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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,FREE ,SPEE* 9 ! ,/REETS0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #b#i1 #ca ,JULY #a#h#h#f1 P4#a#c#g2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,! POLICE-W> AGA9/ ! OP5-AIR SPEAK+ ( ! ,SOCIALI/S IS BE+ C>RI$ ON ) MU* VIGOR ?IS YE>1 & CANNOT FAIL EV5 AT ?IS /AGE ( IT TO BE NOTIC$ BY ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,AS ?IS NUMB] ( ! ,COMMONWEAL MAY1 LIKE O!R NUMB]S1 COME 9TO ! H&S ( MANY :O >E NOT ,SOCIALI/S1 IT IS NOT UNTIMELY TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON ?IS SUBJECT2 ESPECIALLY S9CE IT IS ONE ( GREAT IMPORTANCE TO US & NOT UNIMPORTANT TO PEOPLE G5]ALLY1 EV5 9 !SE DAYS ( ,DILKE-,CRAW=D TRIALS & ! COM+ ,TORY ,GOV]NM5T4 

,= ! 9=MATION ( ?OSE :O HAVE NOT FOLL[$ ! C\RSE ( ! ATTACKS MADE ON US1 ,I %\LD PREMISE ?AT WE W]E FIR/ 9T]F]$ ) AT ,/RAT=D = SPEAK+ ON A TRIANGUL> PIECE ( GR\ND1 :]E A MEET+ ( #f P]SONS CAN BE HELD )\T 9 ANY WAY 9T]F]+ ) ! TRAFFIC1 EI!R FOOT OR VEHICUL>1 & :]E ! H\SES ON ONE SIDE AT LEA/ >E PRACTICALLY \T ( E>%OT ( ! SPEAK+1 C]TA9LY ON DAYS :5 !RE IS ANY :EEL TRAFFIC 7\R MEET+S !RE W]E HELD ON ,SATURDAYS74 ,ONE ( \R SPEAK]S WAS >RE/$ !RE LA/ YE>1 BUT ON HIS PROV+ BE=E ! MAGI/RATE ?AT !RE WAS NO REAL OB/RUCTION TO EI!R FOOT-PASS5G]S OR VEHICLES1 ! *>GE WAS DISMISS$1 & WE HELD O!R MEET+S !RE )\T BE+ M$DL$ )4 ,IT IS WOR? :ILE M5TION+ ?AT A LEAD+ ,RADICAL ( ! NEI<BORHOOD ON BE+ APPEAL$ TO = HELP 9 A DEMON/RATION :I* IT HAS BE5 PROPOS$ TO ORGANIZE APROPOS ( ?IS /ATION1 DECL9$ ON ! GR\NDS ?AT IT HAD DRAWBACKS AS A MEET+-PLACE 7EV]Y PLACE HAS EXCEPT ! P>KS7 & ?AT !RE WAS A PLACE FUR!R ON ?AT WE C\LD USE )\T 9T]F]5CE2 BUT IT TURNS \T ?AT ! PLACE 9 QUE/ION IS PRIVATE PROP]TY1 A PIECE ( GR\ND AWAIT+ BUILD+ OP]ATIONS1 & FROM IT1 !RE=E1 WE C\LD BE TURN$ (F AT ANY TIME4 

,AB\T ! SAME TIME ?AT WE W]E 9T]F]$ ) AT ,/RAT=D1 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION W]E ATTACK$ AT ,KILBURN4 

,AT ,BELL ,/REET1 ,$GEW>E ,ROAD1 \R SPEAK]S & ?OSE ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION HAD BE5 9 ! HABIT ( ADDRESS+ ! PUBLIC ON ,SUNDAYS = EI<TE5 MON?S )\T ANY 9T]F]5CE ON ! P>T ( ! POLICE2 BUT ON ,SUNDAY ,JULY #d ONE ( \R SPEAK]S WAS >RE/$1 & ! TWO FOLL[+ ,SUNDAYS TWO MORE1 TOGE!R ) ONE ( ! ,F$]ATION4 

