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Editorial
December 2, 1898
Kansas Agitator
Garnett, Greeley, Topeka, Anderson County, Shawnee County, Kansas
What is this article about?
Editorial critiques the strain on traditional employer rights in modern industrial systems where large employers control vast workforces, likening it to new wine in old bottles, and urges legal recognition of semi-public industries with new theories.
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New Conditions.
In our modern industrial system, when single employers dispose of the livelihood of as many families as would have constituted the entire population of an ancient republic, and when there are vast industries under a single control, so that a man brought up to work in one of them is as dependent upon his place as if he were the pensioner of a monarch, the theory of the employer's right to arbitrary control is severely strained. It is a case of new wine in old bottles. Many industries have now become semi-public, or almost entirely, public enterprises. The law will soon have to recognize the change, and devise new theories to meet the new conditions.—New York Journal.
In our modern industrial system, when single employers dispose of the livelihood of as many families as would have constituted the entire population of an ancient republic, and when there are vast industries under a single control, so that a man brought up to work in one of them is as dependent upon his place as if he were the pensioner of a monarch, the theory of the employer's right to arbitrary control is severely strained. It is a case of new wine in old bottles. Many industries have now become semi-public, or almost entirely, public enterprises. The law will soon have to recognize the change, and devise new theories to meet the new conditions.—New York Journal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Economic Policy
Legal Reform
What keywords are associated?
Modern Industrial System
Employer Control
Worker Dependence
Public Enterprises
Legal Reform
Arbitrary Control
What entities or persons were involved?
New York Journal
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Strain On Employer's Arbitrary Control In Modern Industry
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Traditional Theories, Advocating Legal Adaptation
Key Figures
New York Journal
Key Arguments
Single Employers Control Livelihoods Of Many Families
Vast Industries Under Single Control Create Worker Dependence
Theory Of Employer's Right To Arbitrary Control Is Severely Strained
New Wine In Old Bottles Analogy
Many Industries Now Semi Public Or Public Enterprises
Law Must Recognize Change And Devise New Theories