,\R ,POLICY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,\R ,POLICY0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #a#d1 ,M>* #a#h#h#f1 PP4 #a#g-#a#h2 
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,! REC5T 'DI/URBANCES' AS ! WORD GOES1 ! /IR 9 ! DRY BONES ( LABOR1 IS A /RANGE PH5OM5ON TO MO/ PEOPLE1 & EV5 TO US1 :O HAVE BE5 WORK+ T[>DS A *ANGE 9 ! BASIS ( ,SOCIETY1 IS UNEXPECT$2 AMID ! R\T9E ( \R ORD9>Y $UCATIONAL WORK WE HAVE BE5 SURPRIS$1 AS IT W]E1 BY SOME?+ :I*1 :ATEV] ELSE MAY BE SAID ( IT1 DOES LOOK LIKE ! FIR/ SKIRMI% ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 

,! RIOT1 OR :ATEV] IT MAY BE CALL$1 ( ,FEBRU>Y #h?1 ?\< A SMALL MATT] 9 ITSELF1 BECAME ( IMPORTANCE BECAUSE IT HAS GOT TO BE A FIX$ IDEA 9 ! HEADS ( -- WELL -- MO/ M51 M5 ( ALL CLASSES1 ?AT ! ,5GLI% WORKMAN HAD AT LA/ BE5 BR\<T TO ! PO9T ( 9CAPACITY ( EXPRESS+ HIS GRIEVANCES BY ANY?+ MORE ?REAT5+ ?AN AN ELECTION RIOT2 :I* EXPRESS$ NO?+ AT ALL EXCEPT A C]TA9 PLEASURE 9 A 'R\< & TUMBLE'1 JO9$ P]HAPS TO ! IRRITATION :I* COMES ( ! 9DIGE/ION ( ! 'L[] CLASSES'1 AN 9DIGE/ION BR$ ( G>BAGE-EAT+1 & WANT ( FRE% AIR & LEISURE4 

,BUT H]E WAS A CR[D COMPOS$ 9 ! MA91 9 SPITE ( ! WAT*-/EAL+1 :I* WAS ! WORK ( PR(ESSIONAL ?IEVES ON ! LOOK \T = PLUND]1 ( G5U9E WORK+M51 :O W]E ANGRY1 OR EXCIT$1 OR MIS]ABLE 5\< TO CA/ (F !IR HABITUAL FE> ( CONSEQU5CES = AN H\R OR TWO1 & 9DULGE 9 A ?REAT TO ! ,SOCIETY :I* HAD MADE !M ! L[] CLASSES2 AS TO ! DETAILS ( ?AT ?REAT ,I WILL NOT SAY MU*4 ,I HAVE NO D\BT ?AT ! %OE+-HORN TO ! RIOT WAS ! 'TRULY G5TLEMANLY' BEHAVIOR ( ! FOOLS AT ! ,C>LTON ,CLUB1 :O TOOK = GRANT$ ! AXIOM ABOVE /AT$1 ?AT A CR[D ( ! ,5GLI% 'L[] CLASSES' WILL /& ANY?+1 & ?REW JE]S & MILK-CANS AT !M ACCORD+LY4 ,H[EV]1 LET ?AT PASS4 ,AP>T FROM :AT ACTUAL PLUND] !RE WAS1 ! WRECK+ ( %OPS TO C>RY ! CONT5TS AWAY1 ! PROCE$+S ( ! CR[D SEEM$ LIKE A SORT ( GIGANTIC PRACTICAL JOKE AGA9/ ! TYRANT -- ,%AM ,SOCIETY4 ,A JOKE M+L$ ) ?REAT5+1 EMBITT]$ BY ANG] & CONTEMPT2 *>ACT]IZ$ BY ! ,5GLI% T5D5CY T[>DS BRUTALITY MASK$ BY GOOD HUMOR1 :I* IS SO APT AMONG \R C\NTRYM5 TO ACCOMPANY ! FIR/ /AGES ( A GREAT TRAG$Y4 ,!SE SEEM TO ME TO HAVE BE5 ! \TW>D ASPECTS ( ?IS /RANGE1 &1 9 SPITE ( ALL DRAWBACKS1 MO/ MEMORABLE SC5E4 

,:AT WAS ! MEAN+ ( IT8 ,AT BOTTOM MIS]Y1 ILLUM9AT$ BY A FA9T GLIMM] ( HOPE1 RAIS$ BY ! MAGIC WORD ,SOCIALISM1 ! ONLY HOPE ( !SE DAYS ( CONFUSION4 ,?AT WAS :AT ! CR[D REPRES5T$1 :ATEV] O!R ELEM5TS W]E M+L$ ) IT4 

