Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-06-25
THE ADVANCE OF
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD

Cuutd, lnuld.
About two-thirds of the larger q.
man cities now own and operate tbsi
own waterworks.
The Altrurian, the organ of ~
Colorado Cooperative Company,
now published weekly.
During 1897 the Russian pove,,
ment built 2,190 versts, or about n
miles of new railways.
The municipal savings bank
Paris, in October, 1887, had deposi,I
amounting to 2,S06, 2S3 francs.
The city of Meadville, Pa, will h
the waterworks plant from the M
vate company which is now in can
troll. The price will be 100000.
During the year 1897 thirty.fm
cooperative societies for distributiol
and sixty-four for production werl
esta blished in Great Britain and In
| lard.
| There is trouble among the tailor
In a number of cities there is a dish,
sition to cut loose from the nation,
union and join the Socialist Trad
and Labor Alliance.
The progressive Socialist vote
Spain, in round numbers. and \
counted by the ballot-box stuffing Al
thorities, is as follows: 1891, Sod
1893, 1000; 1896, 1900: 1898, 10000,
The Salvation Army has planted
first colony at Holly, Colorado, con
prising twenty families, each On
vided with a horse and wagon. a Col
a few pigs and chickens, and nece
sary farm implements.
Banking returns for the last Qua
ter of 1897, published for Australi
show that in the five colonies the a
posits in the banks under privat
ownership have decreased 81 ,63la
during the year, while in the sam
interval the deposits in the govern
ment banks show an increase b
e262,335
Very latest information from III
rope indicates that the Socialists
France and Belgium have gained ip(
creases of at least so per cent, and m
| the latter country the claim is made1
that the social revolution will reacil
a climax in two years or by 1902 Al
LHC lul lilCSl. I1dSl l. hui study Il1
elections began in Germany. and
more history is being made. Then
is great excitement.
Socialists of Massachusetts, Penn
sylvauia, Ohio and Indiana hav
nominated state tickets. The move
ment is spreading rapidly in the Sun
flower state, where Populism is moi
in line with Democratic capitalism
and many local tickets will he put ID
On July the New Jersey Socialist
will hold their convention, and Of
July those of Michigan meet, as vii
also the party in Wisconsin.
What might happen if Japan eve
came into direct competition viii
America is shown by an article d
the japanese match industry pubN
lished in the Fabian Herald. Matcha|
are sold in Japan for so cents per %
dozen boxes. These prices are POI
sible because the wages of the operiV
tiyes range from to 20 cents daft
for adults and from / to cents fOt
children. 'Rah for competition.
The Japanese have establisheb
commercial schools where the meh
DDS of commerce and business prac
tice are taught. The whole systen
according to the London and Chin
Telegraph, is one to which eyeiI
Anglo-Saxon countries have not vi
attained. Among the modern feat
ures of government which exist
Japan are government-owned rail
ways and telegraphs, and, of courS
postal savings banks.
y report published by the Russia;
Labor Department places the mud
Der of cooperative credit assotb,
lions in Russia at ,4i2 societies an
institutions for providing petit
credit. These consisted of COS lOa
and deposit societies. 262 villagI
banks and 5I5 peasant help funds
The aggregate membership of th
800 loan and deposit associations
given as POI ,s43. The village BAND
and help funds have no definite men
bership. Through these institution
loans amounting to Sl9,000,000 wed
granted H. 1896. The government e
ercises close supervision over thei
operation.
The powerful London Trades Coua
Gil, the Independent Labor Party
Great Britain, the Social Democrats
Federation, and the Fabian Soc ieu
are raising funds for the worknl
people of Italy who were recently "a
gagged in struggle to overthrow thI
monarchy and establish republic
There Is great indignation expressel
by the progressive people of Eurod
at the cruel sentences imposed upd
hundreds of those who participate
in the revolt, and also against middle
class-ruled Switzerland. the aut hon
ties of which unlawfully surrendert
refugees to brutal Italian officials.
Prof. Jaures, one of the Friend
Socialists who was defeated at ii
recent election, has been selected
chief editorial writer of the Pctia
Republique, the well-known daI
paper of Paris. and he will contrib ut
three articles a week. Jaures. lil
Guesde, could have been reelected
Parliament from a Socialist strons
hold, but declined the offer, and
was defeated in the same manner
the latter. At Roubaix, Guesde's Il
trict, the employers formed a "Patr
otto Social Union" and those worke
who refused to Join were instant
discharged and blacklisted, Wild
was also the Dlap ltursued at laaI