The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-14

against either waste or production
in ali the departments Of mechanical.
agricultural, or commercial business.
The higher orders receiye from those Of
lower rank exact reports Of the various
productions. and of their present and
prospective needs, and these are made
the basis of state and national distribu-
tion. Society must secure the means Of
existence to those who arc incapable Of
labor.
Article Seventh. Conventions. The
wants Of the Bands are at all times rep
resented in the corresponding depart
ments of the Towns in which they are
included. The same principle applies
through all|the orders uplto the Nation.
These wants are made known, and the
required assistance or supervision are
given, through any of the ordinary cham
nels Of communication. But to secure .
more perfect unity Of action, each County
holds yesrly convention Of Ave days
from the fiIth Of April. rs delegates are
the Pastor and Minister from each Town
in the County. Each State holds 9
yearly convention Of ten davs, from the
twentieth day Of April, composed of the
Pastors and Ministers from each of its
counties. The Nation holds a yearly
convention of twelve days, from May
twelfth, composed of the Pastors and
Ministers from each state government.
Each convention is presided over by the
regular officers of the county, state or
nation, as the case may be. These con-
ventions receive reports from the COM
ponent societies, and devise plans for
their concerted action, their social well
fare, and their material prosperity. 4
Article Eighth. Religion. A true reli-
gion must secure the symmetrical action
of all the faculties in each person. It
requires social structure in which all
of these faculties are represented. 1t
must group and employ the members Of
society according to their characters,
their tastes and their capacities. These
groups respond and cooperate according
to the laws of mental harmony. The
good of each must be secured through
the good of all. The laws of religion are
within each person, they exist as an in
herent part of the human constitution,
and they are not imposed upon man by
a superior being. They establish the
unity of man with the spiritual life Of
the universe, their Interpretation is only
through the methods Of science, and
they must reach their final expression
in the reign of universal truth, justice,
and peace. And no doctrine or belief
which is not susceptible Of scientific
demonstration must ever be made part
ofthe laws or constitution of society.
( Article Ninth. I Ownership. Men can;
only acaniEs extensive YsnFh ~,
comUln5n4 Sl16Yf iaD6f, md llc6 Sn0
rights fawealth are Collective as
well as Personal. Ownership is based
upon production and use. Common
ownership extends to buildings, lands,
highways, and all other objects Of COM
mon or collective use. Thus property
may belong to the band, the town, the
county, the state or the nation, accord
ing to its location and use. Every per-
son must be secured in the full results
of bis or her labor, whether manual or
mental, or else to its exchange for that
which has cost en- equal amount of vital
force. All money must be issued by the
national government. 1t must consist
of labor notes having for their unit one
hour of labor. 1t must be equal in vol
ume to the neeessities of exchange, and
it must not be made itself an object of
speculative interest or of traffic. The
expenses Of government must be met by
taxes, equalized according to the actual
wealth of the people. The salaries of
the national and other officers must
never exceed the average income of
citizen. In each Order, the Centers,
Marshal, Foreman, Treasui er, Recorder,
and Curator, constitute Board of Trus-
tees who have a general care of its prop
erty.
Article Tenth. Obedience. The object
of all penal measures should be to en-.
force the natural penalties against wrong
dong. to restore the transgressor to a
condition of normal action, and to pro-
tect society. In case Of official miscon-
duct. any officer may be tried before the
Justice and organizer Of an adjacent So
ciety. and the evidence elected be pub
lished. Before trial the charges must be
made in writing and be properly
attested. After the trial, the members
under the Jurisdiction Of that officer
shall vote for or against his or her ex-
pulslon from Office, and their decision
shall be final in the case, because they
had the original right of selection.
Article Eleventh. Education. The in
tegral culture Of man requires system
of schools which shall secure threefold
result: They must impart knowledge
by natural and attractive methods;
there must be "a daily culture of each