The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-08-14
London Cooperative Congress.
Organisation and Cooperation.

Mr. Pare, (hon. sec in the absence of
the author. read paper on the same sub
ject, by Mr.. Bray Of Coventry.
The author commenced BY quoting from
Thomas Carlyle, with the view Of showing
that the Organization Of Labor" well under
stood, was the promblem Of the whole fu-
ture. Afterwards referring to q glowing
picture by D.. Neil Arnott, of what civili-
EATON had done for US, Of the numerous
comforts. luxuries, and conveniences it had
placed within our resch-he remarked that
the description given, applied only to "men
of smal fortune.,;;" and that the question was
whether those advantages could be ex-
tended to each individual whether we
could give to dU small fortunesf The pre-
sent income Of the kingdom would be suf-
6cient for that purpose, but that income
was appropriated, and no one wished to in
teTfere with vested interests. Every mans
abour, however, aided BY machinery, if
ne had his fair share of what that laDcur
vas instrumental in producing, would be a
"snal fortune" fortune to him and as the
income OF the kingdom was its annual pro-
duce, that small fortune the,workman would
yet demand and obtain.
The author then proceeded to show the
anomalies aad fall~cles Of our present So
cial aud economical system. Speaking OF
our monetary laws, be characterized rs alb
surd and puerile the digging up gnld in
Australia AMI California, only to bury it
again In the cellars Of the Bank of England
Not only m IN economical point OF view
was teere che hiling away Of 80 much c.p-
taI, but when q medium Of exchange was
really wantsd-paper money being for a
me suspended metallic currency was a.
together inadequate, and in tue scramble
Tor what little taerea was. thousands were
ruined, and the work ng classes were every
where thrown out Of employment. With q
gover"@snt security, it woulJ be all the
same il the gold we're in its native noun
"a ms or buried IN the ceAars of the bank
and as TO convertibIlity, iT was not gold we
wanted, but oil that mouey would purchase.
Odr system Of Political Economy wanted
what Pnrenologists called Moraf r. gron,
ITS laws were based entirely on seitist.-
ness. The P0litic Il Economist sought an
Increasing Iund for the employment OF la
o"ur when what was wanted, was an ever
increasi 9 fund for the erjol mvnt ~ rest
AID leisure. Having conuasted diff rent
kinds Of lahour, and shown how some
employ ments were much ,Hore endui abe
than others, the author asked If that system
couli be considered permanent one which
made no recognition Of such differences as
days work IN q mine and days work 10
raising c'rn IN the sunny south ! According
TO Mr.. DuPlsy B'xter, 10 some trades q -4nan
wss disabled at 65 or 90; and . coal backer
was c"nsldsred past work st 40. He vas
aware now a-days, no one dnIst mention
the word Protection; and he was also aware
t0at Protection meant tax on the whole
conmunity, to the amount Of the duty i'm
Posei but in the interests of Political Econ
ony winch aimed at the good of the work.
man, 40 veil as the profits Of the capitals,
we're there not certain unhealthy and repul-
sivs oecnpseons which ought 60 be protected
~ sb-' the iabour Of ths workman might
Vt minimum? Having shown