,LABOR ,DAY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

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,IS ! DEMON/RATION ( ,LABOR ,DAY A M]E ISOLAT$ DEMON/RATION1 BE>+ NO RELATION TO ANY?+ BUT TO ! CLAIM = A LEGAL RE/RICTION ( ! H\RS ( LABOR TO ! >BITR>Y FIGURE ( EI<T8 ,SURELY IT IS NOT SO1 :ATEV] MAY BE ! WI%ES ( SOME ( ?OSE :O MAY TAKE P>T 9 IT4 ,ON !1 ONE H& IT PO9TS TO :AT HAS TAK5 PLACE )9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 ON ! O!R TO ! COM+ EV5TS ( ! NEXT FEW4 

,! GREAT EV5T 9 ! HI/ORY ( LABOR ( ! LA/ FEW YE>S HAS BE5 ! GR[+ COMPREH5SION ( ,SOCIALISM BY ! ,5GLI% WORKM51 AS %[N BY ! SPIRIT UND]LY+ ALL ! /RIKES :I* HAVE LATELY TAK5 PLACE1 & :I* HAS BE5 QUITE DIFF]5T TO ?AT ( ! /RIKES ( ! DECADE BE=E ! REVIVAL ( ,SOCIALISM 9 ?IS C\NTRY4 

,?AT SPIRIT IS BR$ FROM A CONSCI\SNESS1 OR 9/9CT P]HAPS1 ON ! P>T ( ! WORK]S ?AT !SE /RIKES >E A P>T ( A DEF9ITE W> :I* ! ESS5TIAL CIRCUM/ANCES ( !IR POSITION =CE !M TO C>RY ON AGA9/ !IR EMPLOY]S2 & ! UP%OT ( :I* MU/ BE1 EI!R ! TRANS=MATION ( ! WORK]S 9 G5]AL 9TO M]E MA*9ES )\T ANY WILL AT ALL2 OR ! DE/RUCTION ( ! POSITION ( ! EMPLOY]S2 OR LA/LY1 AS ,MR ,GIFF5 & SOME O!RS TRY TO P]SUADE !MSELVES1 ! CREATION ( A L>GE CLASS ( CAPABLE WORKM51 :O1 IF NOT REALLY WELL (F1 WILL BE BETT] (F ?AN ORD9>Y WORKM5 >E N[2 & ( A RESIDUUM B5EA? !M ( HOPELESS MIS]Y & BRUTALITY1 :OSE NUMB]S WE %ALL TRY TO R$UCE AS MU* AS WE CAN1 BUT :OM WE %ALL NOT O!RWISE HE$1 BECAUSE !Y WILL BE KEPT D[N BY ! GREAT MASS ( ! CONT5T$ & WELL-TO-DO WORKM54 

,( !SE ?REE CONCEIVABLE \TCOMES ( ! LABOR W>1 IT CANNOT BE SAID ?AT ! FIR/ IS REALLY POSSIBLE1 AL?\< IT IS :AT MAY BE CALL$ ! HI< COMM]CIAL IDEAL4 ,= SUPPOS+ ! W> BETWE5 MA/]S & M5 COME TO AN 5D 9 ! COMPLETE & HOPELESS SUBJECTION ( ! M51 !RE W\LD /ILL REMA9 ! W> BETWE5 MA/]S & MA/]S1 :I*1 UNRE/RA9$ BY ANY POSSIBLE /RUGGLE ( ! WORK]S TO FREE !MSELVES1 W\LD AT LA/ REA* SU* A PIT* ?AT IT W\LD BR+ ! :OLE SY/EM TO ! GR\ND1 & RESULT 9 M]E DISORGANIZATION & CONFUSION4 

,( ! ?IRD ! \TCOME ( ! REASONABLE & 5LI<T5$ EMPLOY] -- ! CONT5T$ HONE/ WORKMAN & ! RESIDUUM OR HELOTS ( BO?1 :O DON'T LIKE IT1 BUT CAN'T HELP !MSELVES -- IT MU/ BE SAID ?AT IT IS ! IDEAL ( ! RI* MAN1 :O ADMITS ?AT ! WORLD IS AN UGLY CREATION1 BUT KN[S ?AT HE PR(ITS BY ITS UGL9ESS & MIS]Y1 & IS !RE=E CONT5T4 ,HAPPILY1 IT IS A BASELESS DREAM2 = SO F> FROM !RE BE+ ANY LIKELIHOOD ( ANY SU* %>P DI/9CTION TAK+ PLACE BETWE5 ONE CLASS ( WORK]S & ANO!R1 ! :OLE SET ( ! /REAM ( MOD]N PRODUCTION T5DS T[>DS BREAK+ D[N SU* DI/9CTIONS4 ,! CONT5T$ & CAPABLE WORKM5 W\LD BE V]Y FEW1 9/EAD ( BE+ ! GREAT MASS ( WORK]S1 & W\LD CONSI/ ( =EM51 SUB-MANAG]S1 & ! LIKE2 ! DISCONT5T$ W\LD BE V]Y MANY1 & !RE=E !IR DISCONT5T W\LD BE APT TO TAKE A PRACTICAL =M4 ,HAVE ! !ORI/S :O SUPPORT ?IS POSSIBILITY =GOTT5 ! AGRICULTURAL LABOR]S8 ,IF SO1 !Y MAY ONE DAY BE REM9D$ ( !M 9 AN UNCOM=TABLE MANN]4 ,!IR REMA9S ! REVOLUTION>Y \TCOME2 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ! HOPE ?AT ! WORK]S WILL SET !MSELVES FREE & BECOME !IR [N EMPLOY]S2 ?AT !Y WILL WORK1 NOT AS CAPTIVES = A CONQU]+ 5EMY1 BUT AS NEI<BORS = NEI<BORS1 EX*ANG+ LABOR AGA9/ LABOR1 )\T LOSS ON EI!R SIDE1 = EA* O!R'S CONV5I5CE & HAPP9ESS4 

