The Making of Species 



of the Origin of Species he wrote : " As my con- 

 clusions have lately been much misrepresented, 

 and as it has been stated that I attribute the 

 modification of species exclusively to natural 

 selection, I may be permitted to remark that in 

 the first edition of this work, and subsequently, 

 I placed in a most conspicuous position namely, 

 at the close of the Introduction the following 

 words : ' I am convinced that natural selection 

 has been the main but not the exclusive means of 

 modification.' This has been of no avail. Great 

 is the power of steady misrepresentation ; but the 

 history of science shows that this power does not 

 long endure." 



Notwithstanding this protest the Wallaceians 

 continue on their course, and give to the world a 

 spurious Darwinism. It is our belief that were 

 Darwin alive to-day his sympathies would be 

 with us, and not with those who call themselves 

 his followers. It was one of Darwin's strong 

 points that he never avoided facts. If new facts 

 came to light which were incompatible with a 

 theory of his, he promptly modified his theory. 

 Since his death a number of new facts have 

 come to light which, in our opinion, plainly 

 indicate that the theory of natural selection 

 as enunciated by Darwin needs considerable 

 modification. 



We have in this book set forth certain 

 of these facts and indicated the directions in 



