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It was the same with the Suffrage for Women, which cry a clique of wealthy ladies got up in London. I have never myself quite understood why these wealthy ladies wanted such an absurdity as the modern franchise, or why they so blindly hated the Christian institution of the Family. I suppose it was some perversion. IT WAS THE SAME WITH THE SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN WHICH CRY A CLICK OF WEALTHY LADIES GOT UP IN LONDON I HAVE NEVER MYSELF QUITE UNDERSTOOD WHY THESE WEALTHY LADIES WANTED SUCH AN ABSURDITY AS THE MODERN FRANCHISE OR WHY THEY SO BLINDLY HATED THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONAL FAMILY I SUPPOSE IT WAS SOME PERVERSION
se Labour in South Africa. The Fabian movement, which was a drawing-room movement, compelled the discussion in the Press of Socialism, for and against. Although every effort was made to boycott the Socialist contention in the Press, the Fabians were at last strong enough to compel its discussion, and they have by now canalized the whole thing into the direction of their "Servile State." I myself am no more than middle-aged, but I can remember the time when popular newspapers such as "The Star" openly printed arguments in favour of Collectivism, and though to-day those arguments are never heard in the Press--largely because the Fabian Society has itself abandoned Collectivism in favour of forced labour--yet we may be certain that a Capitalist paper would not have discussed them at all, still less have supported them, unless it had been compelled. The newspapers simply _could_ not ignore Socialism at a time when Socialism still commanded a really strong body of opinion among the wealthy. STERS IN THE MATTER OF CHINESE LABOR IN SOUTH AFRICA THE PHOBIAN MOVEMENT WHICH WAS A DRAWING ROOM MOVEMENT COMPELLED THE DISCUSSION IN THE PRESS OF SOCIALISM FOR AND AGAINST ALTHOUGH EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO BOYCOT THECIALIST CONTENTION IN THE PRESS THE FABIANS WERE AT LAST STRONG ENOUGH TO COMPEL ITS DISCUSSION AND THEY HAVE BY NOW CANALIZED THE WHOLE THING INTO THE DIRECTION OF THEIR SERVILE STATE I MYSELF AM NO MORE THAN MIDDLE AGED BUT I CAN REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN POPULAR NEWSPAPERS SUCH AS THE STAR OPENLY PRINTED ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF COLLECTIVISM AND THOUGH TO DAY THOSE ARGUMENTS ARE NEVER HEARD IN THE PRESS LARGELY BECAUSE THE FABIAN SOCIETY HAS ITSELF ABANDONED COLLECTIVISM IN FAVOR OF FORCED LABOUR YET WE MAY BE CERTAIN THAT A CAPITALIST PAPER WOULD NOT HAVE DISCUSSED THEM AT ALL STILL LESS HAVE SUPPORTED THEM UNLESS IT HAD BEEN COMPELLED THE NEWSPAPERS SIMPLY COULD NOT IGNORE SOCIALISM AT A TIME WHEN SOCIALISM STILL COMMANDED A REALLY STRONG BODY OF OPINION AMONG THE WEALTHY
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