New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-12

operative hodes. formed TsTlt soce'v. called The
Society ~ P-or;o'in= Wo-kinginans tss'ca.irlR"
This organization coDsst- ~ '-sn NJ ~ ra'~~ rh1
vii unite 20 cary out tie three following p-sc'p'es,
viz:
l-tly H0f human soetv ia hplv cons 'ing ~ many
r'er bers. nor collection of Eariug s'ous
2fy. That true uorkmcn must be islog-vOrsers not
rivals;
3c!. That principle OF justice, not Of selfs'H>'s.
NUT govern e,ch.n .~s
Tbs BODY !. quite Influential has smorg ia members
s'u' wealthy men who wiling 70 take share OF
profits only r fheu.e NJ their money ani IS 1iiing N
encouraging Co6perltive ASSOCIATIONS throughout the
kiI dom.
J. tas published ia first report and from that i0-u-
~. lie, is written in plain. forchle stve mase
or tao extracts thar your readers NAV hear the
opu,n Of those who sre long what they can n give the
hnest Vortngrnsn of England the profits Of his lah0-
1fev ssy Of their first movements: A. the end Nf the
second year of the working Sailors Association the
whole mass of orr maierials living round ne an1
"trUhlirg over Us in chaotic confusion MANY of orr
pet theories were torn IN bv the and their
rcoiincs were great sesrchings of heart; 10
pretend even now that We have been abe 70 0nr
house in order We 10 not even think that We have
vet sscersned w et il the hest Of doing the work
" hsve taken in hand; hut do know thst this s
zone of the e-estest AMI nobes works If hA great
&" est frd nohlest-tO which put his hand At
his time in England and that We have far made
trial ~ II rs 70 he able sneak in It's favor"
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ton has done crest good in England Hundreds nj CO.
operative store, ore working and hundreds Swinging m
These oresnzston. .re valuable mart of the co0oera
rive movement and are places started hv number ~
reors 10 have united their capital r the purpose Of
selves With articles of ordinary c0nsumn
fon e o. a quality and - fair price They furnish
rna1utpr-,f1 .-'rle. ~ the wholesale price uth the
ccr o distribution only added and never sell thnrs for
rn,tlinr hut what they really Similar establish
uerts in the United States and Uherever they are
To le found they exert beneficial influence and gain
advocites
Twill he recollec-ed thar the French Government
shortly sfer 'he expulsion Of Louis Philippe in IsiS
es'-isled IN Paris end rlseuha-e in me then French
Rerrhic Cooperative Workshops Those establish
mcnts cid not entirely sncceed for seve-al evre'en
reasons Not hororpr because co5reration ia imDar-
tcst'e hut sinlv because the neorle nov sniff
cently educated for tie the ope-qtivps and
the rulers both wanted eXnerience Since thar time
tie prr ciple hs been tested here hsve shown and
most successfully Ar first f. lures followed hnt those
failures were Natural 10 the experiment AT men must
\. efrcetod ~ their calling they either FIJI or sc-
c.fd hu, ir1;Forenv This tho na-prt london Cn6ne.
rstvs Socotv has learned from Ire observation AMI
nov II diecoursgos advances Of money 70 bodies ~
work, rqmen ahOut 10 start in association unoss -hnv
lave f-st shown some sign If preparedneSs for thp
change from their cd lifa The result il that
fUovs every new undertaking under This -ule The
srstcr ~ tried in France held IN nD-actirahe
tv rs orronen's BUt II did not merit this. AT i
varted uas fair trial: ord wherever il has received
flat =. he's astonished a hy its efpcual workings The
enemies Of the science watched each experiment. NJ
r ,4,,r how made With determination ~ hran1 II
fslee If single failure followed The schemes thev III
vocstcd vcft fail times uuto and objection would
- rsised-VNere if single failure attended Coioe-a-
ION rho system uss prncairch as utterly nnpssihe
ar1 81 many intelligent workmpr haze considered IL
here srd IN America The Enrlsh ahornP men are
lknc differently of i an with i's frui's before
eir sves they are from lnkersrnnoss Of It's merits
becoming 10 able supporters and advocates
There ere fifteen or ri vhteeu associations in London
TIE 'sors ave hree-two Of which ara branch socie
H.. from The Working Tailors' Association No 2,
Casflc-s OVord R"td. 'he pareTt society Of All. snt
~ which W,l'cr 'ooncT most ps'imabe man. il man
scer tbs. ho'.sero all in prosperity some ofthem
rale iariscm" i'idends and they profer-cd gen
etellv on ecrouni cf the excellence of their work
Supposinf hat Tie explanations Of cofnare'ion ne
Given in m, esy ps' oethis letter sufficiently clear
10 all viii conclude by saving that these societies
vide for the instruction Of apprentices in the ART ant
mysteries Of the various trades 10 they require
premium for thp knowlPfgp tauC'-as is customary
der The Master ard Apprentice system in E1gqnd One
wholesome regulation thev iust upon that has of late
fallen into great diSuse snd thar isfha rho hnv shall he
ndonturod ard live in the horse of his Instructor
that the moral well the physical and mental edp"a
,rn nf The lad shall be attended TO- The manager (n
Which there is one soriety) makes his hom tha
home of the bow and exercises him parental rule
Il nav be well 70 mention that the Rev + ID Nan.
rice most 7eaous friend Of the wortinrren is m.
President If the parent sOciev and enfs his time his
talents and VII. money 10 the advancement co5nera
tcn over tie present grinding crushing system Of COM
petition.
There are associations in a the large towns Marches
ter iverpoOl Glasgow. Edinburgh Aboripon. Leeds
Pradfrd etc etc. ard in al of which I have
heard the members constan'lv employed m fair
urneratiye wages in addition 10 the profits on their
lshor
Al the members Of These bodies with whom I have
corverspd and have opposed ~ strikes
ard recommend TO vorkwen the remedy of co6oer,ton
WI revrr il be carried ont preferable bv "a 70
oren antagcnsm 20 employers whore niury oftener falls
upon the operative than uron the proprietor. B..