, 1869-06-17
COOPERATION N ENGLAND,
The ConETesa In London-8paocheS
bY Thomas E1uShes md 0therA.

The ConR1ess In London-Bpseche@
by Thomas Hughes md 0SherA.
Tne co-operatiye Congress met In Londoa on
e. i1 8 ma m II epennx &c ooaTs IL
Of which hs reviewed the R1ogTess Of the CO.
operative movement from tho Last London Confer
snee ~, p m 1ssx e nsfpowsasg IN as ana f.
.es soe!ea tsse naasessns ia ii so1 nsnSe I'd deias
msle 1 E6as = a7e per eeat On ne Eal6oEeF: i Iss5
thero could not hare been Enore t1an 10
ss''hss .:st sasss1 il nanesns ass E 4 L. es e
of view, of tao greasar number Of tna ooopetssl1e
sae na1n6sr M oi peIs0ns dlrecsv Interested ID CO.
operation, in Alf other respects the promoters OF
tie confefeuee Of 1s.3 wese tust = faf sdsaaesa -
satne quest!ous-ihe best means Of bringing the
various scattered societies and aasoc!atsons Into
closer Union, sht estaa.tsnnsens q aco-opssst!se
a Vhnaeanie central depots, Of cooperative ean-
cation, and the starting of co-opetatlTe news-
99eef nota wn ~ sas ZEE ne y viii IL 70
1hesn etnoe 1ssz This w.s because cooPetatott
had net been llssng Up 70 the principles Wtsn
cietJ which started put the horse beIote The ea<t
whIe froEn 1859 they had for the most part been
putting the caEt before the horse N those days
their relationship each Other the worth Of TEL
!ew.hp y xost ne aut5 of s!aias I'D I'd Ts,pin
ot pronis, 1nu production OF wealth, hs mesns
oniJ 10 this end; While alnce that time they had,
aat re- s1sa e e ae
and the p1odncsaon Of wealth ~ the end aud not
tho neaDa he referred 10 the last Development
donersTshs ess.basnment Or lie GIRL sesyiee
| Co operative 8tn9e- and other similar bodies.
Among these The fo1l benetfr Of membership rss
obtatned By tue u1uple purchase CT : hAlf -cToWn
| ticket, when gave tho holder rtaht 70 buy
| goods At ce1tatn shops It cheaper rate than he
| Gould get them elsewhere but the Possession q
no< deny Inst snca stores 1nixn1 - d Ereat use,
bat tncy could Tend 70 nothing except the Cheap
Has4aS q poinsed oar T u a anesias nansso1s fse:s
and ugu1-s that new systen MAS being in4ugu1.
ated, and called On co-opeFatoFs 70 cona!der hoN
isr trade socie.tes could be used IN forNastln&
motto. " se1f~nelp ~ Fellowship In work' tns
Chatr1oan thra concluded: -Tte congress vii
ssev to asee.tsing~d7t, precisely Whit ,he5
want; secondly, how fa9 theJ can Ket i uade1 1ne
~ s e. o. ncs taas sas
VII b much dln1culsJ u getting such alteration!
\ Enade " tho present Pasti.naen1; and pronanE
erefy successive uoass q Commons I'll ~, b erel
| the settlement on English soil Of the most indus
duss11eus and thrifty Of our people; thus taking
shail not bs robbed By nas*1 and ~ p'anued emit
| RE1t1on In the coming Je118 Of the bone aud mus
| Gle OF Eo1tR me WAS never ID noft need OF tdal
DoE.-
Mr. p1re, Nj. J. II. Ludlow, aud NJ. Pr8tt real
| several communications from the continent
showing the success Of cooperation tn France
| sWttsHtAnd. italy Germany. aud otner couu1ied
ApWocta,tFe reference wts made By one Of TIL
speak ers to tho presence Of the Couas do Pa<ls
| who hzd entered the conference. 4 dl1CuSz4oa
WIS entered INTO After paper from Nj Freazsol
Of Birmingham, upon the best means Of utilizing
the organization OF the trodes- -un!ous for cooper
! at1ve purposes. Onesuggested that tradesunlo1
1hould land money TO coopeEadFe aodeatAs An
Other Ss1d co-opexaAon hnd Done Esorr to ra3s
w4se4 than tTsdess1ninnisu had, and aaottel
THE Eon Aoboron HeEber} Thought that III
ne.nbe1B Of trades a-unIons ouShs to form cooper
tire societies for ihenselTaA when fhcJ we're On
Of WORK. a fourth gentleman deprecated An!
steps thas No1d sepAtata the Interests at trades
| uniunB &nd cooperative BocItttea-
| Sir John BoWI1lg vigorously advocated The co
operative principle, the progress OF which, b.
sald, meant tho progress Of etFnGatsou- II
| t1zrktA suctt44 n Denmark and France, auG
other conttneutal countries ought 70 be soufe'
! Of much encouraxeuent to English co-opef2t1rH.
In the conr8e Of the discussion, III. ]. u Lac
loT suggested The Formation Of coopersttE1
bank that would consist Of the federation OF th
ooopeYattye societies Already in existence, md BE-
In eject, a banking and redltAesocfenou- One o
the aucccet1ng speaEefs. IN touching rpou tht
| ttea, questioned whether erery cooperative gtcI
might not under responsible anAgeuent becom
J branch hank. .-
BaAsenert made IN the earlier p&1t Of the sitting
that the interests OF employers and cuploye.
were, By what ne might, tlamchfcaIY opposed
The debate was adjourned before al the gentle
! men who wished to bpeaE secured - opp0IrunIt
I OF expressing thctr F1cwX.