IN BRITAIN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3567, 29 September 1916, Page 5

IN BRITAIN.

SOCIALIST MANIFESTO

REBUKE TO PACIFISTS

LONDON, September 2S. .

The Nationalist-Socialist Party, in a manifesto to Soin;.lisi.s in Australia, New Zealand," .Canada, und South, - Ah-ica, expresses surprise and regret. svt, seeing from overseas Socialist journals thiii; a considerable mimbcr of Colonial Socialists believe that .Britaim ought not to have participated in the war. ' - - "This view," says the manifesto, "arises from an entire misconception of the facts. We ar'o bound to. frghz the aggressors who" aro .desiring ; tr> dominate Europo and place the smaller ■nationalities at the mercy of Prussian, militarism. Had Germany won, democracy and Socialism would hare boon thrown back for more than a ■genera-

tiou. British capital i.'-an i.s a terrible enemy, but capitalism strengthen**! byGerman militarism would have been moro dangoroaH still V/h-.'n peace conies, the v/orkers will have a far greater ehanr-o-of e'/tninm;; control nf Tiritain than over before. They will i \x> used to arms :nid ?miscio-.:s of thoir power. It- will bo tho people's own fault if they fni'l to overcome wage slavery."