French and German Socialism in Modern Times — John Shaqi
French and German Socialism in Modern TimesEly, Richard T. (Richard Theodore)
History
French and German Socialism in Modern Times
Ely, Richard T. (Richard Theodore)
Socialism -- France; Socialism -- Germany
“The reorganization into two groups happened just four years
ago.... The court declared the articles of incorporation
forfeited, on the technical ground that a commune incorporated
as an agricultural society was exceeding its charter in running
a grist-mill and manufacturing flour! The arbitrators divided
the property on an equitable basis. They ascertained the amount
of property each had brought into the society, the number of
years each had labored for the society, and on these principles
they declared each individual entitled to a certain proportion
of the property. The ‘Young Party’ associated themselves and
obtained new articles of incorporation.... They assumed the
original name. They were the minority in voting numbers, but,
counting children, they were more numerous than the ‘Old
Folks’ Party.’ The ‘Old Folks’ did not take out articles of
incorporation. Instead, they formed themselves into a general
partnership based on recorded articles of agreement, which I
send you (_Contrat de la Nouvelle Com. Icar._). The other party
having got possession of the name, the ‘Old Folks’ called their
society ‘The New Icarian Community.’
“At the time of the dissolution, the Icarians owned over two
thousand acres of land. The ‘Old Party’ were found entitled
to somewhat more than half the property. Both parties have
at different times made small purchases and sales of land.
At the time of the dissolution it was expected that the ‘Old
Party’ would remain in the original village, and that the
‘Young Party’ would go to the east side of the estate and build
themselves new houses; but finally the ‘Old Folks’ chose to be
the emigrants, and they have a new village nearly a mile east
of the original village (which is now occupied by the ‘Icarian
Community’).
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