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all experienced more rest in the battle zones than-in these hotels, which are..tfh narrow streets in small Jerkwater towns. The noise is terrific from automobiles, steam engines and railroads, which keep us awjike all night. ....." There is nd mtent to Hx blame for such conditions. It is my belief that no particular individual or group of individuals is responsible. Rather would I attribute thews'conditions to our habits of thought, our complacency, our indifference to the responsibility of Industry to the public interest. Industry, Trustee of Human Welfare We must r6ognize the existence of the hazard that failure of industry to accept its role.ag trustee of human welfare may lead to excessive political control over our: economic institutions. Such control can bo justified only when, private enterprise has failed to discharge its obligations to the public as workers and. as consumers. The obligation of industry weighs equally on both management and labor, who muat cdoperate to discharge their joint responsibility. The public is the "Boss" alnd labor and management share this responsibility to the public welfare,.,^ I cannot too strongly stress my belief that any fundamental advance in our industrial.'efllciency depends upon a capacity to understand the indi vidual and to encourage his thinking and acting as an individual, to choose his leadership .which will he responsible to him and to participate as a responsible individual in the formation of the policies which govern his employment, -tt .Is only by such action that we can maintain our proven American system of privately-owned, competitive enterprise, and "maximum production from people for the benefit of people." 1