"The fate of you, the aristocracy of industry, will be as the fate of the aristocracy of land if you do not show that you have some humanity still among you"

This quote by James Larkin is a warning to the upper class of industry, or the rich company owner of the time. He is warning them that if they do disappoint that they have some mankind still among them, then their fate will be the very same as the upper class of land, or the rich landowners. This is a warning that if they do not use their wealth and power to assist those in requirement, then they will suffer the very same consequences as the upper class of land, who were toppled by the people. Larkin is cautioning the aristocracy of industry that if they do not utilize their wealth and power to help those in requirement, then they will be overthrown by the people, similar to the upper class of land. He is advising them to use their wealth and power to help those in requirement, and to reveal that they still have some humankind amongst them.