,FI<T+ = ,PEACE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,FI<T+ = ,PEACE0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #c1 ,NO4  #e#i1 #bf ,FEBRU>Y #a#h#h#g1 P4 #f#h2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,\R CONTEMPOR>Y1 ! ,COTTON ,FACTORY ,TIMES1 HAS AN >TICLE ON ! ,LAN>K%IRE RIOTS & ! POSITION ( ! M5 !RE :I* IS WOR? NOT+1 AS %[+ ! K9D ( PREJUDICES & SUP]/ITIONS :I* WILL HAVE TO BE REMOV$ FROM ! M9DS ( ! WORK]S BE=E !Y CAN ATTA9 TO ?AT COMPLETE UNION & P]CEPTION ( ! 9T]E/S ( LABOR BY :I* ALONE !Y CAN MEET ! ORGANIZATION ( CAPITAL ON EQUAL T]MS3 & ?IS IS ! MORE WOR? NOT+1 AS ! ,COTTON ,FACTORY ,TIMES IS AN EXCELL5T PAP]1 & REALLY DEVOT$1 ACCORD+ TO ITS LI<TS1 TO ! 9T]E/S ( LABOR4 

,\R CONTEMPOR>Y DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE UND]/OOD ! MEAN+ ( !SE RIOTS1 OR ! NECESSITIES ( ! M5 :O MADE !M4 ,!Y W]E DI/9CTLY HUNG]-RIOTS1 ?AT IS TO SAY ! EXPRESSION ( ! DESPAIR ( M5 DRIV5 9TO A CORN]1 DY+ BY 9*ES ( />VATION3 & WE MAY BE SURE ?AT SU* EV5TS WILL1 AT ! RATE WE >E N[ GO+1 BECOME COMMON & 9CREASE 9 MIS]Y & T]ROR1 UNLESS ! WORK]S BECOME CONSCI\S ( !IR PRES5T POSITION & ITS REM$Y3 !IR POSITION BE+ TO SPEAK PLA9LY ?AT !Y HAVE TO PAY ! PIP] 9 ! GAME ( CUT?ROAT COMPETITION PLAY$ BY !IR MA/]S1 :O >E !MSELVES =C$ BY ! RULES ( ! GAME TO =CE !IR M5 TO ACCEPT ! V]Y L[E/ WAGES POSSIBLE4 ,! RESULT ( ?IS FAM9E-TE/ ( WAGES 7= ?AT IS :AT IT IS7 MU/ BE SU* MIS]Y AS WE N[ SEE 9 ,LAN>K%IRE C\PL$ FROM TIME TO TIME ) ! 9CID5T ( OP5 REVOLT3 ! RIOTS ( ! O!R DAY >E A H9T TO ! MA/]S ?AT ! WAGES !Y N[ (F] >E IMPOSSIBLE ( ACCEPTANCE4 

,SURELY \R CONTEMPOR>Y IF IT HAD KN[N ALL ! CIRCUM/ANCE W\LD SC>CELY HAVE BLAM$ ! M9]S = NOT MAK+ PROVISION = A RA9Y DAY4 ,ALAS6 IT IS ALWAYS A RA9Y DAY ,) !SE POOR PEOPLE1 UNLESS :5 IT IS WORSE2 A LIFE ( DAYS LIKE ! ?REE 9 ! BALLAD3 

,! FIR/ DAY IT WAS W9D & WEET1 

,! NEXT5 DAY IT WAS FIRE & SLEET2 

,! ?IRD DAY IT WAS BIRLEY-BANES1 

,KNOCK$ ! LITTLE BIRDS' NEBS AGA9/ ! /ANES4 

,BUT :AT PROVISION CAN BE MADE AGA9/ 'BIRLEY-BANES' :5 EV5 ! BETT] DAYS >E SO BITT]8 

,H]E >E SOME QUE/IONS = \R CONTEMPOR>Y3 ,H[ MU* IS IT POSSIBLE TO SAVE \T ( A 7PREC>I\S7 9COME ( #a#bS4 #fD4 A WEEK8 ,IF IT BE POSSIBLE TO SAVE ANY?+ \T ( SU* A PITTANCE )\T BE+ ACTUALLY />V$ TO DEA?1 :Y %\LD A MAN BE PUT TO SU* TORTURE & DEGRADATION AS ?IS SAV+ 9VOLVES1 :5 WE ALL KN[ ?AT HE ACTUALLY PRODUCES MORE ?AN 5\< TO KEEP HIM 9 COM=T1 UNLESS HIS LABOR BE UTT]LY WA/$8 ,AGA91 CAN ! GETT+ ( COAL BE C>RI$ ON GA9FULLY 9 ,LAN>K%IRE8 ,IF IT CANNOT1 :Y IS IT C>RI$ ON8 ,& IF !RE IS A DUE GA9 9 IT1 :Y >E ! GETT]S />V$8 

