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advanced wing, of whom the Marxians are the type, 

 do not so far bulk largely in the propaganda of the 

 movement. 



I was present at a meeting in Vancouver, which 

 was held on a Sunday evening in a large music hall, 

 and was well attended. It is difificult to judge status 

 by dress in the Dominion, as there is a uniform air 

 of well-to-do-ness about all classes. It was quite 

 evident from a glance at the audience that it was not 

 comprised of those who espouse Socialism as a 

 possible solution of problems of which they are the 

 immediate victims. Many of them were in evening 

 dress, and the occupants of boxes at the sides of the 

 building, which included ladies, looked as if economic 

 laws had not dealt unkindly with them, Socialism or 

 no Socialism. 



After the lecture, questions were invited, which 

 served to elicit the principles of the speaker more 

 clearly than his address. Amongst other things he 

 was opposed to sending social representatives to the 

 Dominion Government, and expressed the pious 

 hope that if such a thing were to happen he would 

 not be alive to witness it. Strangely enough, he had 

 no objection to the Socialist being represented on 

 local bodies. His aim was "to seize the reins of 

 power," and this point was laboured at some length. 

 Questioned how this was to be done if the Socialists 

 remained unrepresented in Parliament, the lecturer 

 became vague and declined to give a clear answer. 



