The sun., 1908-06-21
THIRD SECTION.
ENGLAND'S
TEN MILLION PEOPLE PLAN
a COOPERATIVE STATE.

British ProJecte for the Naturalization OF
Manufacturing, Buying and Selling
Sir Thomas uptOn's New Shamrock
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wards Trayels-Upiucky Treasure
Hunters-.French Priests Who Work
with Their Hants-Zola at Rome.
LONDON, June 1l.--Some 1900 delegates
representing 2,5OO,OOO members Of various
cooperative organizations throughout the
United Kingdom, are holding their annual
congress at Newport in Monmouthshire
this week.
Little attention is attracted by the CO.
operative societies Of this country, yet these
2.bOO,O0O members with their families in
cude nearly 100000 men, women and
children, almost one-fourth Of the total
population OF Great Britain and Ireland.
Lenders of the cooperative movement.
which is strongest in the north Of England,
arc working for the welding together Of
all the cooperative societies and associa-
tons into one great national cooperative
society. This would mean the nationaliza-
ton Of manufacturing, buying and selling
among 10000, 900 people.
The sales Of cooperative associations
total nearly s2oO 100000 a year; they yield
a profit of about 100000 coo annually. This
is largely distributed among tho members
in dividends, in the provision of libraries.
educational classes. lectures on social,
economic and industrial subjects and en-
tertainments Of an amusing and instructive
character Retail societies which have a
membership of over 1000 900 devote ~ per
cent Of their profits to the maintenance Of
ol,, oil tor
and the members children.
While local cooperative societies, re-
mctant as yet to give up their autonomy.
are not quite at one with the notion Of
naturalization, there is an undercurrent
Of opinion ut work toward that gigantic
end. 1t is planned by those in favor of
the proposed development that ooopora-
tive council, which would become a sort
Of cooperative parliament. would be formed
Of $50 members; these would be divided
into committees whose special functions
would be the control of buying and selling
production, property and buildings, bank
ing and finance. law and parliamentary
work, stock taking and valuations. insur-
ance and old age pensions. housing. con-
gress. conferences and general propaganda
journalism and literature. direction and
control OF education. foreign relations.
One Of the most important features Of q
national cooperative society would be the
accumulation Of funds for the extension
Of productive works and the spread Of CO.
operative ideas and aims. 1t has been esti-
mated by J. G. Gray, general secretary Of
the Cooperative Union. that e5.OO0. 900
could be saved annually out Of the present
profits Of the movement.
For the last fifty years profits which
have gone into the pockets Of the people
have amounted to the vast sum Of f2O0.-
100000 or morel The great hope would be
that under proper system OF the ac-
cumulation of O certain percentage Of the
prohts for the objects named the national
council could in time solve, as far as CO.
operators are concerned. the present vex-
ing social problems. labor problems. old
age problems and education problems.
The object would be to form a cooperative
State, to establish cooperative oommuni-
tes. to lay out cooperative towns on garden
Gty;lnes.
Tho interest created by the appearance
Of Sir Thomas Iipton's new Shamrock has
bean sustained by the racing during the first
week Of the season Of the class in which
abe oompetes. Her regular opponents are
White Heather, last year champion; Bryn-
HID and Nyria, the last being the only one
that receives any time allowance. having
been built under rule now obsolete.
There have been three races and Sham
rock has twice finished first. Her first VIC
tory was fiattering win in rather fluky
race She made a bad start and had to pass
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over five minutes.
At the Harwioh regatta Shamrock just
caught White Heather mile from home
and, taking the lead. finished minute
ahead. There had, however, been a foul
in rounding buoy and White Heather won
on protests The most interesting race was
from Harwich to Southend. Shamrock and
White Heather, in the absence Of Nyria,
due to an accident, made duel of it all
day, and Brynbild, having no one to con-
slider. made the shortest tracks for home
and won handsomely.
Nearing the finish on this day the boats
were caught in very heavy squall Of thtn-
der. rain and wind. with all their big canvas
on. White Heather, being at the time too
far astern to have any chance Of winning,
gave up and got her sails down. The other
two held on. The sight was magnificent
as the two tore along, with tons Of water
swirling along their lee decks.
twas hard test Of gear and no one could
have been surprised had sticks carried
away. AS the result of the three races
White Heather Brynhild and Shamrock
have each one first and one second prize.
and 1t is this evenncss Of sliling up to the
present that increases the interest in their
contests.
With perfumed wells and scented millinery
the London woman tries to fight against
the all pervading fumes of the petrol motor
bus. cab and car. She has now called In
the help of her parasol
A tiny ball OF sills filed with delicately
perfumed cotton wool Is fastened to each
spoke end, the effect when the sunshade Is
opened being TO charge the air with sug-
gestion of fragrance rather than strong
scent. The large choux which provide a
finish to the handles OF the fashionable
sunshades are also perfumed with sachets,
or band Of silk padded with scented powder
u wound round the stick few inches from