Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-22
IN WASHINGTON fit list,
Soc i Democracy Colonizers Arrive
and Begin Operations. Full Details
Of Plans Adopted and Proposed.

Of Plans Adopted and Proposed.
Cyrus Field Willard. Secretary Of
the Colonization Commission of the
Social Democracy of America and James
5. ingalls,, National Organizer of that
body have lately come 10 the State of
Washington to carry out the colonial
tion plans of that organization.
Since coming here. they have organ
lied a corporation under the laws of
this State to serve as legal entity
and to hold the title of the land and
property to be acquired.
This corporation is known as The
Cooperative Brotherhood, and is rather
unique in its form of organization. 1t
\ has practically incorporated as Il So
7 ciadst organization which will make
permanent the heretofore fiuctuating
and transitory voluntary associations.
Every one will recognize that if the
Knights of Labor or the Social Democ-
racy had been incorporated, it would
have been impossible to have had
a split.
The Cooperative Brotherhood will
take in all members of the Social
Democracy who have contributed to
the colonization work, at a reduced
figure. Others will pay one dollar en-
trance fee and one dollar per month as
monthly dues. This averts the neces-
sity of paying in say $lG0 as a member
ship fee and does not require the colony
ID take in every one who pays in, but
g'ves a constant source OF revenue.
The Cooperative Brotherhood is or
ganized for the purpose of placing its
members in self-sustaining employment
and as rapidly as possible TO extend its
industries until all the industries neces-
sary to life are established under &C.
operative administration.
While primarily designed for the
benefit of its own members. yet it is
not necessarily limited to them. but can
and will help the unemployed every
where to positions OF economic security
The right to membership is open tC
every one. There is no political or re-
ligious test. Each and every person is
at liberty to believe or disbelieve in
any religious system or philosophy OF
political organization he may choose
only being required to show that same
!, liberation for the opinions of other,
, which he expects to receive for his own
1t is the purpose of this organization
to establish material conditions. where
it will be possible for the Brotherhood
of Humanity to manifest itself as q
physical and mental reality.
Its main Office is located in Seattle
state of Washington. and it has the
right to establish branch Offices every.
where.
In order TO prevent the evils of indi
) vidual stockholding and perhaps the
) drifting of the stock into few hands
and likewise in order to secure TO the
COLLECTIVELY the collective ownership o.
( the means of production and distribu
ton, the capital stock of the company
is placed in trust in the hands of twelve
trustees, whose duties are only TO hold
this stock collectively and 10 serve a.
stockholders. Their duties are clearly
J defined in trust agreement, which
states that they shall never sell
ALLEVIATE or hypothecate any of thi,
stock, but shall hold it in trust for the
members of the Cooperative Brother
hood. No dividends can ever be de,
clared or paid on this stock. These
trustees hold Office for various term.
and are in the beginning necessarily
appointed by the incorporators. but a.
fast as their terms expire the vacancy
is filed by the vote of the whole mem,
bership of the Cooperative Brother
hood The trustees being the stock.
holders, elect the board of directors
from among those whose names are pre-
scented to them boy the members.
Amy person who desires may become
Is member on the payman, Of 81 almi--
sion fee Their eligibility 10 become
co.oaists depend upon 'he.r paying
ther due. OF 81 pen month with resu-
lm.ty. These dues are payab.omou. q
ly iu advance az the office OF die nrolA-
erhood IN Seattle on the avt day o..
Tie month,