We have often referred to the essential connexion between Protection
and Socialism, and are therefore not surprised to find the New Age, the ablest exponent of Socialism in the Press, writing as follows :—" In other words, we may expect a party to arise with Tariff Reform and Social Reform as its two main planks, and a Union Jack waving over the pair. Candidly, we should not mind the compromise." When we find Lord Milner favouring the State regulation of wages we can hardly afford to treat the above suggestion as too foolish for words. At the same time, it would be most unfair to accuse the majority of Tariff Reformers of consciously favouring Socialism. We are sure that, as a rule, they have quite as great an antipathy to it as we have. Hence we believe that when they fully realise where they are being led, they will wish to draw back. Let us trust it will not then be too late.
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