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THE A. R. ORAGE and HOLBROOK JACKSON the OUTLOOK THENEW AGE, June 27, 1907, THE Page 137. SOCIALIST IMPERIAL- ISM. AN INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST REVIEW BY OF POLITICS, LITERATURE, AND ART FRANK FORBREAKFAST& AFTER DINNER Edited by In making, use less quantity. it HOLMES. being so much stronger than A. R. ORAGE and HOLBROOK JACKSON ordinary COFFEE. No. 668 [New Series. Vol. I. No. g.] THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1907. c___I_-_--- --- -IL__ i THE OUTLOOK. overwhelming majority, and, though the Lords may amend, they are not likely to reject it. The most Thanks to the Tsar! unfortunate feature of the third reading debate was the intervention of Mr. Arthur Henderson on behalf of the The representatives of the civilised world, duly as- Labour Party. It is most regrettable that the repre- sembled at the Hague, adopted unanimously a resolu- sentative of that party could make no more valuable tion that the following message should be telegraphed contribution to the debate than a feeble echo of Radical to the Emperor of Russia:- negations. Mr. Henderson said, quite truly, that it was “ the poor who felt most heavily the tremendous in- At the commencement of its labours, the second crease in our military expenditure,” but instead of draw- Peace Conference lays at the feet of your Majesty its ing the obvious moral that our public burdens ought to respectful homage, and expresses to your Majesty its be more equitably adjusted, he appeared to plead merely profound gratitude for having taken the initiative in for a reduction of expenditure, though he must know continuing the work begun in 1899. The Conference (or at least if he does not, many of his colleagues do) begs your Majesty to believe in its sincere desire to that there are more than £600,000,000 of unearned work with all its strength to accomplish the delicate rent and interest going yearly to support the idle rich, and at the same time arduous task which has been all of which ought to be available for public purposes. confided to it. For the rest he talked vaguely about “ militarism ” like We print this remarkable communication in full, for any Byles or Lupton, and does not seem to have said we would not have a word of its shameful servility and one word as to the necessity of democratising the army nauseous hypocrisy missed by Englishmen who care -the one point on which the Labour Party ought for the traditions of their country. Though the sove- always to be insisting. What a pity that the party did not select Mr. Thorne for their spokesman ! reign treated to this exhibition of “ profound homage ” and “ respectful gratitude ” was at that very moment A Class Trick. declaring war upon the representatives of his people How unfortunate for the cause they have at heart is and preparing for them a regime of fire and sword, the tendency of democratic politicians to think about slavery and torture, with the incidents of how they shall oppose “ militarism,” when they ought which they are only too familiar, no minister to be thinking about how they shall oppose oligarchy, of a free people at the Hague dared to rise is shown most strikingly by one little incident in con- and say that permanent peace was only possible on a nection with the Army Bill. It will be remembered that basis of justice. On the contrary, the Tzar’s ambassador Mr. Haldane was induced, largely by the pressure of M. Nelidoff, actually took the chair, and the Con- Radical and Labour members, to provide that the ference proceeded to business, having forfeited by its County Associations, in the exercise of their powers to first act the respect of all free men. No one will care encourage cadet corps and rifle clubs, should give no what it may do or leave undone. The only ultimate assistance “ in respect of any person in a battalion or security for the peace of the world would be the crea- corps in a school in receipt of a Parliamentary grant tion of an international police force to keep order and until such person has attained the age of sixteen.” In see that justice was done between nation and nation. defending this limitation Mr. Haldane was perfectly And, if such a force existed, it would clearly be obliged explicit as to the reasons which had led him to accept it, to regard the existence of a government like that of and very remarkable reasons they were. The children Russia as an outrage on civilisation, which the united in elementary schools would be of no use for his pur- forces of all the civilised nations must suppress as our pose. What he wanted was public school boys of be- police would suppress a gang of thieves. Therefore the tween sixteen and eighteen, “ about the time when a Tzar does not want an international police force, but public school boy proceeded to the University.” These only such trifling as may secure him a breathing space, he wanted as “ a reserve of officers ” for his new army. during which he may repair the damage inflicted by the So that the net result of the concession wrung by the Japanese War, negotiate a loan or two, crush the insur- anti-militarists from Mr. Haldane is that the now army rectionary movement, and recur to his old policy of op- is to be put as completely under the heel of the leisured pression in domestic and bad faith in foreign affairs, classes as ever the old army was. Had the Labour with which a century’s experience has made us Party pinned Mr. Haldane to his own original policy, sufficientlyacquainted. and insisted on military training being encouraged, if not enforced, in every elementary school, we should Labour and the Army Bill. have a “ reserve of officers ” drawn from the democracy and an army commanded by the best men, Well, if the Peace Conference is to prove nothing irrespective of class. But it does not suit the governing better than a dull and somewhat immoral farce, we classes that an officer’s training should cease to be a must see to our own weapons of defence. The Army class monopoly. What they want is a “ military ” Bill has passed its third reading in the Commons by an upper and a “ peaceful and unaggressive ” lower order, 130 And they are only too glad when the Labour Party trustful Socialist how inveterately hostile they are to plays their game for them. It is a deplorable but an all his aspirations. But the anger of those socialists undeniable fact that the only really democratic contri- and Labourites who have put trust in the alleged “ de- bution to the debate came, not from a Labour member, mocratic sympathies” of the Irish Party is very natural, not even from a Radical, but from Mr. George Wynd- and it found expression in their successful support ‘of ham. the Bill for the inspection of convents. Meanwhile, even the proceedings of the Directory of the United Held Up. Irish League show signs of the unrest which is being Lord Robert Cecil is to be congratulated on having felt within the ranks of Irish Nationalism.* A very scored very effectively off the Government by blocking significant motion of Mr. O’Donnell, practically de- their House of Lords Resolution. Nor can it be said manding the recall of the Irish contingent from Westminster that the fate of the Ministers-was undeserved. Lord minster, was defeated, but it foreshadows a policy of Robert and Mr. Balfour between them made out an un- which we shall certainly hear‘ more. The fact is that answerable case against their activity, if not against the Nationalist Party has never had any real vitality their good faith in the matter of “ blocking motions." since its betrayal of Parnell. It has gone on by the As long ago as March 27 the House unanimously momentum which he gave it, and now that momentum passed a resolution condemning- the practice, and Mr. is all but exhausted. Hence the “ something-must-be; Asquith pledged himself that the matter should be dealt done ” mood which is clearly overtaking the Nation- with as soon as possible. Yet, though three months alist leaders, the “ something ” turning out to be, it have passed, nothing has been done. The Premier’s would seem, a quarrel with English democracy, care- fully fomented to prevent the Irish democracy from plea that Mr. Asquith only promised to see what could be done by negotiation is rendered nugatory by the fact coming by its own. that no negotiations have been entered into or even at- tempted. It was only on the day before Lord Robert Moderate Futilities. Cecil’s coup was discussed in the House that the Government Whip approached the Opposition Whip on Really the Moderate majority on the L.C.C. must be the subject -a very obvious repentance under duress. careful if they do not want to make their party the However, having struck his blow and kept the Govern- laughing-stock of London and of the world. The Pro- ment in suspense for forty-eight hours, Lord Robert gressives extinguished themselves in 1895 by their was merciful and withdrew his obstructive. Bill. But schemes for protecting our morals by examining Zaeo’s nobody can pretend that the prestige of the Ministry is back and compelling the ladies of the Empire pro- raised by the incident. menade to wear hats, but they were never guilty of any- action at once so monstrous and so grotesque as the exclusion of “ Mary Barton ” from the school libraries. A Bad Fall.
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