Excerpt from Constructive Socialism The social problems that confront us today are caused by private ownership of land, mines, tools and all other means used in the production and distribution of wealth; and can only be solved by the collective ownership by the people of these means which are used socially. This social industrial system with the form of society resulting from it is termed Socialism, but there are various beliefs in regard to the method or tactics to be used in attaining it. Political Socialism Political Socialists believe that the working class must be educated into class consciousness and by organizing themselves into a political party, gain control of the government and then proceed to inaugurate Socialism. Industrial or Syndicalist Socialism Industrial Unionists or Syndicalists believe in using the general strike or other forcible means of gaining control and possession of the industries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.