New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-16
ENGLAND.
ENGLISH TRADE SOCIETIES.

The meeting at Birmingham of delegates from
the various Trades Societies OF England under the title Of
1.-THE Trades Council Congress" the first occasion
which the principle Of productive cooperation has been
officially discussed and sanctioned by the Trades Unions
proceedings Of the Congress appear TO have been OF
more than ordinary interest and both speeches and essays
were very fully reported by the London press Mr. g. j.
HolyOake read suggestive paper on Industrial Part
nerships," OF which We append au abstract:
"Co0peraton is q scheme Of working, in which each
person arranges TO help himself TO fair share OF the
profits OF his produce OF his labor and agrees TO
allow his feow-member fellow workman similar and
equal opportunity An industrial partnership IL plan OF
conducting manufacturing or producing business In
which the chief the hands OF those who
supply the chief capital and the profits and losses are
Troportionatey distributed between shareholders and
workmen Can either both Of these methods be used
labor position of due equality In its bargains
with capita The ordinary form OF Cooperation for the
distribution of articles of family consumption so simple
and profitable, that w0rkmen 100 IN number ought
10 without store in any part OF the country But II
industrial partnerships In which the wOrkmans labor
and skill counted his capital, that offer 10 trades
societies the advantages they need Recalling to my
collection fourteen years experience workman in this
town, say now that where secured wages Tor eight
hours daily labor, which would supply moderate com
petence before the sength o: life spent and were
left at liberty 10 produce the best work could so that
my pride and and character should be in my hand
craft and had reasonable OF continuing in
my situation while discharged my duties IN good faith
should prefer that state 10 any other should be
the friend of my master his fame would be my pride his
interest mine He would have the care ana the pfont
WHICH the honest due Of and should have CON
tent and leisure for learning and study The great
pOyers have 1t IN their power TO secure these conditions
for their workmen They would then have honor and Sc
cury. There would be less loss Tess care less strife
indeed great gain for them and an honorable content
around thein The employer would then DC KING and
every workman citizen in the Commonwealth OF In
dustry. What maintain Is that the fair con-
sideraOn by the employer OF the workmans interest
pans and that industrial partnership II method now AT
hand for accomplishing that He who does not see that
Justice pays aud does not trust II element OF proDt
IT.. whether workman or emplOyer.4a mere vulgar
scramDler artist, In The plan OF an IN
dustrial partnership this: The propretOrs make lib
era estimate value OF their business and plant
They form company TO admit their men as shareholders,
they like in The capital represents the yane
Of the whole They estimate their necessary
profit 10 all risks and costs at TO- or 10 per cent,
IOre the average OF thelrebusiuess may De- All
over, n 10 divided among shareholders IN proportion
10 their shares, ana wOIknen according 10 uer wages
Those who wOIkDen well as nave Two
prOfsOn their shares and oil their wages Iheh they
watch with their eyes, ana Work WIN Iler mas
ters Will Instead of doing the least they can tey 40
the most they Instead of causing care they sve
security They put their skill aud goodwill atO tue CON
Germ by this means they have made some 5000 year
extra prOnt IN the Wildwood Galleries This gives AJOoO
for the men aud $4,000 for the employers, who are the
chef shareholders This $4,000 Obtbed To the lel IN no
gft, no bonus, or benevolenco of the masters IL the
gift OF the men TO themselves IL il created by the men,
IL u the result OF the skill and will they put into the
wOrk-nstead OF the lw and strikes they put into IL
before The prOn would not exist but Tor the INDUSTRIAL
partnerships arrangement; and the Mensrs Briggs get
5000 year a. reward for their sagaciy IN acting Oh
the principle"