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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
Philadelphia "

NELEGATES to the Croatian Fraternal
- Unions 9th National Quadrennial Con-
vention at Philadelphia this month may be
asked, in one form or another, to open the
doors of the Society to membership appli-
cants of virtually every descent.
This is one of those sO-called "hot po-
tato" questions which have already been
aired on the pages of the Ia jednicar and
passed on by Delegates attending pre-
Convention briefing sessions.
We know of two such sessions during
which the Delegates present voted against
accepting non-Slavs as members of the So
ciety: = One held August in Cleveland,
Ohio, the other August 21 in Conway, Pa.
There may be other such instances which
have gone unreported to our desk.
4
Not blessed with the wisdom of a Sol
ONION, we cannot foresee the rising or fall
ing membership tides of the Society five
years hence, let alone 10 years from now.
But we do know that there are no less
than 10 million people in America who can
boast they are of Slavic descent - 10 mil
lion men, women and children who can be-
come members of the Croatian Fraternal
Union without a single change in the word
ing of its present Bylaws.
These 10 million people belong to one
of twelve Q2) Slav groups in the United
States: Bulgarians; Byelo, or White,
Russians; Carpatho Russians; Croatians;
Czechs; Macedonians; Poles; Russians;
Serbs, Slovaks Slovenes and Ukrainians.
We repeat: - These 10 million people
can become members of the Croatian Fra
ternal Union overnight if they so desire!
Why then, become involved in any ar
guments calling for the acceptance of nom
Slavs as members when the Society's re-
cruiting potential remains immense?
Why reach for the moon when what you
need keeps staring you in your face?
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
AS 1t Shall Be

ME- know not what awaits us personally
w. during the course of the Societys ra
pidly approaching 9th National Quadren-
NAL Convention That remains to be seen.
We may be reelected to our present
position Then again we may not.
We may not run for reelection. Nor
seek any other level i'm the Croatian Fra
ternal Unions administrative echelons.
We will cross this bridge in our life at the
proper time and then only with the
good of our family uppermost in mind.
That is as it always should be. That is
as it shall be in our own case.
X X
In the meantime, we will do everything
in our power to keep these pages free of
pref Convention pettiness shut to those with
personal axes to grind.
Nor have we any intentions whatsoever
of disturbing the differences of opinion"
currently existing among Home Office and
other leaders of the Society. They are not
of our making and beyond our power to
settle. Which, to us, is pity.
Further, we will continue to remain on
friendly terms with all who would have us
do So be they our fellow Officials or Dele
gates to the Convention.
If we must, we will turn our cheek
seven times seven times seven rather
than make an enemy for no good reason
at all in the heat of fight which may
start without honest rhyme or reason.
If we must, we will swallow thousand
insults to avoid hurting one in return -
swallow our pride before being a party to
anything which might harm our Society.
Win, lose or draw, run for office or don't
run, we must live with ourself after the
passing into history of the 9th Quadrennial
Convention. We pray that we may do so
in peace in the years ahead.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
Lest We Forget

FRIDAY, September 2, 1855, will mark
sixty-one years since the birth of to-
days Croatian Fraternal Union of America,
the worlds greatest such order
Originally christened the "Hrvatska
Zajednica," the Society back in 1894
boasted of some 600 members and all Of
1892 in assets - hardly an indication
of things to come.
Today, as we all know, the Croatian
Fraternal Union Of America is a vast multi
million dollar organization, one with very
promising future ahead of it.
X
1t is to be regretted that so many of
our fellow members know so little about
their Society; that so few recommend it to
those eligible to join its huge ranks.
This is particularly true of our young
er American and Canadian men and wo-
men, a generation which is mot doing
right by the memory of those IA men
who met in Ma jjak Hall, Allegheny, Pa,
on Sunday, September 2, 1894, to found
the Croatian Fraternal Union of today.
True, those pioneers have long since de-
parted this vale Of tears. But must they and
the organization they founded be forgotten
in the mad rush of life?
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31

