| Show Finland Calm in World of Confusion 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 vanous various van vari ous sources and conditions Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps 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 long and cold winters and a soil soli none too fertile for the bald granite thrusts its lis way up through the thin top soil FOU all oil the way from the Baltic sea to the Arctic ocean writes Mason Mason Ma Ma- son Warner in the Chicago Tribune The Finn is an individualist He lie thinks for himself is slow in coming com com- coming ing to a conclusion and is steadfast in holding an opinion once formed While an individualist and insistent upon managing his own affairs free from bureaucratic interference he heIs heis heis is a natural born co operative Co societies existed inthe inthe in inthe the days of Czar Alexander II II and they flourished and grew under Alexander Alexander Al Al- III HI and Nicholas II 11 The bolsheviks made a determined and fierce attempt to capture the cooperatives cooperatives co co- co operatives in 1918 but did not suc sue These societies support schools school for the training of executives and employees have developed practices practices tices in management and accountIng account account- Ing systems and have so perfected economical buying and selling that private enterprises profit by their scientific methods of ot wart warehousing housing stock keeping and retail tion of operatives co-operatives receive receive re reo moderate salaries Management Management Management Manage Manage- ment and operation are on a sound basis There are no cut prices no items Hems sold at a loss merely to attract attract attract at at- tract trade There is ng watered stock receiving dividends Customers Cus tamers get low prices in and out of season and at the end of ot the year receive small rebates on their total purchases Members can withdraw at any time and their subscription are refunded in full |
