Great American issues, political, social, economic (a constructive study)

John Hays Hammond, Jeremiah Whipple Jenks

Sujets

• United States
• Labor
• Working class
• Labour movement

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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LIBRARY
OF CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY
RIVERSIDEGREAT AMERICAN ISSUESGREAT
ISSUESAMERICAN
SOCIAL ECONOMICPOLITICAL
CONSTRUCTIVE STUDY)(A
BY
HAYS HAMMONDJOHN
AND
W.JEREMIAH JENKS
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1921BYCOPYWGHT, 1921,
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Published February, 1921CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER PAGE
I. TO-DAY AND TO-MORRQW i
as essential for as for war Inter-Preparation peace
nationalism the war The limitations of inter-during
national Political and industrial unrestfriendship
intensified the war National neces-by readjustments
to meet new conditions of thesary Scope problems
to be solved of standards of ef-Inadequacy pre-war
American and con-ficiency disadvantagesadvantages
trasted Fundamental difference between inconditions
America and The "vicious circle" ofEurope cheap
low costs andlabor, ofover-production Importance
a more distribution of wealth Substanceequitable
rather than form the test of Governmentpopular
America's in worldopportunity promoting Democracy
of the term The relation ofMeaning "Democracy"
individual to national welfare Problems involved in
individual Fundamentalpromoting impor-
tance of education.
i
I. PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT
II. WHAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD Do . . .15
versus Essentials to the ex-Democracy Autocracy
of the Democratic Wealpression The func-proper
tion of Government The of Good Govern-criterion
ment The limitations of Government Popular
fallacies as to the and of Government!scope power
Governmental action restrictive rather than con-
structive Functions to the Governmentassigned by
Common Consent Government versusownership pri-
vate of utilities The evils of Gov-ownership public
ernment Its PoliticalOwnership Consequences
rates on Government owned and on privatelyFreight
owned Postal service a Governmentrailways logical
not The basis forefficientmonopoly, always proper
the of Governmentdetermining question ownership^
of Dis-Political ideak versus methods administration
characteristiccontent with the Government a normal
of What the Government can do.Democracyvi CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGI
III. POLITICS AND THE CITIZEN 28
The relation of to Government Thepolitics politician
versus the statesman The basis of Governmentgood
obstacles to Pre-Present-day Governmentgood
dominance of in Conditions whichlawyers politics
fitted the for Politicallawyer political leadership
not with for Govern-aptitude synonymous aptitude
ment Defects of as a forlegal training preparation
constructive leadership Inadequate representation of
business men in life ofpublic Importance education
in civic which shouldduty Occupations contribute
constructive to life Sacrifices in-thought politicalpur
volved the of business men inby participation politics
of a broader of ourImportance conception political
responsibilities.
IV. IDEALS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY ..... 40
Confusion as to the of the termmeaning democracy
Influence of on Gov-political machinery representative
ernment The substitution of Governmentdelegated
for Government The decrease of faithrepresentative
in Measures adopted by
restoremoderates to Government Therepresentative
methods of the extremists The evils of the Initiative,
the and the Recall The whichReferendum, agencies
have led to reforms Thepolitical two-party system
The of in Fac-problem securing competence politics
tors in the weakness of our representative system
The defects of the Methods forPrimary improving
the Primary.
V. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT .... 54
Political skill versus administrative The re-ability
lation of to Government Politics apolitics legitimate
function of Sound oflegislative practise principles
more than advancement Reasonsimportance political
for executive election Elimi-throughfilling positions
from administration ofFallacy apply-nating politics
to technical Needthe electiveing principle positions^
in thefor undersecretaries executive de-permanent
ofBritish undersecre-partments system permanent
-taries Selection of undersecretaries Executive
versus administrative skill Evil effects of de-ability
centralized Wisdom of the chiefauthority allowing
to his subordinatesexecutive Tendencyappoint
standard of Funda-toward moralityhigher public
of ofmental defects the system Disadvantagespoils
a of executive Advantagesmultiplicity appointments
defects of theof the Civil Service Practicalsystem
Civil Service of the Com-Report joint congressional