigds. It
was as follows:
your favor Of even date has been
considered by the conference e,n-
m1ttee of the Associated Frat,rnitiea
OF America. We are pleased n nete
the fraternal spirit that prompts Won
to express your determination to
use your good offices to secure thu
withdrawal of the resolution Of tho
executive committee Of the National
fraternai congress. to which you re-
Ter; and believe you will appreciate
our feeling that such action sh..,d
90 given as wide publicity a hat
which attended the adoption Of = .
resolution in question.
II view Of the importan.. .,a
urgency Of the matters before the
Two committees now here represent
ing the two national fraternal as
soc'ations' our committee will ba
pleased to confer with you."
CONGRESSMAN MCCALL FOR
ANOTHER TERM.