^rt, lies its cultural significance. It is of the ^M essence of the case that the new aims, ideals, ajid ^M
innionism does not fit into the natural-rights scheme [of right and honest living; but therein, in great^
expedients do not fit into the received institutional structure ; and that the classes who move in tradeunions are, however crudely and blindly, endeavoring, under the compulsion of the machine process, to construct an institutional scheme on the lines imposed by the new exigencies given by the machine process.
j The point primarily had in view in entering on ■ this characterization of trade-unionism ^as that 'under the discipline of the mechanically standardlized industry certain natural rights, particularly, those of property and free contract, are in a degree j falling into abeyance among those classes who are most immediately subjected to this discipline. It may be added that other classes also, to an uncertain extent, sympathize with the trade-unionists and are affected with a similar (mild and equivocal) distrust of the principles of natural liberty. When distrust of business principles rises to such a pitch as to become intolerant of all pecuniary institutions, and leads to a demand for the abrogation of property rights rather than a limitation of them, it is spoken of as "socialism" or "anarchism." This Bocialiatic disaffection is widespread among the