,! ,CLASS ,/RUGGLE1 AS ,REPORT$ 9 ! ,LE$S ,M]CURY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,*,A,I,R,M,A,N SAID HE ACCEPT$ ! POSITION 9 :I* HE F\ND 
HIMSELF BECAUSE HE FELT IT WAS ONLY RI<T ?AT ANY ONE :O HAD 
SYMPA?Y ) ! GREAT MOVEM5T ( ! PRES5T DAY %\LD EXPRESS 
?AT SYMPA?Y 9 A PUBLIC MANN]4 ,P]HAPS !RE MI<T BE MANY :O 
LOOK$ ) SUSPICION UPON A ,*RI/IAN M9I/] OCCUPY+ SU* A 
POSITION4 BUT HE %\LD LIKE TO SAY ?AT IT WAS BECAUSE HE WAS A 
,*RI/IAN ?AT HE OCCUPI$ ! *AIR4 ,! MOTTO ( ,*RI/IANITY1 AS 
IT RELAT$ TO \R SOCIAL LIFE1 WAS GA!R$ UP 9 ! WORDS ( ! 
,APO/LE1 0,BE> YE ONE ANO!R'S BURD5S40 ,?AT1 AS HE 
UND]/OOD IT1 WAS ALSO ! MOTTO ( ! SOCIALI/IC MOVEM5T4 ,HE DID 
NOT ?9K ?AT ! TIME HAD >RIV$ :5 WE C\LD =MULATE S*EMES 
= ! R5OVATION ( SOCIETY2 ?IS WAS ! DAY :5 PR9CIPLES 
%\LD BE 5UNCIAT$1 & :5 PEOPLE %\LD BE $UCAT$ TO RECOGNIZE 
! SOCIAL WRONGS :I* UND\BT$LY EXI/$1 & ALSO ! GREAT 
PR9CIPLES ( TRU? & RI<TE\SNESS & BRO!RHOOD4 ,IF !Y C\LD 
ONLY GET A GRIP ( ! PR9CIPLES :I* UND]LAY ! SOCIAL PROBLEMS1 
& ( ! GREAT IDEA ( HUMAN BRO!RHOOD1 S*EMES W\LD 9 DUE TIME 
BE DEVELOP$ = RI<T+ ! WRONG & U%]+ 9 ! TRUE & ! 
GOOD4 ,HIS PRES5CE DID NOT COMMIT HIM TO ANY ( ! S*EMES 
=MULAT$ BY ANY ( ! SOCIALI/IC P>TIES1 BUT 9DICAT$ HIS DEEP 
SYMPA?Y ) ?OSE :O W]E /RIV+ TO BR+ AB\T ! DAY :5 
9JU/ICE & WRONG AID TYRANNY W\LD BE SWEPT AWAY1 & :5 HUMAN 
BRO!RHOOD W\LD NOT BE A DREAM ( ! AGES1 BUT A REALIZ$ FACT4 
7,APPLAUSE47 

,MR4 ,MORRIS1 :O WAS RECEIV$ ) APPLAUSE1 SAID ?AT 9 ! 
PHRASE 0! CLASS /RUGGLE0 WAS 9VOLV$ NOT M]ELY :AT 
WAS N[ CALL$ ,SOCIALISM1 BUT ! :OLE ( ! PROGRESS ( MANK9D 
FROM SAVAG]Y TO CIVILIZATION4 ,SOCIALISM WAS TO-DAY 9 A V]Y 
DIFF]5T POSITION TO :AT IT WAS EV5 SEV5 OR EI<T YE>S AGO4 ,AT 
?AT TIME1 BE=E ,SOCIALI/S BEGAN TO MAKE A /IR1 IT WAS ASSUM$ 
?AT 9 ?IS C\NTRY AT ALL EV5TS !RE W]E NO GRIEVANCES ?AT 
C\LD BE CALL$ CLASS GRIEVANCES1 IT WAS SUPPOS$ ?AT ! WORK] 
W\LD PROGRESS FROM ! CONDITION 9 :I* HE !N WAS - ?AT1 9 
PO9T ( FACT1 HE WAS PROGRESS+2 BUT NOBODY SEEM$ TO HAVE ANY IDEA 
?AT HE MI<T PROGRESS AS A WORK+ MAN1 BECAUSE HE WAS A WORK+ 
MAN1 & BECAUSE HE BELONG$ TO A CLASS ?AT WAS 9 OPPOSITION TO 
ANO!R CLASS4 ,AT ?AT TIME NOBODY1 UNLESS HE HAD /UDI$ ,SOCIALISM 
FROM A ,CONT95TAL PO9T ( VIEW1 HAD ANY IDEA ?AT !RE WAS OR 
C\LD BE ANY POSSIBILITY ( *ANGE 9 ! ECONOMICAL RELATIONS ( 
M54 ,HE D>E SAY IT WAS ADMITT$ BY SOME PEOPLE ?AT AMONG ! 
