A Recapitulation 315 The Practical Moral 317 The True Functions of Trade Unionism and Socialism 318 The Natural Progress of Labour a Stimulus to Effort 320 The Future of Labour judged from its Past Progress 322 The one thing on which the Hopes of Labour depend 324 The Real Bargain of Labour not with Capital but Ability 326 Subordination to Ability no Indignity to Labour 328 The Moral Debt of Ability to Labour 330 Labour, Nature, and Ability 332 The Home and Foreign Food 333 Imperial Politics and the National Income 334 The Labourer’s home 336 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOOK I THE DIVISIBLE WEALTH OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CHAPTER I _The Welfare of the Home, as the Logical End of Government._ [Sidenote ◆1 The subject of this book, but has nothing to do with party politics.] ◆¹ I wish this book to be something which, when the subject of it is considered, the reader perhaps will think it cannot possibly be. For its subject—to describe it in the vague language of the day—is the labour question, the social question, the social claims of the masses; and it is these claims and questions as connected with practical politics. Their connection with politics is close at the present moment; in the immediate future it is certain to become much closer; and yet my endeavour will be to treat them in such a way that men of the most opposite parties—the most progressive Radical and the most old-fashioned Tory—may find this book equally in harmony with their sympathies, and equally useful and acceptable from their respective points of view. [Sidenote ◆1 An example of the order of facts it deals with.] [Sidenote ◆2 Such facts as these not generally known; but when once ascertained, necessarily the same for all parties:] [Sidenote ◆3 And it is equally to the advantage of all parties to understand such facts.]