The Washington times., 1916-09-20

emergency than privately owned busl-
ness. In Germany, she said. the gov
eminent had never looked with favor
%RSaa sse pscps sSns e s s e se
tagonism as to forbid all government
employees 10 belong TO them. When
war was declared, manufacturers and
merchants advanced the price Of
cieties held down the prices. The diff
ference In favor Of the cooperative So
cieties was so marked that the govern
ment lifted It's ban against the societies
join them and share IN the benefits.
DR.. summer attended the last meet
Ing OF the International Cooperative
Alliance at Hamburg. The object Of
the alliance. she said. 10 TO federate
and co.ordinate the cooperative So
"At this meeting" she said there
were twenty-four national units rep
resented. speaking for $4,000 different
SsS y ~ o socsts. ThssS societies
families. Fixing each family at four.
wo have S0.000,00o people supplying
themselves with. most of the necessar-
les Of life and securing large social
benefits without the Intervention OF
the distributive middlemen."
In view Of the fact that the United
states In 1900 had a population of less
than So.000,000, DIR. Sumner felt that the
sO,OPcsatiNe soCicttcb Wcfo not only
doing well. hut had q great future be-
fore them.
Agricultural Co-operatives.
Turning to Agricultural co-operatives.
DR.. Sumner supplemented what sena-
tor La Fontsine had said relative to
the influence Of the agricultural CO.
operatives. From her, own obserya-
agricultural co-operatives had in the
last ten years revolutionized the in
oustriai and social life OF the ogri-
cultural sections In Switzerland, Dem
mark Belgium. ireland. and England.
Of ten Of the population belongs 10 CO.
operative societies, and in Basel, swift
zeriand. one-third OF the community
10 supplied with everything required
~ the family from the cooperative
Or. Sumner concluded With the pre-
diction that the cooperative societies
IN Europe Will emerge from the war
y. stronger than they were before
u. When the bill is in after the war;
she Zclared. the working people win
societies for their own protection"
Outlines Leagues Plans.
DR.. James p. warbasse outlines the
work to be performed by the Co-opera-
@'seeN VI <hittfhCd, OF which
Warbasse II the president The learue
Is to federate and Coordinate the scat-
tered cooperative distributiye societie.
In the United States.
DR.. Warbasse cited England as the
country where the cooperative distrib-
utive societies had reached their highest
DEVELOPMENT over 10000 persons beine
employed In the various Departments Of
production and distribution. One ToIr
mill owned by the English societies
manufactures flour for 5000. 900 consum-
ers. and Is the largest purchaser OF
Canadian wheat In the world"
! IN the opinion OF Dr.. Warbasse CO.
operative distributive societies Organized
by the consumers for the benefit OF the
consumers hold the key to the enamel
pauon OF the masses of the people from
the uncertainty OF business for private
profit The consumers include every
one, he said. from the millionaire TO the
worker. Therefore any movement that
oenefts the consumers Is ultimately
bound to succeed. for such a movement
is only limited by the limits of society.
DR.. Warbasse directed attention to the
excursions OF the Government into Gov
eminent ownership as an example OF
the "socializing State extending the
racy. Between the continued activities
OF the "socialiZing State from above
and cooperative societies from below
II was his conviction that the time Is
not far distant when there will be but
very little left for private business %
Tonight at 8 o'clock the conference
will consider Trade Unlonism as q
Factor in Social Preparedness" The
scheduled speakers are William H
Johnston, president of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists; Ar
thur p. Holder. legislative agent Of
the American Federation of Labor
Juliet Poyntz. director OF labor re.
search Of the Rand School OF Social
Science. of New York city; Robert w
Bruere. and George Creel.
Iglehart, on the Annapolis branch OF
the Washington, Baltimore and An.
napolis electric line. Automobile
buses are provided TO take members
of the conference and visitors from
IRlehart to Sherwood Forest.