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 MODERN MERCANIL$M IN INDIA They all preached th)t and a living o reduce imports and leave por. They although his is foreign rade. The grea outstanding parallels to hese lis ideas re found in Indi finuous cry for government low standard of a surplu for ex- They preached that every man ought to work. thought each nation ought to be self. sucient not consistent with an increasing Mercni- to-day in he con- aid to industries, in the exaltation of industrial over agriculturat develop,. mmt, and in he desire for eZlort and import duties. There is a continuous cry hat wihou he help of he governmen nothing can be done. Wihou technical knowledge, he governmen mus give assis- tance. Some use he parable of he cripple and he blind man, saying he people are crippled, he govern- men blind, and he cripple mus ride on he blind srong man's shoulders and guide both ou of he forest. Bu more often he governmen is asked o provide the eyes also and lead the way in showing wha industries will be should be managed, be obtained. Thus profitable, and how hey and where he raw maeris, ls can here is  eonsn demand for sae financial aid, sae initiative sae patronage, and sae instruction along of commerce and eehnology. or and exper advice, all lines But on the other hand, there is ahnost no demand the strict regulation and control which the Meroaniliss for Stae economIC. mee he hn for expor; nd he ske advocated, unless i be in railways which demand extreme poverty is as much for cheapness of he the demsnd favor of c18e8 the demand political as exists consumers, for quMiy is to rather is for of competing with imported goods for the the wealthier consumers. Even in flagrant of adulteration and bad paten medicines, ere