NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER A
STAUNCH FRIEND OF CO-OPS ATTLEE
PLEDGED SUPPORT TO CO-OP PROPOSALS
*iT SAN FRANCISCOgy Wallace Cofflpbell
SPECIAL to Co-Op papers.
New York The British elections
whi chTTTe New York Times described
as "one of the most' stunning elec
tion surprises in the history of
emocrrcy" plnqed in the role of
.-rime Minister of Great Britain a
staunch friend of the Cooperatives,
Clement R, Attlee has repeatedly
expressed his endorsement of the
co-operative movement and at the
San Francisco Conference he pledged
himself to support the proposals No
for establishment of an Internation'
al Cooperative Office and represent'
ativn of the International Cooper
ative “lliance in an advisory cap
acity In the Economic and Social
Council of the United Nations
Organization,
When Stanley Sindelka and \
Wallace Campbell interviewed him
there the then Deputy irime Minis
ter indicated that he expected the
Labor ferty to make substantial
gains in the coming elections, but
he exr. ucted that It would not act
ually come Into power until a
subsequent election.
Attlee displayed a complete,
familiarity with the affairs of the
British cooperatives and referred
to many of the co-op lenders by
their first names. He expressed a ’
eep Interest in the growth of the
In
U,S. cooperatives--particularly
the petroleum. He asked many
questions about the proposed Inter
national Cooperative Petroleum As
sociation and said that he hoped
the British cooperatives could go
actively into wide spread petroleum -
distribution. The profit margin on
gasoline in England is 16^ a gal
lon as against 'an average 4^ a !
Ion profit margin for a slightly
smaller U,S. gallon, Attlee o»press
ed the hope that cooperative action
in that field would bring a substan
tial reduction in the price of
"petrol1* and that this would make f
possible more widespread use of -*■
•automobiles by British working class
•people and that !n fcu*n -Would en
large both the petroleum and petro
leum industries and bring increased
employment.
The new prime minister is a quiet
reserved man noted for his conser
.ative methods of pushing forward
progressive measures. He lacks^Jfcihe
outward dynamics one would expect
in the leader of the Labor Party.
But his 23 years in Parliament have
demonstrated his staying power and
his.power as a stabilizing influ
ence in Labor Party affairs,
Swept into-power by the election
were many cooperators and friends
of cooperators, the most ever to
sit in.Parliament, One American
observer contends that Anti-Cooper
ative crusade of Lord Benvcrbrook.
was responsible fbr- resentment and
landslide.
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