,?IS SPOT IS C]TA9LY NOT SO DEF5SIBLE AS ! PIECE ( WA/E AT ,/RAT=D1 BE+ A /REET M]ELY2 BUT !RE IS V]Y LITTLE TRAFFIC 9 IT ON A ,SUNDAY1 & ALL ,SOCIALI/ SPEAK]S HAVE S$UL\SLY KEPT ! FOOTWAYS CLE>4 ,:ATEV] 9CONV5I5CE1 !RE=E1 !RE HAS BE5 TO ! PUBLIC 9 \R MEET+S1 MU/ HAVE BE5 TO ! OCCUPI]S ( DWELL+-H\SES 9 ! /REET2 BUT = EI<TE5 MON?S NO COMPLA9T HAS BE5 MADE4 ,?AT ! 9HABITANTS %\LD SUDD5LY WAKE UP TO ! UNBE>ABL5ESS ( \R MEET+S )\T ANY PROMPT+S FROM )\T1 LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE A MIRACLE1 :I* P]HAPS ! POLICE AU?ORITIES CAN EXPLA94 ,ON ! :OLE1 IT MU/ BE SAID ( ,BELL ,/REET ?AT IT IS SOME:AT MORE 9CONV5I5T1 ?\< BUT A LITTLE MORE1 ?AN ,DOD ,/REET1 :]E LA/ YE> PUBLIC FEEL+ COMPELL$ ! POLICE TO YIELD4 

,AT ! ,H>R[ ,ROAD \R SPEAK]S W]E 'MOV$ ON' SOME WEEKS AGO & A BETT] PLACE SUGGE/$ TO !M BY ! POLICE2 BUT !Y W]E NOT LEFT 9 PEACE !RE4 ,ON ,JULY #c A SPEAK] ( \RS WAS SUMMON$ = ADDRESS+ A MEET+ !RE & S9CE !N MEET+S HAVE BE5 9T]DICT$4 ,?IS /ATION IS MU* ! SAME SORT ( PLACE AS ! PIECE ( GR\ND AT ,/RAT=D4 

,N[ WE DO NOT CLAIM TO BE ALL[$ TO HOLD DEMON/RATIONS ON !SE OR SU*-LIKE PLACES1 BUT ONLY \R ORD9>Y WEEKLY MEET+S1 HELD = 9/RUCTION 9 \R DOCTR9ES & DISCUSSION ( !M !SE FROM ! NATURE ( !M CANNOT BE V]Y L>GE1 ! SAME K9D ( PEOPLE 7(T5 ,I %\LD HOPE ! SAME PEOPLE7 WEEK AFT] WEEK2 P]SONS :O ATTRACT$ AT FIR/ BY SEE+ SOME?+ GO+ ON1 LI/51 & F9D IT WOR? :ILE TO CONE AGA92 ON ! :OLE1 9 FACT1 S]I\S PEOPLE ) SOME POLITICAL PROCLIVITIES4 ,\R ,RADICAL FRI5D ABOVE-M5TION$1 WAS CLE>LY ?9K+ ( ! ,/RAT=D /ATION AS A PLACE = HOLD+ AN EXCIT$ POLITICAL MEET+ ON A SUBJECT SPECIALLY 9T]E/+ AT ! TIME2 9 %ORT1 AN ACTUAL DEMON/RATION2 :]EAS \R MEET+S >E $UCATIONAL 9 !IR *>ACT]4 

,IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$1 TOO1 ?AT AP>T FROM \R WI%+ TO EXT5D ! FIELD ( \R OP]ATIONS1 & TO GET AT PEOPLE ?AT MI<T BE %Y ( 5T]+ A LECTURE-ROOM1 WE CANNOT ALWAYS GET A LECTURE-ROOM = EI!R LOVE OR MONEY4 ,WE >E /RICTLY BOYCOTT$4 ,?IS WAS ! CASE 9 ,/RAT=D1 & 9 ! DI/RICT ( ,BELL ,/REET ALSO2 AT ! LATT] PLACE \R ,BRAN* BE+ TURN$ \T ( SEV]AL ROOMS AFT] A LECTURE OR TWO SIMPLY ON ! GR\NDS ( \R BE+ ,SOCIALI/S4 ,9 SU* DI/RICTS1 !RE=E1 IF WE >E NOT ALL[$ TO SPEAK 9 ! OP5-AIR WE >E GAGG$1 & ?IS AL?\<1 AT ! LATT] PLACE AT LEA/1 ! :OLE ( ! POPULATION 9 ! /REETS >E 5?USIA/ICALLY 9 \R FAVOR4 

