The Labor enquirer., 1888-03-17
GREAT BRITAIN.
II. in Gronlund's Opinion, VIII
Realize Socialism
First.
NORRIS AND HYHDIAI
Have Mads Socialism Respectable ~
England Eursrs Il Hsnsy- -Csnbsd
By tho Agitators.

By tho Agitaters.
The Boston section of the so-e
cialist Labor party. says the Work-
men's AdvOctk, held 4 meeting inz
Goldman hall last Sunday after,,
noon, to which the public were
invited, to hear lecture BY Lau-
renee Gronlund, of New York.
The hall was filled with an attentive
audience, and it was evident, from
the frequent applause, that they
were generally in sympathy with
the speaker, whose subject was
Socialism in Great Britain. its
Present and its Future"
Socialism" said he, "has made
great strides everywhere in Europe
during the past ten years, and has
spread in countries where a short
time ago it was not known. All
socialists of all countries stand
on one platform and one doctrine.
German socialism as defined by
Carl Marx has become the Social
ism of the world. In Berlin one
third of the population voted in
favor of socialism, and in France,
when Henri Rochefort resigned
from the chamber of deputies, the
socialistic candidate received 100,
900 votes against $4,000 votes
for the combined opposition. This
shows the'spread of socialism.
ut was pleasant thing for me
to find in England so many edu-
Gated persons there who were
socialists; about half of them
avowedly socialists and about half
not avowed for fear of losing their
positions. Among them / found
ministers of the church both in
England and Scotland, and also
professors 1.-THE universities.
There are three there in partic-
ular who have devoted themselves
to the cause-William Morris, H.
M. Hyndman and Annie Besant.
These three go everywhere among
the working classes and try to
make socialists, and the working
people seem perfectly willing to
become socialists. Twas at Hyde
Park and saw 5000 people, L
think that was the estimate, listen
ing to addresses from seventeen
platforms. Two of these platforms
were occupied by advocates of
socialism, and there the interest
centered, and there the applause
was greatest. Many were no
doubt attracted by curiosity, but
radical Londongathering doesn't
applaud what it does not like. 4
also saw meeting of Northum-
berland miners, where 1900 of
them adopted socialistic resolu-
tions.
Il am a sanguine man about
Great Britain. l think Great Brit
ain will first realize socialism and
America next, and that it will be
done by political methods. That
doesn't necessarily imply that it
will be done peaceably. Morris
has made socialism respectable in
England, but | am very sorry to
say that he is opposed to political
methods. He thinks it will come
by a general strike.
"Home rule is very important
to socialism. The Gladstoneites
and the home rulers form a purely
democratic party. When home
rule comes, as it must come, all
these grand questions that refer
to England and Scotland alone.
the land and school questionswill- II
come to the front, and will furnish
excellent material for socialistic
purposes.
Twenty-Five or thirty years
from now there will be elected 4
socialistic majority in the house
of commons and that majority can
demand a realization of socialism.
Then if forceoppose this, violence
will be used, but still it will be