The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-30

wosk md lpn two OF three yo1r num-
hers have increased to hslfs z dozen or
moro. II the meantime von have OBJ
tained i6r yourselves and have Rad and
di1cu1 tosether. Or paased from ono to
alDthsra some labor literature. Perhaps.
also. you have thrown yourselves into
intercourse with soma well-informed
labor advocate.
/ Now my reader, ! will venture to say
that the desire which you first had TO-
study ths subject for your own sake, viii
have expanded by this time into desire
to spread Your views every where within
the circle of your influence, and thesame
desire viii animate your companions.
Suppose. then, that each pf you while 10
tanning vom organization as little club
-groupn should make himself the
starting. point or nucleus of just such an
other club or group composed of per-
SONS perhaps living in his immediate
nelghbofkood, or associated in business,
or in some other way. The formation
Of these secondary clubs or groups, and
their development, will be easier than
that Of the first. as each will have the
advantage Of an intelligent teacher.
You see that in very short time instead
of one you will have eight little clubs or
groups, each having thread Of commu-
nication withth first one, which will
continue to hold its regular meetings.
Within another short period these eight
clubs meeting perhaps, in different
wards OF suburbs Of q city, or in little
centers Of rural population will each in
like manner make of it's members the
nucles Of other groups or clubs, and each
of theses again of still others and 50 on
ad ininitum. sIS5,s "A
This Is the system of organization
adopted by the international. Bear in
mind that it is for educational purposes
only.
Up to this point, it will be seen, that
this method of organization is very sim
| pie and quite natural; it is also free from
any expense for halls and advertising,
and no constitution or bylaws or other
Eormality is at all necessary. The time
usually spent in society meetings in what
| is called regular business" is entirely
saved. As the meetings are. quite in
formal, and probably held near the home
of each member, there will be no incon-
venience in attending them. Another
advantage is and this is an advantage
that belongs only to very small associa-
tions -namelv, 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 a
dozen takers and fifty listeners, every
one will be a talker and every one
listener, and Of course all will be thereby
more interested and become more intel
ligent, and q real friendship will be
likely to spring up between them. The
reclproclty 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 aboss,"a self-constituted in
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 sucl ambitious or un-
principled individuals, and it is an evil OF
the first magnitude.
Each manis member of one group
which is under the Craftsmanship of its
organizer. He is a simple member here
but if he desires himself to become an
organizer he can do SO by going out and
organizing group of his own.
Among the chief objects of the Inter
national is the ascertaining of the indi-
yidual opinions of each Of the members
upon all questions of interest, Each
member is expected to forward hisviews
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
successfully -supposing the ideas to be
correct and the the ripe for them--the
party may spread, like the ganglons 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
transition, but also to make the outcome
of the new system Of society more sure
and satisfactory.
And, be it observed, that with this
system there will be no necessity for any
centralized authority or arbitrary regula-
ton. Every little group will be inde-
pendent and self-regulating, and will
have the benefit of connection through
its first member or founder with 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 a course of education has been
mapped ont and axcellent taYt hooks