Show Finland Calm in World of Conf Confusion sion I Operative Co-Operative Societies Solve Problem The sanity and good sense prevailing prevailing pre pre- in Finland's people and their government may be traced to various various various various' vari vari- ous ous' sources and conditions Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps th the fountain head is the character character char char- acter of the Finns self reliant strong sturdy stubborn stubborn developed developed in overcoming the forces of nature in their forbidding country with its its long and cold winters and a soil none too fertile for tor the bald granite thrusts its way up through the thin top so soil l all the way from the BaHie Baltic sea to the Arctic ocean writes Mason Mason Mason Ma Ma- son Warner in the Chicago Tribune The Finn is an individualist He thi thinks ks for himself is slow In corring com coming corn corri- fag ing ng to a conclusion and is steadfast in n holding an opinion once formed While an an i individualist st and insistent upon managing his own n airs airs' free from rom bureaucratic interference he heI heis heis I is a natural born co operative Co-operative soch societies les existed inthe in inthe inthe the days of t Czar Alexander II II and nd they flourished an and grew under Alexander Alexander Alexander Al Al- III and Nicholas II The bolsheviks made a a determined and fierce attempt to to capture th the cooperatives cooperatives cooperatives co co- co- co operatives In to 1918 but did not sue sue- teed These Theses These s societies support schools for Cor the training of executives and employees have developed practices practices practices tices in management and accounting account ing systems and have so perfected economical buying and selling that private te enterprises profit by their scientific methods of warehousing stock keeping and retail distribution tion of eo operatives cooperatives receive receive receive re- re moderate salaries Management Management Manage Manage- Management ment and operation are on a sound basis There are no cut prices no it items ms sold at a loss merely to attract attract at at- tract trade There is no watered stock receiving dividends Customers Customers Customers Cus Cus- get low prices in and out of ot season and at the end of the year receive small rebates on their total purchases Members can withdraw at any time and their subscription are arc refunded in full |