,A ,FACTORY ,AS ,IT ,MI<T ,BE1 ,P>T #a 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,WE ,SOCIALI/S >E (T5 REPROA*$ ) GIV+ NO DETAILS ( ! /ATE ( ?+S :I* W\LD FOLL[ ON ! DE/RUCTION ( ?AT SY/EM ( WA/E & W> :I* IS SOMETIMES DIGNIFI$ BY ! LY+ TITLE ( ! H>MONI\S COMB9ATION ( CAPITAL & LABOR3 MANY WOR?Y PEOPLE SAY1 0,WE ADMIT ?AT ! PRES5T SY/EM HAS PRODUC$ UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS1 BUT AT LEA/ IT IS A SY/EM2 Y\ \<T TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US SOME DEF9ITE IDEA ( ! RESULTS ( ?AT RECON/RUCTION :I* Y\ CALL ,SOCIALISM40 

,TO ?IS ,SOCIALI/S ANSW]1 & RI<TLY1 ?AT WE HAVE NOT SET \RSELVES TO BUILD UP A SY/EM TO PLEASE \R TA/ES2 NOR >E WE SEEK+ TO IMPOSE IT ON ! WORLD 9 A ME*ANICAL MANN]1 BUT ?AT WE >E ASSI/+ 9 BR++ AB\T A DEVELOPM5T ( HI/ORY :I* W\LD TAKE PLACE )\T \R HELP1 BUT :I* NEV]!LESS COMPELS US TO HELP IT3 & ?AT UND] !SE CIRCUM/ANCES IT W\LD BE FUTILE TO MAP \T ! DETAILS ( LIFE 9 A CONDITION ( ?+S SO DIFF]5T FROM ?AT 9 :I* WE HAVE BE5 BORN & BR$4 ,?OSE DETAILS WILL BE TAK5 C>E ( BY ! M5 :O WILL BE SO LUCKY AS TO BE BORN 9TO A SOCIETY RELIEV$ ( ! OPPRESSION :I* CRU%ES US1 & :O SURELY WILL BE1 NOT LESS1 BUT MORE PRUD5T & REASONABLE ?AN WE >E4 ,NEV]!LESS IT SEEMS CLE> ?AT ! ECONOMICAL *ANGES :I* >E 9 PROGRESS MU/ BE ACCOMPANI$ BY CORRESPOND+ DEVELOPM5TS ( M5'S ASPIRATIONS2 & ! KN[L$GE ( !IR PROGRESS CANNOT FAIL TO R\SE \R IMAG9ATIONS 9TO PICTUR+ = \RSELVES ?AT LIFE AT ONCE HAPPY & MANLY :I* WE KN[ SOCIAL REVOLUTION WILL PUT )9 ! REA* ( ALL M54 

,( C\RSE ! PICTURES SO DRAWN WILL V>Y ACCORD+ TO ! TURN ( M9D ( ! PICTUR]1 BUT ,I HAVE ALREADY TRI$ TO %[ 9 ,JU/ICE ?AT HEAL?Y & UNDOM9E]+ 9DIVIDUALITY WILL BE FO/]$ & NOT CRU%$ \T BY ,SOCIALISM4 ,I WILL !RE=E AS AN >TI/ & H&ICRAFTSMAN V5TURE TO DEVELOPE A LITTLE ! H9T CONTA9$ 9 ?IS J\RNAL ( ,APRIL #a#b? ON ! CONDITIONS ( PLEASANT WORK 9 ! DAYS :5 WE %ALL WORK = LIVELIHOOD & PLEASURE & NOT = 0PR(IT40 

