SOCIALISM AND ITS PERILS. 



BY 



SIR WILLIAM EARNSHAW COOPER, CLE. 



Author of " The Murder of Agriculture, " " A Plea for Af,'riculture," " Another 

 Plea for Agriculture," '• Drink and the Britiali People." 



PRESS OPINIONS. 



'^ " Any one who wants tn know everything that Socialists, responsible or iirespongiblc, with 

 following or without following, have said, will find it expounded and energetically traversed iu 

 this volume." — TUe Times. 



"Sir William Cooper has already proved himself ... to be a vigorous and whr>lo-heftrtrd 

 champion of the cause he espouses, and in 'Socialism and its Perils' these qualities are again in 

 evidence. Sir \Villiam tackles Socialism seriously fir the benefit of the man who may not have 

 made himself acquainted with the arguments against it, and compresses a good deal of iufonnatlou 

 about it, and of reasons against it, iuio a volume of 338 pages. . . . The time is close at hand, 

 indeed it has arrived, when every man who desires to consider the Socialistic movement from 

 a judicial standpoint should make himself ac(|uainted with both sides of the case, and this book, 

 in brief, is a trenchant summary of the case for the opposition, presented in a popular manner." — 

 Daily Express. 



" An attack which has the merit of being brief and business-like and of dealing with the 

 practical rather than the thcijretical aspect of the question." — The Daily Mirrt/r. 



"A critical survey of its p<ilicy, showing the fallacies and impracticabilities of Its doctrines — 

 not a difficult feat of exposition, but Sir NVilliam Cooper carries it through with convincing vigour 

 and thoroughness." — The Evening Standard awl St. James's Gazette. 



"Sir William Cooper writes on 'Socialism and its Perils' as an earnest opponent of doctrinea 

 whose fallacy and impracticability he demonstrates In no hesitating language. . . . The author la 

 well known as an economist, e.«pecially In ihe iieUl of agriculture; and his etsay marshals facts 

 and arguments that appeal to the general sense of the people, and act as an antidote to the selfish 

 agitation that provokes class wars without estimating their public cost. The four chapters 

 devoted to the definition of a proiiosed 'Socialist .State' are of particular interest and value. The 

 publisher of this thoughtful and practical book is Mr. Evelcigh Nash." — The Ululie. 



"In the book ('Socialism and its Perils') now under review Sir W. E. Cooper follows up the 

 work of his predecessors, throws yet more light into the dark corners ol Socialistic teaching, and 

 brings the weight of his great experience in tlie public service to bear in his criticism of Socialibtic 

 theories and exposure of Socialistic fallacies. The pertim ncy of the quotations . . . shows that 

 the author has made a very careful and complete study of his subject. . . . The book is most 

 conveniently arranged for rtference with cross-headings, and gives in a concise and lucid form 

 a complete statement of the Socialist case, together with a clear and reasoned answer, it ig a 

 work of public utility wliich should be widely read." — Tht Standard. 



"This is a book we can cordially recommend to all readers who take an interest in Socialism, 

 whether they be for or against it. Sir William Cooper is a well-known writer; and a former 

 work from his pen, ' The .Murder of Agriculture,' secured a very large circulation, and proved him 

 to Ix! both an ardent reformer and a broad-minded man." — Brighton Herald. 



" As an exposure of the rash assumption of the wilder kind of Socialism, this book deserves 

 a wide circulation, and not its least merit is its presentation of the views of his opponents in the 

 actual words of the leaders."— T/ie Western Morning News. 



"Sir William Cooper has already written very forcibly on land reform, and he now writes as 

 trenchantly ab<iut Socialism. . . . The book is an interesting and valuable addition to the 

 literature of the subject, and it presents the student with much to think ahoui."— Glasgow Herald. 



"His exposure of the fallacies of .Socialism is undeniable." — The Vorkshire Pott. 



"Sir William Cooper has publisheil a timely exposure of some of the fallacies and dangers ol 

 modem Socialism. He has evidently made himself master of a great deal of the current literature 

 of the subject, both for and against. ... Its value lies in bringing pithy common sense to bear 

 against hare-brained theories."— Wm^oJ Times and Mirror. 



"The book should be extensively read by every one interested in his country's welfare." — The 

 Dundee Courier. 



'"Socialism and its Perils,' is a valuable contribution to the literature of a pressing matter oi 

 present-day controversy. . . . The book embodies a patient and clusely-nasoned analysb of 

 Socialistic preteusiins, and would be of greatest value to those desiring to form an intelligent 

 opinion on one of the most debated questions of the day." — Western Mail (Cardiff). 



"The publication of this work is timely, as it is an able exposure of the fallacies nf .Socialism, 

 whose advocates are now very aggressive. It is written in a style which should attract the 

 leaders for whom it is chiefly intended. . . . Such a wurk as ibb la much needed, and we hope 

 it will have a large circulation."— /Vet/'oit yewt-Letter. 



