Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-05
W0ODMEN WILL MAKE FIGHT
Deaver Says They Will Rebel
Against Raise in Rates.
URGES THEM NOT TO SECEDE
Says Proper Thing Is 20 Stay I'm
Order and wrest Control of a
from the Present OFF,
GERS.

Prof. Bernstein very properly finds
fault with the proposed new rates OF the
officers OF the Modern woodmen Of
America" said D. Glen Beaver. one Of
the old-time members Of Omaha camp
No. 10
The general officers OF our society
have been trying TO get a reserve fund
for dozen years. and have always
opposed the principle Of a reserve fund.
] made no fight on the raise proposed
this time. for could see that the game
was all fixed. but the officers not be-
ing able to get the raise In rates through
with the older organizations that were
well posted. they extended the jurssdic-
ton OF the order TO take in new statez.
and this Is how they were able to get
It through by working on the new states
and new members that are full Of en-
thusissm.
Il do not now nor never have AT any
time charged the slightest dishonesty on
the part Of the general officers. but their
associations are 80 much with oId-llnc
companies that they get visions Of new
buildings. etc. and Il Is 20 easy 70 bring
ones conscience around to agree with
their interests.
Officers Are Mistaken.
.'They are woefuIiy misled and take
II vocfully mistaken in the temper OF
the membership. Thousands said moth
ing the last six weeks. just like myself.
because we knew II would do no good.
but now we are ready to meet the enemy.
and II matters not who he is or what
exalted position he holds In our order.
be must stand ASIDE. for the membership
Is going 10 take possession OF the order
again and. as Prof. Bernstein says. we
want to know whether we own the order
or Is II the plaything Of the officers
says No Reserve Necessary.
II have always contended that In such
Q frzfernai order no reserve was neces-
sary except satisfied membership. Our
members are willing TO pay their assess
ments as long as they know all Of the
orphans OF fellow members. but they arc
not willing 10 pay In money to build build
ings and pile up millions In a reserve fund
that could not be used to pay death losses.
suppose our order now owned si.ooooct
building on Farnam street DO yoay sup
pose for q moment they would ever dare
sell II to pay death Iossesf Or suppose
they had a yio.oooooo reserve fund on hand,
DO you suppose they would dare 10 use
any OF tho reserve fund to pay death
lossess Not much: for the moment thai
reserve fund began TO 20 backwards the
membership would become scared and
the credit Of the society would be gone
The head officers not only want to col
isct In money to pay death losses now
- We have In the past. but they also
want to collect Mullins OF dollars for 4
reserve fund that never can be used q
pay death losses.
1T would be foolish 10 seceds. Perhaps
nothing would please the head officers
better than to have so.too 10 10000 dis
satisfisd members sscsds. for they woult
yet have thea about f0Aooo a sufficisn
number to raise an immense reserve fund
tn thing to DO IL Just TO eight Il out In
side the order as we have right 10 Dc
and that 10 what will happen strongly
urge upon all members to drop any ides
Of seeding, but stay with the old shtI
and take possession OF Il again"
Opposition IN Illinois.
EM0IN. ILL.,. Feb. a-Flvs hundred
members Of ElEin camp. Modern Wood.
men Of America. at q heated session to-
day adopted resolutions calling for q
mAss meeting OF Illinois members Of the
order 10 be hello hare April 10 to entei
. formal protest against tho upward re-
vision Of the insurance rates Of the order
and TO formulate plans for the ssces
sion Of Illinsis woodmen unless their Do.
mAndz be recognized.
Kansas for Secession.
KANSAS CITY. No.. Feb. a-At a two
days session Of Kansas camps Of IN,
Modern woodmen Of America, conclude.
In Kansas City. Kan. tonight. q commit
tee was appointed to consider the feast
bslity Of seeding from the national orga
niEstien on account OF tho raise In in
snranes rates agreed upon at the M
tionai meeting Of tho order In chieaKc
The committees viii meet next Thursday
Nina Kansas cities were represented. Il
. test vote q majority Of those votin
favored a separate organization In Kan