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His main work was the book Die Erschütterung der Industrieherrschaft und des Industriesozialismus (The shattering of industrial domination and of industrial socialism), published in 1910, in which he doubted that an economy should be socialised completely. He called for the acquisition of colonies, and for a "West European customs union"[2]
His "heretical views" on nationalism and imperialism led to his expulsion from the party,[3] at the convention in Chemnitz on 16 September 1912. The reason given for his exclusion was heavy violation of the basic principles of the party platform.[4] He was defended by major revisionist Social Democrats like Eduard Bernstein and Wolfgang Heine, but the conventions majority voted against Hildebrand.[5] Hildebrand said, he would stay being a Social Democrat, and went on promoting his ideas.[6]
Hildebrand was denounced by Lenin as an "opportunist".[7]
Works
Die Erschütterung der Industrieherrschaft und des Industriesozialismus. Jena, Fischer 1910
Sozialistische Auslandspolitik: Betrachtungen über die weltpolitische Lage anlässlich des Marokko-Streites. Jena, Diederichs 1911
Die Befreiung des Arbeiters und der Arbeit. Berlin 1920
Articles
"Was ist Kolonisation?" In: Sozialistische Monatshefte, 13 = 15(1909), Heft 1, S. 31 - 36
"Vorfragen der Kolonisation". In: Sozialistische Monatshefte, 13 = 15(1909), Heft 6, S. 352 - 356
