,>T & ,LAB\R1 ,V]SION #c 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,MR4 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS LECTUR$ BE=E ! MEMB]S ( ! ,GUILD ( 
,LI?OGRAPHIC ,>TI/S1 AT !IR ,TE*NICAL ,S*OOLS1 #c#e1 ,CL]K5WELL ,ROAD1 ,LONDON1 
ON 0,>T & ,LABOR40 

,HE SAID ?AT IT WAS RI<T & NECESS>Y ?AT ALL M5 
%\LD HAVE WORK TO DO4 ,?AT WORK MU/ BE USEFUL TO O!RS1 PLEASANT TO ?OSE 
:O HAVE ! DO+ ( IT1 & ( A NATURE ?AT %ALL BE NEI!R OV]BURD5SOME 
NOR WE>ISOME4 ,LET ?IS FACT BE ONCE ACKN[L$G$1 & ! :OLE FACE ( 
SOCIETY AS AT PRES5T CON/ITUT$ W\LD BE *ANG$4 ,LET !M CONSID] = A MOM5T 
:AT A REVOLUTION SU* A *ANGE W\LD MEAN4 ,LET !M TAKE A WALK D[N ANY ( 
!IR PR9CIPAL /REETS & LOOK AT ! ?+S EXPOS$ = SALE 9 ! %OP 
W9D[S2 ! >TICLES !RE DISPLAY$ W]E = ! MO/ P>T SU* AS NOBODY 
WANT$4 ,HE W\LD HAVE !M ?9K ( ! FACT ( LIVES SP5T BY M5 EMPLOY$ 9 
! MAK+ ( ?OSE UNNECESS>Y >TICLES1 ! FE>FUL DRUDG]Y & H>D%IPS 
?AT !Y W]E 5DUR+1 NOT 9 PRODUC+ WORK ?AT WAS EI!R PLEASANT TO 
!MSELVES OR USEFUL TO O!R PEOPLE1 BUT SIMPLY SP5D+ !IR TIME 9 PIL+ 
UP HUGE PR(ITS = ! CAPITALI/S4 ,9/EAD ( LUXURY BE+ A HOT B$ = >T1 
IT ACT$ 9 A MANN] EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE1 BRE$+ EFFEM9ACY ON ! ONE H& 
& CORRUPTION ON ! O!R4 ,! NEW BIR? ( >T W\LD BE DELAY$ UNTIL ?IS 
LUXURY WAS DONE AWAY )4 ,AGA91  

 ,FA%ION WAS A ,/RANGE ,MON/]1  

BORN ( ! VACANCY ( ! LIVES ( ! IDLE RI*4 ,!RE WAS ?IS DIFF]5CE 
BETWE5 FA%ION & TRUE >T1 ?AT1 :]EAS FA%ION WAS ( NECESSITY 
%ORT-LIV$ 7AS SOON AS ! GLOSS HAD WORN (F1 IT WAS OBVI\SLY USELESS71 >T1 
BE IT EV] SO HUMBLE1 LIV$ = EV] ?R\< ! S\L ?AT WAS PUT 9TO IT4 ,IT 
W\LD BE A DIFFICULT MATT] = ! P[]FUL MIDDLE CLASSES 7H[ P[]FUL ?OSE 
:OM HE WAS ADDRESS+ KNEW FULL WELL1 OR !Y W\LD NOT BE 9 !IR PRES5T 
POSITION7 TO BREAK ! BONDS ( CU/OM & FA%ION1 BUT IT C\LD BE DONE 
?R\< ! HELP ( LABOR2 =1 /RANGE TO SAY1 ! MIDDLE CLASSES W]E ONLY 
P[]FUL 9 ! GROOVES & ?R\< ! =CES ( ! MON/] :I* !Y 
!MSELVES HAD CREAT$4 ,HELPLESS & P[]LESS TO CA/ (F ! FETT]S :I* 
!Y HAD =G$1 BOR$ TO DEA? ) !IR IDL5ESS & USELESSNESS1 !Y CAME 
TO ! WORK]S = !IR HELP TO RID !MSELVES ( ?IS TYRANNY ( COMM]CE4 
,! WORK]S1 BY RAIS+ ! /&>D ( LIFE :]E IT WAS L[E/1 W]E PUTT+ 
A SPOKE 9 !  