,:AT HAS COME ( IT8 ,! FIR/ \TCOME WAS ON ! ,TUESDAY & ,W$NESDAY FOLL[+1 A PANIC AT FIR/ SI<T QUITE 9EXPLICABLE4 ,!RE W]E NO MOBS 9 ! /REETS1 NO PLAC>DS ?REAT5+ REVOLUTION1 NO PROCESSIONS -- 'NO NO?+' 9 %ORT1 -- & ! RESPECTABILITIES W]E T]RIBLY AFRAID4 ,SU* ABJECT C[>DICE HAS P]HAPS SELDOM BE5 SO FRANKLY %[N AS WAS %[N BY ! MIDDL+ B\RGEOISIE ON ?OSE TWO DAYS4 ,:ATEV] W]E !Y AFRAID (8 ,( NO?+8 ,NO2 !Y W]E AFRAID ( !IR [N POSITION1 SO SUDD5LY REVEAL$ TO !M AS BY A FLA% ( LI<TN+2 !IR POSITION AS A CLASS DOM9AT+ A CLASS 9JUR$ BY !M1 & MORE NUM]\S ?AN !Y4 ,NO D\BT ?IS 9SI<T 9TO ! DEP?S ( ,SOCIETY WILL BE ( S]VICE TO ! DOM9AT$ CLASS2 :O WILL ALSO REMEMB] ! T]ROR IT CAUS$1 AFT] !IR MA/]S HAVE =GOTT5 IT4 

,AS ANO!R RESULT3 ! MONEY :I* WAS COM+ 9TO ! ,MANSION ,H\SE ,FUND V]Y SL[LY1 IS N[ COM+ 9 9 SACKSFUL4 ,I W\LD WI% TO BE AS FAIR AS POSSIBLE TO ! RI*] CLASSES2 & ,I MU/ SAY1 !RE=E1 ?AT ,I ?9K ?IS COMES P>TLY FROM PEOPLE'S CONSCI5CES BE+ T\*$ BY ! DI/RESS N[ AT LA/ BECOME VISIBLE TO !M2 YET P>TLY ALSO1 ,I ?9K1 FROM FE>4 ',LET US %[ !M H[ K9D WE >E1 IT MAY KEEP !M QUIET6' 

,:AT WILL COME FROM !SE 'DI/URBANCES'8 ,FIR/1 SOME PALLIATIVE MEASURES4 ,?AT IS ! REGUL> C\RSE ( EV5TS 9 ,5GL& ( LATE YE>S2 EV]Y RE=M HAS BE5 BL9DLY RESI/$ TILL OBVI\S VIOL5CE HAS BE5 BR\<T TO BE> UPON ! QUE/ION4 ,WITNESS ! ,IRI% 'DIFFICULTY'1 :I* HAS MADE GREAT /EPS S9CE ,I HE>D ,JOHN ,MORLEY 9 ,/ ,JAMES'S ,HALL1 BE=E ! ,WE/M9/] ELECTORS 9 #a#h#h1 DECL>E ?AT ,HOME ,RULE WAS A SUBJECT 9ADMISSIBLE ( DISCUSSION4 ,WELL1 FUR!RMORE1 !SE PALLIATIVES MU/ NECESS>ILY TAKE ! =M ( AN 9T]F]5CE ) ! SANCTITY ( ! LABOR M>KET2 AN >TIFICIAL RAIS+ ( WAGES BY AU?ORITY1 :I* 9 ITS TURN WILL BE A SPOKE 9 ! :EEL ( \R COMM]CIAL SY/EM1 WILL HA/5 ITS DISRUPTION1 9 O!R WORDS1 WILL T5D TO BR+ ON ,REVOLUTION4 

,ANO!R ?+ MAY HAPP51 AT FIR/ SI<T V]Y UNPLEASANT TO US ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE4 ,WE MAY BE SUPPRESS$2 PRACTICALLY AT LEA/1 IF NOT =MALLY4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT JU/ N[ COOL-HEAD$ PEOPLE ( ! MIDDLE-CLASSES RA!R SMILE AT ! RAV+S ( ! ,TELEGRAPH4 ,& YET ,I ?9K ?AT ?OSE RAV+S >E PROPHETIC4 ,ALREADY SOME?+ OR O!R1 PROBABLY ! ,LEICE/] /RIKE RIOTS1 HAS =C$ ! GOV]NM5T TO TURN BACK ON ITS RESOLUTION ( LETT+ ! SPEAK]S AT ! ,DEMON/RATION ALONE1 & !Y >E N[ ON !IR TRIAL4 