,AS TO ! CAUSES :I* HAVE IMPELL$ ! POLICE AGA9/ US1 ,I BELIEVE ?AT !Y >E COMPLEX4 ,!RE IS ! NATURAL WI% TO KEEP ! /REETS AS CLE> AS MAY BE3 NO ONE CAN HAVE A WORD TO SAY AGA9/ ?AT1 EXCEPT ?AT !RE MAY BE CASES :]E ! GREAT] ADVANTAGE MAY OV]RIDE ! LESS4 ,ONLY ,I HAVE NOT$ ( LATE YE>S A GR[+ IMPATI5CE ON ! P>T ( ! MORE LUXURI\S PORTION ( SOCIETY ( ! AMUSEM5TS & HABITS ( ! WORK]S1 :5 !Y 9 ANY WAY 9T]F]E ) ! CALM ( !IR LUXURY2 OR TO PUT IT 9 PLA9] LANGUAGE1 A T5D5CY ON !IR P>T TO >ROGANT PETTY TYRANNY 9 !SE MATT]S4 ,!Y W\LD1 IF !Y C\LD1 CLE> ! /REETS ( EV]Y?+ ?AT MAY 9JURE !IR DELICATE SUSCEPTIBILITIES1 AL?\< ALL ?IS R\<NESS & SQUALID /IR IS BUT ! WRONG SIDE ( ! SY/EM :I* GIVES !M !IR SUP]IOR POSITION4 ,!Y >E A%AM$ ( !SE CO>S5ESSES1 ?\< !Y >E NOT A%AM$ TO BE ! P]PETUAL P5SION]S ( ?OSE :OM !Y =CE 9TO !M1 & TO LIVE ON !IR UNPAID LABOR4 ,!Y W\LD CLE> ! /REETS ( CO/]MONG]S1 ORGANS1 PROCESSIONS1 LECTUR]S ( ALL K9DS & TO MAKE !M A SORT ( DEC5T PRISON CORRIDORS1 ) PEOPLE JU/ TRUDG+ TO & FROM !IR WORK4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE BUT1 ?AT ?IS FEEL+ %\LD 9FLU5CE ! POLICE1 :O >E !IR IMM$IATE S]VANTS2 & ,I DO NOT D\BT ?AT !Y TRUCKLE TO IT1 AP>T FROM ! QUE/ION ( ,SOCIALI/ OR NON-,SOCIALI/4 

,AT ! SAME TIME NO ONE :O HAS NOTIC$ ! WAY 9 :I* /REET-CORN] MEET+S HAVE BE5 DEALT ) BY !M CAN D\BT ?AT !Y HAVE1 TO SAY ! LEA/ ( IT1 %[N A /RONG BIAS AGA9/ ,SOCIALI/S1 91 SPITE ( ALL PLAUSIBLE >GUM5TS TO ! CONTR>Y4 ,IT IS QUITE CLE> ?AT IF !Y >E ALL[$ TO 9DULGE 9 ?IS PREPOSSESSION1 & TO ACT UP TO ! LETT] ( ! LAW 9 ONE CASE :ILE !Y LET IT ALONE 9 ANO!R1 !Y CAN CLE> ! /REETS ( ,SOCIALI/S :ILE LEAV+ RELIGI\S1 TEMP]ANCE1 & O!R RESPECTABLE MEET+S TO FL\RI% AS !Y MAY2 & MOREOV] A V]Y LITTLE EX]CISE ( ! BIAS MAY DO ALL ?AT IS NECESS>Y1 AS1 EG41 TO LET ! GOSPEL PREA*] HAVE HIS FULL H\R & !N MOVE HIM ON1 :ILE ! ,SOCIALI/ IS ACCO/$ AFT] T5 M9UTES4 ,SU* ?+S AS ?IS CAN BE DONE1 & SO PLAUSIBLY PUT BE=E ! PUBLIC ?AT IT IS HUMBUGG$ 9TO BELIEV+ ! POLICE TO BE M]ELY ! *AMPIONS ( FREE CIRCULATION 9 ! /REETS1 :ILE 9 REALITY !Y >E L5D+ !MSELVES TO M]E P>TY PURPOSES4 

