[139]. I have not in this brief statement distinguished between government “ownership,” “control,” “regulation,” etc. See “War-Time Control of Industry” by Howard L. Gray.
[140]. “Representative Government in British Industry” by J. A. Hobson, in New Republic, September 1, 1917.
[142]. Following the precedent of England which provided, under the Munitions of War act and other legislation, machinery (joint boards representing employers and employed) for the prevention and adjustment of labor disputes.
[143]. Christensen, “Politics and Crowd Morality,” p. 238.
[145]. It has usually been supposed that wars have been the all-important element in consolidating nations; I do not want to disregard this element, I want only to warn against its over emphasis. Moreover, the way in which wars have had a real and permanent influence in the consolidation of nations is by the pressure which they have exerted upon them in showing them that efficiency is obtained by the closest coöperation and coördination of all our activities, by a high degree of internal organization.
[146]. The western states feel that they are training members of society and not individuals and that is why it seems proper to them to take public money to found state universities.
[147]. A little girl I know said, “Mother, if women get the vote, shall I have to be President?”