Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-02-04
SOCIALISM ABROAD
RlPENING FOR THE ADVENT
OF THE NEW ORDER.
EXtrao dinary Activity in England.
Moderate Policy in France and
and Italy-SOcialism Fast
Spreading Among
All Nations.

A general review OF the Socialist
movement in Europe has been con-
tributed by A. S. Headingley to the
ocial-Democratic organ in London,
England, Justice, copious report Of
which will no doubt interest our
readers. The writer SAYS that "no-
where has Socialism been more talked
about than in England. Nowhere
has the spread of Socialism been rem
dered more evident than in England;
and this is an impression which |
have conceived by speaking, not with
English, but with foreign Socialists.
That we have succeeded iii making
an impression on our brother Social
lists of the continent, that they are
commencing to count on us as part
Of the revolutionary force with which
the capitalist governments of Europe
will have to reckon, is one of the
most encouraging symptoms manifest
during the past year.
GAS times thus ri pen for the ad-
vent of Socialism, counSels Of wisdom
and prudence acquire more and more
weight. 1t is the weak and the m
experienced who show impatience
and commit deeds of foolhardiness.
Both in France and Italy, the So
cialist party has adopted Il firm but
moderate line of policy. The policy
of wild and violent attempts which
might well be qualified as the policy
of despair, is now giving way to the
policy of steady, strong organization;
Of the quiet, certain, continuous ac/
QUESTION of more and more real hold
on the popular mind. In Paris, for
instance, our friends have carried
nine seats out of the eighty which
compose the Municipal Council gov
erning the largest city Of the conti-
nent. In their capacity Of munich
pal councillors they have modestly
thought to render their electors, the
working men Of Paris, real practical
service. For instance, the public
funds which used formerly to be
spent to embellish the wealthy dis
tricts are now being diverted to the
improvement of the working class
quarters Of the town. Our cOmrade,
Paul Brousse, for instance, has OBJ
tanned two sewers, new primary
school and new street for his cleo
tors. Those who have not yet mas.
tered the science of Socialism readily
appreciate TIN, Sc practical advantages,
and thus his reelection with an in
creased majority is now assured. On
the other hand, when the budget of
the town was discussed, comrade
Brousse simply knocked the whole
of the bourgeois scheme into a
cooked hat; and the ablest of French
bourgeois newspapers, lie Temps,
exclaimed, in tones Of abject lamen-
tatiOn, that all Paris had been unable
to elect single person capable Of
refuting the Socialist councillor.
The Socialists have now obtained the
recognition that all work done for
the town should be given direct to
wOrkmen's associations or trade
unions, and not to private capitalists
or employers of labor. They have
also succeeded in iHhictirg a moral
boycott on a number of employers
who imported foreign workmen so as
to beat down the wages of French
artizans.
'In Italy more freedom has been
enjoyed this year than on any previ-
Gus occasion, and, consequently, the
Socialists have better hope of spread
ing their doctrines by organization
and education. The same may be
said of Austria, but in a much lesser
degree, for the most oppressive laws
are still enforced, though somewhat
more leniently than during the pre-
vious year. In Italy a considerable
number of workmen's mutual benefit
societies have yentured to convert
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