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| − | The '''Intercollegiate Socialist Society''' was a leftist group founded in 1905 by writers [[Upton Sinclair]] and [[Jack London]] and [[liberal Christianity|liberal Christian]] minister [[Norman Thomas]], all of whom were members of the [[Socialist Party of America]]. It was active until 1921, when the word "socialist" had become a liability.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Martin|first1=Rose|title=Fabian Freeway: High Road to Socialism in the U.S.A.|date=1966|publisher=Western Islands|location=Belmont, Massachusetts|pages=208}}</ref> | + | The '''Intercollegiate Socialist Society''' was a leftist group founded in 1905 by writers [[Upton Sinclair]] and [[Jack London]] and [[liberal Christianity|liberal Christian]] minister [[Norman Thomas]], all of whom were members of the [[Socialist Party of America]]. It was active until 1921, when the word "socialist" had become a liability.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Martin|first1=Rose|title=Fabian Freeway: High Road to Socialism in the U.S.A.|date=1966|publisher=Western Islands|location=Belmont, Massachusetts|pages=208}}</ref> Other founding members include [[Clarence Darrow]], [[Charlotte Perkins Gilman]], [[Graham Phelps Stokes]], [[William English Walling]], [[B. O. Flower]], [[Leonard D. Abbott]], [[Thomas Wentworth Higginson]], and [[Harry W. Laidler]]<ref name=rand>Rand School of Social Science, [http://books.google.com/books?id=gpk7AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA156] The American Labor Year Book, Volume 1, 1916</ref>. |
According to their organizing secretary, Harry W. Laidler, the group's purpose was to "throw light on the world wide movement toward industrial democracy known as socialism."<ref>''The New York Times,'' January 28, 1919</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=United States Congressional Serial Set|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JrcqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2858|pages=2858}}</ref> | According to their organizing secretary, Harry W. Laidler, the group's purpose was to "throw light on the world wide movement toward industrial democracy known as socialism."<ref>''The New York Times,'' January 28, 1919</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=United States Congressional Serial Set|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JrcqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2858|pages=2858}}</ref> | ||
In 1921, the group changed its name to the [[League for Industrial Democracy]]. | In 1921, the group changed its name to the [[League for Industrial Democracy]]. | ||
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| + | =="The Call"== | ||
| + | Upton Sinclair issued a call for the formation of a group: | ||
| + | {{cquote|In the opinion of the undersigned the recent remarkable increase in the Socialist vote in America should serve as an indication to the educated men and women in the country, that Socialism is a thing concerning which it is no longer wise to be indifferent. | ||
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| + | The undersigned, regarding its aims and fundamental principles with sympathy, and believing that in them will ultimately be found the remedy for many far-reaching economic evils, propose organizing an association, to be known as the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, for the purpose of promoting an intelligent interest in Socialism among college men, graduate and undergraduate, through the formation of study clubs in the colleges and universities, and the encouraging of all legitimate endeavors to awaken an interest in Socialism among the educated men and women of the country.<ref name=rand />}} | ||
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Revision as of 22:16, July 5, 2015
The Intercollegiate Socialist Society was a leftist group founded in 1905 by writers Upton Sinclair and Jack London and liberal Christian minister Norman Thomas, all of whom were members of the Socialist Party of America. It was active until 1921, when the word "socialist" had become a liability.[1] Other founding members include Clarence Darrow, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Graham Phelps Stokes, William English Walling, B. O. Flower, Leonard D. Abbott, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and Harry W. Laidler[2].
According to their organizing secretary, Harry W. Laidler, the group's purpose was to "throw light on the world wide movement toward industrial democracy known as socialism."[3][4]
In 1921, the group changed its name to the League for Industrial Democracy.
"The Call"
Upton Sinclair issued a call for the formation of a group:
| “ | In the opinion of the undersigned the recent remarkable increase in the Socialist vote in America should serve as an indication to the educated men and women in the country, that Socialism is a thing concerning which it is no longer wise to be indifferent.
The undersigned, regarding its aims and fundamental principles with sympathy, and believing that in them will ultimately be found the remedy for many far-reaching economic evils, propose organizing an association, to be known as the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, for the purpose of promoting an intelligent interest in Socialism among college men, graduate and undergraduate, through the formation of study clubs in the colleges and universities, and the encouraging of all legitimate endeavors to awaken an interest in Socialism among the educated men and women of the country.[2] |
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