WCP3708

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

June 14th. 1896

My dear Mr. Flürscheim¹

The irrepressible Prof. Fursch² has sent me the enclosed P. Card. I therefore have to trouble you again, & shall be obliged if you will return it, with a translation.

I lately (before yours) had a visit from a very enthusiastic social reformer. Mr. Evacustes A. Phipson,³ & he sent me a few days back a paper on "Art Under Socialism"⁴ which is [2] very well written & should have to have considerable literary power. He is a man of small independent means & some years ago he spent several thousands in trying to establish a Socialist Colony, which of course failed. But he is not disheartened, & means to try again ^{with a few more thousands}. He is a fair artist, & has been over a good deal of England sketching old houses &c.

After seeing you I wrote [3] to him (through the Ed. of the "Free Review" for which he writes) suggesting to him that Union is Strength, & that he should communicate with you &, if possible, work together.

He is rather self-opinionated, but if you can persuade him that he will do more good by working with you than by himself I think he will be a useful coadjutor.

With best wishes.

Believe me | yours very sincerely | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

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[4] P.S. My Dictatorship is splendid. I never say so good as exposition of the results of L. Nationalisation. I am glad to see he recognises that the whole rent must be taken to produce the any beneficial result. If only 4^s/- in the pound & then gradually the landlords would get it all back in increased rents. The weakest parts is the beginning of the process. He assumes immediate results which would probably take many years to bring about — But it is very clever.

A.R.W.