 ,:EEL ( ,COMPETITIVE ,COMM]CE4  

,! DOCTR9E ?AT LABOR WAS A REAL TANGIBLE BLESS+ TO ALL WAS A DOCTR9E 
V]Y DIFFICULT = ! WORK+ MAN TO ADMIT1 SO DIFF]5T HAD HIS EXP]I5CE ( 
LABOR BE54 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ! WORKMAN TO TAKE PLEASURE 9 HIS WORK 
TO-DAY1 :51 9/EAD ( WORKMANLY & >TI/IC F9I%ES1 ONLY TRADE F9I% WAS 
REQUIR$4 ,LET !M LOOK AT ! MIDDLE AGES -- AT ! POSITION ( ! WORKMAN !N4 
,IT W\LD BE ADMITT$ BY NE>LY EV]YONE ?AT ! PRODUCTIONS ( ?OSE DAYS W]E 
F> MORE >TI/IC ?AN W]E ?OSE ( TO-DAY4  ,! WORKMAN BE/[$ MORE PA9S 
ON HIS WORK1 PUTT+ IT 9TO SOME ( ! ASPIRATIONS ( HIS M9D & S\L - HE 
WAS NOT WORRI$ BY MONET>Y C>ES1 HE WAS BETT] F$1 BETT] CLO!D1 & 
BETT] H\S$ ?AN W]E ! WORKM5 ( TODAY4  ,S9CE ?OSE MIDDLE AGES :AT HAS 
,EUROPE GA9$8 ,FRE$OM ( ?\<T1 POLITICAL FRE$OM1 & P]HAPS RESPECT = 
! LIVES ( CIVILIZ$ BE+S4 ,BUT CONSID] ALL ?AT !Y HAD LO/4 ,:AT !Y 
HAD GA9$ ON ! ONE H& !Y HAD SPILL$ ) ! O!R4 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE 
= !M TO BELIEVE ?AT M5'S NATURE HAD *ANG$ = ! WORSE DUR+ ! 
%ORT #c YE>S ?AT HAD PASS$ S9CE ?OSE AGES4 ,!Y W\LD ONE DAY W9 BACK 
>T4 ,9 !IR ABILITY TO SEE ! MIS]ABLE B>GA9 :I* HAD BE5 MADE -- >T 
GIV5 9 EX*ANGE = SO-CALL$ LI<T & FRE$OM -- LAY !IR HOPE4  

,! ,CAUSE ( ,>T WAS ! ,CAUSE ( ,LABOR4  

,A SIMIL> REVOLUTION WAS N[ GO+ ON 9 ,EUROPE 
7AL?\< ( A V]Y DIFF]5T *>ACT]7 TO ?AT :I* HAPP5$ 9 ANCI5T 
,ROME4 :51 DY+ ( A CORRUPT & EFFETE CIVILIZATION1 ! ,GO?S & ,HUNS & 
! ,V&ALS SWEPT D[N UPON !M FROM !IR NOR!RN HOMES1 C>RY+ ) !M1 
AS DOES ! M\NTA9 TORR5T C>RY GOLD 9 ITS RU%1 CONTEMPT ( DEA?1 HATR$ 
( LIES4 HONORABLE LOVE ( WOM51 & 9FUS+ NEW LIFE & NEW BLOOD 9 A 
WORN-\T CIVILIZATION4  ,! B>B>IANS TO-DAY W]E ! WORK+ CLASSES -- ! 
DIS9H]IT$4 ,ALREADY !Y W]E COM+ TO ! FRONT COMB9+1 =MULAT+ 
DEM&S1 FILL$ ) ! SPIRIT ( DIV9E DISCONT5T4  ,! NEW BIR? ( >T 
W\LD BE BR\<T AB\T NOISELESSLY4  GRADUALLY1 )\T VIOL5T *ANGES4 ,T]RIBLE 
W\LD HAVE BE5 ! CONDITION4 NOT ONLY ( ! WORK]S1 BUT ( ! MIDDLE 
CLASSES1 W]E IT NOT = ! G]MS ( ?IS NEW LIFE1 :I* !Y ALREADY SAW 
SPR++ UP >\ND !M1 ! \TW>D SIGNS ( :I* W]E TRADE UNIONISM1 
SOCIALISM1 & COOP]ATION4 

,TITLE  

,>T & ,LABOR 7AS REPORT$ BY ,! ,NEWCA/LE ,DAILY 
,*RONICLE7  

,DELIV]Y  

,MONDAY #b#f? ,FEBRU>Y1 #a#h#i#d1 TO ! ,GUILD ( ,LI?OGRAPHIC 
,>TI/S 9 ,CL]K5WELL1 ,LONDON 
   
,S\RCE  

,NEWCA/LE ,DAILY ,*RONICLE1 ,?URSDAY1 #d ,M>*1 #a#h#i#d1 P4#h  

,! TALK WAS ALSO REPORT$1 9 A MORE >GUM5TATIVE & LESS LIT]AL FA%ION1 9 !  
,BRAD=D ,DAILY ,TELEGRAPH ( #b#h_/#b_/#a#h#i#d & 9 ,FREEMAN'S ,J\RNAL ( ! SAME DATE4 

,?IS IS AP>5TLY A ?IRD V]SION ( ! TALK ,>T & ,LABOR1 FIR/ GIV5 #a YE>S PREVI\SLY4 ,MORRIS'S [N NOTES = ! NEW TALK HAVE NOT BE5 PRES]V$4  

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,GRAHAM ,SEAMAN1 ,JULY #b#b4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
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