The Labor enquirer., 1884-07-26


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Iailvantaee Aof N intsliigent tsaches.
You - that in = yerY short tims instsad
|of ons ron win klse eight little clubs o.
groups each having { thfbad Of conmu-
nication With ths HIst ons which viii
continue 70 hold its regular meetiAas.
Within snother short psriod thess eight
ciubs meeting, perhaps, in diferpnt
wards or suburbs of = CITY, or in little
centers Of rural population will each in
like manner make Of lis members the
nucles Of other groups or clubs. and each
|of these again of still others and 90 on
I'D infnitum.
This - the system Of organisation
adopted by the International. Bear in
mind that it is for educational purposes
only.
Up to this point, it viii be seen, that
this method Of organization Is very sim
pie and quite natural; it Is alsofee from
any expense for halls and advertising.
and no constitution or bylaws or other
ormality is at all necessary. The time
usually spent in society meetingsin in what
is called aregu1sr business" is entirely
saved. As the meetings are quite in
formal, and probably held near the home
of each member, there will be no neon
venience in attending them. Another
is and this is an advantage,
that belongs only to very small associa-
tions namely, that as each club will
probably be composed Of persons Of
about the same class and habits and
quite familiar with each other, there will
be no timidity about the expression OF
individual opinion; instead Of half q
dozen takers and fifty listeners, every
one will be talker and every one
listener, and of course all win be thereby
more interested and become more intel
ligent, and real friendship will be
likely to spring up between them. The
reciprocity Of thought will produce that
effect. Another important advantage is,
that there will be little likelihood Of any
one member assuming such authority as
to become a "boss,n selfconstituted in-s
carnation of the society, making in its
name all sorts of arrangements, bargains
and compromises. Nearly all the pres
ent political associations are pestered
and damaged by such ambitious or un-
principled individuals, and it is an evil OF
the first magnitude.
\ Each man is a member of one group
which is under the Craftsmanship of its
organizer. He is simple member here
but if he desires himself to become an
he can do SO by going out and
group of his own.
Among the chief objects of the Inter
national is the ascertaining of the indi-
vidual opinions of each of the members
upon all questions of interest, Each
member is expected to forward his views
and thoughts and all information he OBJ
tains to headquarters.
In this way, if every sympathizing
reader of this article will set to work, it
will be readily seen how quickly and
successful supposing the ideas to be
correct and the time ripe for them-the
party may spread. like the ganglions of
the nervous system throughout the whole
of this broad land, preparing public
opinion, in advance of the crisis. for the
new social order, and thus serving not
only to. mitigate the violence of the
but also to make the outcome
of the new system of society more sure
and satisfactory.
And, be it observed, that with this 1
system there will be no necessity for my
centralized authority or arbitrary regula- |
ton. Every little group will be inde-
pendent and self-regulating, and will |
have the benefit of connection through |
it's first member or founder with q group |
older than itself, and will thus be kept !
informed of the general movement of
thought and the progress of the party
elsewhere.
But the chief beauty of the plan is
that course of education has been |
mapped out and excellent text books
and that these ara placed in
the hands of the various groups, who
forming themselves thus into classes are
enabled, in an extremely short time, to
perfectly familiarize themselves with the
fundamental principles Of true social sci
ence.
Following this course comes q scientific
and comprehensive course of chemistry.
In brief, the producers are scientifically
elevated from the condition of ignorant
slaves to the position of intelligent free
men, prepared to act as leaders in the |
great social revolution, whose birth |
throes are already agitating the world.
Secret, mysterious, Worldwide quietly |
honey -combing society, the Il w. A.
offers to daring and devoted men and
women of earth, the sole practical means |