It will be interesting to see to what extent the war, when it is over, has modified accepted doctrines of laistrr faire, using the term' not in its narrow sense, as applied tetrode only, but to government in id] general. One of the most notioeable features of the past few months has been the way in which the Government has assumed, and been asked to assume, responsibilities which have hitherto always been left to individuals, for example, in the realm of finance. Stock change, banking, insurance difficulties have al! been solved with Government aid. It seems extremely ly that these instances of official support and direction, not to mention many others that will readily come to mind, will go a long way towards revising public notions as to where a government's duties begin and end. In so far the change, if it comes, tends to smarten up the nation by giving it creater cohesion it will be welcome.
There may be a danger however, of the pendulum swinging too far. Laisser faire has conferred on Brit-fons the inestimable boon of making them self-reliant.
"GREATS" AND A LIVING, "The British Review" has bret publishing @ series of articles cal ed "Through Practical Spectacle" giving the point of view, of a just down from Oxford, on be world ae he finds it. In' the mot recent the author discusses the si vantages of a University caner when it comes to earning a living, Doce "Greats", for example, help one to find " "job"? As far a home life alone is concerned it may with justice be argued that, side certain well defined and voar ly paid lives, it does not. Thu, however, is to @ certain extent due to the way the "Greats" man xt to work to find a billet. He ually expects his "first!" or "second" to be an open sesame, That it never be for the excellent reste: that the majority of people wik employment to offer do not trouble inquire what a first or sec! means, But they recognize canal work when they see it and if "Greats" men would forget all about their honours when appl ing for work and be content wi a small salary to begin with ths would experience less difficulty ix stepping into billete and, one them, would go ahead.
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