A momentous question; the respective attitudes of labor and capital (Burt Franklin research and source works series, 721. Selected essays in history, economics and social science, 257)

The energies of mankind in our day are immense. There is an extraordinary activity of the powers of life in our age. The world seems to be whirling more rapidly than ever before. Vast changes have been brought about in our generation; others are in progress; yet others are impending. There is a new spirit abroad, and its manifestations are everywhere. Things are in the saddle. Questions from which there 0- can be no escape are before us. The Labor and Capital Question is fn the front. It is of supreme importance to all men, and to all women. It is related directly to the life of the whole people, to their natural .and essential rights, to the welfare of the community, to popular freedom, and to the public peace. This question has not been brought up by any theorist or agitator, or yet by any group of men or organization of labor. It has grown out of the forces of nature and the human mind, out of evils not to be borne forever, out of industrial and social wrongs, out of suffering indescribable and aspiration irrepressible. It is the question of our age and of our country. It is a question with which the world is pregnant.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org