Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-08
A REAL PEACE CONGRESS


Unattended by spectacular display.
and without the tinsel and the trap
pings of the Versailles Peace Congress,
meeting is being held in Basic. Swift
zerland, that is laying the foundation
for real and lasting peace and a
league Of cooperative peoples. This
meeting is the Tenth Congress Of the
International Cooperative Alliance.
which is composed Of the consumers
temperatures of all nations.
twenty-five million consumers are
represented in this congress Of Coop
eratives. These millions Of organized
consumers Of all lands are agreed on
the elimination of the system of dis
tributing and manufacturing goods for
profit. They have built up powerful
organizations supplying consumers
with billions of dollars worth of food
stuffs and other necessaries. Now
they are meeting to consider some steps
which will effectively remove the pos
slblllty OF future wars.
Realizing that commercial rivalries
make wars, the co-operatiyes are striv-
ing to eliminate the cause of wars by
establishing international cooperation.
They are considering practical steps
for promoting International co-opera-
tive trading. international cooperative
banking, and the establishment of an
international cooperative wholesale,
Some Of the most important matters
for discussion on the program are:
1.-THE development Of policy Of Inter-
national Cooperation with view to
establishing fiscal relations between
nations on the principles of co-opera-
ton" and THE coordination of CO.
operative production in order to secure
to the Cooperative World the most eff
ficient service at the lowest cost and
supplies direct from their sources.
The Congress is also considering the
establishing Of an effective League Of
Nations, which will be an international
league Of co-operators. rather than a
league Of governments.
Delegates from all over the world.
representing the societies Of their
countries, are attending the Congress.
The United States for the first time in
the history of the cooperative move
ment, is represented by two delegates.
These delegates were elected by the
Board of Directors Of The Cooperative
League of America, the national fed
Grafton of cooperative societies. The
Directors of the League include repre-
sentatives Of the labor movement, who
are known throughout the country,
such as John F. McNamee of the Bro
therhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, Andrew P. Bower, Vice
president of the Pennsylvania State
Federation Of Labor, and Joseph
Schlossberg, secretary of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of America.
Farmers cooperative organizations
are represented by L. S. Heron and
W. c. Lansdon. In addition 10 the
representatives of cooperative socie-
ties, the Board Of Directors includes
Father R. A. MCGOWAN. of the Nation
al Catholic Welfare Council.
These Directors have chosen DR..
James P. Warbasse. President of The
Cooperative League of America, and
Mrs. Agnes D. Warbasse. the Educa-
tional Secretary of The League, to re-
present the cooperative organizations
of this country at the International CO.
operative Alliance Congress.
One of the interesting features Of
the Congress is the summer school be-
ing conducted in connection with it.