The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-28
BOLTER

In answer to your front page
Misunderstanding to Funk and
wagnaIl's Dictionary, 'BoIter'
means, to REPUDIATE a PARTY
or MEASURE
We repudiated the unbrotherly
and shameful doings of the SUI
preme Body of the so-calIed
Caballero de la Luz, that radicat-
ed in Ybor City, Fla
We did not, and viii not, abide
by their incorrect, drastic, filthy
proceedings, because we feel for
our hometown brothers and city.
We did not tolerate the squan-
dering of our moneys in things
that did not benefit the Order or
its members If, for taking sides
with the immense majority that
was not treated properly, we are
boilers, then we are glad to be
such. The Supreme Body sus-
pended five of our most reputable
citizens because they did not
agree with the clique's doings.
We protested against such dras.
tic measures If for protesting, W
are boilers, then we are glad Il
be such The Supreme Body, fivs
of them, without consulting tn
Grand Lodge, without consulting
the Lodges, without calling a cor.
vention-in other words, behind
our backs, or under cover of the
night-amended the articles of
incorporation to suit their filthy
purposes so they could do as they
pleased.
If, for protesting against such
proceedings, we are @bolters"
then we are glad to be such. We
have $50 members in. Key West
alone; among them a big number
Of Americans-boys Of our COM
munity. lawyers, judges. doctors
and business people.
The other side claims a fic-
titious Lodge with seventeen Q7)
members. Nine of them reside in
Key West, the other eight are
from Tampa and Miami.
Among the seventeen, as q
leader here, is Manuel Domenech,
chief advocator to take away the
Order from Key West where the
Grand Lodges were founded, for
getting that for years he has had
shelter in this city-even drawing
nice salaries from the American
government without being a citi-
zen of this country.
The other one worth mention
ing, is Mr.. Nicacio Garcia, Key
West Electric Company employee.
an advocator of sending away our
Hometown money and principal
instrument in turning over "our'
building to his Tampa friends at
Ybor City. Fla
The MART Lodge. in existence
in this city for over fifty years, a
lodge that all Key westers adj
rnire and respect and praise for
its charitable providings, is the
Mother Lodge to all the lodges in
Cuba and Tampa. From this
lodge, Mr.. Domenech and Mr..
Garcia 'sbolted", and we are glad
they did.
The building all Key West
knows was built by our Key West
members. Cubans and Americans,
The bonds that we sold, we are
glad to say, and thank the good
Lord. are ALL paid for. We do
not owe a single penny to any
firm or individual IN Key West O
outside.
The said building i being takeFI
away frsm ms in a Court Case ii
the city 81 Miami We would
much rather pun sdowns the cur
tain on this matter, as il viii
cause some to read the word
SHANE on themselves.
We are now named CabaIleros
de MART, with the approval Of the
$50 members here and with the
approval Of the Miami and Tampa
lodges We have the approval of
ALL the Cuban lodges. We have
the approval Of all the different
organizations and have the SYM
patty of the public-at-large. We
are now happy. contented and
working at the Masonic Temple,
where we are not bothered any
longer BY the @leeches-. We are
glad TO be alone IN our city with
out the interference Of outsiders
whose only aim was their own
personal selves.
Boilers" or not. we do not care
20 be IN company with people
that do not understand the prin-
eiple Of Brofherhood-people who
took an oath before the Bible.
and before God. never 10 take to
the courts. the matters that should
have been thrashed out within the
Institution; thereby breaking their
cath. not once. but many times
Bolfers- OF not bolters. We
would rather be alone-than with
such so-caIled brothers
MARTI LODGE
SACO CARRASCO LODGE
SAcERDOTTSAS DEL HoGAR
LODGE