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THE

WORLD'S WORK

JULY, 1913

VOLUME XXVI

NUMBER 3

I

THE MARCH OF EVENTS

T IS a good time to have confidence not only in the essential prosperity of the country but in one another. It is unfortunately a common thing to hear people in business speak in condemnation of all men in politics, and similarly unfortunate that men in political life hold an attitude of suspicion toward men of business. The trouble arises mainly in the difference in their viewpoints. It is strikingly exemplified at times by the experiences of business men who go into politics, and vice versa. They are confronted with new sets of facts and conditions which very often make a great difference in the angle of their vision. There are, of course, business men with no outlook beyond their pocketbooks, but they are probably fewer than at any other time in the history of the country. There are men in politics with narrow views and unworthy purposes, but even a casual investigation will convince any one that our politics is cleaner than ever before. There are exceptions in both groups, wicked men in both business and politics, but the humanity underlying both classes is much the same, particularly in the ability clearly to see the shortcomings of the other.

Each group is afraid that the other will "play politics" and do them an injury.

A great deal of money and, what is more important, a great many reputations could be saved if the men of business and the men of politics could come to understand each other with intelligence and charity. In both pursuits there are many indications that American morals are improving and improving rapidly. The attitude of employers toward labor is very different from what it was twenty-five or even fifteen years ago. There is less sharp practice than there used to be. And the attitude of business toward the public has changed for the better. In politics, the last few years have seen vigorous fights against many forms of "honest graft" that long existed unmolested. Campaign contributions with strings to them are done with, and we have even come to a day when a President publicly denounces the profession of lobbyist which has flourished in Washington for generations. With conditions so much improved and the illegitimate relations between business and politics less and less active, it is surely time to begin to build up a feeling of mutual confidence and respect between the men in these pursuits.

Copyright, 1913, by Doubleday, Page & Co. All rights reserved

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THE NEWLY APPOINTED TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, WHO BRINGS A LONG EXPERIENCE AS A NEWSPAPER EDITOR AND AS A PIONEER SETTLER TO THE SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEMS OF BETTER RAILROAD COMMUNICATION AND OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL RESOURCES IN THAT RICH MINERAL AND AGRICULTURAL EMPIRE

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WHO WAS RECENTLY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS

AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION AT DETROIT, MICH.

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OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, WHO IS THE RESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN THE TASK OF PASSING THE NEW TARIFF LAW THROUGH THE SENATE

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