Original scientific paper
THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROATIAN WORKER UNTIL 1929
Mira Kolar-Dimitrijević
; Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The Croatian Worker society was founded under the name »The Society for the Placement of Apprentices into the Craft and Trade« in 1903; its purpose was to facilitate the introduction of the poor children from more backward regions of Croatia into craftsmanship. After a year of successful work, the Society ran into problems. Only the combined efforts of Stjepan Jobst in the United States of America and of Arthur Benko Grade in Zagreb, which coincided with the change of the Society's name into the Croatian Worker, have enabled the opening of the immigrants' house and the house for apprentices.
The Croatian Worker helped strengthening of Croatian economy, and it remained independent of state and bank establishments. Through its savings cooperative and insurance, the Society became a strong economic organization with professional staff and substantial capital, The organization was weakened by the Belgrade government in the new state of Yugoslavia. This article emphasizes the development of the Society until 1929 with some indications of it, further development.
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209829
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Publication date:
10.1.1993.
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