Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-12-04
N. w. A. MATTERS
i THRESHED out
ZEN RECENT MEETING OF ANORTH
DAKOTA LODGE.

At the meeting of the M w. A.
assembly of Williams county, N. D.,
.ln&session Nov. 18th, representatives
Of the '.insurgents" ,of the society
adopted a platform and expression
of their ;attitude on issues concern
ing, the membership of the Modern
/ Woodmen of America
The substance oof tthe resolution
is First, that representative govern
: meut must be restored to NJ. w. A.,
that all it's policies may be deter
mined by the membership and all its
problems solved by them. The re-
peal. Of the "illegal Chicago rates."
WAS demanded, and that all members
be under the same basis, and only
one plan of insurance and one table
|:of rates be in use by the society.
"A referendum vote of the member
; ! ship as demanded on any proposed
! change,of nates. The officials of the
last head camp are believed to have
louti1vadt their usefulness and should
lnot be reelected. The Msbile bin,
in its present form, is against the in
terests of the society and it's repeal
is demanded wherever enacted. An
Investigation of the financial affairs
of the society lis demanded, also a
reasonable .initiatory referendum
and recall in reference to all officers
of the society. The terms Of Office
SHOULD be limited to not exceed two
terms and mo person should be per-
mitted to hold any two offices with
out a vacancy of at least three years.
The work 7of deputies employed to
increase membership should Ebe Tor
that ,purpoee only, and not as agents
to solicit the influence of members
/ for reelection Of present members
tnf 1.-The bead camp. No tamployas or
deputies shall be eligible as dele
gates or alternates lat ANY represen-
,tatipe gathering of the order. "A
loan department is favored which
will loan direct to members of the
society, on first mortgage real estate
Ransions are ,disapproved for any
past officers of the society, and q
greater effort lis .desirsn for enlarg-
ing the finances of the :sanitarium.
Nhe Ray, N. D., Pioneer reports
am account of the meeting of the
Wepdmen at which Mr.. Grant Jor-
dan, eof Nas .Mpines, La, spoke.
Among other things he criticised the
head officers for evading the Dona-
hue hill, a law that was passed by
the Legislature of Illinois providing
for a referendum vote of the order
before they could put the Chicago
rate into effect. The law provides
that certain state officers of Illinois
should act as a eanvassing board to
count the votes, thereby making
fraud impossible. Iuat before time
to call for this vote a friendly suit
was brought before Judge Mckinley
of Chicago, Illinois, and an injunc-
uion obtained restraining the head
officers from holding said election.
the recent election called for and
held through cur official papers
shows that they we're either whipped
into this election proposition by the
large showing made by the fnsurgent
Woodmen, at Springfield. nhaois.
June last, or they were insfncere In
asking for this vote aud are IN fact
acting in violation Of Judge AeKin-
ley's Injunction. The small number
of votes cast for the Chicago rates,
and the few members of the order
voting in this election, shows that
the membership are not in sympathy
with the, acts Of the head officers.
He says that Fl states were largely
represented at the Springfield con-
vention of insurgent Woodmen. and
asks the Wsodmen Of North Dakota
to elect delegates to the county and
state convention that viii elect DEL
esates to the next head camp in ia
vor of the above changes IN our or
der. and in favor Of electing men to
its head onices that will run the at
fairs of our order in the interest OF
Woodcraft instead of Old Line life.
insurance companies.