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 handed over to labor in part paymen of wage? If he opporun/y of subscribing is to be kep fully open w all classes, wha class has a greater righ to ha privilege han the operatives? If the working classes are also induced to become "small investor" in the concerns they will work they w11 come to regard as the harder for what their own busess. When the Government subscribes to the share capital of. a firm, as urged by the Report, it would be the best policy to keep the shares in hand and to sell them as time goes on to the operatives on favorable terms and men in small amounts. The Xndian Govern- s unique opportunity of 5rthering the Industry and' Co-operation such as was never vouchsafed to any other Govern- In most other countries -the Industrial common cause of perhaps ment. Revolution has generally been begun and accomplished by the unaided efforts of the entrepreneur class. In India we have the opportunity of benefiting by the mistakes of other nations and the country has called on the Government to lay down a plan of the course to guide and to It is a great chance of industrial development and help them in such development. for initiating the beginnings of Industrial Co-partner- ship in India and of starting a new chapter i the great history of Co-operation. The "Indian Go-operative Service" While the services of honorary workers and volunteers is, and always will remain, of the highest value to our of a highly devoting all their and inspection. A service is of the of co-operation CallSO, organized time better highest and will deny the central force and energies to importance of regulars propaganda organization of the present importance to the future of Indian agriculture. India