What  then  is  to  be  said  of  the  men  who  are  determined  to  de-
velop society,  as  quickly  as  possible,  up  to  the  adoption  of  a
system  of  production,  demanded  by  the  c  onditioiis  of  the  age,
and  which  will  increase,  to  an  unprecedented  degree,  the  net
results  of  all  our  industries,  and  evidently  lead  to  innumera-
ble technical  improvements  in  all  their  branches?

This  fructification  of  Labor,  will  on  the  fiist  view  readily
make  Social  Cooperation  appear  highly  desirable.  But  the
objection,  that  this  increase  of  the  means  of  subsistence  and
enjoyment  really  means  a  far  greater  ''  ovei-productiou  "  than
has  yet  confronted  us,  lies  very  near.  It  is  precisely  the  prin-
cipal excellence  of  the  Cooperative  Commonwealth  that  it  will
create  an  effective  demand  for  even  the  greatest  imaginable
production.
We  said  in  the  preceding  chapter  that  the  full-grown  State
will  help  every  one  of  its  citizens  to  help  himself.    That,  first


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of  all,  means  that  it  will  furnish  employment,  productive  em-
ployment, and  such  employment  as  they,  respectively,  may
be  best  fitted  for  to  all  citizens ;  thus  enabling  them  to  pay
for  anytliing  they  may  want  or  wish  for — which  is  what  is
meant  by  '•  effective  "  demand.
