decay, that society should be re-crystallized according to a new code of ethics, adapted to new conditions. We may then close our theme with the thought with which we began it. Industrial society, being an integral part of the social organism, any change in the methods of production and distribution, necessitates corresponding changes in the political and ethical ideas entertained by society. What we have termed the Industrial Transition in Japan, means the ultimate establishment there of individual rights and of political liberty. It means the transition from feudalism to democracy, from communism to individualism. |