I hope it is not necessary for me to say that this is not intended as an exhaustive study of the more or less widespread movement to advance paternalism in Government. My object is to lay before the people, in order that they may carefully consider them, the reasons for thinking that Socialism is in theory and practice absolutely opposed and contrary to the principles of Americanism, of democracy, and even of the Christian-Jewish religion itself.
Wm. Starr Myers.
Princeton, N.J.
November 28, 1918.
CONTENTS
| [Introduction]—Materialism and Socialism | 3 | |
| [I] | The Conflict with the Idea of Equality of Opportunity | 13 |
| [II] | Why Socialism Appeals to Our Foreign-Born Population | 23 |
| [III] | Its Conflict with the Basic Principles of Democracy and Religion | 34 |
| [IV] | Some Instances of its Practical Failure | 54 |
| [V] | The True Antidote Found in Co-operative Effort | 74 |
| [Index] | 87 |