WORK]S !RE WAS A GOOD DEAL ( SUFF]+1 BUT1 AS A RULE1 ! IDEA 
C]TA9LY WAS ?AT :ATEV] SUFF]+ PREVAIL$ WAS NOT [+ TO ! 
ESS5TIALS ( !IR POSITION1 BUT TO ! ACCID5TAL DEFECTS ( SOME 
( ! M5 !MSELVES4 ,IT WAS SUPPOS$ ?AT IT WAS POSSIBLE = A 
PA9/AK+1 C>EFUL1 & P]HAPS RA!R /+Y WORK+ MAN TO RAISE 
HIMSELF OAT ( ! WORK+ CLASS & BECOME A MEMB] ( ! DOM9ANT 
CLASS4 ,BUT ?AT IMPLI$ AN 5TIRE IGNOR+ ( ANY?+ LIKE CLASSES 
9 ! COMMUNITY4 ,IT WAS ?\<T ?AT SOCIETY HAD AT LA/ 
CRY/ALLIZ$ 9TO ITS PRES5T =M - ! CAPITALI/ EMPLOY] & ! 
PROP]TYLESS WAGES-E>N+ WORK] - & ?AT NOT ONLY WAS ?AT ! 
EXI/+ CONDITION ( ?+S1 BUT ?AT !RE NEV] HAD BE5 ANY O!R 
CONDITION4 ,?IS VIEW HAD BE5 R\<LY %AK54 ,IT WAS N[ ADMITT$1 
TACITLY OR O!RWISE4 ?AT ! WORK]S W]E A CLASS AP>T1 ?AT !Y 
HAD DEF9ITE CLAIMS ON SOCIETY1 & ?AT ?OSE CLAIMS 9VOLV$ ! 
BETT]+ ( ! :OLE CLASS ( WORK]S AS A CLASS4 ,IT WAS BECOM+ 
CLE> ALSO ?AT 9 ! BETT]+ ( ! WORK+ CLASS SOCIETY W\LD 
BE MU* ALT]$1 & ?AT ALT]ATION WAS NECESS>ILY 9 ! DIRECTION 
( ,SOCIALISM4 ,IT WAS BEG9N+ TO BE SE5 ?AT ! CRY/ALLIZATION 
9TO ! CONDITION ( CAPITALI/ EMPLOY] & WAGES-E>N] WAS NOT A 
CRY/ALLIZATION TO 5DURE = EV]1 BUT ?AT IT MU/ TAKE ANO!R 
=M - ?AT ! DIVISION ( CLASSES MU/ BE ALTOGE!R GOT RID (4 ,HE 
WAS 9CL9$ TO ?9K ?AT !RE W\LD COME ANO!R /AGE 9 ! 
EVOLUTION ( ,SOCIALISM1 9 :I* ?OSE V]Y PEOPLE :O ADMITT$ ?AT 
,SOCIALISM WAS 9EVITABLE W\LD DO !IR BE/ TO RESI/ IT4 ,AS 
,SOCIALISM DREW NE>1 & AS IT BEGAN TO SEEM TO HAVE SOME PRACTICAL 
BE>+ UPON LIFE1 SO EVASIONS ( ! DIRECT CONSEQU5CES ( ?OSE 
ADMISSIONS BECAME MORE ! RULE AMONG ?OSE CLASSES :O ?\<T 
!Y HAD ANY REASON TO FE> ! *ANGE4 ,EVASIONS W]E EV5 N[ 
DILIG5TLY S\<T = BY ! CLASSES :O LIV$ ON ! MIS]Y ( ! 
