Douglas Island news., 1913-03-19


 motion the clause of the constitution, which provides for a referendum vote of the camps, was peremptorily set aside and the establishment of subor- dinate camps at Seattle and Vancouver was authorized.
 A spontaneous uprising among the Brotherhood was the result. Camp Haines adopted strong resolutions de- claring against the grand camp action, pronouncing it illegal aud contrary to the best interests of the order. Camp Skagway Mo- 1, or what is known as the "Mother Camp" joined with Haines at once, and the two camps decided that they would no longer recognize the authority of the grand camp and were preparing to withdraw from the orgaui- zation and go it alone, hoping thus to preserve a remnant of the order at tached to the fundamental principles enunciated at its inception, i. @. that Arctic Brotherhood should never be carried south of 54-20, and that the government of the organization should lie in the hands of it's mem bership.
 Then came Camp Sitka, with the proposal to all of the camps that dele gates be sent to convention to be held at Juneau on March 12,which con- veutiou was to protest against the high handed action which had robbed the Northland of it's beloved organization, and to devise ways and means to re. store the Brotherhood to it's intended place, within the confines of the North. land. About the same time Camp Wrangell also came forward with a proposition along the same lines, but quite willingly joined hands with the Sitka movement. Although the camps are scattered from Nome to Ketchikan and much of the communication had to be sent briefly over long lines of wire, sixteen of the twenty three camps re- sponded aud sent delegates.
 A meeting of the order was first called to order in Juneau, where tenn porary organization was formed by the election of chairman, Judge W. B.. Stout, of Camp Haines, and a secretary, D. Smith Harris, of Camp Ketchikan. After this an adjournment was taken to the ball of Camp Treadwell No. l4, at Douglas, where the rest ofthe meetings were held.
 The meeting on "Wednesday was de- voted to full discussion of conditions, brought about by the motion of B. F. Willard that the acts of the Vancouver Grand Camp be declared illegal. After careful consideration. action was post poned, aud q committee of three, con. sistihg of J: M. Tanner, A! G. Sboup and W.B. Stout, was appointed to draft memorial. setting forth the position of the convention in regard to the wrong. ful acts complained of.
 On Thursday this committee report. ed and the entire session was taken up ih discussing, amending and adopting it's provisions.
 Upon the proposition that alf camps of the order should be held within the ihrisdiction, all delegates were unanr mous, .as,tt1ey were also that all grand
 
 officers should be residents of the North!. However, ,.when it came to the Vital step which declared the offices of 5hs' gsaud' camp vacant. the Nome, GlestS and Fairbanks delegates re fhsgdl to go rSher,. not because the 3eIe2atss therhssl9esdidi not believe it ;hs9 snd' right, but because their inA 5stFuettsng fE'orp 5ksif home" camps did not give tstsm' tsigt' authority. The cnctzbn' osrGedi 5S s'ikrse ma jbrity, and tHS son7@atttna ad5 5brro cd untiT Friday. 9h' RE+aeyo Sae- Following officers of .ttlee e7sandi oanip79 elected, subject to ttis- rsEtf5assen' of ssis. snbcrdinate caups::
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