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coming to a better understanding of their com- 

 mon good. As soon as this undermines the 

 work of crafty politicians who would set one 

 against the other, and the basic work of the 

 U.F.O. is perceived, full co-operation is inevit- 

 able. Just how that co-operation will work out 

 in practical organization is something of a 

 problem and need not concern us just now. 

 The first requisite is a better understanding, and 

 with good understanding a suitable method of 

 action is sure to grow up. 



Some good people would run ahead of their 

 time and throw down the bars to all who would 

 enter the ranks of the U.F.O. Lack of caution in 

 this regard could result in nothing but disaster. 

 A U.F.O. including other classes would no longer 

 be a U.F.O., even though it be something 

 entirely good. Let no one forget the age in 

 which he lives, the Canadian Bankers' Associa- 

 tion, the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, 

 the Retail Grocers' Association, the Ontario 

 Medical Association, and a host of other 

 associations whose membership is limited to 

 those whose occupation is designated by the 

 title. These associations exist primarily for 

 the protection of their members and the advance- 

 ment of their interests. Even so does the 

 U.F.O., and just as the Medical Association 

 would cease to be a medical association if any 