WORK]S4 ,! PRACTICAL =M :I* ?OSE EVASIONS TOOK WAS TO TRY & 
PU% ANO!R CLASS BETWE5 ! PROP]TYLESS WORK]S & !IR 
EMPLOY]S1 TO GET MORE & MORE PEOPLE 9T]E/$ 9 ! PRES5T 
RI<TS ( PROP]TY1 SO ?AT !RE MI<T BE A BROAD] BASIS = 
PROP]TY TO /& UPON4 ,EVASION WAS SPOK5 ( AS ! AMELIORATION ( 
! LOT ( ! WORK]S4 ,!RE WAS ! ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE PEASANT 
PROPRIETOR%IP4 ,AN ATTEMPT WAS TO BE MADE TO TURN ! PRES5T 
T5ANT-F>M]S ( ,IREL& 9TO PEASANT PROPRIETORS - TO BURD5 !M 
) A DEBT :I* W\LD 9CREASE !IR MIS]Y1 = ! PEASANT 
PROPRIETOR 9V>IABLY GOT 9TO ! GRASP ( COMP\ND 9T]E/1 & 
:5 HE DID ?AT HE WAS RU9$ HORSE & FOOT = EV] MORE4 ,! 
ALLOTM5T SY/EM WAS ANO!R MEAN EVASION4 ,IT WAS F\ND$ ON ! IDEA 
?AT :5 AN AGRICULTURAL LABOR] HAD BE5 WORK+ AS H>D AS HE 
C\LD ALL DAY HE W\LD BE FIT TO GIVE ! DREGS ( HIS BODILY 
CAPACITY TO CULTIVAT+ A LITTLE PLOT ( L& TOR HIMSELF1 & IT WAS 
SUPPOS$ ?AT W\LD /OP HIS M\?4 ,! NEXT EVASION WAS ! 
LIMITATION ( ! H\RS ( LABOR4 ,?AT WAS A GOOD ?+ 9 ITSELF1 
BUT IF !Y PUT =W>D A LIMITATION ( ! ORD9>Y WORKMAN'S LABOR 
DAY AS A SUB/ITUTE = ! ACTUAL RI<TS ?AT HE C\LD CLAIM AS ! 
PRODUC] 9 SOCIETY1 !Y W]E SIMPLY DRAGG+ A R$ H]R+ ACROSS 
! TRACK ( ,PROGRESS4 ,!N !RE WAS COOP]ATION - NOT A BAD ?+ 
9 ITSELF - & EF=TS SU* AS ?OSE ( ! Y\NG G5TLEM5 :O W]E 
SETT+ TO WORK TO TEA* >T & HI/ORY TO ! />VEL+S ( ! 
,EA/ ( ,LONDON4 ,AGA91 !RE WAS !IR OLD FRI5D ! PREA*] ( 
?RIFT4 ,IT WAS A /RANGE ?+ TO PREA* ?RIFT TO PEOPLE :O C\LD 
NOT ?RIVE4 ,:AT WAS MEANT1 H[EV]1 WAS ?AT SU* PEOPLE %\LD 
P9* & />VE !MSELVES1 ,IT WAS HOP$ ?AT ! RESULT ( !SE 
& SIMIL> ?+S W\LD BE A PROSP]\S CLASS ( WORK]S :O W\LD 
BE ! TOOLS ( ! DOM9ANT CLASS1 & :O1 HAV+ A LITTLE PROP]TY 
( !IR [N1 W\LD BE ABLE TO KEEP D[N ! PROP]TYLESS PROLET>IAT 
- ,BRI<T'S RESIDUUM2 ?AT WAS TO SAY1 ! F\NDATION ( ! :OLE ( 
MOD]N SOCIETY4 ,ALL ?AT WAS A V]Y HOPELESS BUS9ESS AS F> AS 
REG>D$ ! IMPROVEM5T ( ! LOT ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,!RE WAS 
AN OLD PROV]B1 0,DE> IS ! COLLOP ?AT IS CUT FROM ONE'S [N 
FLE%40 ,! WORK+ CLASS C\LD NOT BE RAIS$ AT !IR [N 
EXP5SE ANY MORE ?AN ONE C\LD GIVE ONE'S SELF BACK ! WAT* ?AT 
HAD BE5 /OL5 BY ! HI<WAYMAN4 ,ALL ?AT SORT ( ?+ DID NOT 
