New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04
I NOCTiLTSTIc EXPERIMENT.


From The Boston l'ran
\ wealthy manufacturer of bradford Eneland' re-
ccLty made Il proposition To- the officers OF tlr trades
unini, controlling the worhcrs INA IN" wor>rd ana
woollcn mill, Of that place. which la, attracted wide
M proposal WAS based statements made AT the
meeting, OF the trades uni,n thnt. # the business OF
termed soclal,iis prlncp.c,. 1t would greatly fer
the benefit III N" working Glasses Inc manu-.
iar,urrr In question made the proposition that nc
"ouhl allow i'r year m1e 'n@ tau'' ' mn,Vm ~
would furthermore furnish them, under sufficient
guarantee, OF repayment. $4,000 a. u working
that the employed in This establishment earned.
by Of this cooperv" employ mcnI, larger
returns than plld go other operatives III El.dforu
NIL employed IN manufacturing Slmhr F.ou'' ~
would nj the end OF thr twelve months, age" Il"
lot The lradcs union nave his mill ut REASONABLE
valuation ana ca terms tAn' N"nM ""i.l III mn
easy and ready payment. and world. besides arrange
To supply uh''r INorA"r 'onul'i'u,' t ~, LINZ t,
needed for permanent W"iMng c"pltli' IN n'"Mls
ini, onrr hr stated that he WIS DESTROYS a. any
on" oi demonstrating Wh'tnr or Eot tnr Suau ,,
plan Of production ~a' 81 was not l'l>iol, ahn ilisi
he thought the best mod" 81 demonstration Woulu
br bv a practical trial.
trades union Of bradford decided that il WAS rN-
pc'ii"nl To drcln" 1t; ana It number oi me tnsnSn
newspapers OF conservative tendencies, m commenting
upon this declaration, made the point That the tngsh
Norin gman has certainly great deal OF discretion
and that when put 10 the test h" has verify little
faith In tho merit of these advanced theories Of
-oc1l and industrial reform. Now ." bile We believe
that tho soclaSiic reform, that have been Advocated
%, a means Of healing The Ills Of society are mnch
more attrictv" I'm theory than they would prove IN
practice, II is only fair 10 point out that the con
dition, under which IL proposed 10 give them "A
test were not In this case the ones calculated TO
demonSt rate Ihc value Of the method.
IL sociey to be- recognized upon the s0ciasiic
plan the reorganization would need 10 be- mad" nom
The top 10 the bottom. II would not apply alone Ia
those who wage carriers but also 10 those
who ~" now employers That Is. the captains of
Industry would need f. be- counted In essential
factors I'm the social reorganization. II the bradford
manufacturer had proposed to give lis mill Tor one
year 10 IN honest demonstration OF the vaiue or
defects Of the SociaStic plan al work. ana had said
Will my self take charge Ot the administration Of
work under conditions t. share in the profits that
would be considered equitable Under soclLll,;ic
dlspcnsntiOn.' an opportunity would have been NJ
forlcd OF having at least an Interesting test made
But for men who had spent their lives sorting wool
tending spindleS ana looms, and who had no
practical knowledge OF the wool markets the
demands of consumes, Ia undertake for twelve
months 10 run large mill would have been TO
invite failure. the ODDS. under conditions
would have been altogether against successful
outcome OF the undertaking.