Justice (newspaper)
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Justice was the weekly newspaper of the Social Democratic Federation
(SDF) in the United Kingdom
.
The SDF had been known until January 1884 as the Democratic Federation. With the change of name, the organisation launched the paper.http://www.marxists.org/archive/bax/1923/02/earlydays.htm Many issues appeared with the by-line "Organ of the Social Democracy
".http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jjustice.htm
The paper was initially edited by C. L. Fitzgerald, and later by H. M. Hyndman, Henry Hyde Champion
, Ernest Belfort Bax
, then Harry Quelch
for many years, and finally Henry W. Lee
. It attempted to present scientific ideas in a serious fashion, featuring work by Peter Kropotkin
, Edward Aveling
and Alfred Russel Wallace
.
When the SDF formed the British Socialist Party
, it became the official journal of that organisation, but in 1916, the group around Justice split away to form the National Socialist Party
. The paper then became the organ of that party, which soon joined the Labour Party
and renamed itself as the "Social Democratic Federation" again. In 1925, Justice was renamed the Social Democrat and became a monthly publication, which lasted until 1933, by which point it was edited by William Sampson Cluse
.
Social Democratic Federation
The Social Democratic Federation was established as Britain's first organised socialist political party by H. M. Hyndman, and had its first meeting on June 7, 1881. Those joining the SDF included William Morris, George Lansbury and Eleanor Marx. However, Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx's long-term...
(SDF) in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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The SDF had been known until January 1884 as the Democratic Federation. With the change of name, the organisation launched the paper.http://www.marxists.org/archive/bax/1923/02/earlydays.htm Many issues appeared with the by-line "Organ of the Social Democracy
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
".http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jjustice.htm
The paper was initially edited by C. L. Fitzgerald, and later by H. M. Hyndman, Henry Hyde Champion
Henry Hyde Champion
Henry Hyde Champion was a socialist journalist and activist, regarded as one of the leading spirits behind the formation of the Independent Labour Party...
, Ernest Belfort Bax
Ernest Belfort Bax
Ernest Belfort Bax was a British socialist journalist and philosopher, associated with the Social Democratic Federation ....
, then Harry Quelch
Harry Quelch
Henry "Harry" Quelch , known exclusively by his nickname "Harry," was one of the first Marxists in Great Britain. He was a socialist activist, journalist and trade unionist...
for many years, and finally Henry W. Lee
Henry W. Lee
Henry W. Lee, often known as H. W. Lee was a prominent British socialist.Born in London, Lee worked in the printing industry, then joined the Social Democratic Federation soon after its foundation. He became the full-time Assistant Secretary of the party in 1885 and soon after became its General...
. It attempted to present scientific ideas in a serious fashion, featuring work by Peter Kropotkin
Peter Kropotkin
Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin was a Russian zoologist, evolutionary theorist, philosopher, economist, geographer, author and one of the world's foremost anarcho-communists. Kropotkin advocated a communist society free from central government and based on voluntary associations between...
, Edward Aveling
Edward Aveling
Edward Bibbins Aveling was a prominent English biology instructor and popular spokesman for Darwinian evolution and atheism. He later met and moved in with Eleanor Marx, the youngest daughter of Karl Marx and became a socialist activist...
and Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist...
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When the SDF formed the British Socialist Party
British Socialist Party
The British Socialist Party was a Marxist political organisation established in Great Britain in 1911. Following a protracted period of factional struggle, in 1916 the party's anti-war forces gained decisive control of the party and saw the defection of its pro-war Right Wing...
, it became the official journal of that organisation, but in 1916, the group around Justice split away to form the National Socialist Party
National Socialist Party (UK)
The National Socialist Party was a small political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1916. It originated as a minority group within the British Socialist Party who supported British participation in World War I; while historically linked with the Marxist left, the party grew more moderate...
. The paper then became the organ of that party, which soon joined the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and renamed itself as the "Social Democratic Federation" again. In 1925, Justice was renamed the Social Democrat and became a monthly publication, which lasted until 1933, by which point it was edited by William Sampson Cluse
William Sampson Cluse
William Sampson Cluse was a British politician. He was Labour Member of Parliament for Islington South from 1923 to 1931, and from 1935 to 1950.- External links :...
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