MEAN ,SOCIALISM4 NOR ANY APPROA* TO IT1 BECAUSE ,SOCIALISM WAS ?IS1 
?AT PEOPLE %ALL WORK = !MSELVES & ADM9I/] = !MSELVES1 
& ?AT EV]Y ,/ATE %ALL 9CLUDE ! :OLE PEOPLE1 & NOT BE 
COMPOS$ ( TWO CLASSES1 ! GOV]N+ & ! GOV]N$4 ,?OSE 
EVASIONS W]E REALLY ! LA/ RES\RCE ( ! MONOPOLI/S2 & W\LD 
?AT /& ( MONOPOLY 9 ITS LA/ DIT* SUCCE$8 ,HE SAID NO2 IT WAS 
TOO LATE4 ,A HUNDR$ YE>S AGO SOME ( ?OSE ?+S MI<T HAVE /AV$ 
(F ,SOCIALISM1 BUT N[ !Y W\LD BE NO?+ MORE ?AN AN ADDITIONAL 
BAIT & ATTRACTION = C>RY+ ,SOCIALISM ?R\<4 ,MOREOV] !Y 
W\LD ! BETT] 5ABLE ! WORK+ CLASS TO C>RY ,SOCIALISM ?R\<4 
,ALL SU* ATTEMPTS TO DI% ! ,SOCIALI/S W\LD1 HE SAID1 COME TO 
NO?+4 ,LET !M LOOK AT ,G]MANY4 ,! ,EMP]OR WAS BECOM+ A SORT ( 
,/ATE ,SOCIALI/2 BUT :AT HAD BE5 ! RESULT ( HIS 0DI%+0 
PROCESS 8 ,AN 9CREASE ( ! ,SOCIALI/ P>TY 9 ! ,REI*/AG4 ,H[ 
C\LD ! WORK+ M5 ( ?IS & ALL O!R C\NTRIES BE AS WELL (F 
AS IT WAS POSSIBLE = !M TO BE8 ,BY C>RY+ ?IS CLASS /RUGGLE1 
:I* HAD BE5 GO+ ON = C5TURIES1 TO ! BITT] 5D - BY 
ABOLI%+ ALL CLASSES :ATSOEV]4 ,AT PRES5T WIDESPREAD MIS]Y SAT 
SIDE BY SIDE ) AN 5ORM\SLY IMPROV$ /&>D ( LIFE1 :I* ! 
:OLE ( SOCIETY C\LD RISE TO IF SOCIETY W]E ONLY PROP]LY 
ORGANIZ$4 ,9 ORD] TO AFFECT A REM$Y = ! EVILS PREVAIL+ IT 
WAS NECESS>Y ?AT ! RAW MAT]IAL & ! TOOLS ( LABOR %\LD 
*ANGE [N]S2 ?AT 9/EAD ( BE+ [N$ BY A C]TA9 PORTION ( 
! POPULATION1 :I* HE W\LD TAKE ! LIB]TY ( CALL+ ! 
USELESS CLASS1 !Y %\LD BE [N$ BY ! USEFUL CLASS - ?AT WAS TO 
SAY1 BY ! :OLE POPULATION TURN$ 9TO USEFUL MEMB]S ( ! 
COMMUNITY4 ,?R\<\T ! :OLE CLASS /RUGGLE !RE HAD BE5 AN 
OPPRESSION ( ! USEFUL CLASS BY ! USELESS1 & ALSO A RESI/ANCE 
( ?AT OPPRESSION4 ,:AT WAS ! FUNCTION ( ! WORK]S8 ,TO LABOR 
= PRODUCTION4 ,& :AT WAS ! FUNCTION ( ! MA/]S1 ! 
PRIVILEG$ CLASS8 ,TO WA/E ! LABOR ( ! PRODUC]S4 ,W\LD ?AT 
CONDITION ( ?+S EXI/ ANY LONG] ?AN ! USEFUL CLASS C\LD HELP 
IT8 ,! USEFUL CLASS W\LD F9D \T ONE ( !SE DAYS ?AT !Y C\LD 
PREV5T IT1 & ?AT W\LD MEAN ?AT !Y W\LD PREV5T IT4 ,EV]Y 
GA9 BY ! WORK]S C\LD ONLY BE EFFECT$ BY ! DE/RUCTION ( A 
PIECE ( PRIVILEGE4 ,PRIVILEGE MEANT ! USELESS LIV+ ON ! USEFUL 
& KEEP+ !M POOR2 & ?AT C\LD ONLY BE DONE BY A SET ( M5 
USURP+ ! FUNCTIONS ( GOV]NM5T1 & GOV]N+1 NOT = ! 
