It was Champion who discerned that the Socialist League with its non-parliamentary policy and Anarchist sympathies would never command the support of the British people, always strongly attached to parliamentary institutions; that the SDF in its devotion to the pure gospel of Marx made no appeal to Trade Unionists anxious for small but pressing changes that would better their condition; that Labour Electoral Associations in the control of Liberal Trade Unionists would accomplish nothing that would diminish the power of the Capitalist."
Champion observed that the Socialist League, due to its non-parliamentary approach and Anarchist sympathies, would not gain British support, which is deeply rooted in parliamentary institutions. The SDF's commitment to pure Marxist principles did not appeal to Trade Unionists seeking minor but significant improvements for their conditions. Labour Electoral Associations managed by Liberal Trade Unions could achieve nothing that would reduce capitalist power.