The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-25

--~-'S L-S Slz[ttAN G--E C-lSIII ~
AE1u- Z nest L Harris, a Eibsnsto,k.
sends the following translation from
2 recent c-b'ic-tion CT tie imperial
commission, Under date May g, 1909:
Germany uo to cbc present time has
rz- Chambers o. commerce and trade
and 80 e. agriculeure. around these are
grouped she peoples Industrial council.
.ha g.rraa agricultural council. and The
Ieal-e.ouemy colleges. The interests
o.. rres.e aye represented Ey the h5rse
rallaara s1r2elL The learned profes-
e.aaa arc regulated ty councils Of doe
lars and .awyars- Besides these. there
are Ta~iaus Independent associations TO
Era.a.. The Interests Of manufacturer.
trade. ara traffic. and other uai1ns "a
represent special classes and callinzs.
namely tas r-.cu OF German sneIsers.
inc sraag association of architects and
engineers. the Gerusa fishery unfon the
inland shipping union tie househg1ders.
and seaaa gUious-aii of which have.
been ar-sl-Eai throughout the land f3~
branches % Industry. It IS uct'aIone the
independent workers VINO have .hus
handed themselves together for The pro-
ac'F1n OF general as well as spccisl in
tG5.Ea. interests bu5 the movement has
spread and ne" includes unions OF Of
atss.a. commercial unions, and assoefa-
iaEs lt "e7zr-eE Ct every description
Il is chiefly f-r The promotion er ird9s-
t-iai objects THAI the cartel or union q
MASTER. has been forln-d. then we have
lsECgill9- enterprises Of various groups
and classes arl. finally. the corpora +
tive societies o. the working classes
Cooperative SCcietics.-G man &c
operative societies and associations rGn
lock back upon half century 81 s6c-
ee-zlLI -c-iTi--- 81 present the self
aided trades and Industrial cooperative
societies number altogether upward Of
1900 i1rai societies. Of which about
4lGe are agricul =uTal. and include mere +
than U-llion peasants. Fourteen thou .
sand cooperative societies are con-
frizsi la -weUty-niua unions. The I.ost !.
rTgwIEea. Of these are the general uniCn .
Of sgif-a5leI trades and Industrial as +
5cciatiCEs. which has its headquarters f
at Charlotte ubarg ard consists Of 81 af- (
fiiatef unions and 1871 associations.
he general union CT agricultural asso-
Stations al 0GEabach- with IS affiliated
zuio1s and H.5r5 associations, and the
general agency union ar Neuweid. with
'.Z4s associations.
IN 1sss lhs 1873 associations connect
"a with rle CbarIottenburg Union h..d
zIgg8 members Their share capital Z
amounted to 81, 1I3.500- while the To-
serve furl was equal 20 Cne-third OF
lac caritaI The associations lent their f
members Ssh 35 worth Of raw ma
erals. Cecessaries CT life. dwellings. 4.
.tC- during 1Sss
Sphere oI ActIr5ty.-Be these
E-ee gigantic soeietise there are small Il
IT ones Of some importance. as will be
blown lv q review % The collective ac-
witty OF the entire number OF 1900
zera.au associations. On March 81 1899.
hey wa-~-r-fasziGea in the following ,
Banner Ten thousand eight hundred +,
reIjt cooperative societies. peoples {
ad Industrial banks. societies for ad-
antilg loans. savings and credit bank
ssociaticus were carrying on business
With the aid CT g central banks. Most
{ the others we're employed chiefly II
uyllg and selling some also in pro- {
uciug goods They we're divided into E
IS industrial associations fhalf Of these
eng producers and $500 agricultural
sociatlcns the majority OF which were
coupled il production on their own ac-
cunt. such as dairy work. vine and fruit z
uifu-e ercs. IN round numbers I2C0 I
ere for the purchase Of raw materials. {
bout 100 were occupied in the SALE Of
Gods, and nearly 500 were work azso-
iatiOns OF other associations. the
lost important are the 1875 co-Opera- !
I've sss0ciau Cns. and the Importance of I
be steadily increasing building and Z
yelling societies fabout 259 must not g
e moderated
Industrial u ious-Iu 1895 there were u
; OF these organizations in Germany. :
18th almost 900. coo members Each or I
1uizatiCu was in turn connected with Z
i-GC0 other local organizations The J.
ldEet OF this immense union amounted 5
S5.590.toe and SLo0o.oG0 fell TO expen- t
rureS- This latter SUN was paid out 0
u relief OF the needy funds for strikes. c
I'd for the press So far working We Il
cg have taken but IittIn interest in the 3
dusrrial movement The largest list z
members belonging 10 Industrial O
llC1s Is amr1E the metal workers u
s-tee}- the wood workers $50. c0g) the y
2tiis workers tZT.c0Jj. and the miners G
5000 The most perfect or these work
-ious IS tha- of the hook printers. con 2
stias Of $4,000 members. O. the others =
Re- carpenters number about 2G.G00 o.
hIic the persons employed in the to- >
icC9 trade. ana the workers in manu- q.
ctcTlcF. shocmake-s- barber and stone "
larc.s furnish severalIy from 10000 4
l5.aG8 members.
Trade Unions - The second group. p
81 so-ezIled Hirch-Gunczer trade q
.iona. includes al the present day. SIS y
. members in LOO local uQIOuS or q
csc, 5iGC0 belong TO unions Of cngi- g
erF and metal workers ana Is 500 to III