The Socialism of to-day

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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

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226 THE SOCIALISM OF TO-DAY. the elevating influence of Republican institutions. His disciples have inherited his hatred against the International Alberto Mario, one of the best known leaders of the Republican party, never misses an opportunity of violently attacking the Inter nationalists, whom he calls incendiaries and assassins. Gari baldi was less attached to the Republic, and more inclined towards Socialism, without connecting himself with any particular system. He regretted the fall of the Commune. In a letter published by the Gazettina rosa in 1873, he says, “ The defeat of the Commune of Paris is a misfortune for humanity, for it leaves us the burden of a standing army, which every party that wishes to gain the upper hand will make use of. ... I say it with pride ; I am an Internationalist, and if an association of demons were constituted to fight the priests and despotism, I would enrol myself in its ranks.” After the death of Mazzini, Mazzinians and Garibaldians united in order to found a vast association which was to embrace all the democrats of the peninsula. They took the name of / jranchi cafoni. Their journal was the Spariacns. This grand project could not be realized^ and the cafoni have almost all drifted towards Socialism. It was Bakunin who brought the International into Italy- In 1865 he formed there a group of very active Socialists, who published the newspaper Libertà e Giustizia, and formed the Neapolitan section of the International. In 1867 sections were established at Genoa and at Milan. The “sons of labour” at Catania affiliated themselves in 1868. In 1869 a central section was formed at Naples, which addressed an appeal to the other sections to constitute a national federa tion; but the police interfered with prosecutions. In 1870 and 1871 numerous sections were established in the Romagna, and were federated under the name Fascio Operaio. On the 12th of March, 1872, they held a congress at Bologna, at which thirteen towns were represented. On the 6th of August the delegates of the Fascio Operaio assembled again at Rimini, in order to declare, “in the face of the labourers of the whole world,” that the Italian federation broke away from the general council of the International. The Italian Socialists separated

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