New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-17
LoSpoN. Friday. June D. 1888

LONDON, Friday June q, 1850.
Mesrs greeley q heEbahs
GEsTLEMEs-I was accidentally obliged to break
of my last letter before aIluding to topic with
which | will commence today | have read 10 q
correspondence addressed to The Nev. York 7Jib-
une by Mr.. CHARLES LAsE, that the writer differ
ed with me 10 opinion concerning the Industrial
Associations organized at London, and on the me-.
cessty Of giving to the sound ideas which are scat
tered in the different Socialist theories, the only
moral sanction, and the only point Of support,
which an'render them eflicacious. | mean, the
connecting them with Christianity. Mr.. Lane
fears that the ministers OF the Church, and the
faithful Christians who interested in this work.
cherish secret purpose OF spiritual domination.
am very far from being offended by this contra
diction to the opinions which have expressed on
the subject. Nothing seems TO me more useful 10
journal, which ought to furnish the public with
impartial opinions, properly regulated than TO have
variety Of views TO present 10 its readers. / re.
gard this as Of the greatest advantages Of the
correspondence which English aud American jour
nalism 30 well understands, and which French
journalism does not understand at all. Bat you
will permit me, hope, tolay before you the facts as
they are, Is have seen them developed, ss ] can
indeed verify them every day.
The truth is, that those VINO furnished the capt.
tai for the establishment OF the hrst Assooiations'
have acted above all as Christians, because 10 tfath
they believe in practical Socialism, Iney oeney
ed they had a duty TO perform Bat aithousn In
their hearts they attach much greater importance
10 the salvation Of the soul than TO being we'll oil IN
tbis world. although they much prefer Association
by the Church of Christ and Is true spirit with all
the genuine and serious consequences OF Chrlstian-
ity, 70 the purely materialstc Association Of work
s6ops for production and Of different centers Of con-
sum ption, they have imposed no kind Of religious
condition the formation Of the societies 10 which
they have furnished capital. Indeed they have
scarcely announced, except IN the Tracts, which
they have Published, the sentiments which animate
them No effort Of direct propagandism has been
attempted. II il thought by my friends that ex-
ample is the beat Of propsgandists, and that what
they are doing from sense OF duty, and 10 satisfy
their own cobscences In serving God, has no need
of being translated before the word. They leave 70
the civil contracts the formulas, gfve that yor
may do Ais or 1 gee that g0u may gi0e some
thing back
AS to the civil contract, there is an actual one
bety cen the Associations and what We call tho
Council Of Promoters. The money furnished 10 the
Associatiors ID lent 20 them at four per cent On
y this capital 10 given by the Promoters not 10 any
one Association in particular, bat 70 the work Of
Afsociations Ia genera, 80 tnat AL the sums that
are reimbursed are Immediately devoted 10 tie for.
nation Of new Associations. As long a. any As
ISOLATION 10 debtor, il is subjected 10 q certain I'm
apcial surveillance on the part OF the Promoters,
but this surveillance has no other character than
thar Of friendly control, il has no other obiec.
than TO facilitate TO the Associations the means of
obtaining and TO the Promoters the means Of end
ing TO them with entire safety, such SUNS a. are
Necessary to carry their operations iato effect
This whs. has taken place Ia all the Associations
hitherto 'o-m-d. AZ soon as any Associsri1H re-
imburses the sums advanced by the Promoters IL
becomes entirely free 20 detscb Itself entirely alto