Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-15
SUCCESSFUL SOCIALISM.

How the WOrkingmen OF the Ia.
nous village of Guise, France,
are Cared for by "a Scientific
PhilanthrOpist.
PARIS, August 8.-To assuage the mis-
cry of the working classes by those
classes, is the backbone of all socialism,
and its solution would put the discovery
of the philosophers stone into the shade.
All legislation can do is to place no OBJ
stacles in the way to the desideratum.
Mr.. Godin, OF Guise, without any cack-
ling, has been doing good work, and mer-
its the highest seats in the synagogue for
his efforts. He invites the incredulous to
come and see what he has done, and
about which there is 50 much converse
ton at present. Being an actuality, let
us go. Guise is situated in the northern
part of the Department of the Aise, in
ancient Picardy. 1t is contiguous to the
Disc The Northern railway brings you to
st. Quentin, ninety-seven miles from
Paris; a branch line of sixteen miles
leads to Guise, and beside the station are
the immense buildings constructed by
the Godin Cooperative Association,
known as the FdmilisterC-families' resi-
dence, or social palace. The population
of Guise is 1900; it is kind of head CEN
ire OF all the industries IN pettO necessary
to administer to the everyday wants of
men. 1t figures in history since 1880. 1t
was taken by the English in 1889, when
that intrepid warrior, Jane de Haincourt,
except the bridge" against them, and her
own father their ally. 1t sustained sew
eral sanguinary sieges from Henry "
and the Spaniards; the latter in 1850,
when the Mayor and the Town Council
lors were made mobiles as recompense for
their gallantry The most famous towns
man OF Guise was Camille Desmoulins, he,
who, in the dog-days OF 1899, made
speech from a chair in the Palais Royal
Gardens, and plucking a leaf from the
elms put it in his buttonhole, and inviting
all who were brave to initiate him and
march to demolish the Bastile. He was
rewarded later by being guillotined. The
most Infamous native of GUise was
Jean dc Luxembourg, that handed his
prisoner, Joan of Arc, over to the Eng
lish, who carried out the sentence OF the
Sorbonne to burn her as a sorceress. Fire
purifies all things, doubtless thought the
theologians. Guise was the seat of
powerful family OF that name, who,
through Claude de Lorraine, acted such
questionable roles in the history OF
France. II was the same house gave the
mother of Mary, Queen OF Scots. The
word "Guise" signifies Intelligence" or
mould" derivative quite in season
to-day, where "metal castings" so largely
occupy the work people, and the solution,
after the test OF twenty-five years OF the
most important of social problems Of the
age, is no small
OUTPUT OF SCIENCE AND TALENT.
The palace and grounds form an inn
mense square or park, surrounded by
trees. Three rectangular buildings, each
with frontage of 627 yards, and three
stories high, comprise the dwellings. The
square formed by each building is glazed
over, and it is by staircases, leading from
this covered courtyard, to galleries run
ming round the outside OF the stones, that
access is obtained to the apartments.
Corridors are thus dispensed with. Rents
are fixed on the basis of so much per
square yard of space, varying from ten to
tWenty-siX centimes per month, so that
room per day does not cost more than
fourteen to twenty-three centimes. Water
and gas are included; the keeping clean
the courtyard, stairs and galleries are
daily made by special service. In the
three-cornered courtyards are chemists
shop. and the usual stores for sup
plving the necessities of life, food and
clothing. All provisions are purchased
wholesale in large quantities, for cash,
and from first hands. In the way OF lodg-
ing and food supplies, no hygienic advan-
tage is overlooked. There are schools,
casino, library and reading room, theatre
and restaurant for those who desire to
board out The park extends to the
river. across which handsome bridge
has been thrown, to lead to the baths OF
every description and to the laundrles.
The Park is intersected by alleys, bowers,
flower gardens, etc. There is space re-
served for kitchen gardens, where the
land can also be rented by the square
ward. The Directors gardens are utilized
to teach all the children Horticulture, hof--
ticulture and arboriculture, by lessons and
practice.
In the centre OF the Park is model
creche, where mothers can leave their
children during the day; there is, close
nv the infants school-both free. The
bows and girls are educated together, as IN
Switzerland and the United States,
EDUCATION Is OBLIGATORY
And compulsory up to fourteen years OF
ace. The pupils are supplied with all
school requisites free, and the teachers
are certifcated. In the theatre, con-
ferences. concerts, representations, etc,
come OFF. The colony has its own band
and fire brigade. On the high ground be-
hind the gardens are the factories. Inc
chief industry is the production OF copper
and tinsmiths' wares, stoves, kitchen
ranges. ETC., employing l,2O0 hands.
These are they, who, with their wives wye,
and families. constitute the colony Inc
nupils are regularly brought to the work
esh6ne 70 receive the elements OF IN
d,Strial instruction. NJ Godin IS the
CON Of his work. His father was village,
artisan in the Aisne. He has experienced
ali the hardships OF the general conui,
tion of workmen, and became possessed
Of fhe idea that ii was possible to effecl
an amelioration. He joined the
Foprierists. but their creed was too ldeaI
for the pressing wants of the struggle lol
life Besides, he lost 1000 francs II
/ their speculation nj Dallas, IN IeXas. VI