Board member Bujan
brings out the situation of
our people in different in
surance organizations, aud
motions that the establish
ment of a National Gro
atian Society Junior Order
be accepted.
Motion was seconded by
Delegates Tomac, Dubravac,
Cindric, Vrbos and others.
The motion was then put to a
vote and they unanimously
voted in favor of organizing a
Junior Order. Thus came the
founding of the Junior Order.
About September IL!
After celebrating the 60th
Anniversary of the founding
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union in September of 1854,
the eight CFU Lodges of So.
Chicago decided to celebrate
the 10th Anniversary of the
Junior Order and honor it's
pioneers, the late Joseph Ma
rohnic and others.
According to the distri-
button and sale of admis-
sion tickets, we have every
reason to believe that the
Croatian Home will be fill
ed to capacity by our CFU
members and friends on
Sunday, September 18th,
1855, when we will stage
the 10th Anniversary Gel
ebratiOn.
Doors will open at 2 PM
and the program will begin
promptly at 800 PM.
Josip Vucich, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31

homeland had so multiplied
that even the smallest colo
nies housed a great number of
young people.
He went on to say that
Croatian schools were be-
ing built in America, and
that they taught the Gro
attain language along with
the regular subjects taught
in public schools. In this
way the younger genera
ton had been prevented
from straying very far
from the Croatian customs
and mother tongue.
Bro. Marohnic, at that Con-
vention, described the need
and value of the Junior Or
der and suggested that the
Convention plant the seed
which would develop into the
Junior Order.
How History Was Made
At the 18th meeting of said
Convention, a debate was car
ried on for which the minutes
read as follows:
Delegate B e s tic motions
that before the committee,
which this Convention has en-
trusted with studying of the
foundation of the new Junior
Order Bylaws, begins it's
task, we mainly conclude whe-
ther the organizing of a Jun
ior Order is accepted or not.
He moves that the motion
of the Supreme Board be a.
dopted. Motion was seconded
by Delegates Vuk, Grshovich,
Cello and others.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
PROCLAMATION
AMERICAN N-CANADIAN FRATERNALISTS

Sister and Brother Delegates:
The 9th National Quadrennial Convention of the,
Croatian Fraterna Union will be held this month (Sep-
tember) in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The entire membership of the Croatan Fraternal
Union together with people in general throughout
the United States and Canada, will watch and weigh
with interest and the work of all Delegates, men
and entrusted with securing the future of the
largest and greatest Croatan organization in the world
We deem our duty at this time to before our
fellow Convention Delegates with thoughts regard
ing the work be done during the 9th Convention and
the basis which it ought to be accompshed - That
the Croatian Fraterna Union remain true to the prnc
pies of it's Founding Fathers that satisfy it's present
needs for future expansion that it faithfully and honor
ably uphold the good and national reputation OF
Croatian people in America and Canada
Regarding the work to be done at the 9th Conven-
ton propose that it be carried out with the following
thoughts uppermost in mind:
II The Croatian Fraternal Union is and must con-
tinue to be brotherly organization of American and
Canadian Croatians founded on national and dem
ocratic basis and in keeping with the finest principles
and concepts of the United States and Canada
y Delegates at the Convention must carry out the
duties entrusted them in faithful and honorable
and in keeping with the principles of brotherhood
which the foundation of the Croatian Fraternal
Union ITSELF Above ALL every Delegate must refrain
from entering into any acts deeds which might harm
the reputation of the Croatian Fraterna Union in par
tcular and people in general 1t is the duty of the
Delegates at this Convention to return to the American
and Canadian public the honorable reputation which
rghtfuly belongs to the Croatan Fraterna Union and
correct those earlier mistakes and blunders which put
the Society in a wrong light.
81 1t is no less duty by decisions at this
Convention to plot the most favorable future for
the Society," to continue it's numerical spread and
sary progress to emphasize the necessity of constantly
enrolling MEMBERS to safeguard it's high financial
10 pof
Croatian culture and to dignity honorable past and
Croatian
We invite all Delegates who agree in principle with
in these matters to work and cooperate with for
the welfare of the Croatian Fraternal Union
and it's American and Canadian membership.
Long live the Croatian Fraternal Union
Long live the Delegates to the Socetys 9th Quad
rennial Convention!
Long live Croatian people!
Long live the United States and Canada!
Pittsburgh, Pa. - Schumacher Ont, Canada
August 1855
For The American Canadian Fraternalists
Bartol Matesic John krznarich
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
Labor Day