,WELL1 :AT WILL BE ! RESULT ( ?AT ATTEMPT AT ! SUPPRESSION ( OP9ION8 ,( C\RSE1 OP9ION CANNOT BE SUPPRESS$2 WE %ALL F9D MEANS ( DISSEM9AT+ \R OP9IONS2 BUT REPRESSIVE 9T]F]5CE ) US WILL MAKE ?OSE OP9IONS A K9D ( MY/]Y1 A ?+ TO CONJURE )4 ,! UPP]-CLASSES WILL1 ( C\RSE1 LOOK UPON ?AT MY/]Y AS A HATEFUL BUT ALSO A FE>FUL ?+2 ON ! O!R H& ! L[]-CLASSES WILL BE EAG] TO KN[ :AT ?IS ,SOCIALISM IS1 :I* PR(ESSES TO BE ALTOGE!R 9 !IR 9T]E/1 & :I* ! UPP] CLASSES ?9K SO DANG]\S ?AT NO MAN MU/ KN[ ANY?+ AB\T IT IF IT CAN BE HELP$4 ,REPRESSION WILL ATTRACT ! WORK+-CLASSES TO US4 ,OP9ION :I* MU/ BE SUPPRESS$ IS ,REVOLUTION>Y2 UND] SU* CONDITIONS FE> & HOPE >E ABROAD1 ! M]E DRAMATIC SITUATION =CES PEOPLE 9TO 9QUIRY1 ACTION IS DREAD$ & IS HOP$ =2 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY WILL BECOME A POLITICAL =CE :5 ALL !SE ?+S HAPP5 

,N[ ,I %\LD LIKE TO SAY FEW WORDS ) ! UTMO/ S]I\SNESS TO \R ,COMRADES & SUPPORT]S1 ON ! POLICY ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE4 ,I HAVE SAID ?AT WE HAVE BE5 OV]TAK5 UNPREP>$1 BY A REVOLUTION>Y 9CID5T1 BUT ?AT 9CID5T WAS PRACTICALLY AIMLESS4 ,?IS K9D ( ?+ IS :AT MANY ( US HAVE DREAD$ FROM ! FIR/1 & WE MAY BE SURE ?AT IT WILL HAPP5 AGA9 & AGA9 :ILE ! 9DU/RIAL \TLOOK IS :AT IT IS2 BUT EV]Y TIME IT HAPP5S IT WILL HAPP5 ) EV]-9CREAS+ TRAG$Y4 ,IT IS ABOVE ALL ?+S \R BUS9ESS TO GU>D AGA9/ ! POSSIBLE CONSEQU5CES ( !SE SURPRISES4 ,AT ! RISK ( BE+ MISUND]/OOD BY HO!ADS1 ,I SAY ?AT \R BUS9ESS IS MORE ?AN EV] ,$UCATION4 

,! ,GOSPEL ( ,DISCONT5T IS 9 A FAIR WAY T[>DS =C+ ITSELF ON ! :OLE ( ! WORK]S2 H[ CAN ?AT DISCONT5T BE US$ SO AS TO BR+ AB\T ! ,NEW ,BIR? ( ,SOCIETY8 ,?AT IS ! QUE/ION WE MU/ ALWAYS HAVE BE=E US4 ,IT IS TOO MU* TO HOPE ?AT ! :OLE WORK+-CLASS CAN BE $UCAT$ 9 ! AIMS ( ,SOCIALISM 9 DUE TIME1 BE=E O!R SURPRISES TAKE PLACE4 ,BUT WE MU/ HOPE ?AT A /RONG P>TY CAN BE SO $UCAT$4 ,$UCAT$ 9 ECONOMICS1 9 ORGANIZATION1 & 9 ADM9I/RATION4 ,TO SU* A BODY ( M5 ALL ! ASPIRATIONS & VAGUE OP9ION ( ! OPPRESS$ MULTITUDES W\LD DRIFT1 & LITTLE BY LITTLE !Y W\LD BE $UCAT$ BY !M1 IF ! M>* ( EV5TS %\LD GIVE US TIME2 OR IF NOT1 EV5 HALF-$UCAT$ !Y W\LD FOLL[ !M 9 ANY ACTION :I* IT WAS NECESS>Y TO TAKE4 

