Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-09 | Page 9 | Cooperatives Seek Freedom

COOPERATIVES CO 0 SEEK FREEDOM Self-Help Self Units Plan New Legislation Self help cooperative groups grOUP of the state moved Saturday to organize organize organize organ organ- ize and seek legislation legislation legisla legisla- legisla-I legisla tion that would permit them to conduct conduct conduct con con- duct their affairs as they desire The move began at a conference of self help groups at the Hotel Hole Utah Although reported discord with policies of state and federal bodies set up to work with groups did not break into the open the delegates made their purpose clear when they decided to appoint committees committees com corn to work for the legislation The state self-help self cooperative board was not represented although an official observed the morning session So Some e 60 50 O representatives of ot self- self help groups pledged themselves to buy cooperative and re received received re- re badges displaying this pledge Three Thee names one to be selected later were suggested for the new organization Our Our Interstate COoperative Cooperative Cooperative Co CO- Co- Co operative Utah Cooperatives league and Producers and Laborera Laborers Laborers' Labor Labor- Labor Labor-I ers ers' syndicate The conference was opened by Grant G. G Woodward chairman who stressed a need for education as to aims alms of cooperatives The conference received a letter from the L. L D D. S. S church central centra relief committee signed by Harold B. B Lee wishing the groups success in their efforts to stimulate independent independent inde inde- pendent thinking Officers were to be elected In the thc afternoon