The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-11
Parker VS.. Sunbeam
Harmony Is Lacking
Continued FROM Page One.

ably in Minneapolis, August II and
II. The bulletin reads:
the insurance commissioner to send
out our petitions accompanied by
the written opinion of former Attor-
ney General George T. Simpson, to
the effect that under the law the
members do not need to drop their
Modern Woodmen insurance, but
may carry both certificates as long
as they like"
This bulletin is repudiated by Mr..
Parker, who has prepared a state
ment for the press warning the in
surgents that they are fastening to
certaon defeat if they follow the ad-
vice of their self-constituted leaders
in organizing their new order. In
this statement he asserts that it
was the understanding at the con-
ference in the Ryan hotel, st. Paul,
July 1, that no Steps should be
taken without the approval of the
insurance commissioner.
Ruling of Attorney General.
The attorney general has already
ruled that under the so-called eman-
cipation act it will be necessary for
at least $4,000 of the insurgents to
agree to withdraw from the parent
order before the proposed order may
be licensed in Minnesota. Acting Oh
this opinion of the attorney general,
Mr.. Preus proposed at a conference
of the leaders that the signers to
the petition also sign a statement of
withdrawal from the Modern Wood
men. When the necessary $4,000
names had been obtained and the
new order had been started, he
would then detach the statements
of withdrawal from the original doc
ument
By this method the insurgents
would carry their insurance in the
Modern Woodmen up to the amount
it was transferred to the new or
der and their families would be
amply protected while the change
was being made. The plan was ap-
proved by Mr.. Parker and others,
but rejected by Mr.. Sunbeam.
The Parker Bulletin.
Referring to the bulletin, Mr.. Par
Plainsmen, and to elect delegates to
possible autcome-and there should
be but one possible outcome-of this
attempt on the part of the insurgent
management to override the state
laws and befool the thousands of
honest insurgents throughout the
state. Their absurd, preposterous at
tempts must fail The time and
money and labor devoted to the
cause must be wasted and lost and
honest insurgency will be given a
death blow by its ostensible leaders,
They should be warned in time of
the utter defeat that is certain to
meet the present plan of action"
Mr.. Preus today wrote to Mr..
Parker that he had not seen the
bulletin issued by Mr.. Sunbeam be-
fore it was submitted to him by Mr..
Parker, and that it had gone out
without his sanction. He said that
it can easily be misunderstood and
that the public may assume that the
program presented by Mr.. Sunbeam
has the approval of the state insur-
ance department.
Bulletin Was Not Submitted.
Il assume" said Mr. Preus, chat
the delegates that were present at
the hotel July l will take for grant
ed that the bulletin referred to had
been submitted to me in accordance
with the resolution which they
passed, and lest anyone be misled
by the dual construction which can
be placed upon paragraph two of
the bulletin, feel that it is neces-
sary for me to let it be known that
this bulletin had not been submitted
ito me-
when called before the legisla-
tive committee in regard to this leg
islation I opposed it on the ground
that the new society did not pro
pose to charge adequate rates ito