CHAPTER X. Doubtful Remedies

DOUBTFUL REMEDIES

Difference of opinion in regard to remedies possible 167 General principles to be applied 168 The golden rule 169 Capability and intelligence of employer 170 Receiving the employee into the family life of the employer 170 Importation of negroes from the South 172 Importation of Chinese 176 Granting of licenses 177 German service books 178 Convention of housekeepers 179 Abolishing the public school system 179 “Servant Reform Association” 179 Training schools for servants 180 Advantages of such schools 180 Practical difficulties in the way 182 Not in harmony with present conditions 184 Co-operative housekeeping 186 Advantages of the plan 187 Objections to it 188 Practical difficulties in carrying it out 190 Co-operative boarding 191 Objections to the plan 192 Mr. Bellamy’s plan 192 Reasons for considering these proposed measures impracticable 193