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I-IE19xZElJA1?TE?E> XI. :.
April 16, 190-1.
To the 01?? cers and J1! embers of the V. 0.:
Bno'rn1-ms :
This is probably the last circular we shall be privileged to issue, and we want at
the outset to thank you most heartily for the patriotic and united support you have
given us as your Executive during the period of our service.
Des; 'te circumstances that threatened two years ago serious, if not fatal, difii- ‘
culties and that jeopardized the very existence of the Organization, it has been signally
triumphant and is to-day more compact, more aggressive, better disciplined and more ,
thoroughly alive to its true purposes than at any time during many years. .
There is very much to be done and that must. be done in the near future. The
work will require the best thought of the best men in our movement, and hence we
now direct that you proceed at once to hold elections for delegates to a Convention as
provided by therConstitution, selecting tried and able men to discharge most importan ,7
< ulies. ' -
Your attention is specially called to Sections 1 and 2, Article V, of the Consti‘
. tution. Section 1 says : ’
1 i 1 Each Camp having twenty members or more in good standing is entitled toa delegate;
provided, however, that said Camp has been organized or reorganized at least six months
prior to the date of the Convention and has paid the regular percentage and sent term
reports every term to the D. . .
Section 2 says:
A member to be eligible for delegate or alternate must have been in good standing for
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member can be a delegate from any Camp except the one of which he is a member.
D’s that are not in good standing should put themselves right at once. No
delegate will receive notice of the time and place of the Convention unless the term
report of his D ‘for the term ending April 30 reaches the b‘ccretary’s ollice not later
than June 1, and unless the amount of the Special Call has also been received.
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3“ Upon the election of delegates S. G.’s will notify the Secretary of the D. A. by
' 1% 2 properly filling the blanks which will be sent in a few days, so that due notice of time
at ' and place of Convention may be given, in such way as the D. A. deems best to ensure
that they cannot be known except to those you have selected and who are going to ac ..
Under the Constitution adopted in 1902 D. ().’s are not entitled to seats unless
elected as delegates.
e expect that you will, in every way possible, improve conditions before the
M Convention and give to your delegates such suggestions for our work as you consider
helpful and necessary.
VVe all know in a general way what is going on in the Far East. This Organi-
zation within a month has demonstrated its power. There was unquestionably a strong
current of American public opinion setting in favor of Japanean opinion nearly alto-
gethcr created by the English inilucnce in this country and intended to lay the foundas
tion for approval of action that would promote English influences in the Far East at
the expense of the best and truest American interests.
This is the explanation of the feeling, skilfully fanned into a flame, against
iussia, the ancient and tested friend of this country. The great meetings of this
Organization held in February and March in nearly all the large cities and many of the
smaller ones, at which speeches were made and resolutions adopted vigorously denying
that the people of the United States stood with Japan and against Russia and denounc.
ing the pro<English attitude of the Secretary of State, resulted almost innnediatelyiu the
second declaration by our Presitlent commanding, and advising where he had not the r
power to command, observance, in fact as well as in form, of the original proclamation
of neutrality. The changed tone of the press that was hostile and of public opinion
generally is also the direct result of the work of this Organization.
This shows what concerted action can accomplish in matters of international
importance. More on this question cannot be said in a circular,
'cers and members are expected to see that the arrangements for the election
of delegates, the notification of their election to the Secretary and the prompt for-
offtlietlikpril ternrreports are carried out strictly in accordance with the l’:";‘
and alternates mliest l)E0s stcnglm . Onhcatlo“ of the B liege".-110:0 H
hereafter to (1-11 DES Cnmelgld ti!’ tee 5‘ retztry on the blanks wlnc tub mlcd out in ..
presentation, and these blanks must 0
"Very ‘l9mll- Every letter sent to the D. A. on this matter should have the return
address of the sender on the envelo pe.
I). of l). A.
E. of I). A.
F. of I
N. B.-S. (L's are hereby instructed to read this circular at two successive
meetings of their respective D's beginning with the first meeting after its receipt.
and will then destroy it in the presence of the meeting.
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