28 JULY 1917, Page 22

New Ideate in Business. By Ida M. Tarbell. (Macmillan and

Co. Is. 6d4—American industry used to be far behind ours in providing for the safety and welfare of workpeople. Miss Tarbelfs interesting book, based, like her history of the Standard Oil Company, on finst.hand inquiry into the facts, suggests that in some ways' -American manufacturers have taken the lead, not -merely in the. voluntary effort to reduce accidents, but also in welfare work, as it is called, and to some extent in profitsharing. The new ideals are sound, and wise employers will cultivate them.