He argued that the I L P was as necessary
as ever, in spite of all that Mr. Snowden had said—necessary to ginger up the Labour Party. The I.L.P., he declared, was the only party which had something really attractive to offer to the electors—" Socialism in our time." He boldly, threw over evolutionary doctrines. All this, of course, was really something different from ginger ; it was not a stimulus, but a declaration of war upon the Parliamentary leaders of the Labour Party. Nor did Mr. Maxton's boldness end there. He went on to say that, if the I.L.P... programme were adopted, a Socialist Government would be able instantly to guarantee to _ every worker that his income and the income of his wife and children should be definitely" a living wage." He did not explain, except by reference to previous statements, how this miracle was to be performed, and he had to make the gloomy admission that the Labour Party did not believe in it. * * * *
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