The Archive · 1920

Notes by the Way

The New Master

Eden and Cedar Paul, joint authors of a book expounding "Creative Revolution' have dedicated their work to Lenin, and the choice of a literary patron seems at least to be appropriate. Here the interested reader may seo how society is to be re-modelled according to Bolshevist ideals, and it is clear that the authors are not averse (in theory) from following their Russian masters in the matter of terrorism. The rule of the working classes, as they expound it, is something very different from' democracy as ordinarily understood. The rule of the bourgeoisie is to be finally overthrown, and to be replaced by the dictatorship of a rival oligarchy, an olfarchy composed of the proletarian intelligentsia. There must in the first instance be a personal dicta-worship, until the aforesaid "intelligentsia'" have learned how to govern, while "the expropriators are being expropriated, while the mentality of the masses is gradually being adapted to the new order of society. The name given to this handsonie scheme {is "ergamocracy," a word derived from the Greek words signifying worker' and "rule." The authors very kindly tell us that the method to be followed for the revolution in England will be similar to that adopted in Russia. It would be interesting to know what steps are being taken to counteract '"propaganda" of this character, widely disseminated as it will be and doubtless carefully diluted to the mental strength of the "proletarian intelligentsia." At present, would seem that everything is being done to smooth the way for the world's new master.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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