IWPA, 1883, US - "co-operative organization of production"

I was rereading the 1883 "Manifesto of the International Working Peoples' Association" (The "Black International"). Mainly looking for the roots of philosophical and constructive program(s) of American anarcho-syndicalism.

In terms of a new libertarian socialist society the "Manifesto" declared that the economic formation would be based on these two points:

"Second:- Establishment of a free society based upon co-operative organization of production.

Third:- Free exchange of equivalent products by and between the productive organizations without commerce and profit-mongers."

Curiously, I wonder why form that would have taken in the 1880s? I can kind of put it into a 21st century perspective, simply put,as taking "cooperative" to mean workers direct self management. Though I am curious how much the forerunners and elders placed on workers cooperatives rather than socialization of the means of production? Maybe this was the same thing for them?

If anyone has links to the topic of "co-operative organization of production" in the 1880s that would be instructive.

"The Manifesto": https://www.katesharpleylibrary.net/s7h546

cool find

It's a special piece of

It's a special piece of history, for sure.I've known of this document since forevha, but only became cururious at rereading/digging deeper recently

Yeah this is great. If anyone

Yeah this is great. If anyone has time to post it to our library it would be much appreciated

It has already been posted to

It has already been posted to the library here.

Although certain parts of it has been worded differently. And it is called a 'proclamation' rather than a manifesto. So I'm kinda confused.

Edited to add: it's probably best to put it in the library.

Also known as: "The

Also known as: "The “Pittsburgh Proclamation.” "Adopted by the Founding Congress of the American Federation of the International Working People’s Association", October 14, 1883.
From the official English text in Freiheit, Dec. 27, 1890. Reprinted in Frederic Trautmann,
The Voice of Terror: A Biography of Johann Most. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1980), pp. 253-257. See also Avrich, "Haymarket" (https://libcom.org/library/haymarket-tragedy-paul-avrich)

The one in the library was

The one in the library was taken from the Anarchy Archives.

Thanks for the clarification

syndicalist wrote: If anyone

syndicalist

If anyone has links to the topic of "co-operative organization of production" in the 1880s that would be instructive.

I have not read any piece that explores or surveys the views of radicals of that period regarding this specific topic. I think this is one of those cases where you have to pull together from a lot of sources to figure out what ideas held sway among individual militants and organisations. The document itself is indicative of a movement which combined a mutualistic vision of society with insurrectionary syndicalist tactics. I'd be more interested in knowing how this document was written, discussed and debated before being adopted at the Founding Congress.

syndicalist

I was rereading the 1883 "Manifesto of the International Working Peoples' Association" (The "Black International"). Mainly looking for the roots of philosophical and constructive program(s) of American anarcho-syndicalism.

I wouldn't speak of "American anarcho-syndicalism" as a unique phenomenon compared to the presence of such ideas in rest of the world. My impression is that while socialism in general has always been weak in the United States, the development of certain ideas or tendencies within it is not all too dissimilar from elsewhere.

The editor of the upcoming new edition of Max Nettlau's A Short History of Anarchism is writing a book on american anarchism, albeit with a focus on mutualism and individualism. I will probably check that out when it arrives.

It's too bad that the "best"

It's too bad that the "best" book IMO on Haymarket ("The History of the Haymarket Affair: A Study in the American Social Revolutionary and Labor Movements" by Henry David) is not on line, the Avrich book is ( https://libcom.org/library/haymarket-tragedy-paul-avrich ). So I'll pull that one from my shelves as well and take a looksee. They both seem to have things to say about the ideas propelling the IWPA and revolutionary socialists/anarchists of the day.

syndicalist wrote: It's too

syndicalist

It's too bad that the "best" book IMO on Haymarket ("The History of the Haymarket Affair: A Study in the American Social Revolutionary and Labor Movements" by Henry David) is not on line...

Thanks for the recommendation. I've heard similar sentiments elsewhere. It was first published in 1936, then again in 1958 and 1963, but I think it has been out of print for a long time now.

There are actually some cheap

There are actually some cheap copies of "The History of the Haymarket Affair: A Study in the American Social Revolutionary and Labor Movements" for sale at Abehbooks.com