ABSTRACT
The first task of the intelligence is the establishment of a civilized standard of life. There is the standard of the lower middle class with its unused front parlour, its lace curtains and decaying plants; and there is the standard of the higher ranks of manual labour, with its small stuffy rooms and cracked pianos. Even those among the workers who have the true worker's point of view are not skilled in aesthetic choice. The new standard of life will be operative throughout the whole community. The more equal distribution of wealth in the latter countries actually assists the growth of democratic sentiments; and it is from this evidence that we make our conclusions as to the necessity for economic equality. The new civilization, being based upon a greater equality of economic power, will allow much greater variety in houses, clothes, food, and the production and enjoyment of the fine arts.
