A study in democracy: being an account of the rise and progress of industrial co-operation in Bristol . is doings were subjected to a closescrutiny by a practised eye. As a consequence somechanges took place; weaklings had to give place tostronger men; and for a time, at any rate, the questionof increased trade and profits had to stand aside whilethe whole business was being remodelled. In April, 1902, it was pointed out by one of the Com-mittee to his colleagues that Mr. Gray had left theneighbourhood, and that an opportunity therebypresented itself to hold out the olive branch to thedissenti
A study in democracy: being an account of the rise and progress of industrial co-operation in Bristol . is doings were subjected to a closescrutiny by a practised eye. As a consequence somechanges took place; weaklings had to give place tostronger men; and for a time, at any rate, the questionof increased trade and profits had to stand aside whilethe whole business was being remodelled. In April, 1902, it was pointed out by one of the Com-mittee to his colleagues that Mr. Gray had left theneighbourhood, and that an opportunity therebypresented itself to hold out the olive branch to thedissentients at West Street. The thought was a kindlyone, but the Committee knew the men concerned, andrealised that the sanguine hopes of their colleague wouldnot be materialised in that way. The proposal to affiliate with the Labour ElectoralAssociation, brought forward in June, 1902, did not findfavour. The members rejected the idea upon the pleathat the financial position and other conditions donot warrant our joining. There seems to be a world ofmeanine behind this phraseology. There is an instinctive. INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION IN BRISTOL. 153 shrinking among a large proportion of Co-operatorsfrom associating the movement with controversial ideas,and, except in a very abstract sense, religion and pohticsare kept out of Co-operative discussions. Meanwhile one has to note that the Society was stillsuspect in regard to labour and labour conditions. Asrecently as September, 1902, it is evident that the wagesand conditions of employment questions were stilldisturbing the minds of some members, for a motion wasbrought forward that the list of employes, with wagespaid, should be open for inspection at the office of theSociety. This proposal was stoutly resisted by theCommittee, on the grounds that these were matters ofmanagement, and consequently the concern of the Com-mittee. The employes objected also to have theirpersonal affairs made public. In November, 1902, one of the pioneers, Mr.
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