Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-24
SECOND IN SERIES OF
 LECTURES ON SOCIALISM

Rev. Alexander H. Abbott. pastor of the United Congregational church, in the second of a series of six lectures on So- cislism given Tuesday evening at the Co4pmunity House took up the discus sion of the Growth of Political Democ- racy in England. France and Germany from 1899 to 1850.
 At the outset of his talk he briefly re- viewed the growth of socialism up to the beginning of the nineteenth century and briefly outlined the elements of French life immediately following the revolu- tionary and Napoleonic era.
 The history of France during the 18th century is a story os a struggle between
 those whs wished to fulfill the promises
 of the French Revolution and those who
 sought to restore the old order CT al
 least to keep the revolutionary spirit
 chained to what it had already gained.
 The traditions of the French revolution
 inherited by the working class accent uaxed their hostility to capitalism, to which, almost from the very start they
 threw down the gage of battle.
 Louis XVIII was reseated on the throne when the allies once nlOSe entered Paris. To win the people to the new order he granted a charter establishing constitu- | tional government. Full executive author | ity, however, was lodged with the king. He established two legislative houses. a Hereditary chamber of peers and an cleo tive chamber of deputies. but these were
 not satisfactory. as they constituted an 1 aFistocrstic parliament hardened by the spirit of Bourbon despotism. The oppo-
 sition to the king was led by his brother | Count of Artois. Louis died in 1924 and his brother ascended to the throne as l Charles x. Charles antagonized every
 element until the BonaparTists, repuhii- cans and liberals unIted tp overthrow tho
 system.
 On July 2s, 1880, occurred the July up,
 rising which was begun by the Pari. workingmen. Paris then fell into tl, hands of the revolutionists and Charle! | abdicated and fed to England. Louii Philippe was then mads ruler. H.
 changed the policy to suit different classo.
 but in one sense the working class wa
 even worse off than before because tsei employers were now ir control -throuEl
 the rulinc of Louis. The controlling poV- CTS had [ rect interest in keeVing then
 in sYbjectiOn; laws were passed prohibit
 ing trade unions, hours of ylabor wer
 long. factories unsanit3ry and women an,
 children employed in outrs geous ccndi tions. The workingnen began 10 organ ize secretly and declared in a manifesto We have in view not so much a politioa as A social change. The extension Of 70 : liticai rights. electoral reform and uni yersal suffrage mayy all be exccllen things, but simply means to an end Ou object is to divide the burdens and bene 3 fits Of society equally and to establish tii 3 complete right of equality"
 Louis Blanc was a leader in this ner {; i'ferom. which became known as socialist, {: and he wrote what was known as tl | 1f . plan the state was to become an fndu, trial republic. National workshops wel 10 he organized and managed by ih . workers. The product of the labor wa 1 10 be divided among them on the Brincip
 of from each according to his capacit
 and to each according to his service
 Louis Philippe became frightened at In \ Ind took means to ston if, but then fo . lowed the uprising of 1SsS, and Philipr T eed.
 . Then came the second republic ar I another change which was the beginnir d ''f chaos Louis Napoleon was afte d yards elected to the throne in lS4s ar :. here we leave him.
 Fl In England the aristocracy was $ tontrol. The man,< .ture-s had reac h ed the stage where they wanted pa l. .n the government and the workingn z sided with them The government h. h passed the six acts: l. Prohibition Q military exercise by persons not autho l. ized 2. quick trial of offenders; 3. Q susnce of search warrants for arms; |. suppression of seditious literature al - punishment of authors; 5. restriction . right of public meeting; S. heavy star . 6uties on ne Sspaper.
 !. The growth > discontent was. rar :. until 1880 when George ". died. " ]. liam ". ascended 10 the throne W, 2 linEton vas his prime minister o-,pe 1 Ing the reform movement. Indirneti ? arose over Wellington because he sa