Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-06-06
MODERN WOODMEN CONTROVER-
SY
Chairman Bjoruson Issues Statement
Secession and Rate Question
Discussed

MINNEAPOLIS. MIMI, June 3.-Hon. e.
B. Biornson of Minnesota. chairman OF
! the publicity committee ct the Mlnne-
| sofa WooImen, who was iE the city, to-
| iav, issues a statement in which he;
! declares that the attitude of the So
! called WooImen Insurgents IN general
" misunderstood. He says that tins
faction. while it fought the Chicago
rates, is not opposed to an increase III
rates. lsut wants an increase that rs
reasonable and that the members car
afford to pay and will he wiling &C.
pay.
Mr., B:orrson states that the prIn-
cina1 objection to the Chicago rates Is
that they were figured or the theory
that every members certificate Woulo
have to be paid, and that the surplus
eva von1d not draw more than 1 pei
cent interest.
It is declared that the history of the
Nr W A. shows that under normal
| circumstances, eleven lapsatlons hol
every death, j.. e. out OF t"elee "e1
who nav nancy into the oenent .uno
there is only one on w2ose cel'ln'o I.
navment of death claims Hus' oo
naoao T. is claimed that IN thAs
s+ate the surplus funds can dra% N
nor cent interest without dltflcu'tH
and the Minnesota insurgents ma,''"'n
that when the rates are calculaee' III"
Scientific basis a SO cent raise on 'ne
old rates will be adequate. lnaeeo ~
;n+o,oded Nv Minnesota Woodnlen
nan;z;no the state society to make W.
eor+;f;ca+es fully paid at the age OIL
~ 80 +ho+ members will not need TO
nav any more assessments "'"'-
age. ~.:
snch that nobody knows what the
future rates will be and nobody can
(tell,vhat the future fate Of the order
il. anE +here1 are vary f." members
Dho e co11sii Ter that certificates, in
the parent: order: really represent good
insurance.. "
The Nirn"Sota Insurgents have es =
1allishel h"o1ouarters at @l7-2n Ply
mouth Rai|.}i2g, Minneapolis. from
! whirh point detailed information is
i given ont. Mr.. Fiornson is chairman Of
the publicity committee.
Tn different congressional districts
the vote in favor Of secession has beer
az follows:
1St district, Rochostcr. GO 70 5, 2nt
district. Wint1om, IS TO !: 7th district.
Granitn Falls, ~ to 4: 3r}. 9Th and
new 10th district. Minneapolis. 179 to
/: 9Th district. Little Falls, u to
;.
The enthusiasts for q state society
to take over tho Woodmcn Insurance in
this state feel that it is worth $50 OH
every tllouSanl Of insurance to be cut
loose from the parent order. ami to be-
relieved Of the Eioh mortality and the
uncertainties and the controversy
bonn! to continue in the parent order.
The Noolmon in Minnesota are
alarmed ever the increasing 9 Of the
membership. During the months of last
year the AVERAGE age went M from 81
wears 70 nearly 40 wears, ard this aver
age cannot he reduced without writing
more new business than has ever been
written IL the Iast and this seems i'm
possible. It is feared that the average
age in the parent order will continue.
to rise several years every twelve
months. and that it will be next to- i'm
possible to make the Woodmen in
szrance good in the national order on
rates that come within reasonable
hounds. It is hoped that so per cent =of
the members in this state will take ad-
vantage of the law passed by the last
legislature and transfer. their insuurr-
ance to the state society.
There are e. thousand Woo1men in
the state and the insurgents hope to
have their state society organized by
the LIST Of July.
DR.. and Mrs. G. NJ. A. Fortier return