The essay is dated 1932 (at the top), so Russell is referring world war 1. Harry
Jed Rothwell wrote: > I agree with Russell for the most part, but this is a serious error: > >> Modern technique has made it possible to diminish enormously the >> amount of labor required to secure the necessaries of life for >> everyone. This was made obvious during the war. At that time all the >> men in the armed forces, and all the men and women engaged in the >> production of munitions, all the men and women engaged in spying, >> war propaganda, or Government offices connected with the war, were >> withdrawn from productive occupations. In spite of this, the general >> level of well-being among unskilled wage-earners on the side of the >> Allies was higher than before or since.
