The Commonweal/Volume 1/Number 2/To Correspondents

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The attention of Branches, Members, and Foreign Socialist Bodies is directed to the report from the Central Office of the Socialist League. Exchanges are asked to copy the resolution on the Soudan War.

A Manifesto by the Socialist League on the Soudan War will be issued on March 1. Copies will be sent to anyone on receipt of stamp for postage.

M.A. (Cantab).—We never notice anonymous letters. Forgive us for saying that the tone of yours makes it difficult to believe that your nom de plume is genuine.

F. C. Slaughter.—Your letter is not of sufficient interest for publication. We by no means admit “that the English-speaking people are by far the most advanced in both political and social forms.” And even if they were, “leadership” of nations is as objectionable to the Socialist as leadership of individuals. This however does not prevent us from saying with you “any changes effected here will doubtless have a very powerful effect upon all the other nations of the civilised world.”

Ernest Tipping.—Whoever stated that any one of the members of the Socialist League had offered to give lessons in dynamite was either unwittingly or willfully telling an untruth.

Received.—Christian Globe—Defense des Travailleurs (organ of the Socialist and Revolutionary Workers of the north-east of France)—Co-operative News—Liberty (Boston)—Cri du Peuple (daily)—La Revue Socialiste (Paris).

The following resolution has been unanimously passed: “That the Provisional Council of the Socialist League is convinced that the invasion of the Soudan was undertaken with the covert intention of exploiting that country for commercial greed, and that therefore the check inflicted on the British invaders should be hailed by all supporters of the Cause of the People as a triumph of right over wrong, of righteous self-defence over ruffianly brigandage.”