THE power and strength of the American
working class on this Labor Day of 1855
is, in a sense, awe inspiring.
Although there is no official check on
the membership claims of the various
groups, by either government bureau or
the parent labor bodies themselves, most
authorities on the subject put American
union membership at better than II million
well organized men and women
The American Federation of Labor
(AFL) remains dominant with Ill ma
tiOnal unions and an estimated 8.5 million
members. The Congress of Industrial
Organizations (CIO), with 35 national
unions, claims 6.5 million affliates. Some
2.5 million workers are organized in indie
pendent unions of long standing.
In addition, there are approximately
million members associated with the Ma
tons company or quasi-independent unions.
X
The first major national labor organiza-
ton appeared on the scene in 1869 and was
known as the knights of Labor. Its peak
strength was 100000 members.
ership of Samuel Gompers in 1885, eight
years before the founding in 1894 of the
Croatian Fraternal Union of America,
marked the beginning of a permanent
national labor movement in the U. S.
The birth of the AFL also marked the
dawn of an era rife with public and govern
ment antagonism toward organized labor -
;ol, bn I,oloN -Goo
contract and the labor Injunction
But better days were ahead for labor:
The CLAYTON Antitrust Law of 1914; the
Norris-La Guardia Law Of 1882; the Ma
tional Industrial Recovery Act of 1888; and
the Wagner Act of 1885. Each of these sta
tutes added to the dignity and the security
of the average working man.
70 In 1885, open warfare arose in the ranks
of the AFL over the long burning issue of
craft versus industrial unionism
Leaders of the industrial unions in the
, AFL at the time battled for great ma
tional organizing drive and chartering of
such groups in the mass-production indus
tries The craft union leaders, who ruled
the AFL, stood pat and opposed acceptance
of the radical proposal.
Finally in 1888 leaders of powerful
AFL unions, headed by John l.. Lewis,
stablished a rival order set up on indus
trial lines - the Congress Of Industrial
Organizations.
What has since happened to the work
ing man is more or less recent history and
includes the winning of varied fringe bene-
fits, paid holidays, health, welfare and pen
sion plans, vacations, sick leaves, merit
rating systems, job evaluations, and, now,
guaranteed annual wage.
Nor is the end in sight. Not if America S
unions continue their fight for what is tru-
ly due those who man its mines, mills and
industries and contribute to the economic
welfare of all of us.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31

Ihls challenge is shown IN
many ways, military, economic, Nationalist
idea and it has been we'll said that you
cannot shoot an idea" Therefore, we must
meet the challenge of Communism with the
counter challenge of ideas - ideals of free
dom, democracy and the dignity of the
individual - by education in our way of
life. - Walter Crosby Eells
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31

LAST AND BEST The Croatian Republic Club and Gro
attain Womens Club Picnic Sunday September IL, at the
Croatan Recreation Center 1925 South Budong Los An
geles, Calf, will be the last outing of the And to
make the best of the year. the committee has gone all
to provide afternoon of par
Among the many. many artists scheduled to perform that
gala day the Tomane Bros of Fontana the answer to
dancers dream They'll be the beam from 4:OO TO oOO
PM Other program details elsewhere in this issue.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
But for the Grace of God
By v. l. Mandich, Supreme President

Pittsburgh Pa. - The northeastern sections of the
United States have twice in the past two weeks been
ashed by hurricaneforce winds, torrental rains and
sudden floods causing heavy material losses and death
to hundreds of people, mostly women and children
In the early hours of August 18th, the second such
storm descended upon the shores of North Carolina,
sweeping its way across Virginia, Maryland and Penn
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
Convention City
American Shrine
Philadelphia Is
Famed In History

