The Socialism of to-day

Bibliographic data

Monograph

Identifikator:: 835096955

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-28834

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Laveleye, Émile de

Title:: The Socialism of to-day

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Field & Tuer

Year of publication:: 1884

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XLIV, 331 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

Usage license:: Get license information via the feedback formular.

BAKUNIN THE APOSTLE OF NIHILISM. 21$ The country is admirably administered ; education reaches all classes, and well-being is real and widely diffused. Sweden ^d Norway have seemed to me to be the happiest countries in Europe, and the most worthy of being so. No' doubt Socialistic ideas have penetrated there as everywhere else, and from time to time strikes break out, especially among the miners ; but the International has been unable to take deep root Axel Krook, a rival of Schulze-Delitzsch, has brought about the establishment of co-operative societies both of pro duction and of distribution. In Norway the famous association has had still less suc cess. In September, 1873, Jansen, a working saddler from Copenhagen, went to Christiania to preach Socialism. Nobody would let him a room, not even the innkeepers. At last, in the environs of Tyreholmen, he was able to hold an open-air meeting, at which thirty persons were present. Hagen, a Nor wegian carpenter, joined him in spreading Socialistic ideas, while basing them on Christianity. Some students followed them, and a society was founded. Nevertheless, these pro pagandist efforts met with no support. A German Socialist newspaper at Hamburg thus gloomily sums up the results of this campaign : “ It becomes more and more evident that Norway is a very ungrateful field for any efforts for the im provement of the lot of humanity.” The examples of Switzerland and Belgium prove that nothing is more efficacious for attenuating the dangers of Socialism than liberty. It was in these two countries that the International used to hold its congresses ; its propaganda was in no way interfered with ; it enjoyed the most absolute liberty of assembly, of the press, of association, and of speech, and yet order was never seriously disturbed. In France, where there was no right of assembly or of association, and where the International was twice prosecuted and finally interdicted, matters ended in the Commune. In Italy, prosecutions, trials’ convictions, exceptional measures, have not, been wanting, and there have been disturbances, insurrections, and frightful assassi nations. In Spain, where there has been still more rigorous suppression, the majority of the large towns fell into the hands

Access restriction

Copyright

fullscreen: The Socialism of to-day

Monograph

Table of contents

Download

Monograph

This page

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation