SOCIAL AND MORAL IDEALS 5 



between man and man. The time has long gone 

 by when a man could carry on any general kind 

 of work by himself alone ; there is certainly no 

 trade or calling, there is no profession, except 

 perhaps one, where a man executes more than 

 a little part of a great whole. Therefore, as 

 far as possible, all work should be harmonious 

 work ; that is the ideal. What then is harmoni- 

 ous work ? 



Harmonious work does not mean blind work : 

 on the contrary, it is desirable, for plain reasons, 

 that into all work should be put as much thought 

 as the work, always quicker, better, more cleverly 

 done, by men able and willing to think, is capable 

 of taking. Therefore harmonious work is the 

 product of workmen whose minds are accustomed 

 to discipline. When men who have attained this 

 mental stage work together for an employer who 

 understands, the social ideal is coming nearer. 



The moral ideal is the complement of the social 

 and the physical. It is necessary to the nation 

 that its men should be good husbands, good 

 fathers, and good workmen. The underlying 

 idea here is that of justice to all alike, including 

 justice, but no more than justice, to one's self. 

 Is not this so? To treat the wife well, so that 

 she can make a real home ; to treat the children 

 well, so that they ma}'' grow up rightly ; to work 

 like a man : to do these things is to deal out 

 justice to all. Morals are manners. To do unto 

 others as you would that they should do unto 

 you, this is only a part of manners, though it is 

 very well. The justice that will not do evil unto 



