The Labourer 



after this war the employer of labour will 

 have to readjust his views, and change his 

 attitude towards the labouring man. In 

 urban industries labour must be accorded, 

 undoubtedly, a larger voice in the control, 

 and a larger share of the profits in the form 

 of wages. So in agriculture. If the farmer 

 wants to have keen and willing service, he 

 will be well advised to give his labourers, 

 over and above their wages, some share 

 in the profits, and so win their active 

 interest Mr. Edward Strutt has done this 

 for many years. The working man is what 

 the employer makes him. If he is treated 

 well and made to feel an interest in his 

 work, he becomes a friend, and plays the 

 blessed part of giving more than he receives. 



Note. — In regard to the recruiting of agricultural 

 labourers, the only satisfactory way of safeguarding the 

 land is to regard it as a great munition factory of the 

 first importance, and to see that a sufficient number of 

 hands are left to run it effectively. For after all food is 

 a munition of war. 



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