§;6。Fortothisvitalpointwemustreturn。Thesubstitutionofdirectsocialcontrolfortheprivateprofit-seekingmotiveinthenormalprocessesofourindustriesisessentialtoanysoundschemeofsocialreconstruction。Fornototherwisecanwegetthesocialmeaningofindustryrepresentedconsciouslyinthecooperativewillofthehumanfactorsofproduction。Itisnottoomuchtosaythatthepaceofcivilisationfornations,ofmoralprogressforindividuals,dependsuponthisradicalreconstructionofcommonindustry。Fortheexistingstructureofordinarybusinesslifeinhibitstherealisationofitssocialmeaningbythestressitlaysuponthediscordantandtheseparatistinterests。Thestruggletokeeportoimproveone\'sholduponsomeplaceintheindustrialsystem,towinalivelihood,tomakesomegainthatinvolvesalosstosomeoneelse,derationalisestheintelligenceanddemoralisesthecharacterofallofus。
Thisderationalisationanddemoralisationareseentoberootedinthedefectivestructureandworkingofindustrialismitself。
Ifindustrywerefairlyapportionedamongall,accordingtothecapabilityofeach,ifPropertywereallottedtoeachaccordingtohisneeds,bysomenaturalprocessofdistributionasregularandcertainastheprocessoftheplanets,personswouldnotneedtothinkorfeelverykeenlyaboutsuchthingsasIndustryandProperty:theirintellectsandheartswouldbefreeforotherinterestsandactivities。
Buttheinsecurity,irregularityandinjusticeofeconomicdistributionkeepIndustryandPropertycontinuallyintheforegroundofthepersonalconsciousness。
HerecomesintoterriblereliefthemoralsignificanceoftheunearnedSurplusthetermwhichgathersallthebadoriginsofPropertyintothefocusofasingleconcept。