A new division has appeared in Labour. Mr. Maxton, the
Chairman of the Independent Labour Party, and Mr. A. J. Cook have produced a joint manifesto, in which they condemn the conduct of the Parliamentary Labour Party and declare a jehad against Capitalism. An " un. ceasing war against Capitalism " is what they demand, and the only soldiers they will enlist for the battle are manual workers. They confessedly published their manifesto on their own responsibility, but the Council of the Independent Labour Party has since met and has decided to fall into line with the authors. The Council, it must be pointed out, expressed the opinion that Mr. Maxton and Mr. Cook had no intention of disrupting-the Labour Party. Those who are not apt at disrupting logic or probabilities will form the conclusion that the new division in Labour is real and that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald add the other evolutionists and disbelievers in " Socialism in our time " are exposed to a real challenge.
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