E-text prepared by Jeannie Howse, Carl Hudkins, jnik (media provider), and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Transcriber's note: | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved. | | | | This e-book has many unusual words and spelling that have | | been retained. | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document. | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ BRITISH SOCIALISM An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by J. ELLIS BARKER Author of 'Modern Germany: Her Political and Economic Problems, etc.' 'The Rise and Decline of the Netherlands' London Smith, Elder, & Co. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1908 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCTION--WHAT IS SOCIALISM? 1 II. SOME SOCIALIST VIEWS OF PRESENT SOCIETY AND OF THE SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE 10 III. THE GRIEVANCES OF THE SOCIALISTS 30 IV. THE FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINES OF SOCIALISM 50 V. THE AIMS AND POLICY OF THE SOCIALISTS 92 VI. THE ATTITUDE OF SOCIALISTS TOWARDS THE WORKING MASSES 115 VII. THE ATTITUDE OF SOCIALISTS TOWARDS TRADE UNIONISTS AND CO-OPERATORS 131 VIII. SOCIALIST VIEWS AND PROPOSALS REGARDING LAND AND THE LANDLORDS 145 IX. SOCIALIST VIEWS AND PROPOSALS REGARDING CAPITAL AND THE CAPITALISTS 152 X. SOCIALIST VIEWS AND PROPOSALS REGARDING TAXATION AND THE NATIONAL BUDGET 160 XI. SOCIALISM AND THE EMPIRE 170 XII. SOCIALIST VIEWS ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY 183 XIII. SOCIALISM AND THE ARMY 192 XIV. SOCIALISM AND THE MONARCHY 207 XV. SOCIALIST VIEWS ON PARLIAMENT AND THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 209