Philadelphia, Pa. - Dele
gates to the 9th National
Quadrennial Convention of
the Croatian Fraternal Union
of America, which will con-
vene here Monday morning,
September 10, 1866, will find
Philadelphia to be a great and
hospitable city.
During their stay here, it
is suggested that the Dele
gates visit, if at all possible,
one or more of the following
institutions which have made
Philadelphia famous through
out the civilized world:
Independence Hall, th e
most historic spot in Amer
lea, is on Chestnut st. be-
tween 5th and 9Th. Here were
signed the Declaration of In
! dependence and the United
States Constitution. The fa-
NOUS old Liberty Bell and an
important historical collec-
tion of portraits and relics
may be seen. An information
Center is located in the West
Wing. Open every day, 9 am.
to 5 pm. Free. Take Market
Frankford Subway-Elevated,
Bus D weekdays only,
Route 9, 13, AZ, so, or any
eastbound car on Market st.
Congress Hall adjoins In
dependence Hall at 9Th and
Chestnut. This old building
housed the Senate and House
of Representatives from 1870
to 1900. Here Washington
was inaugurated for his Sec
ond term. Valuable historic
relics may be seen. Open
every day, 9 am. to S pm.
Free.
Carpenters Hall is ap-
preached by a narrow court
from Chestnut st. between
Bird and 4th. This hall of the
Carpenters Company It h e
first carpenters guild in the
United States) was being
completed when the First
IContinental Congress used it
for their deliberations in 1774.
1t contains many historic re-
lies of this and later periods.
Open daily except Sundays
and holidays, 9 am. to 4 pm.
l,Admission free. Take Market
Frankford Subway-Elevated,
Route 5, 9, 13, AZ, so or any
eastbound car on Market st.
! Christ Church, on End St.
above Market, was founded in
1895, and the present build
ing dates from 1927. Wash
ington, Franklin, Morris and
other patriots worshipped
here. The church is open daily
and Sunday from 8 am. to 5
pm. Go am. to 6 pm, DST)
Seven signers of the Declara-
ton of independence are
buried in tn e adjoining
churchyard and in the bury
ing ground at 5th and Arch
SITS. The grave of Benjamin
and Deborah Franklin may be
seen through a grating in
the brick wall at 5th and
lArch. Take any eastbound
car on Arch or Market st.
The Betsy Ross Home is at
239 Arch st. Here Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Ross, at the request of
Washington and the Contin-
entail Congress, made the first
American flag in 1777. The
house is open daily and Sun
day, 10 am. to 4:30 pm. Ad-
mission free. Take Route S,
33, 49,. so or any eastbound
car on Market st.
The Philadelphia Museum
of Art stands at the head of
the Parkway at 26th st. Per-
manent collections include the
McFadden and William L. and
George M. Elkins collections
of paintings; English, Amer
lean. French and Italian per-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
The Last Word

IT'S MY LIFE, lived it, loved it, cri-
tlcism be damned, -- Cynicus
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
In Passing

Without question, Com
munism in theory, and es-
pecially in practice, is a
challenge to the free world.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31

sylVania, with cIOudbursts over portions
of Pennsylvania, New York, Massachu-
setts and Connecticut, flooding cities
and virtually destroying towns and
villages.
A week after the disaster, as this is
heinz written the fate of over fifty
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31
South Chicago Lodges To Pay Tribute
September II To Late Joseph Marohnic
Great Fraternal Leader Of Yesteryear
ForesaW Need In 1915 Of Junior Order

So Chicago, Ill. - Forty years ago. in September of
1915 Joseph Marohnc President of the National Croatan
Society that time his message to the Delegates of the
18th Convention expressed the Societys need of Junior
Order.
The late bro Marohnc explained to the Delegates that
in the last 10 years Croaan families here in the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-11-26

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 14.-Geor-
gia faces a possible loss of about
SO million if forced to abondon its
public parks system to avoid COM
plying with the Supreme Courts
segregation decision.
This was indicated Wednesday
by Attorney General Eugene Cook,
who said many of the state parks
are held on "reversionary clauses
under which all property returns
to the seller if the state stops using
the land as a park"
The Attorney General said that
the Federal Government holds some
Of the contracts and these specif-
ically prohibit abandonment of
these grounds as parks.
Federal Control
In other words, he said, even if
Georgia abandons the parks to
avoid indignation, these parks may
remain open under Federal aus
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-11-26

