New-York tribune., 1919-07-18

the small trader, we recognize that he
must go.
"In the future battle Of giants, trade
unionists and cooperators see the neces-
slty of consolidating their forces in order
to take part in the conflict fully equipped
and using every agency Of working class
organization to protect tho worker as pro-
ducer and consumer.
The joint trade union and cooperative
movement will undoubtedly alter the COM
plex1on Of working class activities"
Mr.. Bramley stated that he estimated
about 20 per cent of British trade union
funds have already been turned over to
the Cooperative Wholesale Bank.
In times Of strikes it is probable that
the Cooperative Society will undertake the
distribution Of the necessaries Of life to
the strikers and their families free Of
charge, and it will be possible for the
workers to exempt cooperative employees
from the general strike order without play
ing into the hands Of their opponents.
Leaders Of the joint cooperative and
trade union movement in England expect
the amalgamation of the two bodies to be
followed by similar combination through
out the world, believing that when the
worlds 25,Oo0,0O0 trade unionists join the
cooperators they can defeat big business
combinations not only nationally but inter-
nationally.
Hitherto British cooperators have chief
1y Ave%v 90
Of cooperation, giving their members tho
advantages Of purchases in large quantities.
With the help of great guaranteed market
which the trade unions will supply. CO.
operators have everything necessary for
tremendous developments in productive d.
rections.
Already, according to cooperative reports.
"the cultivation and production Of raw
materials in other parts of the world have
been commenced by the Cooperative Whole
sale Society, and these are brought to our
own shores in ships owned by the move
ment."
Besides owning ships for the importa
ton of their raw materials cultivated
abroad, cooperative production has made
great strides in Britain. This NAV be
seen from the following explanatory para
graph in one Of the official cooperative
publications printed by the Cooperative
Printing Society, Ltd, of London, Man
chester and Newcastle; the extract is il
luminasive of the attitude of cooperators
toward private business enterprises:
"The cooperative movement already COW
or II1ild fold 80 &:x,s&
trolls very large share of the distrbutve
trade, both wholesale and retail, and in CO.
operative factories controlled by the whole
sale societies, which are really consumers
themselves, the production of large
variety Of goods is carried on without the
intervention of the profiteer. 1t is possible
to live in cooperative house built bv CO.
operative building department, furnished
in every detail by cooperative products.
Ccal to keep the house warm and for cook
ing may be provided from a cooperative
colliery. Food grown on a cooperative
farm may be brought to the door in a de-
livery van built in cooperative carriage
works. Books may be printed by the CO.
operative press. Tobacco or cigar may
be smoked which has been supplied by CO.
operative tobacco factory From the CO.
operative factories every kind of clothing
may be supplied and kept clean by a CO.
operative laundry Money can be saved in
a cooperative bank, and the dependents
provided for by insuring with the CO.
operative insurance department. In short
it is perfectly true, as private trading in
terests declare, that the cooperative move
ment is menace to private enterprise
1t is the greatest danger to the exploiting
agencies by which certain sections of the
community grow rich at the expense of
the people"