 In 1884 the DF renamed itself the Social Democratic Federation ( SDF ) and underwent an internal reorganisation . However , the group was facing an internal schism between those ( such as Hyndman ) , who argued for a parliamentary path toward socialism , and those ( like Morris ) who deemed the Houses of Parliament intrinsically corrupt and capitalist . Personal issues between Morris and Hyndman were exacerbated by their attitude to British foreign policy ; Morris was staunchly anti @-@ imperialist while Hyndman expressed patriotic sentiment encouraging some foreign intervention . The division between the two groups developed into open conflict , with the majority of activists sharing Morris ' position . In December 1884 Morris and his supporters – most notably Ernest Belfort Bax and Edward Aveling – left the SDF ; the first major schism of the British socialist movement . 
