FRANKNESS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 November 1924, Page 20

FRANKNESS.

ESSENTIAL IN CO-OPERATION

A co-operative association is safe only so long as it enjoys the absolute confidence of its supporters. Hence it is up to the managers of the association to act always in a manner to .nspire confidence and do; nothing at any time that is open to suspicion and therefore conducive to the destruction of confidence.

j Certain obligations also devolve i ’ pon the members of an association f confidence is to he preserved. Members should never • be guilty of perpetuating unfounded rumours concerning the association! nor should they be hasty in their interpretation of the acts of their association officers and speak disparagingly of them. r f there is reason to question the acts of officers or if rumour gives ,e o to doubt, the right' and decent thiiig to do is to seek the facts. And the best way to get facts .is to ask for them —to speak frankly one’s desires and to ask directly for definite ’•eplics. If the faqts thiis secured Jo not satisfy then the next step is to make an efFort to correct the conditions within the association wlvch make it possible, or necessary, as the case may be, for the officers to again r, o those things which have given, rise to question or doubt. This is the wav to correct evils. The way to perpetuate evil is to indulge in trossio. Frankness, plain speaking, constructive criticism, fearless questioning, if it appears to be justified, that, is the way to help a cn-onerative to liv«. If you want to kill it, never speak about it except in a whisper; join o- ; th the town loafers in t.hei- rlemimrchatter and never seek the facts. Such methods mean sure death to any

■co-operative. Speaic out, if you, have, doubts about, any ianue-s’ co-operative. Let . s maintain absolute confidence. There us be frank. Let us get the facts. Let, is no other way to- success. —Utah Farmer!