The purpose of this form of society would be a fundamentally social purpose, namely, the welfare of all the willing-to-be-industrious members of society.
The capitalist class, as such, would cease to exist.
The working class, as such, would cease to exist.
All—all the people would be in full, vital, unhindered, unrobbed connection with the industrial foundations of society, the chief material means of production. All people of proper age and condition of health would become workers. Industrial class lines would disappear. Industrial mastery would disappear. Industrial dependence would disappear.
This would be the foundation of industrial democracy.
This would be reorganization.
This would be revolution.
A revolution is a rapid, fundamental change in a fundamental institution.
The rapid reorganization of industry into the form called the trust is a revolution—now in process.
The trust magnates are revolutionists—so far as it suits their economic interests.