They Want" ver§ interesting and thought Dr. Muriel E. Bell came nearest to the solution with her world organisation for assuring an equitable distribution of the materials of food, clothing and shelter. I would add a world organisation for the production of these goods. That would be true co-operation. In England a vast organisation is in existence under the name of Co-opera-tion. This was started over 100 years ago by co-operators purchasing the necessaries of life and selling them to their own members, any profits on the sale of goods being distributed to the members in dividends. But at the present day these co-operators are producing as well as distributing everything that is necessary for human use and consumption. They own their own factories and the standard rate of wages and the best of conditions of work are maintained. If we in New Zealand would accept the principle of co-operation in the production and distribution of the necessaries of lifé as we have accepted these principles in the Social Security Scheme we should be an example for the whole world. If true co-operation were put into practice all wars would cease and we should have peace on earth and good will toward men. Sir,-I found Tint article "The World
JOHN
HIRST
(Kaiapoi).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 291, 19 January 1945, Page 7
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