The sun., 1910-10-05
MUSTER ROLL or SOCIALISM.

| prospects Of socialism In all the countries
represented. From these documents u
appears that socialism has gained political
strength in ten countries. while loss oI
prestige IL confessed as regards three -
Italy. Prussia and spain. BY far the mos
formidable showinRs are made by England
and Germany but there 10 this much fallacy
in the cass Of England. that the ngure'
given are largely thoss OF the Labor party
organization and achievement. and there II
by no means fair warrant for creditinR thess
things in total TO socialism. The party
however. Was formally represented in the
Copenhagen congress
The British report be gins by setting forth
that whereas the labor party had only
I $4,000 adherents in 1870 IL had grown "a
I o72 600 In 1907 then with a sudden leap "a
i.dse ooo. owing mainly 60 the affiliation with
" Of the Federation Of Miners, with some
H.eoo members. The party now includes
in round numbers l.tSo. .OOO labor unionis's
and u .ooo other subscribers In It's regular
enrolment. Reckoning both It's general and
parliamentary funds It has an annual rev
enue OF about $50 OOO and a cash balance on
hand OF about S7S .OOo
| The report AlAo claims for the cause OF
socialism the Independent Labor party.
which has Increased iis organization from
eoo TO no sections in the last three years
and which has a strength somewhat vaguely
estimated as between 81. 600 and o. 600 men.
4 The Fabian Society. representing the -in-
tellectuAl phase Of socialism. moro than
doubled its force between 1897 and 1910. the
membership increased from ..sT TO 7.e77.
There is besides the social democratic or
ganization. which stands for pure MarIism
and refuses to flock with the other groups.
n Is said 10 have ~ 90 followers.
No doubt exists as to the Eenuineness Of
the claims In the German summary Of con-
I a a. 81 a -
enrolment OF $50 900 individuals. OF whom
/ .oO we're women. a. the time OF the con.
gress OF stuttgart In sOs. By the end OF the
year the figures had risen to s33. 900 mem.
ber-. Including a.. .Oao women. The enrol.
ment il only about 10 per cent Of the social.
iSt vote cast in the last general election for
the Reichstag
The annual income OF the party 10 S2TO. OOo
II has forty eight members in the ReichstaR
and 10 represented in the Diets OF nineteen
German States. In Baden II has 20 Depu.
ties out Of ~ IN Reuss, out OF 10; in SAH-
ony, Is out OF OF in SaKe-CoburR- -Gotha.
out of 50 in SchWart zburg- -Rudolstadt,
out OF IA Besides. more than 5000 social
lists hold seats In sundry municipal councils
In Austria socialism, like everything else.
IL split up on linguistic differences The
German speaking branch has gathered
great impetus since n national conference
held az Reichenberg in Bohemia in 1900. at
which the party machinery was remodelled.
The number Of adherents 10 reported as
swelling IN a year from II2 .O1O to ia oOO
The representation IN the several Diets is
sixteen. and IN municipal councils .c7S.
There are eighty seven socialist Deputies in
the Reichsra'h At Vienna Besides The men.
iI@o women and : an children have social
is' clubs affiliated With the German group
The 1ech socialist party reports I3O 40
members enrolled IN 2.tas sections IN 1910
against lur.oHO members and g. $50 sections
N iap7 Ts-re are IsN0 women and ioOyc
bows and Rirl- N allied clubs
The hungarian labor party reports the
existence of - sections bat gives no mem
hership hgurrs it- financial statement .
shoW-Sls,ao subscribed IN is"s-iO.
ir"n"h -O.ialsm illustrates ts growth /
IN th-s" figures In lOd the party repre- /
-ented in the Copenhagen congress had .
81. ss7 members. IN Isos II had S.2J5. IN /
isos there were 81 .Ssl. and IL has 81. .ass
adheren's today The annual budget
amounts to IA ."'o francs. or t2e.OUo There
are - depart mental federatiOn- including
/ SOo sections. The party has Is Deputies
IN the chamber. NJ councillors general. 81
ward councillors tcOnseillers a aTrondis is-e-
ment and s. M municipal officials
Holland had 7..7s enrolled socialists in isT
sections when the stuttgart congress was
held. within The wear he party has grown
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