B5EFIT ( ALL1 BUT = ! B5EFIT ( ! FEW2 & SO LONG AS ?AT 
WAS ! CASE HE SAID ! BUS9ESS ( ALL HONE/ M5 WAS REBELLION 
AGA9/ ! GOV]N+ CLASS4 ,:O HAD WON ALL WE W]E SO PR\D ( 9 
?IS C\NTRY8 ! RESPECTABLE M51 ! PEOPLE :O SAT AT HOME & 
W]E CONT5T$ ) ?+S AS !Y W]E8 ,HE ?\<T NOT4 ,!Y W]E 
WON BY ?OSE :O W]E CALL$ REBELS4 ,HE SAID LET US PRAISE ?OSE 
FAM\S M5 & ! FA!RS ?AT BEGAT US4 ,!RE WAS MORE ?AN ONE WAY 
( REBELL+4 ,HE WAS NOT SO /UPID AS TO ADVISE !M TO KNOCK !IR 
HEADS AGA9/ A /ONE WALL4 ,HE DID NOT MEAN ?AT !Y %\LD GO 9TO 
! /REET & CREATE A RIOT1 OR ANY?+ ( ! SORT4 ,9 SPITE ( 
! 9TRICACY & CULTIVATION & REF9EM5T ( SOCIETY1 IT WAS 
GU>D$ ON EV]Y SIDE BY UNADULT]AT$ BRUTE =CE4 ,! R\<] WAYS 
( ! OLD TIME W]E NOT SO POSSIBLE AS !Y W]E2 & AS F> AS ! 
WORK+ CLASSES W]E CONC]N$1 IF !Y EV] DID REBEL 9 ?AT S5SE 
( ! WORD1 !Y W\LD BE DRIV5 TO DO SO2 !Y W\LD NOT BEG9 
US+ BRUTE =CE1 BUT !IR MA/]S W\LD USE IT1 & ! PEOPLE 
W\LD BE OBLIG$ TO DEF5D !MSELVES1 & HE HOP$ !Y W\LD DO IT 
WELL4 ,MANY PEOPLE MI<T ?9K 0! LONGE/ WAY R\ND ! 
%ORTE/ WAY !RE40 ,! ATTACK+ ( PRIVILEGE AT ALL PO9TS1 
! CON/ANT H>ASS+ ( ! MONOPOLI/ CAPITALI/S BY /RIKES & 
,TRADES ,UNIONS1 ! SACR$ BOYCOTT1 BOLD SPEE* :]E NECESS>Y1 & 
! 5DURANCE ( A F9E & IMPRISONM5T - ?OSE ?+S P]HAPS MI<T 
DO :AT MUSKETRY C\LD NOT DO4 ,!Y HAD ?IS ADVANTAGE1 ?AT !Y 
C\LD NOT BE MET BY M]E BRUTE =CE4 ,! SPIRIT ( A MAN :O WAS 
PREP>$ TO UND]GO EV]Y?+ 9 ! CAUSE ( FRE$OM C\LD NOT BE 
SUBDU$4 ,LET !M REMEMB] ?IS1 ?AT H[EV] ?AT REBELLION WAS 
UND]TAK51 TWO ?+S MU/ NECESS>ILY GO ) IT4 ,9 ! FIR/ 
PLACE1 !RE MU/ BE DISCONT5T ) ! WRONG :I* !Y KNEW C\LD 
BE REM$I$2 & 9 ! SECOND PLACE !RE MU/ BE ! UNION ( ALL 
! 9TELLIG5CE ( ! USEFUL CLASSES4 ,! ,*>TI/S HAD A PLAN = 
PROCLAIM+ A UNIV]SAL /RIKE4 ,9 !SE DAYS ANY?+ APPROA*+ A 
UNIV]SAL /RIKE W\LD BE ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,:AT WAS ! H+E 
?AT LABOR DEP5D$ UPON AT PRES5T8 ,COAL-M9+4 ,!Y !RE=E 
KNEW H[ !Y C\LD 5=CE !IR CLAIMS - ?AT WAS TO SAY1 BY A 
/RIKE ( ! COAL-M9]S ( ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM4 BACK$ BY ALL ! 
9TELLIG5CE ( LABOR4 ,?AT WAS ONE ( ! POSSIBLE 9/RUM5TS ( 
! REBELLION :I* WAS P]HAPS NOT SO F> AHEAD ( US 7,APPLAUSE47 

,A NUMB] ( QUE/IONS HAV+ BE5 ASK$ & ANSW]$1 A VOTE ( 
?ANKS WAS ACCORD$ TO ! LECTUR] & ! ,*AIRMAN1 & ! 
PROCE$+S T]M9AT$4 ,!RE WAS NOT A V]Y NUM]\S ATT5DANCE4 

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,! ,CLASS ,/RUGGLE 7AS REPORT$ BY ,! ,LE$S 
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