Members of the Oddfellows in the United States were not pleased to see the ancient rituals changed without their agreement, particularly to satisfy a British Government against which they had fought a war of independence
यशवंतरावांचा ब्रिटिशांशी संघर्ष सुरु असला व एका मागोमाग एक अशा अठरा युद्धांत त्यांना पराजित करत राहिले असले तरी परिवाराकडे त्यांनी दुर्लक्ष केले नाही.