The dangers indicated axe real ones, serious alike for Capital and Labour, who, more than ever in the past, will have to stand or fall together; and they deserve consideration, as regards the way in which they may best be met. As previously indicated, various Associations exist in the Carpet Trade; but it may be admitted that there is scope for better organisation as regards consideration of matters that affect the Industry as a whole. If it is to be on a firm foundation, there should be a more complete recognition of the fact that the interests of all units of the trade are identical. Further, in any new scheme of combination the position of Labour will have to be recognised, and its co-operation cordially welcomed. Some such scheme as is outlined in the well-known Whitley Report, though it is by no means free from difficulties, may materialise, possibly in a modified form. The principle at any rate is a good one; and carpet manufacturers have had no cause to complain of their relations with their employees (nor _vice versâ_) in the past, nor any cause for doubting a reasonable attitude on the part of Trade Unions in the future. No reasonable employers in the Carpet Trade will begrudge their employees a fair remuneration for their work, nor improved conditions of working. Nor, on the other hand, will they be sorry to admit Trade Union representatives to a share in dealing with general trade problems. It seems manifestly right, for instance, that men no less than masters should consider how the Industry is affected by tariff questions, or how high wages or reduced working hours may be made compatible with the maintenance of the export trade. Apart from this, it remains to be seen whether the manufacturers themselves can devise any satisfactory scheme for protecting their own interests and those of the Industry generally. All are pretty well agreed as to the desirability of closer and more efficient combination: differences of opinion exist as to the best methods by which this may be achieved. INDEX Art squares, 88 Aubusson, 4, 22 Axminster, 5 —— carpeting, 49 —— qualities, 50-52 ——, seamless, 61 ——, setting, 54 —— weaving process, 54, 55 —— weft motion, 58 Beauvais, 4, 22 Brussels carpeting, 29 ——, chain warp, 31 ——, finishing, 38 ——, pressing, 38 —— qualities, 35, 36 ——, sprouting, 37 ——, stuffer warp, 31 ——, weaving process, 32 ——, winding, 30 ——, worsted, 29