New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-06
SOCIAL sC1ENcE-Co-oPERATIoN.

The social and political science section OF
the Association for the Advancement Of Science and Art
held meeting last evening at Room No a. Cooper Inst
tute to discuss the question Of Cooperation or by what
means labor be secured its greatest rewardP About
twoscore gentlemen attended. After some goodnaured
alteration unsuccessful attempt 10 choose officers
Of the section for this season. finally resolved that
Chairman w. b. Scott and Secretary r. L. Dugdale
should be continued onice for the present Dr. Scott
opened the discussion by expressing his belief that mems
wants have already brought into existence perfect sys
TEN Of cooperation known society Clinton Roosevelt
declared that TO buy cheap, sell dear let things alone,
and suffer to take care OF themselves s the runous
principle We are acting now The immediate interest
governs, regardless Of the greater good OF tho
future. The remedy is to so organize and
conduct society that it shall DO for the In
terest Of every one TO do what Is for the
best interest OF ALL and not till then Will the grand mil.
lenium arrive. John Disturne gave some interesting
details Of cooperation in Italy, especially at Como r.
L. Dugdae said that cooperation simply attempt at
making kind OF new distribution of property
marked popularity OF the modern cooperative move
store have returned 10 them certain dividend based on
the amount OF their purchases great deicct IN tne
character OF workngmen, the "wages population" Is
that the great bulk OF them do not seem 10 have the ca
pacty saving anything out OF what they earn and
selling the goods at the ordinary rate the oo6perator
every time he made purchase, was really led To- invest
means he was taught the important lesson that IS pos
sble for Of little means by saving small sums 20
have at the end OF the year very IespectaDe
balance. 1t is another advantage OF co0pera
ton that It has made the WORKING SH1 Ga ,SSS
they otherwise would. AS general thing aDorlng men
suppose that make enormous profits out OF the
hGDdng Of capital merely but the great majesty OF cap
taiss doing business OF from $4,000 TO Slt0Oo year
do not really make than mechanic receives at tO
fact that certain percentage OF the prohs especially IN
ns scS So sG ana sO"
there 70 nothing Of more value to the tnsn
the part OF the laborng classes without any IN
Convention cOmpulson ON the part O Government on
the other hand II weakness Of cooperative societies
that they must depend on elections for their oficers
Banding ourselves together for against ey
doers, one OF the eaIiest forms OF ar srs
election gives that direction In fact believe that
I've ' soeieiis. Z TaG 4 ThSrssr i6SaasS.
elective plan most Of the officers get into power for the
purpose OF living easily and the result has been failure
WITH Sat da and perhaps more honest race Of mem
would not do here we Yankees descended from the old
Indians have that same acqustive spirit yet, and We
enjoy universal rascality IN consequence our
men grand enough in mind give plan for operan
against these bands Of Official rnans As as @ s
on boiling and bubbling until We shall have San Fran
cisco Vigilance Committee here ana thst WIZ DC tne ne
universal God Almighty society that taxes IN every
that honest s.S Ss T. 90 though. the
true system is what grows out Of healthy h sn m
when men are left free and there sSs Of society in
which the workingnan is not left at perfect liberty MI
AFRAID Of the bonses Of Paris than Of all the rulers OF
Europe, and yet he has managed system vi
that they do MT em crate this country or anyWbeo
else. In Paris the cabmen caT1e together 70
not 20 do IT, because they thought they had aSad
reached the highest point profitable Tor all d
failed largely because OF the selfish motives OF those VINO