,!SE >E ! K9D ( QUE/IONS :I* ! WORK+-M5 :O PR(ESS TO BE ORGANIZ$ MU/ ASK & HAVE ANSW]$ IF !IR ORGANIZATION IS TO BE ( ANY USE3 !Y MU/ NOT FI<T AGA9/ CAPITALISM BL9DLY1 AS !Y MO/LY DO N[1 BUT BE CONSCI\S ( ! NATURE ( ! FI<T1 & ESPECIALLY MU/ HAVE A DEF9ITE AIM TO 5D IT4 ,\R CONTEMPOR>Y IS V]Y F> FROM ?IS4 ,HE SAYS1 EG43 ',A FAIR /&UP FI<T BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR ) NO /RIK+ BEL[ ! BELT FRI<T5S NO ONE4 ,! BE/ M5 W91 AFT] :I* BO? SIDES CAN BE AS FRI5DLY AS BE=E1 ) NO BITT] MEMORIES TO *]I%4' 

,WELL1 WELL1 IF ,I HAD BUT #a#bS4 #fD4 A WEEK AS ! 'REW>D' ( H>D & REPULSIVE LABOR ,I ?9K ,I MI<T BE BITT] )\T DRAW+ ON ! RES\RCES ( 'MEMORY'4 ,BUT 9 FACT ! FI<T BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR ON ! ,LAN>K%IRE T]MS IE41 ! CAPITALI/ ) HIS MONEY RES\RCES TO /& BY ON1 & ! M9] ) ! ?REE *OICES ( #a#bS4 #fD4 A WEEK1 DEA?1 & ! WORKH\SE IS AB\T AS FAIR 7IF WE >E TO KEEP UP ! METAPHOR ( ! R+7 AS ! *AMPION AGA9/ A ,LONDON ]R& BOY4 ,& AGA91 ! WRIT] SPEAKS *E]FULLY ( !SE 'FAIR' FI<TS2 CAN HE POSSIBLY ?9K ?AT A CONDITION ( 9DU/RY TO :I* !Y >E NECESS>Y 7& FREQU5T7 9CID5TS CAN BE A /ABLE ONE8 ,!SE 'FAIR FI<TS >E BUT 9CID5TS1 SKIRMI%ES1 OR BATTLES 9 ! CONT9U\S W> ON :I* ALL 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY IS F\ND$ AT PRES5T4 ,LIKE ALL O!R W>S IT MU/ ONE DAY COME TO AN 5D BY ! EXHAU/ION ( ONE OR O!R ( ! COMBATANTS3 EI!R ! WORKMAN MU/ BE SUBJUGAT$ 9TO A HOPELESS SLAVE RECEIV+ SU* H\S+1 CLO?+1 & RATIONS AS IT MAY BE CONV5I5T = HIS MA/] TO GIVE HIM 7& = ?AT MATT] IT C\LD NOT BE LESS ?AN ! 'REW>D' ( A ,LAN>K%IRE M9]71 OR ! CAPITALI/ MU/ DISAPPE> ALTOGE!R1 & HIS PRIVILEGE ( USURY BE A ?+ ( ! PA/2 & ?AT :E!R HE BE ! BOSS ( A BIG BUS9ESS1 OR A SMALL %>EHOLD] 9 A 'COOP]ATIVE' /ORE4 

,N[ ,I WILL ASK \R TRADES' UNION FRI5DS :I* ( ! TWO RESULTS ( ! /RUGGLE !Y >E FI<T+ =8 ,! HAVE NO *OICE1 IT MU/ BE ONE OR ! O!R1 OR 9DE$ IS !RE A *OICE EV5 BETWE5 ?OSE TWO RESULTS8 ,IS NOT ! F9AL SUBJUGATION ( ! WORKMAN IMPOSSIBLE8 ,EV5 N[1 EV5 :5 ! /RIK]S >E LEA/ CONSCI\S ( IT1 !IR LIMIT$ & LOCAL FI<T IS REALLY1 AS ,I HAVE SAID1 A P>T ( ! GREAT LABOR W>3 BUT :5 !Y DO BECOME CONSCI\S ( :AT ! 5D ( ?AT W> IS1 TO WIT1 ! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY 9 ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 ! 9EQUALITY BETWE5 ! TWO COMBATANTS WILL BE NO LONG] AGA9/ !M1 BUT AGA9/ !IR MA/]S1 & ! W> WILL SOON BE OV]4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 AL?\< ! 5D MU/ COME1 YET IF ! WORK]S REMA9 UNCONSCI\S ( :AT !Y >E /RIV+ =1 IT WILL PROBABLY BE LONG DELAY$ ?R\< A P]IOD F]TILE ( MIS]Y & DEGRADATION TO ! WORKMAN1 & T]ROR & DEGRADATION TO ! MA/]1 & WILL BE BR\<T AB\T AT LA/ BY ! M]E BREAK UP & RU9 ( \R CAPITALI/IC SY/EM 9VOLV+ 9CONCEIVABLE HORRORS ( />VATION1 AIMLESS VIOL5CE1 REPRESSION1 & REV5GE4 

,! *OICE ( !SE TWO ALT]NATIVES GIVES ! REASON :Y SOB]1 ?\<TFUL1 & PEACEABLE M51 EV5 :5 !Y !MSELVES >E NOT P9*$ BY ! PRES5T SY/EM1 :5 !Y HAVE ONCE LE>N$ ! ECONOMIC TRU?S ( ,SOCIALISM >E SO EAG] 9 ! ,REVOLUTIONI/ PROPAG&A3 IT IS = PEACE !Y >E WORK+1 NOT W>4 

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,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,FI<T+ = ,PEACE -- ,UPDAT$4 

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