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 The state is always an interested party. It means merely that when a man is weak he has a big brother to whom he may turn, who judges his case and says to the strong one, "I am here not only as a judge, but also to protect the weak against the strong. The burden of proof is upon you to show that my rulings are unjust. This man cannot make any progress toward real justice in the face of all the difficulties which beset him." And it is not always a single individual who is too weak. As Professor Ely says:—

The following diagram will illustrate the one great central device which has been used over and over again. In Diagram I is shown g, h, i, j, k, l, m—small shippers. Each man has to take up individually his particular case against "A"—the railroad, a corporation composed of b, c, d, e and f,—that is, a coöperative, collective agency—an organized body. The small shippers are obviously,