The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
MISSISSIPPI cO-0PERATORS
DISREGARDED RIGHT
METHODS AND FAILED


Last fall group Of protested CO.
operators left lano Colony 10 JON j
reputed cooperative venture il The
State Of Mississippi. where the assur-
ance was given that genuine democra-
cy In management would offer them
superior advantages. Recently one of
our members received letter from
one Of the misled men, reporting an
utter failure Of the undertaking. The
member replied TO the letter as follows:
Mr.. George K. Thomas
StateIine. Miss.
Dear Comrade:- am in receipt of
your letter of the 10Th inst We are
up to our ears in work here in every
department, especially with our office
work, but will take time to write you
a few lines.
note what you say about MIR. R.
and his brand of cooperation; j must
say that ! was not surprised that things
turned out thus with that clustering
egotist-in fact, was convinced from
what ! saw of him while here that he
was oo-operator for what there might
be in it for himself and the ranting
letters which he began to write us as
soon as he returned to Mississippi
about how he was going to start suit
against this Colony m state and feder-
al courts to compel us to do things
which we had never agreed to do and
which it was absolutely impossible for
us to do-this together with some ve-y
nasty letters from P. c. and others
threatening gun plays and various
criminal acts if We did not dance to-
RS. music, caused us to withdraw such
support as we we're able and willing
to give to your venture and prepare to
meet these threatened attacks as best
we could. | knew that you were max
ing mistake when you turned against
the people who have sacrificed their
all to make this Colony success, but
you had permitted yourself to come SO
thoroughly under the influence of W.,
D. ", W., and other self-seeking mall
contents that it was utterly impossible
to reason with you, so all we could do
was to let you go and learn your mis-
take thru bitter experience-which you
seem to be doing. As for Pickett's at
titude towards you. will say that he
stood out to the last in support of your
venture, to the extent Of his ability, |
even after R. had Informed us that he
with your APPROVAL had started cap
italistic court proceedings to force us
to do his bidding and C. had set the
date when he would come over to try
out his new automatic on US; it was
only after the members here had begun
to protest against giving you further
assistance and the other members of
the Board of Directors refused to con-
sent to further expenditure. because of
the actions of R., c. and others, that
Pickett discontinued his activities in
your interest Should you take hold
of the new proposition, of which you
speak, am quite sure that Pickett,
our Board, and most Of our members,
will be the first to extend to you our
moral support and such other assist
ance as it may be possible for us to
give-providing, of course, that you
make it bona-fide cooperative IN
stitution, with the cooperative COM
monwealth as the goal, the Golden
Rule its guiding principle and human
brotherhood its working basis -noth-
ing short of this is really worthy the
support of genuine co-operators, and
| am convinced whether you believe
it or not) that we have more of that
class of co-operators right here in
Newllano than may be found among
any other like number Of people or
community on earth; as proof Of this
we stand ready-in spite Of all the mas
ty, abominable things you and your
associates said of us and did to us-to
assist you in every way possible in your
new venture.
Remember that we are not yet out
of the woods, financially, with this pro-
position, and until we have this land