New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-17


| of-woot anu drawer-of-wa.er creed. Is % he an
| uioplan initel But fac, Is the backbone OF
| logic To look 10 It M the Developments which
| are making IN Association N Paris. which are
| perhaps utterly unknown ia the readers Of the
Constitutional or the journal - Dcbsis or their
parallels ou your side Of the water-but are
nevertheless true Let me. III eXempllhcaiIOn
Of The progress OF the new gospel. give YOU the
following opinions and experience OF an observer
4 ParlSian gentleman, Emile Jay
This paper is not study 1t is the recital
Of little tourney IA the City OF Paris. Two
Catholic friends OF mine proposed a journey o.
the kind and accepted It. was no, without
prejudice had figured associations as COM
posed OF long boards and peaked hats, OF ierce
and menaclng airs, OF rude manners, and OF a
dangerous political proselytsm for the visitor.
went and saw have not been eaten ".
heard word OF politics | am iOTcei TO say
that wish to many men IN society the fine ana
intelligent phySi0gnOmy, the gracious courtesy
anu the careful bearing OF the members OF these
associations. Nothing ferOclouS let visitors
be easy, their company Is desired. and they viii
be amiably received with smile II the hand
he extended. It Viii not be rudely grasped they
will be cordial, complalSant atiable Net an
impatient word viii be heard nothing lll-hu-
mored. whether the questions put art the most
important or the most absurd. .N0RsieiT Will ne
SAID IN the salons their polgnoSs Is perfect.
as Is everything that comes from the heart. We
enter We hnd workshops clean and vast, we'll
lighted and aired. Peace and good feeling reign.
| and labor IS active. Every one, quickly work
| ing, cares iondly tor his piece-work. The fore
man elected, receives you, and does the honorS OF
| the saoon-that Is TO say of the workshops o.
| the association You inter0gate him. You are
| struck with his amenlty and good SensenSe The
| foreman (geraEt) Is almost always remarkable
man They say NJ Theirs. wishing 10 have
ami nj ~ -
| stupIted) The accountbOoks are open 10 all
| No detail or yerltcatlon Is dcnleG-lt Is even
| CHALLENGED These books are regularly kept
| \ en- regard curlouSly these accounts made by
workmen Inquire respecting the commence
| ment OF the ASSOCIATION II Will be todyou with
| simplcity-perhaps history admirable for
| the energy and devotion exhibited -Four began.
! with capital of two francs. Heaven proSpercd
! them Last year, 30 IN number, their business
| rose 10 10000 francs. They now count 10
| Other have begun with POO francs. They took
| for their gerant little master (patron)-he ran
| of with the strong box. With the and OF friends
| they Scraped together COO francs ana began over
| again. second pnfyOn-gcT0Hf robbed them. Not
| discouraged they chose 4 gpranl from among
themselves Now the atelier produces over
| 100000 francs. &c. &c.
Only some Associations have received All from
! the Assembly Ask the details on their mode of
|
their efforts the salary Is proportional, not
equal Consequently the profits are pro rata.
| AS soon as an Association prospcrS, II opens us
| ranks 10 other workmen. No other test but mo-
! raity and ability Is asked. As social capital is
| needed the workman will be contented with his
wages, almost always greater than those gwen
| by masters. and Will not touch the prohtS
UP TO the time that he has contributed his quota
| to the common stock The tratemal relations oi
| the Association are not confined 20 It's internal
| affairs they extend beyond these the AssocIa-
| tons succOr one another mutually they consume
of choice their reciprocal productions. In some.
| II Is the Society itself which becomes debtor Tor
| the material Afforded to one OF Its members by
another Association the gerant answering for
| all. What fraternity what loyalty, what Secu-
| rty Infancy, so loved OF Christ and com
mendod by the Evangelist the apprentice Is the
| object OF particular affection. Never Is he ex-
| posed 90 obscene conversation or improper sights.
! He Is not pundered (Explolte) In place OF
| demanding from him a fee, the Association makes
| HIM work near father and assures him pro-
! portion according to his efforts part OF his
| earnings are held back, III order to assure the
Young man later military substitute. THIS
costs ordinarily 800 francs, more or less-So
much for the Conscnphon. word, quarrel
| determines exclusion from the ASSemby "a way
OF leading TO banishment The tree is known by
Is fruits. says the ChridDeu who adds
Seek the kingdom OF God and It's justice, all
| else will be given to you likewise The fruits
! OF devotion, of dignity and morality are yet more
| remarkable than the material results very beau
tliu aS the latter are and each year sees disSl-
paied obstacles, while figures are multiplied
| The Associations are not long IN any quarter
without being loved and esteemed, although at
| first avoided There could be enumerated of
| them numerous traits OF evangelical virtues,
seltdcnial, ioriItudc and charity. These virtues
are the starllng-p0nt the base and the cement
of Association They are daily pgactised. What
selfdenIal and energy IN those panoiorte
makers, who, during three months, only bought
simply bread with their first work, selling even
the marrage-rlng 1t Is necessary tor them to
| remain often year without receiving the whole
of a salary v hat sadness this 70 the domestic
hearth Wife and children may not understand
the grandeur of the enterprise. What answer
can he made them 1t Is sad and beautiful 10
have passed glorlously through such trials.
But # for some success Is secured, others are
commencing, and enduring the same priyatl onS
and anguish Promise, then, not to buy tool,
liihograph, piece OF furniture, &c, without
having recourse to the " NOrkmgmcns ASs0cl'
ations Enter the hrst that you see, and you
will get a list el all the others What morality
and charity IN these worthy iraternal relations
among the members, III the care OF the appren-
tees ia the sucCour given TO the sick, the IN
firm the widow 1t is a family. la this com
mon life with the peace which comes OF a stu
alton which a master cannot break, with a
dignity which exalts the soul by a course OF
TRIALS, sturdy virtues are acquired, and vices dis
appear. and fraternal qualities are developed.
THE lOcksmlthS are Recognizing TO prescribe
drunkenness, which is the vice OF their trade,
exposed as they are to fire and dust. In such
an Association after having divided the profits
proportionaey as salaries, the first are replaced,
TO be partaken of equally, and never has there
been a dissenting voice. Besides the ordinary
assistance given by the Assistance fund. which
each Association has, the sick and the Widowed
are never Abandoned If a married workman
have lung-disease, he is furnished with medi-
cine and attendance if the physician declares
country air necessary, little country house Is
rented where he is Installed; If he die,
. ,apciou What