Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-05
TO form Great
INDUSTRIAL UNION

Serious Mevs on Feet 60 Unite Al 60.
operative and industrial orsaniza'
siors int One Huge Association ct
100000 Souls, Wisldins $1ss 100000
Of capieal-Will Require Years. Z.
A serious and determined movement
IL ON foot In Great Britain to form one
OF the greatest industrial combinations
ever orga nized by the working classes
of any nation. 1t Is purposed to COM
bine the cooperative forces Of the
country, representing 2,7to. 900 Of peo-
pie, and organized labor. numbering
$3.50, 600. in q working fusion.
Should this scheme come to frutton
millions OF pounds sterling invested BY
trade unions and other affiliated or
CARNATIONS would be added to the
S1s5, 900. 900 share capital Of the CO
operators and $0O,00O.O 900 loan and re-
serve, backed by ever increasing profits
on the turnover. II all the plans sug-
gested are successful the aims and
ideals Of two grent wings OF the LABOR
movement will be coordinated and
united action will be taken industrial.
ly, socially and In legislative matters.
The leading bodies In this vast
scheme are the trades union congress-.
the General Federation of Trade Un.
IONS the Labor party and ITS allied or
Ranizations, women's trade unions, the
Independent Labor party and the CO.
operative societies Of the United King
dom. In many respects the work Of
these bodies overlaps. Money which II
spent for educational and social objects
n often wasted.
To Ossin at onee.
It II recognized that this tremendous
venture on the part Of united labor Will
take years to organize before any def
mite. pract4ca! results can accrue. The
nrst step planned was to call joint
eatherins of all other important organ
ixations concerned
The points which will come under
consideration embrace study of how
the organization Of each section can be
co-ordinated for educational. industrial
and parliamentary purposes. what prac'
tical steps should be taken to secure
control of industry and commerce, en-
abling the working people to solve the
problem Of labor unrest for themselves
Cooperative association executivea
are enthusiastic In their devotion to q
successful issue of the movement, be-
cause they believe fields untouched by
cooperative enterprise will be opened
and they could enter industries which
at the present moment are solely unde,
private control
investment Will d Profitable.
When in working order the scheme
would not propose to purchase existing
undertakings, for the cooperative
movement Is always founded on Its
own mills and manufactures. This. II
IL stated. would not only form q profit
able investment for the funds Of work
ing class organizations, but would al
the same time be a practical step to
ward naturalization Of industry and
the unrest which exists today would
cease.
The cooperative movement has beer
practically untouched by any outside
labor agitation. 1t employs 10000
persons. One cooperative leader, dis
cussing the proposition. said it would
be selfish IL this was merely an idea t.
seek an accession Of strength for the
cooperative movement. The success
OF one would support the other. and
the strength Of the whole would make
the movement one Of self defense fol
those in It.
I'VE want moral and economic unit.
first," he said. "Other ideals will theI
be on the way to be realized" He sait
that In February the executives Of tn.
parties concerned would meet to decide
on some course Of action, the substanc,
Of which would be referred to the sec
tional local conferences for discussion
On their acceptance and when the pro
.posals are agreed 80 at annual, meet
-ings the joint executive wheels woult
begin to w0tk.