Show Deposed Premier fj j Gives His Ideas I on Socialism J. J Ramsay Rasy MacDonald Is the theAuthor theAuthor theAuthor Author of tate Stud Study of World Conditions By LOUIS W. W LARSEN LEN LENThe The Ameri American Americ edition editon of SocialIsm Socialism Social ism Im and Constructive coming at Just the true time tze when Its it I author J. J Ramsey Ramsay MacDonald has baa been recalled from tom the highest executive ex cx- e- e office In the te British government gov gor- will wU likely be widely read red Mr rr MacDonald Is a staunch and a ardent Socialist but he be is Ii i too much the statesman to to foster Iter Utopian illusions With vision laon clear and hope bright be ie le sets aeta forth fort his communistic program pram the only oDly program he be believes which can cn lift society to toa a a new plane piano of ot moral mOrlac and happy living He lie Ie avows that at a the te bottom of I bis bisi proposed n te Is b the Chris Chris- han tian motive of ot tan brotherhood His Hla optimism recalls the declaration of William Wiliam James Jamel that if an ideal Idel be long lonK and persistently held to it wilt will wi wasp warp wa th te world In Us its is direction He lie recognizes all the factors social and te political but la is 1 certain ceran that somehow our cl a- a tion boa will find a way to improve and perpetuate Itself No o miracle will wi happen the ameliorating changes Wil come slowly We Ve must wait It the motion moton of 01 ot evolution hen when we deal dal with unwieldy social groups croup and mass masl mood moods Mr 11 MacDonald would keep kep the principle of ot representative e govern govern- wo er ment as all one of ot the choice heritages of progress but he be would construe It somewhat after aler the pattern of ot pater the Russian soviet Our Ou wasteful w and conscienceless methods of production pro pro- ducton and distribution be radically made over oer with manage b ment wholly in W the hands bands of ot manage labor its Capital must yield it its UI power and ad monopolies The author autor be believes he- he however that that the system te In now tho the maintaining maintaining lisa has ha been ben a 1 step inevitable progress toward better beter life me and an living towar It has hI served Its usefulness usefulness though and ad should be forthwith abandoned This book is i essentially an outs out out cry cr against the utter materialism uter into int which th the Western Vestern Is 1 believed to have lapsed lapse lapsed The authors author's alas aim om Is 1 Infinitely beyond bond concerns of livelihood shorter hours hours' and better bolter wages He ne would have the masses not only mase Prosperous prosper Prosper- ous oue but happy happ He Ie would give them responsibilities opportunities and freedom He lie believes believe the In Inherent inherent In- In herent good in mankind would ci rise to the grand gand occasion rl Mr Ir MacDonald writes ries with a lu lucid lucid lu- lu cid and happy style Itle with jusa a earl ear early touch 1 y 6 of ot the Journalese which JUI hi hla I earl ear early 1 y 6 newspaper training Imparted He lie le is fearless In attack atack fair In argument No one ca can doubt the sincerity back of ot all he be says s however much one may al dill die agree agee His Ula with his bis Socialistic tenets tenet writing abounds In epigram revealing the dreamers dreamer's propensity to generalize Var War is i. a tragic In interlude In- In Einstein in the life Ute of peoples tr-o tr No o can cn appear apper In the realm rt of social locial science Democracy It is an affair of or Intelligence and not of ot form for These Tele are typical of ot the crisp maxims maxim that pages page punctuate his The conservative will r revile MacDonald for his big daring darthg wU radical le I ism e while hUe the h intellectual with witt his vision of ot ultimate world ruin wold rin will brand much that be he aa says as a. mere mer platitude But the reader with wih an on unprejudiced leed outlook will listen with wih respect to what wha he ha has u h to He say has bas grind le no petty pty axes axe to or immediate ends to rain Well Wel he knows know that the Ideal tn tha te idel he Is Ie his fighting for tor tr will not be b realized aUz i la In hll own generation Mer Bobbs-Mer Till ri rill Indianapolis |