e it has
become a race of town-dwellers we cannot wonder at the rapid growth of
British Socialism, and we must look forward to its further increase.

The following most interesting table gives a picture of the growth of
the Socialist vote in the three most Socialistic countries on the
Continent of Europe, and in Great Britain. It shows that Socialism has
apparently passed the zenith on the Continent of Europe, but that it
has not yet reached maturity in Great Britain.

"GERMANY
Members of
Votes Parliament
1867 30,000 8
1878 437,158 9
1887 763,123 11
1890 1,427,298 35
1893 1,876,738 44
1896 2,107,076 57
1903 3,010,472 81
1907 3,258,968 43

GREAT BRITAIN
Members of
Votes Parliament

1895 46,000 0
1900* 65,000 2
1906* 335,000 30

FRANCE
Members of
Votes Parliament

1887 47,000 19
1889 120,000 9
1893 440,000 49
1898 790,000 50
1902 805,000 48
1906 896,000 52

BELGIUM
Members of
Votes Parliament

1894 320,000 32
1900 344,000 33
1902 467,000 34
1904 463,967 28
1906 469,094 30

*This is the vote of the Labour party candidates,
not all of whom were Socialists."[1175]

A glance at the above table shows that the Socialist vote in Great
Britain is as yet insignificant by comparison with other countries,
and it seems likely to increase very greatly. More than a third of the
Australian House of Representatives and Senate consists of Socialists.
May not proportionately as large a Socialist party arise in Great
Britain, especially as no political party can outbid the Socialists?
The Socialist danger is probably greater in Great Britain than it is
in France, Germany, or Belgium. In those countries a vast body of
freehold peasants exists who are absolutely opposed to revolutionary
schemes. Besides, owing to the fact that the majority of Continental
workers have a substantial stake in the country, either in the form of
land, houses, or other property, Continental Socialism is
comparatively moderate, whilst it is violent, Anarchistic,