But in either case, whether the visible outcome is chiefly due to their selective or to their disciplinary effect, the bearing of the industrial occupations
upon the growth of socialism seeras equally close
and undeniable. The two modes of influence seem
to converge to the outcome indicated above, and
for the purpose of the present inquiry a detailed
tracing out of the two strands of sequence in the
case neither can nor need be undertaken.'
With such generality as commonly holds m
statements of this kind, it may be said that the
modem socialistic disaffection is loosely bound up
with the machine industry — spreading where thia
industry spreads and flourishing where this indus-
1 Connected witb this apparent aelecilce action nbicli the modem specialization of occnpationH exerts, lliere is a ftinber, and at flnt sight more singular, poiat of disparity between the aocialiata &nd the eon•ervalives ; and this difTerence has also a curious correlation wilh the distribution of the machine industry. In a degree, — slight and uncertain, perhaps, but ecarcel; to be mistaken, — the socialists and tha oonservativet are Bpparentl; of different racial antecedents. It haa been leen above that the propaganda is most vital and widespread in ttie