Books in Popular Demand
By Editor
The Independent, November 8, notes the interesting fact that notwithstanding the election campaign, the troubles in China, the Philippines, and South Africa, there is no appreciable falling off in the book trade. It says that “all over the enlightened world books have suddenly risen in the popular interest. Not only novels, but books generally, are in strong demand. The people seem to be finding out the comfort of reading.” This is a most promising token, and should be of the greatest encouragement to our publishing houses, our canvassers, and our people generally, “all over the enlightened world.” Awake! awake! arise! the fields are white already to the harvest. Now, just now, is the time to work; and the night speedily cometh when no man can work. We have received “An Argument from Labor’s Standpoint,” “by D. F. Kennedy, organizer of American Federation of Labor,” advocating the “economic value” of trusts, “in the evolution of industry.” Later we may notice the “argument.” Just now we only say that since the so-called “labor” unions have always been trusts, the consistent thing for such labor to do is to advocate the “value” of trusts.