Excerpt from Labour and Industry in 1913 The present position in regard to industrial affairs and the relations of employers and employed is governed by two outstanding facts. One is the good state of trade w prevailing; the other is the reaction following a series of industrial conflicts on a large scale. The two interact in various ways, and combine to produce a state of comparative tranquillity. The word comparative needs emphasis, but perhaps some explanation. It does t mean that a state of stable peace and harmony has been reached in any quarter, or that the area of strife is lessened. Very far from it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.