The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-26


We have before us a letter from
lComrade Chas. H. Newman (Ontario)
(which proves him 10 be Of the stuff
from which co-operators are made.
lComrade N. is a reader of the CoIonist
and a member Of the D. u. c. Some
time ago he wrote 10 an alleged author
lily on cooperation in the U. S. for
some information about Llano Colony.
This 9 authority seems TO think that
he is IT. when it comes 10 the '.the-
ory and practice" of cooperation. HE.
ASSUMES THE GOD, AFFECTS
THE GOD AND SEEMS TO SHAKE
THE SPHERES" Of cooperation.
lWell, here was a splendid opportun-
lily for 1T" to PRACTICE co-opera-
ton. Did 1T" do so. Not that you
could notice. Instead of referring this
interested comrade and prospective CO.
operator to any one of the many hun
dreds of satisfied Llanoites, both IN
and OUT ofsthe Colony, for the desir-
ed information, 1T" referred him to
a few Of the 'flotsam and jetsam, Of
a certain class who, like many such,
have drifted IN and drifted OUT Of
Llano; and, as is usually the case with
such irresponsible, irrational people,
when they fail to make good, proceed
to blame something or someone else
for their dereIiction. Thru the kind
offices Of 1T" Comrade N was hand
ed package Of mental and moral filth
tinctured with just enough Of truth to
make it seem plausible, and it speaks
well for his sense of justice and fair
play that he saw in this information
(?) an attack upon the Llano Colony
which i'll becomes a protested master
of cooperation, and he passed it on
to us as a sample of the fearful and
wonderful" stunts the omniscient 1T"
can pull in the name Of cooperation.
10 Comrade N. we would say: Jesus
had his Judas; the P. c. L. had IT'S"
spies, and we shall try to profit by
these examples. Come and see.
$3.50
When your Uncle Josh is called up
on to pay his respects to such UN-co-
operative co-operators as those who
furnished Comrade Newman the mass
|of MIS-information mentioned above,
he needs some mental sedative to get
back to normally" and it was with
a genuine sense of peace that pass
eth understanding that he picked
Iup little note from Mother Blair, Of
Washington. enclosing the sub Of
friend together with word Of ''frater-
nal greetings to ALL Just word, It's
true but it speaks volumes.
As the sun pours forth his beams to
melt the ice and SHOWS.
So does Mother Blair radiate good
fellowship wherever she goes.
*s@**
Comrade Theo. F. Cuno, one Of the
mainstays of Llano. is taking we'll
earned vacation in California, but, like
the human dynamo that he is, is ever
busy in the interest of the Colony. Yer
lily where a mans heart is, there is
his treasure" Maybe we misquoted
that old saw, but it goes where Conn
rade C. is concerned. He sends in some
subs and occupies his time talking and
occurring in the interest of the Colony.
to labor organizations. party members
and others; he finds that the work Of
the disrupter makes it very difficult to
get the message of cooperation across
to those who should be most interested
in The solution Of social, industrial, and
economic problems before us. How
ever, Comrade c. is the author of that
now famous saying: Its a great life
if you don't weaken. so we know that
the more difficult of accomplishment
a. thing seems to be, the keener is his
determination to overcome all obsta-
cles, when the thing to be gained IS The
welfare Of the workers. well done
thou good and faithful servant.