,:AT WE ,SOCIALI/S ASK = IS NOT TO BE 9T]F]$ ) 9 CASES :]E ! HOLD+ ( A MEET+ IS NO REAL 9CONV5I5CE TO ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,WE DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT ! EXI/+ LAW WAS 9T5D$ TO 9T]F]E ) SU* MEET+S1 OR ?AT IT %\LD BE /RA9$ 9 ?AT DIRECTION AGA9/ ANY BODIES ( M5 -- RELIGI\S1 TEMP]ANCE1 SECUL>I/1 OR O!RS2 AT ! SAME TIME WE CLAIM TO BE TREAT$ NO WORSE ?AN ANY ( !SE4 ,IF1 ON ! ONE H&1 ! POLICE >E AMBITI\S TO DRAW ! RE9S ( DISCIPL9E TI<T]1 & TO TURN ,LONDON 9TO A MODEL CITY 9 SU* MATT]S1 DO NOT LET !M ATTACK ! O!RS ?R\< US1 BECAUSE WE >E A NEW SECT & !RE=E ACC\NT$ DANG]\S4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IF ! AU?ORITIES CONSID] IT NECESS>Y TO SUPPRESS ! PREA*+ ( \R DOCTR9ES AS DANG]\S1 DO NOT LET !M SNEAK BEH9D A M]E POLICE ORD] = ! REGULATION ( TRAFFIC1 BUT ATTACK US 9 FRONT = \R SPOK5 OR WRITT5 UTT]ANCES :I* >E BE=E ! PUBLIC EV]Y:]E4 ,! PUBLIC CAN !N *OOSE :E!R !Y LIKE TO SEE PROSECUTIONS = OP9ION GO+ ON 9 ,5GL& AT ! 5D ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY4 

,= ! RE/1 WE APPEAL TO ALL REASONABLE PEOPLE NOT TO ALL[ ! /REETS TO BE DEPRIV$ ( ALL LIFE OR PLEASURE AT ! DICTATION ( WEAL?Y P$ANTS & PLEASURE-SEEK]S4 ,! WORK]S HAVE NOT TOO MANY 9TELLECTUAL PLEASURES4 ,!IR HOMES >E DULL & N>R[ AT ! BE/2 = MANY ! /REETS >E !IR ONLY DRAW+-ROOM4 ,IT MAY BE QUE/IONABLE :E!R SETT+ !IR BRA9S TO ?9K+ OV] 'DANG]\S' DOCTR9ES IS REALLY SO DANG]\S AS DRIV+ !M BACK 9TO BRUTALITY BY CON/ANT REPRESSION4 ,IT IS P]HAPS WOR? :ILE TO SACRIFICE SOME ( ! DECORUM ( ! /REETS = ! SAKE ( SOME EXTRA $UCATION 9 !SE DAYS ( POLITICAL F]M5T4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IF !RE >E ANY :O ?9K IT POSSIBLE TO QU5* ! EXPRESSION ( GREAT PR9CIPLES ?AT >E AT WORK ?R\<\T ALL CIVILIZATION BY PETTY POLICE P]SECUTION1 !Y WILL F9D !MSELVES MI/AK54 ,9 %ORT1 ! PUBLIC HAVE TO MAKE UP !IR M9D :E!R ! POLICE %ALL BE !IR S]VANTS OR !IR MA/]S4 ,9 ORD] ?AT !Y MAY ESCAPE ! DANG] ( ! LATT] EV5T !Y MU/ BE/IR !MSELVES & LOOK AT :AT IS BE+ DONE )\T PREJUDICE AGA9/ ! ,SOCIALI/S BECAUSE ( !IR DOCTR9ES4 

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