,\R FACTORY !N1 IS 9 A PLEASANT PLACE3 NO V]Y DIFFICULT MATT]1 :5 AS ,I HAVE SAID BE=E IT IS NO LONG] NECESS>Y TO GA!R PEOPLE 9TO ABLE SWELT]+ HORDES = PR(IT'S SAKE3 = ALL ! C\NTRY IS 9 ITSELF PLEASANT OR IS CAPABLE ( BE+ MADE PLEASANT ) V]Y LITTLE PA9S & =E?\<T4 ,NEXT1 \R FACTORY /&S AMID G>D5S AS BEAUTIFUL 7CLIMATE AP>T7 AS ?OSE ( ,ALC9\S1 S9CE !RE IS NO NE$ ( /9T+ IT ( GR\ND1 PR(IT R5TS BE+ A ?+ ( ! PA/ & ! LABOR ON SU* G>D5S IS LIKE 5\< TO BE PURELY VOLUNT>Y1 AS IT IS NOT EASY TO SEE ! DAY :5 #ge \T EV]Y #a PEOPLE WILL NOT TAKE DELI<T 9 ! PLEASANTE/ & MO/ 9NOC5T ( ALL OCCUPATIONS2 & \R WORK+ PEOPLE WILL ASSUR$LY WANT OP5 AIR RELAXATION FROM !IR FACTORY WORK4 ,EV5 N[1 AS ,I AM TOLD1 ! ,NOTT+HAM FACTORY H&S C\LD GIVE MANY A H9T TO PR(ESSIONAL G>D5]S 9 SPITE ( ALL ! DRAWBACKS ( A GREAT MANUFACTUR+ T[N4 ,ONE'S IMAG9ATION IS 9CL9$ FAIRLY TO RUN RIOT OV] ! PICTURE ( BEAUTY & PLEASURE (F]$ BY ! ?\<T ( SKILLFUL COOP]ATIVE G>D5+ = BEAUTY'S SAKE1 :I* BEAUTY W\LD BY NO MEANS EXCLUDE ! RAIS+ ( USEFUL PRODUCE = ! SAKE ( LIVELIHOOD4 

,IMPOSSIBLE6 ,I HE> AN ANTI-,SOCIALI/ SAY4 ,MY FRI5D1 PLEASE TO REMEMB] ?AT MO/ FACTORIES SU/A9 TO-DAY L>GE & H&SOME G>D5S1 & NOT SELDOM P>KS & WOODS ( MANY ACRES 9 EXT5T2 ) DUE APPURT5ANCES ( HI<LY PAID ,SCOT* PR(ESSIONAL G>D5]S1 WOOD REEVES1 BAILIFFS1 GAME-KEEP]S1 & ! LIKE1 ! :OLE BE+ MANAG$ 9 ! MO/ WA/EFUL WAY CONCEIVABLE3 ONLY1 ! SAID G>D5S1 @&C41 >E SAY1 TW5TY MILES AWAY FROM ! FACTORY1 \T ( ! SMOKE1 & >E KEPT UP = ONE MEMB] ( ! FACTORY ONLY1 ! SLEEP+ P>TN] TO WIT1 :O 9 MAY1 9DE$ D\BLE ?AT P>T BY ORGANIZ+ ITS LABOR 7= HIS [N PR(IT7 9 :I* CASE HE RECEIVES RIDICUL\SLY DISPROPORTIONATE PAY ADDITIONAL4 

,WELL1 IT FOLL[S ON ?IS G>D5 BUS9ESS ?AT \R FACTORY MU/ MAKE NO SORDID LITT]1 BEF\L NO WAT]1 NOR POISON ! AIR ) SMOKE4 ,I NE$ SAY NO?+ MORE ON ?AT PO9T1 AS 0PR(IT0 AP>T IT W\LD BE EASY 5\<4 

