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...rapid development of what is commonly called the "employee representation" movement. This movement is not so peculiar to the United States; British, French, Italian and German industrial managers and workers have gone further in it than we have. It is known by various names, such as "shop committees," "workers' control," "industrial democracy," and the like...
...representation dates from before the World War. The History of Labour in the United States cites instances of collective dealings in this country in the 18th century. Even in Europe, where the tendency has developed more fully than in the United States the recognition by law of "joint control" goes back several years. In England, for example, the Miners' Minimum Wage Act of 1921 gave statutory powers in the matter of fixing wages to joint boards of miners and mine owners. In Germany the first step toward the legal recognition of the workers' right to participate in management dates from...
...problem which will demand much thought and some action by the people of this country within the next generation. The leadership in such a movement must come from those who, having enjoyed the advantages of a college education, go out into the world to play their part in the control of the nation's affairs...
...perhaps take all their days and fill their minds with one subject so that their horizons are limited. If any public question arises in the town men are apt to turn to the lawyer as a person of trained mind, wider view and better able than most men to control his time. Therefore he finds a place on the local committees, in clubs, churches and other organizations. He is chosen to town office or is sent to the legislature or to Congress, or he is called to some executive position. The door from legal into political life always swings easily...
...profession of law offers a man the opportunity for great usefulness wherever his lot is cast, for wide influence and for distinction in many ways, and he will find in it constant interest and what is more important, independence. In business a change in methods, a change in the control of a corporation, various disasters may wipe away the fortune accumulated by years of labor, and vicissitudes are common, while though a lawyer may not reap as large returns as are gained by bankers and merchants, the results of his labor are more uniform and more steady, and his life...