sand. . . . It is gratifying to say that we have a number of fine and
well-trained public orators among our leaders of Socialism in Japan. The
first speaker tonight is Mr. Kiyoshi Kawakami, editor of one of our city
(Tokyo) dailies, a strong, independent, and decidedly socialistic paper,
circulated far and wide. Mr. Kawakami is a scholar as well as a popular
writer. He is going to speak tonight on the subject, 'The Essence of
Socialism--the Fundamental Principles.' The next speaker is Professor
Iso Abe, president of our association, whose subject of address is,
'Socialism and the Existing Social System.' The third speaker is Mr.
Naoe Kinosita, the editor of another strong journal of the city. He
speaks on the subject, 'How to Realize the Socialist Ideals and Plans.'
Next is Mr. Shigeyoshi Sugiyama, a graduate of Hartford Theological
Seminary and an advocate of Social Christianity, who is to speak on
'Socialism and Municipal Problems.' And the last speaker is the editor
of the 'Labor World,' the foremost leader of the labor-union movement in
our country, Mr. Sen Katayama, who speaks on the subject, 'The Outlook of
Socialism in Europe and America.' These addresses are going to be
published in book form and to be distributed among our people to
enlighten their minds on the subject."

And in the struggle for the political machinery of society, Socialism is
no longer confined to mere propaganda. Italy, Austria, Belgium, England,
have Socialist members in their national bodies. Out of the one hundred
and thirty-two members of the London County Council, ninety-one are
denounced by the conservative element as Socialists. The Emperor of
Germany grows anxious and angry at the increasing numbers which are
returned to the Reichstag. In France, many of the large cities, such as
Marseilles, are in the hands of the Socialists. A large body of them is
in the Chamber of Deputies, and Millerand, Socialist, sits in the
cabinet. Of him M. Leroy-Beaulieu says with horror: "M. Millerand is the
open enemy of private property, private capital, the resolute advocate of
the socialization of production . . . a constant incitement to violence . . .
a collectivist, avowed and militant, taking part in the government,
dominating the departments of commerce and industry, preparing all the
laws and presiding at the passage of all measures which should be
submitted to merchants and tradesmen."

In the United States there are already Social