The monotony of labor, however, is to some extent a matter of
temperament. Some workers find even routine tasks interesting because
they are constantly trying to attain greater expertness at the
particular job. Others find work of a very varied character to be
monotonous.
Footnote 14:
There are two other forms of productive organization, neither of them
very common. One is the co-operative association, with or without
capital stock; the other is the organization of production under the
direct management of the public authorities. The organization of the
postal service is an example.
Footnote 15:
The Lockwood Committee, which made its investigations during 1920 in
New York, found that excessive costs of building construction were due
in considerable measure to the existence of artificial monopolies
among producers of building materials.
Footnote 16:
It has been suggested that instead of giving inventors the exclusive
right to make and sell their appliances, this right should be given to
everybody with a provision that a fixed rate of royalty should be paid
to the inventor. This would afford an incentive to the inventor while
preventing the creation of legal monopolies.
Footnote 17:
The doctrine of the divine right of rulers was based upon certain
Biblical texts, particularly Romans xiii, 1-7, and was put forth in
the Middle Ages to support the secular rulers against the Church. The
Bourbon kings of France, especially Louis XIV, asserted it, as well as
the Stuart kings of England. The House of Hohenzollern in Germany
maintained the doctrine, and the former Kaiser on more than one
occasion alluded to himself as a ruler by divine right. Those who are
interested in pursuing this topic further will find a great deal about
it in J. N. Figgis, _The Divine Right of Kings_ (London, 1896) and in
_The Political Writings of James I_ (ed. C. H. McIlwain, Cambridge,
1915).
Footnote 18:
For example, E. L. Godkin, _Unforeseen Tendencies of Democracy_ (N.
Y., 1898), p. 46; Emile Faguet, _The Cult of Incompetence_ (N. Y.,
1911), pp. 35-36; A. M. Kales, _Unpopular Government in the United
States_ (Chicago, 1914); A. B. Cruikshank, _Popular Misgovernment in
the United States_ (N. Y., 1920), and Alleyne Ireland, _Democracy and
the Human Equation_ (N. Y., 1921), pp. 75-79.
Footnote 19:
Corporations, as well as individuals, are citizens in the eyes of the
law. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey is a citizen of New Jersey
and as such is entitled to all the “privileges and immunities of
citizens of the United States”.
Footnote 20:
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