And
because of this we must confirm that there remains for us only one way
of being internationalists--namely, to declare ourselves loyally in
favor of whoever fights the empires of reaction, just as the Italian
Socialists residing in Paris have understood that one way only remains
to be anti-militarist--to arm and fight against the empires of
militarism.
This is our answer as Italian Socialists to the German Socialists.
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[Illustration: KEIR HARDIE, M.P.,
British Representative International Socialist Bureau.]
BRITISH MANIFESTO.
Issued by Keir Hardie and Arthur Henderson, July 31.
The long-threatened European war is now upon us. For more than 100
years no such danger has confronted civilization. It is for you to
take full account of the desperate situation and to act promptly
and vigorously in the interest of peace. You have never been
consulted about the war.
Whatever may be the rights and wrongs of the sudden, crushing
attack made by the militarist Empire of Austria upon Servia, it is
certain that the workers of all countries likely to be drawn into
the conflict must strain every nerve to prevent their Governments
from committing them to war.
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