Flavorful ham chowder made
with instant nonfat dry milk is a
real stick to- the-ribs mealtime
suggestion and one that is so
good it positively calls for sec
onds. And once homemakers try
instant nonfat dry milk, they call
for it again and again for it pro-
vides high nutrition at low cost.
Instant nonfat dry milk is rich
in protein, calcium and ribofavin,
the important nutrients of regular
top-quality pasteurized milk,
needed for good health. Only the
fat and water are removed. Yet
instant nonfat dry milk ia 80 in
expensive. A family-size package
makes IL quarts three gallons)
of nonfat milk for as little as
seven cents a quart. 1t comes in
two other sizes also-a one-pound
package which makes FIVE quarts
and pre-measured package with
three individual envelopes, each
making one quart of nonfat milk.
Instant nonfat dry milk mixes
Immediately, even in ice water.
just takes a jiffy to have nonfat
milk for drinking, baking or for
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-11-26
Jersey Standard
Plans Outlay OF
$l.2 Billion

New York-Standard Oil Co.
New Jersey has announced a
record capital expenditure outlay
of SIP billion for 1866.
Of this total, ST. billion repre-
sents planned capital investments
and expenditures in the search for
oil by operating companies affili-
ated with Jersey Standard. The
remainder represents Jerseys
share of expenditures by firms in
which it has a one-half interest
or less.
Eugene Holman, president, stat
ed the huge outlay as deemed nee
essary to meet anticipated con-
sumer demands" and will be some
20 per cent over similar expendi-
lures for 1866.
Expenditures for 1866 will be
divided as follows: about one-half
in the search for oil and Families
for its production; about one
fourth for refining; and the re-
mainder for marketing and trans
portation.
world wide use of petroleum
products is growing rapidly as
more and more countries progress
toward higher standards of living
through greater industrialization,
modernization of farming, expand
ed transportation and increased
employment of energy generally"
Holman stated. "We are convinced
that use of energy from oil will
continue to rise in the years
ahead.
."Since the end of World War II,
free world demand for petroleum
products has approximately dou-
bled. In 1856, it is estimated, de-
mand in the free world will rise
something over S per cent above
the 1866 level. Many countries of
Europe and Latin America are
showing particularly sharp year
to-year gains. We expect free
world demand, exclusive of the
United States, to rise some z per
cent next year. In the United
States, petroleum requirements
will increase about 4 per cent"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-11-26
Union Of South Africa Quits United
Nations Because Of Race Issue

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Nov.
IA - The Union of South Africa
followed Frances footsteps We'd
nesday and walked out of the
United Nations Assembly over the
African racial dispute.
Union Delegate w. C. Du Plesis
announced his governments with
drawal from the current tenth ses-
sion after the special political COM
mittee voted 33 to 7 to continue a
L. N. probe into South Africa's
racial segregation policies.
Du Ulessis told the stunned COM
mittee that South Africa consider
ed the vote fragrant" interference
with the country's internal affairs.
He singled out India and Paki-
stan, movers of the racial item,
for strong criticisms, accusing the
Indians in particular of waging
vendetta" against South Africa.
France walked out of the AS
sembly on Sept. 80 after it de-
cided by one vote to debate the
Algerian question.
One-Session Walk-Out
South African sources said the
walk-out was for the current tenth
session only and indicated the I'm
ion Government was not quitting
the world organization for good.
South Africa walked out of the
special political committee on Oct.
"a, when it began debate on the
item, dealing with the racial seq
regation, which has been discussed
at previous Assembly sessions.
Du Plesis at that time said he
would return to the committee it
voted on the item. He boycotted
the group but South African dele
gates continued to participate in
other Assembly committees.
The African representative re-
turned to the committee Wednes-
day morning to vote against a IT.
power proposal to continue the
special U. N. commission on the
racial problem.
U. S. Abstains
He announced his governments
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-11-26

Dallas - A new peak level of
rotary drilling activity has been
reached in the United States and
Canada for 1866.
Hughes Tool Co. counted 3048
active units in the two countries
during the week ended November
IA. The count, submitted to Amer
lean Association of Oilwell Drilling
Contractors, represents a gain Of
"a units over the previous high
for the year which was reported for
the preceding week. A month ago
total of 2979 units were busy
while only 2759 we're active for the
comparable week of 1854.
West Texas and New Mexico were
responsible for most of the increase
with "a additional units in opera
ton. Kansas saw five additional
rigs in operation while the areas
of the Pacific Coast, Oklahoma and