,NEXT1 AS TO ! BUILD+S !MSELVES ,I MU/ ASK LEAVE TO SAY SOME?+1 BECAUSE IT IS USUALLY SUPPOS$ ?AT !Y MU/ ( NECESSITY BE UGLY1 & TRULY !Y >E ALMO/ ALWAYS AT PRES5T M]E NI<T-M>ES2 BUT IT IS1 ,I MU/ ASS]T1 BY NO MEANS NECESS>Y ?AT !Y %\LD BE UGLY1 NAY1 !RE W\LD BE NO S]I\S DIFFICULTY 9 MAK+ !M BEAUTIFUL1 AS EV]Y BUILD+ MI<T BE :I* S]VES ITS PURPOSE DULY1 :I* IS BUILT G5]\SLY AS REG>DS MAT]IAL1 & :I* IS BUILT ) PLEASURE BY ! BUILD]S & DESIGN]S2 9DE$1 AS ?+S GO1 ?OSE NI<TM>E BUILD+S A=ESAID SUFFICI5TLY TYPIFY ! WORK !Y >E BUILT =1 & LACK :AT !Y >E1 TEMPLES ( OV]CR[D+ & ADULT]ATION & OV]-WORK1 ( UNRE/ 9 A WORD2 SO IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO ?9K ( \R FACTORY BUILD+S %[+ ON !IR \TSIDES :AT !Y >E =1 REASONABLE & LI<T WORK1 *E]$ AT EV]Y /EP BY HOPE & PLEASURE4 ,SO 9 BRIEF1 \R BUILD+S WILL BE BEAUTIFUL ) !IR [N BEAUTY ( SIMPLICITY AS WORK%OPS1 NOT B$IZ5$ ) TOMFOOL]Y AS SOME >E N[ :I* DO NOT ANY ! MORE = ?AT HIDE !IR REPULSIV5ESS2 BUT MOREOV] BESIDES ! M]E WORK%OPS1 \R FACTORY WILL HAVE O!R BUILD+S :I* MAY C>RY ORNAM5T FUR!R ?AN ?AT1 WILL = IT WILL NE$ D9+ HALL1 LIBR>Y1 S*OOL1 PLACES = /UDY ( V>I\S K9DS1 & O!R SU* /RUCTURES2 NOR DO ,I SEE :Y1 IF WE HAVE A M9D = IT1 WE %\LD NOT EMULATE ! MONKS & CRAFTSM5 ( ! MIDDLE AGES 9 \R ORNAM5TATION ( SU* BUILD+S1 :Y WE %\LD BE %ABBY 9 H\S+ \R RE/ & PLEASURE & \R SE>* = KN[L$GE1 AS WE MAY WELL BE %ABBY 9 H\S+ ! %ABBY LIFE WE HAVE TO LIVE N[8 

,ADD AGA91 IF IT BE D\BT$ AS TO ! POSSIBILITY ( GETT+ !SE BEAUTIFUL BUILD+S ON ! SCORE ( CO/2 LET ME ONCE AGA9 REM9D Y\ ?AT EV]Y GREAT FACTORY DOES TO-DAY SU/A9 A PALACE 7(T5 MORE ?AN ONE7 AMID ?AT CO/LY G>D5 & P>K A=ESAID \T ( ! SMOKE1 BUT ?AT ?IS PALACE1 /UFF$ AS IT IS ) ALL SORTS ( CO/LY ?+S1 IS = ONE MEMB] ( ! FACTORY ONLY1 ! SLEEP+ P>TN] - USEFUL CREATURE6 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT ! SAID PALACE IS MO/LY1 ) ALL IT CONTA9S1 BEA/LY UGLY2 BUT ?IS UGL9ESS IS BUT AP>T ( ! BE/IAL WA/E ( ! :OLE SY/EM ( PR(IT-MONG]+1 :I* REFUSES CULTIVATION & REF9EM5T TO ! WORK]S1 & !RE=E CAN HAVE NO >T1 NOT EV5 = ALL ITS MONEY4 

,SO WE HAVE COME TO ! \TSIDE ( \R ,FACTORY ( ! FUTURE & SE5 ?AT IT DOES NOT 9JURE ! BEAUTY ( ! WORLD1 BUT ADDS TO IT RA!R2 ON ANO!R OCCASION1 IF ,I MAY ,I WILL TRY TO GIVE A PICTURE ( H[ ! WORK GOES ON !RE4 

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