Word: laborer
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Theological Seminary in 1887 by Rev. Washington Gladden, one of the preachers to the University. The book takes as its general theme the subject of property and industry under Christian law. It starts with a discussion of the "Christianization of Society" and then takes up the questions of property, labor, co-operation as advocated by Christianity, re-organization of industry, and concludes with a treatise on scientific and Christian socialism. It is written in a concise and logical style, and not so technical as to be uninteresting to the ordinary reader. The book may be found of particular value...
...Protection is unsound in general practice.-(a) It makes capital and labor less efficient: Mill, Ii, 532, 539.-(b) It hurts our carrying trade: Nation, XXXVI, 118.-(c) It closes against us many of the world's best markets: Mill, II, 537; Nation, XXVIII, 161; ibid, XXXVI...
...Protection is not beneficial to any class.-(a) It raises prices to consumers. E. A. Atkinson, Pop. Sci. Mth. 37, Aug '90.-(b) It does not raise wages of laborers. Carlisle. E. A. Atkinson, Bost. Her. Nov. 2, '92.-(c) It hurts farmers, McClure, p. 16.-(d) Hurts community by keeping us from foreign markets, Sen. Vest. No. Amer. Rev. 155. Oct. '92.-(e) Increases cost of materials. Dem. Camp. p. 91.-(f) Does not help us against pauper labor. E. A. Atkinson Pop. Sci. Mth. 37, Aug. '90.-(g) Does not benefit the majority, Nation LV. 299.-(h) Infant...
...thesis on the labor question is due in Philosophy...
David Starr Jordan, a graduate of Cornell, who worked his way through college by hard, constant, untiring labor outside of school hours, is President of Stanford University at a salary of $13,000 a year, the largest salary paid to any college president in the United States...