Socialism in Great Britain.
A resolution was offered and seconded in the House of Commons not long ago to transform the United Kingdom into a socialistic commonwealth. While Socialism has made little progress in Great Britain, it is believed, according to one authority, “that the type of imperialism developed in Great Britain in recent years has so much militarism in it, involving, it is believed, conscription at an early day, and also brings in its train so heavy an increase in the national tax burdens for a people already severely pressed in the competition for the supremacy in the world’s markets,” will have the effect of developing rapidly the socialistic propaganda. It is pointed out that “Socialism in Germany, France, and Italy, as a formidable parliamentary force, has been developed very largely since those countries began, after 1880, their modern careers in empire-building or colonialism. Another striking fact is that the Socialists are strong anti-militarists and anti-imperialists in all of those European countries.” All these forces are tending to prepare the world for its last great conflict, foretold in prophecy.