ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-04-11

Sister and Brother Board Members: I
1t gives me great pleasure to present and submit to
report of my activities Legal Counsellor for the period
of time from December 1, 1855, until now.
Upon assumption of my duties Legal Counsellor my
first task to be present at the Joint Supreme Board
Reorganization Meeting in November 1850 at once real
lied the great honor and distinction that was
me by the Convention Delegates.
My report to you will the period Immediately fol-
lowing the Supreme Board Meeting and continuing up until
March 16, 1856
At first and Immediately upon assuming my duties,
asked received to large degree the OF
the Executive Board asked for and received TO large
degree the cooperation of the Departments within the
framework Croaan Fraterna Union of America May
state at this time that do not intend that the Office OF
Legal Counsellor shall be that of Fireman 10 put II
simply it not the function of the Legal Counsellor to put
the fires of litigation out alone but to prevent them II
possible. +"
My first duties concerned with attendance at the
sessions of the Executive Board During these meetings
various administrative problems relating to the lnterpreta
+ons Of laws in the various states interstate succession
d;snosition of claims and distribution of proceeds dis
posed of as quickly and expedousy as possible Many
problems Of the fact that our members
failed to designate benecares unable to give
sufficient evidence of their intent regarding the same In
order to alleviate of the administrative problems
pronised the Executive Board that would endeavor to
write number of articles in the Zaencar relating to the
various legal problems of members, This will DO as
soon time permits. r.: -.@ ...-
One of the most important tasks at hand the hand
ling of number of naturalization problems which arose
throughout Country problem arose by reason OF the
fact that of members were having their nataza
tion proceedings held in allegiance pending the determna-
ton of the of Union This caused concern IN the
large population of Country Believing fully as
do that the charges hurled at the Croaan
Fraternal Union false and malicious, Immediately
took the position that Union needed further assistance
from ton level government officials l. at with the AID
of United States Congressman arranged Tor an appoint
ment with the Assistant Commissioner OF immigration and
Naturalization Washington D. c. In the company OF
Brothers Mandich and Ovcarch went to Washington u
c. and there presented complete statement OF our
problem and the fact that needed immediate attenuon
advised the Assistant Commissioner that we are not nor
aver have heen tainted with any American activities.
We requested that immigration offices throughout the
United States be Immediately alered to the fact we were
promised immediate action. Last week. received commu
nicaon from the Department informing that all offices
have been notified to effect that membership in the Cro-
attain Fraterna Union alone not bar to citizenship FL
forts on nv part further and clearer statement and
solution will not cease .
Fooung the dictates of the Ninth Convention and the
mandate of the Supreme Board Immediately following tne
Convention decided shake the horns OF the bull wnlcn
is the New York License Application. May I summarize
briefly little of history of the license application in the
State of York The first filing and application tor IL
cense in the State of New York made in 1927 We were
soon informed that operating illegally and were
ent and to explain insurance provisions Efforts to
obtain the License again began sometime in 1887 ana tne
officers were again advised that the status OF the SICK
Benefit Department required attention. In March OF
1941 similar application made did not tnd reply TO
that application In 1949 another application was made
along with complete statement of activities by the Off
GERS Union In 1861 the application was denied Tor
the that it would best promote the interest OF the
people the State of New York Another application was
again 1854 There has been action taken on that
application yet. -E
the records available to it seemed significant
that the matter referred exclusively to the Legal Coun
selor only in March of 1854
May submit herewith quotation from letter OF one
Of our former Associate Counsel in another State
1T seems to that the primary difficulty with
the Union always been that it determines for itself
what should be done without regard to the advice OF
counsel This is policy that can only cause irritation
and create endless additional hardships". ~
While attending sessions of the New York State Con
eress with Brothers Mandch and Ovcarch arranged fol
meetings with Associate Counsel in New York City
found our Associate Counsel to be extremely competent
perenced and capable In conjunction with them we ar
ranged hearing before the Deputy Commissioner Of
Insurance of the State of New York on March H. 1856
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