New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-12
Aew-llork QaiIp Gribu,lc.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Progress of Co-oPernuVe Associations.

N'''''l LONDON. thursday June . 1855
The Cooperative Societies OF Great Britain have in
creased win surprising rapidly The Irs esta5-
lltd in this country dates further back than the
autumn Of -i9 when eight or ten gentlemen and three
work. omen determined 10 start Working Tabor.
As,t,Iation" The III. ycment suggested By thc
nv u pictures which appeared IN Tie LOAdO. M0ri,ag
ClIoEo OF that period Of the condition OF the tlors
and UecdleWUmen OF the British Metropolis Those
VIC originated the Society sanguine of success
bur tie, were inc periencrdhey true phianthro
pi,t, lu they wanted practical knosledgs They be-
lit,c aud teach that "n-felOw-labor- the
true law oi all work, Oui run- nation 10 sweeping
A street aid on this they act In setting % work.
they bad To discover where this truth, which they
siGcr every mans duty to proclaim, was least
knOvl,Gscd where the contrary principle the evil
lliIcile a. they hold 1t 10 be-that the true las OF
work is competition. or ever! man for himself and
against lis neighD,t-~as most dominant, and bearing
tLe grand, 4 fruit aor It's kind They did not look ir
TO fud the place London trade Supplied answer
Con petition they reasoned though tacity Acknowledged
eycfIvhtre is practically and actively carried out chle
II m tlade and in that part OF trade Whchs neces
far, AID most universal whch supplies our everyday
wants cur food. clothes our furniture. In EnLand
i It's rteat stIor ghod The gospel t breaches Is 60
b, chean end sell dear in plain language t. he
Nurlplbors necessities excuse for living less ID
you labor and PRODUCES and taking for supplies
oseCtal 10 mans lie and comfort. more than you
entitled 10.
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sin ns, be- rtesided b., those who motive, selfish
rs Utopiau aud impcctic Die the .'slts 50 far a.e
i.b, satisfactory. They contend thar the Cooperative
Workshop. the only places where TIE interests Of la
hoI end capital identical because both The po and
Csutal aIc asu.. bed b' the pers or surprising
tia capital 10 he furnished BIS others such security
tie workers csu give, then although capita. grts lld
very pOpt ry SOD what mas be sgrerd upon share If
tie IT, IT. at ,hr Wok il gets only share the Dlrer
d,pcscs. j. is right he should, Of that whom may
rru ain
Tie fret society was the Working 1.lors A.s5cia.
"ton' Il Las grown asonishIigly aud though il la.
TAD 20 co5CuG against hardsAips and dHcg.'.s Of 40
oIdlay Character is BOW nXed upon q IN basis AMI
lis tCui Ctr have tie uuaoyed pleasure 81 44g that
iul stteH hHad-td similar associatious-co0poritiye
vorl shops and cooperative -toresare n Sui op-
ersii,u IN Great Bdtain. This, il mus BE- borne IN
mind hus been effected ia much e,s THAI .lr years.
The earliest difficulty which the parent society had 20
enc, uut'r, vas the nnpoSsbilty Of giving legal
sttroc 10 the associations which grew up around it
According "a be then laws Of England If TIE members
Of Any such body were less than tsrut nye they We
al ratItrs add every ndi, dua member had power a.
pledge the credit a. Tie Sucrty ami might have made
twsl With tie cou MON stock or refused 10 obey the
tvs If tl, Association, ghle the Ony remedy against
such dishonesty va sui- Ia Chancery II the body
we've cou C~ed 81 E'rt f tf Henty n Ias eyonf
the paIe o. }, 81 pruttctio Urss il chose {. be req
tered under tlc JOINT - 3 Conf inies Acf the lr0
,ls cf u.cu being boil mel for bodies 81 Pc
-oIs subscribing c.p.I.. Nicely. and not labor,
f"tsly nIp.o, lca ID. go, decisive. UH'sr these
,.-oumstsUc -r. ppclu d each association W.
vested Ia Z lste,, th porcr a. any moment 10 dea
summari.. Ih sha' proper Il vas deemed essen-i-
a. gets passc 70 suit Ell case and fer seTels.
inef, , a. attempts 10 attain thelr ends running over
space 81 nearly Two year, they effected the purpose
he opposition to the al mainv from those ia
Ia no make il a studied duty 70 oppose every
Ting which they consider Of 4 sOciaistc order The
TN + known the Industrial and Prayden societies
Act" and under is provisions H Ooiies Il working.
M oiiinC 'oge her To- :he purposes OF trade. may
itenabes them Id b. s.el IN she names OF their
,ecel and give, power 20 bd their members by their
rules
The movers in establishing the first association have