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who want big dividends to be earned at the exponno of the nation;
manufacturers who want of cell bad gin and cwoat"nade shoddy
articles to ignorant nigrorc {"' Like Liberals
also condomnod Imperialism on moral groundo; Socialist
$ Socialists
internationalism was important bore, - "For the Socialimt the
word frontier doom not oxiot.., Rtace-pride and class-pride are*
from the standpoint of Socialism involved in the rats condemnation; ')
The Liberal opposition to Imperialism rooted on a
contention that Inpcrielism conflicted with the basic acaumptiono
and aims, of Liberalism. In the first place Empire was regarded
by its authoritarian nature an incompatible with liberty and
democracy. This was especially applicable to the dependencies
of Africa and the East, - ".. when we speak of an EnElioh Empire..
we are using words which have nothing to do with Liberalism, for
we are substituting Roman idoan for Greek.
... wo are holding lande
nn our dominions by force of arms, without asking their conaont;
IIobhouno put the point succinctly, - "Democratic I©porialicm is
a contradiction... For democracy is the Government of the people
by itself. Imperialism is government of one people by another. "
(1) ! 'icneer, a magazine for Midland Socialists, July 1899.
(2i, Comnonwonl. February 1885.
(3) New Century Poviewl . arch 1900, P Pos 323-330,
"Liberal Irttporiraliato" p. 324,
(4) L. T. IIobhouso, dy cite p. 149.
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t. 2 T. Newman,
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