Can the American worker profit by that experience? Can he realize that he is living in a country whose rulers have adopted an imperial policy that threatens the peace of the world? Can he see that the pursuit of this policy means war, famine, disease, misery and death to millions in other countries as well as to the millions at home? The workers of Europe have learned the lesson by bitter experience. Is not the American worker wise enough to profit by their example? FOOTNOTE: [58] "Industry in England," H. deB. Gibbins. New York, Scribner's, 1897, p. 390. THE END INDEX. Advertising imperialism, 169 America, conquest of, 27 America first, 170 America for Americans, 202 American capitalists, 218 " " program of, 226 " empire, costs of, 160 " " course of, 158 " " development of, 15 " " economic basis of, 74 " " growth of, 161 " imperialism, 23 " Indian, 29 " industries, growth of, 178 " people, ancestry, 159 " protectorates, 207 " Republic, disappearance of, 72 " tradition, failure of, 12 " worker and empire, 256 Anti-imperialism, 68 Appropriation of territory, 213 Automobile distribution, 183 Bankers, unity of, 150 Bethlehem Steel Co., 132 British Empire, gains of, 198 " " position of, 234 " Labor, position of, 250 Business control, 148 Canada, investments in, 206 Capitalism and Bolshevism, 244 " " war, 225 " breakdown of, 248 " law of, 223 Cherokees, dealings with, 33 Class government, 10 " struggle, in Europe, 254 Coal reserves, 180 Cohesion of wealth, 86, 118 Competition, ferocity of, 223 Competitive industry, 75 Conquering peoples, 26 Conquest of the West, 49 Council of Action, organization, 250 " " National Defense, 148 Cuban independence, 66 " treaty, 208 Dictatorship, possibility of, 222 Dominican Republic, relations with, 209 Education for imperialism, 169 Empire and British workers, 258 " characteristics of, 15 " definition of, 16 " evolution of, 22 " prevalence of, 17 " price of, 20, 264 " stages in, 19 " workers and, 262 Empires, the Big Four, 231 Europe, financial breakdown, 249 " revolution in, 246 Financial imperialism, 135 Foreign investments, 131 France, gains of, 197 Government and business, 99 Great Peace, 36 Great War, 143 " " advantages of, to the United States, 157 " " next incidents of, 235 " " results of, 240 Guaranty Trust Company, 136 Hawaii, annexation of, 62 " revolution in, 63 Hayti, conditions in, 210 Immigrants, race of, 160 Imperial alignment, 229 " goal, 222 " purpose, 165 " sentiments, 166 " task, 237 " " nature of, 228