,AT ?IS \TCOME ( ! LABOR W> IS ! ONLY ONE :I* (F]S ANY BETT]M5T TO ! WORLD1 SO MO/ HAPPILY IT IS ! ONLY ONE :I* !RE IS ANY *ANCE ( REALIZ+4 ,AS ! W> GOES ON1 & !RE) ! VALUE ( ! PRIVILEGE ( CAPITAL TO COMPEL LABOR )\T PAYM5T DECREASES1 R5T1 PR(IT1 & 9T]E/ WILL S9K L[] & L[]1 UNTIL !Y WILL SC>CELY BE WOR? DEF5D+3 ! FUNCTION ( ! EMPLOY]S WILL BE GONE1 & NECESSITY WILL COMPEL ! WORK]S TO PU% !M \T ( !IR POSITION ( DIGNITY 9 ORD] ?AT LABOR MAY BE REORGANIZ$1 SO ! WORLD MAY NOT />VE4 

,?IS1 !N1 IS ! MEAN+ ( ! UNITY ( LABOR :I* ! ,MAY ,LABOR ,DAY PROCLAIMS -- ?AT ! WORK]S MU/ NO LONG] BE A CLASS1 BUT ALL SOCIETY1 OR ELSE !RE WILL SOON BE NO SOCIETY2 & ?IS NEW SOCIETY !Y WILL C]TA9LY REALIZE BE=E LONG4 

,& H[ IS IT TO BE BR\<T AB\T8 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE BY ! WORK]S KN[+ ?AT !Y >E SLAVES & LONG+ TO BE FREE4 ,9 ! NEXT PLACE1 BY !IR LE>N+ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE = !M TO BE FREE4 ,& LA/LY1 BY ! 5=C+ ( !IR WILL1 SO ?AT !Y MAY BECOME FREE4 

,N[1 AS TO ?IS LA/ MATT]1 ,LABOR ,DAY PO9TS \T TO US AT LEA/ ONE 9/RUM5T = ! W9N+ ( FRE$OM -- TO WIT1 AN UNIV]SAL /RIKE4 ,! RI* LIVE ON ! LABOR ( ! WORK]S 9 NO WAY METAPHORICALLY1 BUT REALLY4 ,TEA* ! RI* ?IS LESSON PRACTICALLY1 & !IR P[]1 BACK$ UP BY !IR >M$ SLAVES1 IS GONE4 ,! WORK]S HAVE %[N ?AT !Y HAVE /RIK+-P[] CAPABLE ( VICTORY ON M9OR OCCASIONS3 LET !M COMB9E & ORGANIZE !IR /RIK+ P[] -- CAPITALIZE !IR RES\RCES1 TO BORR[ A WORD FROM ! 5EMY -- & H[ CAN !Y BE RESI/$8 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT ?IS IDEA ( AN UNIV]SAL /RIKE WAS CURR5T AMONG ! ,*>TI/S & WAS GIV5 UP BY !M AS UNFEASIBLE3 BUT 9 ?OSE DAYS1 NE> AS !Y >E TO \R [N1 LABOR WAS SO MU* LESS ELABORATELY ORGANIZ$1 & ! DIFF]5T TRADES SO MU* LESS DEP5D5T ON ONE ANO!R1 ?AT !Y ASSUM$ ?AT A /RIKE ( A MON? 7! ,SACR$ ,MON?1 AS !Y CALL$ IT7 W\LD BE NECESS>Y2 :]EAS TODAY IF ! COALM9]S /RUCK ) ! FULL ASS5T ( ! MASS ( ! WORK]S1 W\LD NOT ?REE DAYS BE MORE ?AN 5\<8 ,! RUL+ CLASSES W\LD HAVE EI!R TO GIVE UP OR TO ATTACK ! WORK]S ) ! >M$ H&4 

,W\LD !Y DO ?AT8 OR RA!R1 C\LD !Y8 ,EFFECTUALLY1 !Y C\LD NOT2 ANO!R ,PET]LOO MASSACRE W\LD BE ! D[NFALL ( \R PRES5T SOCIETY1 F> MORE P]IL\SLY BALANC$ AS IT IS N[ ?AN IT WAS 9 #a#h#b4 ,SOME 9EFFECTUAL SPUTT] !RE MI<T BE2 BUT IF WE MAKE SU* A POSSIBILITY A LION 9 \R PA? T[>D FRE$OM1 WE HAVE DEG5]AT$ FROM \R =EFA!RS' VALIANCY4 

,9 %ORT1 ! LESSON ( ,LABOR ,DAY IS1 FIR/ ( ALL1 CONSCI\SNESS ( ! UNITY ( 9T]E/S ( LABOR2 SECONDLY1 ! NECESSITY ( ! WORK]S LE>N+ :AT IT IS ?AT !Y CAN CLAIM2 & ?IRDLY1 UNITY ONCE MORE 9 SETT+ AB\T ! W9N+ ( ! FRE$OM ( LABOR4 

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