IV
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER II.
THE FORERUNNERS : FICHTE AND MARLO.
Recent origin of Socialism in Germany (6)—Socialistic views of Fichte (7)
—The writings of Weitling (8)—Professor Winkelblech (Mario) : his
conversion to Socialism (9)—His contrast of the Pagan and the Christian
principle in Political Economy (ii)—His theory of property (n)
—His views on the population question (12)—Diffusion of comfort the
best preventive of over-population (13).
CHAPTER III.
RODBERTUS-JAGETZOW.
General character of German Socialists (14)—Rodbertus, “ the Ricardo of
Socialism” (15)—His theory of wages (16)—and of rent (17)—His
project of a system of exchange (18).
CHAPTER IV.
KARL MARX.
Das Kapital: its faulty method (20)—Biographical facts concerning
Marx (21)—His writings (22)—His aim, to prove capital the result
of spoliation (23)—His theory of value (24)—The measure of value
(26)—His account of the origin of capital (27)—The capitalist’s
methods of increasing profits (30)—“ Surplus Value,” the materialization
of unpaid labour (31)—Maurice Block’s attempted refutation (32)
—Fundamental error of Marx (34)—Value really springs from Utility
(35)—True theory of the value of labour (37)—Error of Marx as
to machines (38)—German and French Socialists contrasted (39)—
Superiority of Christianity as a factor of social reform (40).
CHAPTER V.
FERDINAND LASS ALLE.
Lassalle, the “ Messiah of Socialism” (42)—His early years (43)—Heine’s
estimate of Lassalle (44)—The Countess of Hatzfeld’s law-suit (45)—
The insurrection at Dusseldorf, 1848 (46)—Lassaile’s political views
(47)—His juridical and political writings (48)—Lassalle and Schulze-Delitzsch
(49)—Lassalle’s project of marriage (51)—His tragic death
(53)—His theories : the “iron law of wages ” (54)—How far true (57)
—Economic laws differ from cosmic laws (59)—Is it want or plenty
that tends to increase population ? (60)—Lassalle’s views regarding
the antagonism between capitalists and labourers (62)—His remedy :
State-aided co-operation (64)—Bismarck’s connection with Lassalle
