A debate on the right or wrong of the movement in which opposing arguments are presented dealing with various phases of the subject. The attack is made by Dr. Ryan, Professor of Moral Theology and Economics in St. Paul Seminary and author of A Living Wage. The defender, Mr. Hillquit, is a practising lawyer and has been a delegate to national and international socialist conferences for several years.
"One of the most important books ever published, bearing on the issue of Socialism."—Ohio State Journal.
"Many books have been written on the subject, but no better presentation of both sides in one volume can be found than in Socialism, Promise or Menace.... It is a fine, fair and square discussion."—Congregationalist.
"Nowhere else within the covers of a single volume can be found such a satisfactory presentation of the leading arguments and counter-arguments on a great question, for each debater is amply qualified to present his case."—Boston Globe.
A Living Wage, Its Ethical and Economic Aspects
By JOHN A RYAN, S.T.L.
Professor of Ethics and Economics in St. Paul's Seminary.
Cloth, 12mo, $1.00; Standard Library Edition, $.50
"Father Ryan's work on the Living Wage is perhaps the best exposition of the labor phase of the social problem. It has taken its place on the shelves of public and private libraries beside other standard works, while the name of the author is associated with the leading American sociologists.
"The volume is prefaced by an introduction by Professor Richard T. Ely, the noted American economist. As the title indicates, the subject is not merely treated from an economic point of view, but also in its economic aspects—a course of procedure that is somewhat of a departure from prevailing discussions of economic subjects. There is a tendency to treat political economy as a subject related to mathematics. Statistics and axioms are the predominating features. However, the science of political economy cannot disregard the origin and destiny of man.
"'The Living Wage' is based on the principles of Christian philosophy. Its logic proceeds from the Christian conception of the dignity of man. Father Ryan's book is thus a most timely and necessary contribution to sociological literature. That 'The Living Wage' has met the popularity that it has, is evidence of the growing conviction that the social problem cannot be solved except on Christian principles."—Common Cause.