1st Edition
The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 14 Pacifism and Revolution, 1916-18
During the First World War, Bertrand Russell was political commentator for The Tribunal, the official weekly publication of the No-Conscription Fellowship, of which Russell was Action Chairman.
This volume contains many short papers from that period, which reflect Russell's immediate reponses to developments in the conflict. These documents bear witness to Russell's growing commitment to pacifism, and reveal the development of the patterns of political argument, rhetoric and activism which were to characterise his work throughout his life.
Introduction PART I. PEACE DIPLOMACY AND AMERICA 1 The Momentum of War [1916] 2 Letter to President Wilson [1916] 3 Why Do Men Persist in Living? [1917] 4 Two Ideals of Pacifism [1917] 5 The Logic of Armaments [1917] 6 For Conscience Sake [1917] 7 The Pacifist at Large [1917] 8 The Future of The Tribunal [1917] 9 President Wilson's Statement [1917] 10 Why the War Continues [1917] 11 The Prospects of the N.C.F. in the New Year [1917] 12 Prefatory Note [1917] PART II. THE SPECTRE OF DOMESTIC CONSCRIPTION AND THE ABSOLUTIST CHALLENGE 13 Universal National Service [1917] Secretaries [1917] 14 The Government and Absolute Exemption [1917] 15 National Service [1917] 16 Liberty and National Service [1917] 17 The Position of the Absolutists [1917] 18 Letters to Home Office Camps [1917] Home Office Work Centres [1917] 19 War and Individual Liberty [1917] 20 Saul Among the Prophets (1) [1917] 21 Conscientious Objectors [1917] PART III. RUSSIA LEAVES THE WAR 22 Russian Charter of Freedom [1917] 23 Russia Leads the Way [1917] 24 The Evils of Persecution [1917] 25 The Conscientious Objector: Reply to E. A . Wodehouse [1917] 26 The New Hope [1917] 27 America's Entry into the War [1917] PART IV. INDIVIDUAL WITNESS OR COLLECTIVE ACTION 28 The Importance of Mental Growth [1917] 29 Should the N.- C. F Abstain from All Political Action? [1917] 30 Home Office Camps and Slacking [1917] 31 Resistance and Service [1917] 32 To the Russian Revolutionaries [1917] 33 The Russian Revolution [1917] 34 Report of Visit to Princetown [1917] 35 How to Destroy Prussian Militarism [1917] 36 The Value of Endurance [1917] 37 Letter of Resignation [1917] 38 Russia and Peace [1917] 39 Absolutist Conscientious Objectors [1917] PART V. A SUMMER OF HOPE 40 Tribute at Leeds [1917] 41 Lord Derby and Leeds [1917] 42 Conscientious Objectors: Lord Derby and the Absolutists [1917] 43 The Chances of Peace [1917] 44 The Price of Vengeance [1917] 45 The Military Authorities and the Absolutists [1917] 46 Introduction to Clifford Allen's On Active Service [1917] 47 Pacifism and Economic Revolution [1917] 48 Leeds Aftermath [1917] 49 The Renewed Ill-Treatment of "C.O.'s" [1917] 50 A Pacifist Revolution? [1917] 51 Pacifism and Revolution [1917] 52 1 Appeal unto Caesar' [1917] 53 The Fall of Bethmann-Hollweg [1917] 54 The International Situation [1917] 55 Chancellor and Premier [1917] PART VI. POLITICAL IDEALS 56 Political Ideals [1916] 57 Capitalism and the Wages System [1917] 58 Pitfalls in Socialism [1917] 59 Individual Liberty and Public Control [1917] 60 National Independence and Internationalism [1917] PART VII. THE COALITION'S COUNTER-OFFENSIVE AGAINST DISSENT 61 "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" [1917] 62 The Russian Revolution and International Relations [1917] Imperialist Anxieties [1917] 66 The N.-C.F. Greets the Delegates of Inter-Allied Socialist Conference [1917] 67 Self-Discipline and Self-Government [1917] 68 Six Months for Spreading Truth [1917] 69 Secret Diplomacy [1917] 70 The Charge of Anarchy [1917] 71 The Kaiser's Reply to the Pope [1917] 72 Is Nationalism Moribund? [1917] 73 Asia and the War [1917] 74 The Times on Revolution [1917] 75 Count Czernin's Speech [1917] 76 A Valuable Suggestion by the Bishop of Exeter [1917] 77 The People and Peace [1917] PART VIII. THE NEW DICTATORSHIP OF OPINION 78 Saul Among the Prophets (11) [1917] 79 Will Conscription Continue After the War? [1917] 80 The International Outlook [1917] 81 A New Tribunal for Gaol Delivery [1917] 82 The New Dictatorship of Opinion [1917] 83 Who Is the British Bolo? [1917] 84 Boloism in Power [1917] 85 The Sanctity of Conscience [1917] 86 Lord Lansdowne's Letter [1917] 87 Military Training in Schools [1917] 88 The Government's "Concessions" [1917] 89 Freedom or Victory? [1917] 90 International Opinion During 1917 [1917] 91 The N.-C.F. Christmas Card [1917] PART IX. RUSSELL CHARGED: DISSENT IN DISARRAY 92 The German Peace Offer [1918] 93 The Bolsheviks and Mr. Lloyd George [1918] 94 Letter to the Morning Post [1918] 95 Draft of Defence [1918] 96 Statements by Bertrand Russell [1918] PART X. RUSSELL IN PRISON 97 Human Character and Social Institutions [1918] 98 Despair in Regard to the World [1918] 100 The International Outlook (11) [1918] 101 The Single Tax [1918] 102 For Any One Whom It May Interest [1918] 103 The State God [1918] PART XI. EPILOGUE: THE LEGACIES OF THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS 104 Why Are the C.O.'s Not Released? [1919] 105 What the Conscientious Objector Has Achieved [1919] 106 What the C O . Stands For [1920]
Biography
Louis Greenspan, Beryl Haslam, Albert C. Lewis, Mark Lippincott, Richard A. Rempel
'The editors have done a marvellous job in arranging this wealth of material, bringing to their task a detailed knowledge of the historical context and a judicious assessment of Russell's political judgement. They have produced, as well as essential reading for any serious student of Russell's work, an invaluable source for historians of the first world war, of popular peace movements and of the history of British socialism.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
