The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-31

otner external expenses to meet. connected
with the competitive world, and in order 10
ootain tne means to purchase objects which
they cannot themselves produce, they will
have TO dispose Of portion Of their produc-
tons In the outer markets nc the current
market prices. But here they will hnva
great advantages in consequences Of the ~.
cellence OF their productions, and OF the ~
sence OF all attempts to impose in anv wav
upon purchasers. And with the great faciI.
tiles which they will possess for production.
aud for providing useful employmen. for ali
their members, they will have no difficulty
in producing far more than will Be REQUIRED
for all these purposes.
When society has acquired the knowledge
which will enable 1t TO form these arrange.
ments to the extent to which they NAV be-
desired, q new world will gradually rise ia
the midst OF the old. Aud rs 1t ~ develop
ed, the old world will be in due time SUPER
seeded most benefcialIy for all. And thia
change may be commenced ms soon nm M
sufficient number Of persons, with the neces-
sary means at their command, can be ena-
bled to acquire the requisite knowledge, and
by acquiring this knowledge can be induced
to subscribe the funds which will be needed
to establish an example Of q self-supporting
Cooperative village, constructed and con-~
Quoted under the guidance aud influence or
the knowledge Of the causes Of good and
evil to man, and with enlightened bens-
violence, justice, honesty, and sentiment OF
duty.
Without this knowledge-especiaIIy Ia the
persons who are to direct the proceedings
within these vIllages-no such establish
ments can ever be brought into successful
operation. For except under the influence
and guidance Of this knowledge, the 90
operative spirit can never be developed and
the sagacity which will be requisite, In con-
] JUNCTION with this spirit to conduct the pro-
ceedings Of such estS Sblishments harmonious
ly, can nev,r be acquired. Without this
knowledge, consistently applied to practice,
endless causes OF just dissatisfacuon would
be permitted to exist which would be fatal
to Cooperative action. But as It 10 not to
De supposed that all would be directors
within these villages, 1t is not rquisito
that all should a. first be 90 well versei in
this knowledge az to be- competent 70 direct,
any more than it 10 necessary that every
SAILOR in q ship should possess the knowledge
which il requisite for q captain or minor
officer. Ii - only within the new arrange
ments that the mass OF the poor and unsm-
ployed, for whom, 1t first thew viii b. most
needed, can be enabled, under competent
guidance, to acquire the improved habits OF
thought and feeling aud action which will
constitute the Cooperative character. And
&c Is only unier the guidince and the inad-
encs Of tais knOwledge that d really good
education from blrth AN educ ItOn bY
which alone man can be thoroughly fitted
for Cooperative wOrld-cal BE- given %
the young. IL Is for this reason tnat such
an educatiOn has never yet been given. ex.
cept to limited extent by Mr. Oven At
New LAn'rk-the only instAncs in which
this Knowledge has been practically applied
to education. Such formation Of character
Is impossible under the influence of the ideas
which now commonly prevail, and within
the surroundings Of the competitive world.
TO Bs coNTINUED.