Bolshevism: A Curse & Danger to the Workers

This pamphlet opens a stark warning to the rank‑and‑file of Britain’s industrial workforce, written at a time when the after‑effects of the war and the Russian Revolution were still echoing across the factories and docks. Drawing on the author’s long experience with the Social‑Democratic Federation and the newspaper Justice, it seeks to expose how Bolshevik propaganda is slipping into local disputes, cloaked in slogans that promise radical change but threaten to undermine the very institutions that have secured workers’ gains.

The text argues that the Bolsheviks aim to replace democratic trade‑union structures with authoritarian “councils,” using intimidation and violent examples from Russia to illustrate the dangers of such a path. It urges workers to reject these tactics and instead strengthen scientifically organised unions, elected shop stewards, and lawful political engagement as the safest route to real economic improvement.