Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-04-10

growing stronger day by day, and was
quite certain that sooner or later the town
would be wrested from the one family
which at present dominated there. He
then called upon H NJ. Hyndman to ad-
dress the meeting on 'Social Democracy
and the Future Of England"
H. M. Hyndman, on rising to speak, re-
ceived great ovation, and from beginning
to end was listened to very attentively.
He said he did not believe there was any
town in the country which more needed
Socialism to be preached in it than Birm-
ingham. He commended that in view Of the
dangers Of the future they were the real
Conservatives for the masses of the people,
and in endeavoring to transform the pres
ent society from the mischeivous COM
petition Of to day into the co-opera-
tion OF tomorrow in peaceful
manner they were doing that which
would benefit every man and woman
amongst them. Applause. They wanted
to know what Mr.. Chamberlain would do,
not only for the Beers in South Africa, but
for the people at home. Hear, hear. 1t
was said that ten mi lions Of money were to
be spent on tho navy, and he believed 1t
would be voted. Surprising the Socialists
asked for one million for the real benefit OF
the people at home, what sort of recep-
tion would they get from the l52 majority
In tee House of Commons? President
Kruger had been courteously invited to
come to this country, but he did not think
he would have been invited If the
Beers had not been able to shoot straight.
Applause. He spoke of the evils Of com
petition from without upon trade, and
said that in consequence they were on the
eve Of q crisis. The Liberal or Radical
party could never return to power except
with the consent of the Socialist party.
They held the controlling vote; it might
be insufficient to put their own men on the
floor of the House of Commons, yet. but
it would keep the Liberals and Radicals
out, and they meant to do it, Applause.
If they did not accept what the Socialists
proposed. they would never sit on the
Treasury benches again. Applause. What
they desired was that distribution and
ownership should be made social, as pro-
duction was social. He advocated the re-
moval of the House of Lords and the Mon
archy, and the building up of a thoroughly
Democratic assembly which would carry
out the mandate of the whole people. To
these things he would add the initiative of
measures and the referendum before any
foreign agreement or treaty could be en-
tered into, or before any domestic law
could become operative.
The Socialists were often denounced as
impracticable, but to- day. as yesterday, the
only palliatives put forward came from So
cial Democrats pointing ont the evils arising
from the factory system, high railway rates
and the unemployed, he showed how the
captains of industry failed altogether to
handle the means of production, and urged
his audience. whether Liberals, Tories or
Socialists, to unite in demanding Socializa-
tion of the railways, free maintenance for
children and the organization Of the unem-
ployed as immediate and practical
measures of reform. He concluded
by asking his audience to give up
the dream of domination abroad,
and to instead demand first OF all co opera
ton at home to be extended abroad. Next
July great International Congress would
be held in London. not of Tories, not of
Liberals, for Of the latter there We're none
left abroad, but of Social Democrats from
every civilized land to meet to discuss not
how to swindle each other, but how to
help each other, and from that congress
would go forth message to the capital
lists and despots of the world that their
days were numbered, and he appealed to
all present to do their part to bring the
Midlands into line with other parts of the
country ON this and kindred matters. APP
plause