New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-13
poLIucAL ECONOMY on THE BoWEaK
MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL
UNIVERSALLY CO-oPERArING BROTHERHOOD or
PRODUCERS.

MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL
UNIVERSALLY COOPERATING BROTHERHOOD or
PRODUCERS.
Seventeen persons and reporter gathered in
back apartment OF the labyrnthim Gemauia Assembly
rooms AZ No. Dol Bowcry. yesterday afternoon with
the avowed purpose Of recognizing the social system
Young man Of German descent, and with iaUndlccd
complexion, took the chair and said: " Gentlemen,
you've an got the general idea and all that sort ofthing
Now all we have do is to organize Think good name
for our ORGANIZATION and-and that sort OF thing
would he Tle Agricultural and Industrial Universally
Cooperating Brotherhood of Producers You all know
how unjust are and interest on money, and all that
sort thing, and propose 10 nave colony some
where; nobody will have to pay interest If is
properly managed don't think anybody would have To
work more than three hours a day We don't want and
won't have any capitalists" At this point Wild look
ing Frcnchman took up the theme He SAID he mad long
wanted TO get up colony 20 somewhere to exercise
the divine right OF labor. lie had asked Mayor Ely for
'crodit 500 stock such colony but the Mayor
had refused IT, lie had written TO Carl schuz. making
the same request and Carl Schurz had replied that act
of Congress would necessary before he could supply
any money So the Frenchnan took out a long memo
rial which he sad he had composed and which he pro
uoscd 10 forward to President Hayes and began to
read IT,
Al his point however half the audience left the
and one Of the men who remained took advantage OF the
say: Il all very well g. reorsze the social system;
ont if you nave decided favor " any particular plan.
IKE colony, / won't have anything 10 do with IL. III
ION society be called Society for the ID scussion
oil the Best Means OF AmclOrJtug the Evils and lulus
rice. of the social system Of the United states, out
won't i,n anytning else" "Tha'S the general idea,
sa tie hl.ruau; let's all names, and then
Ne can meet for discussion, and that sort of thing Four
.r. gave tfpr names among tucm the man opposed
IA - co1uiL tfuu scheme. Now" remarked he final
ia, We con meet please at Science Han.
mat won't anythHg-but want n distinctly under
stood that The newspaper, 10 nave nothing 10 DO win
Y." so fnc mruI adjourned leaving tine poor French
man and h, memorial with tie cool advice 10 20 and Jon
some French colony 49,,
Members OF Inc Elg'sh-spcaking Labor Union which
wa, reorg iuzrd Friday evening, met AT the Ieutuna
Assembly, rooms, with closed doors. yesterday. An
,inlln. who said that ne brought up among
mo trades unions Eu gland, said 10 IRiErNE re-
uort,r that II necessary 20 force the labor question
moon the itcutiou Of hc Government IL was only att
riots aud ghtS Tat the attention Of the Brush Govern
ueu vas directed the trades unions ana the latter
were thereby strengthened. Another person present
wa. of me opinion that the Government ought
10 furnish all unemployed persons WIN Moik.
\ turd person OF cOmuul-tc TENDENCIES, Thought thit
the Government ougIt to take The churches and saving
banks and large nj bindings ana NJ them ~ Tor
houses for the poor fourth person reasoned from the
principle Of the right OF the majority 10 rule that the
majority had the right to deprive The minority oil even
thcirlnahenabe nights; "fOr said be- eli the taking away
OF Tie of individual is necessary for the preserva
ton Of hundred persons, have they not rSht To NIL
him 2" listener told them that the best thing for the
trades unions 10 do 10 raise funds ana SEND
worthy unemployed wOrkmtn to other parts OF tne
country wherever they ght be needed.