,TO =GE ?IS HEAD ( ! SPE> :I* IS TO PI]CE ! >MOR ( ,CAPITALISM IS \R BUS9ESS1 9 :I* WE MU/ NOT FAIL4 

,LET WE ASK \R COMRADES TO PICTURE TO !MSELVES ! CONSEQU5CES ( AN AIMLESS REVOLT UNEXPECT$LY SUCCESSFUL = ! TIME2 WE WILL EV5 SUPPOSE ?AT IT C>RIES ) IT A SMALL NUMB] ( M5 CAPABLE ( GOV]NM5T & ADM9I/RATION1 ?\< ?AT IS SUPPOS+ A GREAT DEAL4 ,:AT W\LD BE ! RESULT UNLESS ! PEOPLE HAD SOME DEF9ITE AIM1 H[EV] LIMIT$8 

,! M5 ?US FLOAT$ TO ! SURFACE W\LD BE P[]LESS1 !IR ATTEMPTS AT LEGISLATION W\LD BE MISUND]/OOD2 DISAPPO9TM5T & FRE% DISCONT5T W\LD FOLL[1 & ! C\NT] REVOLUTION W\LD SWEEP !M AWAY AT ONCE4 

,BUT1 9DE$1 IT W\LD NOT EV5 COME TO ?AT4 ,HI/ORY TEA*ES US ?AT NO REVOLTS ?AT >E )\T AIM >E SUCCESSFUL EV5 = A TIME2 EV5 ! FAILURES 7SOME ( !M GLORI\S 9DE$7 HAD A GUID+ AIM 9 !M1 :I* ONLY LACK$ COMPLET5ESS4 

,?IS $UCATIONAL PROCESS1 !RE=E1 ! =M+ A RALLY+ PO9T = DEF9ITE AIMS IS NECESS>Y TO \R SUCCESS2 BUT ,I MU/ GU>D AGA9/ MISUND]/&+4 ,WE MU/ BE NO M]E DEBAT+ CLUB1 OR PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY2 WE MU/ TAKE P>T 9 ALL REALLY POPUL> MOVEM5TS :5 WE CAN MAKE \R [N VIEWS ON !M UNMI/AKABLY CLE>2 ?AT IS A MO/ IMPORTANT P>T ( ! $UCATION 9 ORGANIZATION4 

,$UCATION T[>DS ,REVOLUTION SEEMS TO ME TO EXPRESS 9 ?REE WORDS :AT \R POLICY %\LD BE2 T[>DS ?AT ,NEW ,BIR? ( ,SOCIETY :I* WE KN[ MU/ COME1 & :I*1 !RE=E1 WE MU/ /RIVE TO HELP =W>D SO ?AT IT MAY COME ) AS LITTLE CONFUSION & SUFF]+ AS MAY BE4 

,ONE WORD TO ,SOCIALI/S :O DO NOT BELONG TO ! ,LEAGUE4 ,I ?9K !RE IS A T5D5CY ABROAD T[>DS HOLD+ ALO( FROM UNION ON 9SUFFICI5T GR\NDS4 ,I DO NOT URGE =MAL UNION BETWE5 ?OSE :O REALLY DISAGREE AS TO PR9CIPLES1 OR ! TACTICS :I* FOLL[ FROM !M1 S9CE ?IS RESULTS 9 QU>REL+ 9/EAD ( ! FRI5DLY DIFF]5CE :I* MI<T O!RWISE BE4 ,BUT :5 ! PR9CIPLES & TACTICS HELD >E PRACTICALLY ! SAME1 IT SEEMS TO ME A GREAT MI/AKE = ,SOCIALI/ BODIES TO HOLD ALO( FROM EA* O!R4 ,! PRES5T IS NO TIME = ! =MATION ( SEP>ATE SOCIETIES1 :E!R C5TRAL OR LOCAL4 ,HABITUAL & ORGANIZ$ 9T]C\RSE IS NECESS>Y TO ! $UCATION ,I HAVE BE5 SPEAK+ (2 NO 9DEP5D5CE IS SACRIFIC$ BY ?IS 9T]C\RSE1 & PROPAG&A IS MADE MU* EASI] BY IT4 ,I APPEAL1 !RE=E1 TO ALL :O AGREE ) US1 9DIVIDUALS1 LOCAL BODIES1 OR C5TRAL ONES1 TO GIVE UP ! M]E NAME ( 9DEP5D5CE 9 ORD] TO ATTA9 ITS REALITY1 & TO JO9 \R ,LEAGUE SO ?AT WE MAY %[ A FIRM FRONT TO ! COMMON 5EMY 9 !SE TR\BL\S YET HOPEFUL TIMES ?AT \R COM+ ON US4 

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