The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-16
Do you believe in the principles !

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Do you know that most who believe
IN these principles are in no organize
ton at all
You will agree, will you not, that it
is necessary TO have something ike I'M
ity Of thought before We can have IN
ity Of actiona
The Universal Cooperative Brother
hood is a fraternal order, with grips,
signs, passwords. and an initiatory GER
emory. Its purpose is to educate and
carry on the propaganda Of the princii-
piles Of cooperation, and to organize
people into the order.
L has nothing TO do with any other
organization.
The U. c. B. is organized az j fra
ternal order because this is the most
effective form Of organization there is.
Many millions are now organized in
that way in orders controlled absolute
" by Capitalism. Their energy, time,
and funds are used BY Capitalism tho
they do not realize it.
These three things organize people
into fraternal orders: Cd The social
side which attracts BY giving them good
times; ~ the benefits. which may Be
in time Of sickness, or may be insur-
ance, or may be indirect benefits; @
the mystery that is connected with these
orders.
Seventy percent of the people have
the minds Of l4-year-old people. They
must be reached and educated. They
are attracted to fraternaI orders. That
beng the case, the fraternal order is
the simplest and most effective method
Of reaching and holding them. 1t is for
this reason that il is used.
Fraternal orders are used effective
ly by capitalism. The cooperative
movement should have an organization
to offset this.
Thirty years ago the Catholic church
opposed secret fraternaI orders. Yet
the latter were taking Catholics from
the Church. Then the Church studied
the matter, and found that fraternal
order could be made valuable asset.
The heads of the Catholic church are
able men, intelligent and calm. They
turned to the advantage of their or
ganization the thing which thew had
thought was menace.
Surely the believers in cooperation
can profit by this example and use SIM
liar good judgment.
The U. c. B. has an initiatory cere-
mony. This is used to teach the prin-
ciples of cooperation, the evolution of
the race. It is a dramatization Of the
things we have formerly tried to teach
BY lectures and printed matter. 1t is
highly effective. the most efficient me-
thod of reaching the people we must
reach.
The y. c. B. gives benefits to its
members Of 81 week during sickness.
Here are some of the features which
may appeal to you:
/. Its constitution states that its pre-
ference is given to organized labor.
2. lis business is handled thru CEN
trail office, so that local councils can
give their entire time to educational
and social work. The drag Of long, tire
some business meetings is removed.
3. Its members have perfect control
the referendum, initiative, and recall
are provided. The method Of selecting
eliminates internal politics, and
puts a premium on giving service to the
4. It accepts as members only those
Vtho agree that those who work should
receive the full product Of their toll,
that none should live upjustly at the
expense of others. and that all waste |
and unnecessary labor should be elm
mated.
5. It is the only order having the |
deals of cooperation.
6. 1t does not permit the discussion
ST tactics, for tactics lead to contro-
rersy and disruption.
Y. 1t accepts both men and women
IN equality.
5. 1t is established BY working men
and women who have had practical ex-
oerience in cooperative work, most Of
whom are members Of organized labor.
9. It is the only fraternal order es-
ablished by working men and women
or working men and women.
10. 1t is the only organization for
educational purposes established for
md by the believers in cooperation,
md the only organization using the
dramatic method as means OF educa-
ion.
Many men and women have become
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