New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-22
MILLION FOR VAN EDEN
TO TRY PEACEFUL Social
REVOLUTION HERE.
Business Men Back Him IN Practical
Cooperation Undertaking Out
lined an Lectures.

DR.. Frederik van Eeden. Of Amsterdam, Hol-
land, who ectured in this city last year on prac-
teal cooperation in business. has returned to
this country TO organize a company to carry
out his theories Of a peaceful social revolution,
involving an incursion into the whole industri al
field Support for this enterprise was promised
before Dr. van Eeden left here for Europe last
year, and he has been engaged in making his
plans since that time
There will be a meeting in few weeks at
which the preliminary steps of organization Will
be taken. and 1t is believed that the enterprise
will be launched early in the autumn While
the capital has not been decided on it was said
yesterday that it probably would be 100000
a starter.
DR. van Eeden's first venture in Holland was
Il failure owing, he said, to the lack OF capabh-
ity of the manager he put IN charge. The next
venture Jared better. It while outlining his
operations in Holland to a company Of business
men in this city that support for a similar enter
prise here was offered by several men of wealth
They requested DR.. van Eeden to prepare his
scheme and to be ready to put it into effect this
year.
The first action TO be taken win be the cleo
ton Of a board Of trustees as nucleus for the
organization OF a company on q practical busl-
ness basis. 1t is not intended that this venture
shall be on a particularly great scale in the be-
ginning. But the initial business will be on a
foundation permitting unlimited growth
1T is the intention to divide the company into
several departments" said DR.. van Eeden yes
terday "a general department having charge Of
the banking and administrative parts OF the en-
terprisc; Industrial agricultural real estate and
the distributive and commercial departments
The general department Will also have in its
care education and hygiene, and such other
questions as do not bear directly on business"
1t can be stated briefly that the company will
stand for freedom from trust influences and TO
acquire that every product that enters into
human needs will have to be furnished. and that
at cost as low lower than the most drastic
competition could force It. The company can
be said 10 offer to the people the following:
THE production of unauthorized foods and
Of articles of general and real use OF the best
quality: the basic principle OF the prevention OF
unemployment and NAL employment; freedom
from all political and religious affiliations what
ever: the general welfare Of society. We shall
arrange for indefinitely extended existence.
The demands of producers and consumers WIN
be harTnonized, and waste will be eliminated
The scope Of the business will be gradually in
creased until all lines of industry included
1T may sound like a tremendous undertaking.
but It will gather strength as It goes on That
IS because it will prove that its primary purpose
is to promote the Industrial and economic vel
fare OF all interested in It. There will be an
issue of permanent profit sharing stock and this
will not be transferable, thus eliminating spec
uIation The number Of shares OF stock that any
Individual may hold will be limited, and no
matter how much stock any person may
hold he will be entitled to only one vote at the
stockholders meetings"
The company will. according TO DR.. van
Eeden. be a sort OF guiding and guarding parent
70 all interested In IT. The educational work
will not be confined to the members. but as soon
as feasible It will be extended to the general
public Speaking about tho policy OF the COM
pany toward its members, who VIII IN the main
also be employees, DR.. Eeden said;
~As the company VIII permit OF It's
members, without good reason, to live without
actual work the products of the common
activity so II will not allow its members TO
suffer for the want of employment, The leading
concern OF the company will be the distribution
of employment and It's proper remuneration.
The company after fts firm establishment, will
be conservatively liberal in it's admission OF
members, and will never shut out from member
ship those who may be willing to Join and
cannot be said TO offer danger TO the whole.
In the arrangement OF the wage scale. union
wages and the price given for labor I'm the
common market will be taken into account but
the payment in the form of shares will be
couraged."