[145] In her "American Socialism of the Present Day" (p. 252) Miss Hughan denies that there are many varieties of American Socialism, and says that the assertion that there are is justified only the many shades of tactical policy to be found in the Party, "founded usually on corresponding gradations of emphasis upon the idea of catastrophe."
I do not contend that there are many varieties of Socialism within the Party either here or in other countries, but I have pointed out that there are several and that their differences are profound, if not irreconcilable. It is precisely because they are founded on differences in tactics, i.e. on real instead of theoretical grounds that they are of such importance, for as long as present conditions continue, they are likely to lead farther and farther apart, while new conditions may only serve to bring new differences.
[146] Eugene V. Debs in the International Socialist Review (Chicago), Jan. 1, 1911.
[147] The Social-Democratic Herald (Milwaukee), Oct. 12, 1901.
[148] The Social-Democratic Herald, Feb. 22, 1902.
[149] The Social-Democratic Herald, May 28, 1904.
[150] Press Despatch, Aug. 26, 1911.
[151] New York Journal, April 22, 1910.
[152] Social-Democratic Herald, Vol. XII, No. 12.
[153] Social-Democratic Herald, Vol. XII, No. 12.