Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
PERPETUATE The
ORIGINAL PLANS
OF The SOCIETY
Woodmen Insurgents Declare in
Resolutions For Low Rate
Assessment Basis.
HOLD OFFICERS DISLoYAL
Critielse Business Management ana
Question Sincerity in Dropping
the Rate Fight

The resolutions Of the woodmen in
surgents adopted yesterday afternoon
follow:
Resolved. by the delegates to the
Illinois state camp of Modern Wood
men of America. in Rock Island as
sembled, that the following declara-
ton OF principles concerning the al
fairs OF the Modern Woodmen OF
America. be and the same is hereby
adopted by said delegates:
We believe in fraternal insurance
and believe that the plan under which
the Modern WoOdmen of America was
organized should be perpetuated and
the insurance OF the loyal members
new the old-time growth of the society
be preserved TO them and their bene-
ficiaries.
To this end. we favor the repeal of
all rate bylaws adopted by the head
camp at its session in Chicago in jan
uary. 1912.
We favor the readOptiOn of the rate
bylaws repealed by that n, d camp
We favor an amendment to the arti-
cles of association providing that no
change of the articles Of association
shall be made except upon vote OF
two-thirds of the members of the head
camp voting in favor thereof on roll
call of the delegates, and no amend
ment to the articles OF association or
bylaws made after June. 1914, affect
ing the rates of assessment shall be
effective unless and until the same
shall have been submitted to a vote of
the members and approved by a ma
jority OF the members voting thereon
We favor a provision for the restor-
alton 10 the society on equitable terms
consistent with the rights of all men,
bers who have lapsed their member
ship through fear of the unjustifiable
high rates sought to be imposed upon
them by the action of the Chicago !
head camp.
We favor an open economical ad- |
ministration of the affairs of the So /
ciety with such regard to the inter |
ests of the members as shall restore /
the society to the confidence of its |
members and not only cause the re-
turn OF such lapsed members but re-
new the old time growth of the society 4
by the annual addition of thousands to 4
its membership.
Officers Called DisloyaI.
lt OultGAS VI llAS SDGltlE are It's
trustees to do the bidding of its mem
bers and to sustain and carry out the
purposes Of the society and its con-
tracts with its members and We de-
nounce as unwise, unwarranted and
disloyal to the trust reposed in them
the acts OF the officers of this society
in attempting to cOerce the delegates
in the Chicago head camp to adopt the /
high rates. and in refusing to submit
the matter to a vote of the members,
and their subsequent persistent efforts
TO force those rates upon the members
Aside from adherence to the laws of
the society with respect to its benefit
funds, We demand an economical use
Of all funds of the society.
We denouIce as unwise. unwarrant-
ed and disloyal 10 the interests of the
the extravagant expenditure
0f the funds Of the society IN the en-
1loyment of special attorneys, agents,
ecturers. inspectors and newspaper i.
publications for the purpose of fore
ng upon the members the high rates !.
md destroying the present contracts
If the members.
We demand a reasonable and bust )
less-like management OF the affairs q,
md funds of the Society and we de-
lounce as unbusiness-Iike and extrav-