Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-26
WOODMEN FORMING PROTEST
Executive Meeting Wednesday to
Plan State Assembly.
RATES UNANIMOUSLY OFFERED
Nathan Bernstein Tell. of TarbsIent
Times at MinneapeIi. Conference
aud Of the Good work
Accomplished.

Leaders in the sweeping movement to
oppose the advanced rates for benefits
in the Modern woodmen will meet In
Omaha Wednesday evening In the Cont
mental block. These form the executive
committee named TO arrange state meet
Ing TO be held In the near future.
Word has been sent out TO every camp
IN Nebraska TO have representatives at
the state meeting. and judging from the
large number Of replies that are pouring
into the hands OF the secretary there un.
doubtedly viii be an important and well
attended gathering The replies also
seem to indicate that Nebraska woodmen
are almost unanimously against the ad-
vaneed rates. All camps are invited to
send delegates 10 the executive meeting
Wednesday night TO help prepare for the
state meeting.
Nathan Bernstein. who Is chairman Of
the Nebraska movement. and who repre-
sented this state at the general protest
meeting In Minneapolis, ia very optimistic
| tp tho hritef that sweeping protest VIII
have The. effect pf revislon Of the rates.
In speaking OF the merting he says:
~rhs personnel Of the convention was
tfldy good. This IL eyinced by the fact
that an avowed member OF the head
camp, In spite OF the fact that he was
using his utmost endeaypr to break up
the meeting. was allowed at all deiibera-
TONS At times because. as was claimed
by the leaders, the same member en-
deavored TO poison the public mind by
misrepresentation and chtoanery. he vas
In danger of violence. stlll the feeling Of
charity toward all and malice toward
none, prevailed and he was allowed to
prevail.
"As Is but natural when men are fight
ing TO preserve their rights. and what to
many means protection, the excitement
rose high and there were some turbulent
scenes. But Il Is to the credit of the as
sembly that In the face Of great provoca-
tion good order prevailed. II seemed to
new rates would cause much hardship
and misery. that more objection was made
10 the manner In which they were rail-
roaded through the Chicago head camp
meeting. This was held TO be tyranIcal In
an order claiming 10 be democratic.
Many stories were related refIeeting
little credit on the managers OF the Chi.
cago meeting. For q meeting occupying
comparatively little time. much and Inn
portant business was transacted. A per-
manent organization was effected and
plans outlined for carrying on the work
Of securing justice. An executive com
mlttee was elected, consisting OF the Of
ficers and four other members and under
their direction a law committee of five
members. The executive committee was
empowered to treat with the head camp
officers in an effort TO postpone the adop-
tion of the new rates until either some
special head camp session or the next
regular meeting could consider them. They
were also empowered to use all honorable
legal means to suspend the rates.
"A paper is TO be published and sent to
all Modern woodmen OF America camps
In order to let each know what was being
done. resolution was adopted asking
that the bylaws be so amended as to
provide for the recall Of unjust and
tyrannical officers. when 20 regarded by
sufficient membership. .t...
1T was also decided to elect ehairmen
and directors for the several states, who
in turn were TO organize the several states
into state and county organizations.
"a resolution was adopted censuring
those clerks who had wilfully held up
communications from the assembly sd-
dressed to the camp anf warning mem
bers to be on the alert for such action
In the future
Mr.. Bernstein was elected a member of
the executive committee.
In this connection a temporary Ne
braAka assembly Is being organized to
arrange for the permanent state meeting.