xviii. How to Pay for the War 



secured these profits because they deserved them through 

 the hundreds of thousands of men that have been wilHng 

 to sacrifice their home comforts for a time in order to 

 advance permanently the interest of themselves and their 

 families, and at the same time the prosperity of their Father- 

 land as well. Since this is the state of affairs at the present 

 moment, I hope that every reader of this book will care- 

 fully study and give adequate attention to every proposal 

 that is laid before them by men of experience to increase 

 the national wealth, but at the same time I would warn 

 them against being bullied or hustled into accepting such 

 proposals, and voting that they should be adopted, until 

 they know all the ins and outs of the case. Above all, 

 they must ascertain from reliable authorities that the 

 labour as well as the capital and the resources to be 

 developed are in existence without injuring and taking 

 away the wealth of other industries that have already 

 been developed. 



I particularly deprecate the attitude of a certain Labour 

 organizer who on more than one occasion asked those 

 present to support the plan laid before them unless they 

 had got a better one to offer. The same attitude has been 

 adopted very foolishly by the followers of Mrs. Besant in 

 India, who are so noisily clamouring for Home Rule for 

 India. I do not pretend to offer any opinion as to which 

 side — the Home Rulers or their opponents — deserve the 

 most encouragement, but I decidedly agree with the 

 Madras Mail, when it wrote, a little time back, as follows, 

 against the unreasonable attitude adopted by the Home 

 Rule element towards those who dared to question their 

 right to declare that India as an Empire was in favour of 

 their proposals. Under the heading of 



"Where is your Constructive Scheme?" 

 the Madras Mail commenced a very interesting leading 

 article by telling its readers that 



" A certain class of political critic in this country 



