Isn't it better for England to have that 'longshoreman develop into a scientist than to let some man who employs him make an extra shilling a day out of his labor, even though it should add a little to the exports of England? ——
A country's greatness depends on the quality of the men that live in the country, not on goods manufactured to sell to outside nations.
Rome was doing little exporting when she ruled the world.
She was breeding men, independent and brave, who could bring the products of the world to her.
She did not need to worry about exports, nor does any other country need to worry about them.
The thing to worry about is the condition of your citizens, the education of children, the decent treatment of women, the equality of laws.
Other things take care of themselves.
150 AGAINST 150,000—WE FAVOR THE 150,000
It should not take long to convince a man fit to live in a republic that public welfare demands the support of Union Labor.
No better proof of that could be asked than a spectacle presented in Chicago.