The Claim of Socialism.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 17, 30 June 1911, Page 5

The Claim of Socialism.

"I have looked at this claim 1 by the light of history and my « , own conscience, and it seems to mc so looked at to be a most ' ' just claim, and that resistance < ( to it moans nothing short of a denial of the hope of civilisa- ' 'tion. , "This then is the claim: ' " It is right and necessary that all men should * ' have work to do which , , shall be worth doing, and be ef itself pleasant to do; and which should be ' ' done under such condi- < i tions as would make it neither over wearisome nor over anxious. ' ( "Turn the claim about as I may, think of it as long as I > can, I cannot find that it is an exorbitant claim; yeb if society would or could admit it,, the > face of the world would be changed ; discontent and strife ' and dishonesty would be ended. > To feel that we are doing work useful to others and pleasant ' to ourselves, and that such , work and its due reward COULD not fail us! What serious harm oould happen to * us then ? And the price to be > paid for so making the world happy is revolution." i —William Morris.