The Socialist Party was founded in 1864 by a group of workers in London who were opposed to the working conditions of the time.
The main reason that members of the Socialist Party were against World War I was because they believed that it was a capitalist war. They believed that the war was being fought for the benefit of the ruling class, and not for the people. They saw the war as an opportunity for the ruling class to make profits, while ordinary people would be the ones to suffer and die. The party's leaders, such as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, believed that the war would lead to the overthrow of the ruling class and the establishment of a socialist society. They also believed that the war would not bring about any real change or improve the lives of the working class. They also believed that the war would only lead to more suffering and death.
Another reason that members of the Socialist Party were against World War I was because they believed that it was a war that could have been avoided. They were also against the way the war was being fought, with the use of chemical weapons and the indiscriminate bombing of civilians.
In Seattle, socialist locals, IWW unions, and militant farmer organizations all expressed their opposition to the war on a class basis. Unlike national organizations, radical opposition to the war was viewed as a fight against capitalist exploitation and working-class oppression.
Other members of the Socialist Party, however, believed that the war was a just cause. They saw it as a way to defend democracy and freedom against the aggression of the Central Powers. In the end, the majority of the Socialist Party members voted against supporting the war. They believed that it was not in the interests of the working class and would only lead to more death and suffering.
