Aug. 7.
It has been rightly said that one of the dim-culties with which conservatism is faced in these days is that of securing efficient writers to keep its cause before the public, and indeed it has been remarked in the United States that} really good conservative propagandists are very difficult to find, It has been suggested that this is due to the fact that most journalists! fare, consciously or unconsciously moving towards the Left, as, indeed, the whole world appears to be going. If that is the case, then writers for the dally press have merely recognized the political symptoms of the day, and have either been convinced of the reality of the change which, is taking place, or feel the futility of preaching the gospel of content with things as they are. There are others who are convinced that-the lack of adequate propagandists is due to the conviction that the old fashioned conservatism is a dying creed and that the sooner it is abandoned the better, That conservatism, however, does still exist and {s likely to fight a hard rearguard action before it is eventually submerged: in the newer political outlook, and a striking example of how it looks at present day difficulties may be found in the July! review of the National City Bank of New, York, The most pertinent passage Is as follows:
1L is certain that the more widespread the!
strikes become, and the more they run counter to the.desire of the majority of the workers
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