This
declaration is the basis of our organisation and, because it is
also an important historical document dating from the formation of the
party in 1904, its original language has been retained.
The
Socialist Party of Great Britain holds
3.
That this antagonism can be abolished only by the emancipation of the
working class from the domination of the master class, by the
conversion into the common property of society of the means of
production and distribution, and their democratic control by the whole
people.
Explanation
As long as the ownership of the means
of production and distribution rests with the minority capitalist
class, this antagonism will continue to exist. The antagonism is caused
by the necessarily differing interests of the classes. No matter how
nice capitalists may be on a personal level, they will always have
different interests than the working class. It is not a matter of good
and evil or anything like that, it is inherent in any class system.
Therefore the only way to eliminate the antagonism is to eliminate the
class system and establish a system of common ownership where the
previous antagonism has no basis.
4. That as in the order of
social evolution the working class is the last class to achieve its
freedom, the emancipation of the working class will involve the
emancipation of all mankind, without distinction of race or sex.