Lectures i803-~hy Henry" Wickham Steed. "sen & Unwin, London: 4/6
The Bailey Stewart Trust was founded In December, "1924, for asearch towards the Christian' seat {nail social life. The greatest thorities indifferent ranches of earning which havea bearing. on the social life have lectured under the auspices of the trust from time tortime, Last year Mr. Wickham Steed-whose experience. in Journ: alist and travel, bringing him into touch at various' timer with some this ages deepest thinkers and friabling him to be an observer Some of the mest important movements of the generation, admirably Gualifes him for the teak—gave the five. public lectures which form the chapters of this volume. He cone fesses that his object in republish {ng the lectures ie that they may serve a useful purpose and stimulate Thouent in others. the opening lecture Mr. Steed presents nis credentials and tele how came to be specially" attracted to the study' of social problems. Some his experiences will rouse ready Sympathy tu his readers, notably his complete inability. to follow the Slaborate. abstractions of the econo: mists of his young. days, some. whom are—or' were "up to a few Years. agomeill considered to. be sential to a "pass "degree" in the abject Mr, 'Steed' native bent war Sgninst this kind. of thing, and. very arly he must have given signs of the breath and liberality of mind which Aistingutah the rest of these lectures.
"Tue others are. in. order, "Com munism, Fosclam "andthe 'Total State" "Men and, Machines," "Employee, Partnership: The' fain Heuer" and. "Objections and Anawers"" Mr, Steed is not one. howe reviewers of our times "who. after having set forth with admirable Succinetnest the difluites that ivilztion oust overcome if it it survive, close on an interrogation mark and' ask "What can Hee has a solution, which he argues with clarity and til.
With the excesses of Communism, Fascism, and Nazism he has site fellowsteeling. His Uberaliem—re-Volts agains the sacrifice of dividual Hreodom oath of these three systems entails, After analyzing the bearing {hese three. movements have upon tone another and their common erin, he' states the question which, in his low, reasires the answer which ie {he key "to social "peace. "Pais. whether the community con Become Imaster of "is machines without the {otal Toss of individual freedom.
"Tuereatter ihe describes the growth the tyranny of the machine. the: machine itself, a mere macs of metal devised by man, there Fothing inherently' tyrannicd. Tt is Therefore, inthe attitude of its masters that he seeks the answer his question. iis summery of the resent abuses. in the social system and their inevitability In conditions they are to-day, turns out to be Indictment of pested. interests She' wested interes of capital Ins
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