,REPORTS ( ,SPEE* ON ! ,OP5+ ( ! ,D>DANELLES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

7#a7 ,! ,LONDON ,DAILY ,NEWS 

,A MEET+ CONV5$ BY ! ,COMMITTEE TO ,PROMOTE ! ,FREE ,NAVIGATION ( ! 
,/RAITS ( ! ,D>DANELLES & ,BOSPHORUS1 & ADMITT$ BY TICKET1 WAS HELD 
AT ,WILLIS'S ,ROOMS YE/]DAY AFT]NOON1 9 FAVOR ( ! OBJECTS ( ! 
COMMITTEE1 & TO PROTE/ AGA9/ ANY ATTEMPT TO MA9TA9 ! PRES5T 
CONDITIONS AFFECT+ ?OSE /RAITS BY ! EMPLOYM5T ( MILIT>Y =CE4 
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,MR4 ,M,O,R,R,I,S1 AU?OR ( 0,! ,E>?LY ,P>ADISE10 D5I$ ! 
TRU? ( ! /ATEM5T ?AT !RE WAS NO W> P>TY 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,!RE WAS 
A W> P>TY 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 &1 :AT WAS MORE1 A P>TY = W> AT ANY 
PRICE4  7,*E]S47 ,!RE W]E SOME GOOD ,LIB]ALS & ,RADICALS :O LIV$ 9 
'#d#h :O ?\<T ?AT ,RUSSIA WAS ! SAME N[ AS !N4 ,!RE W]E PEOPLE :O 
BELIEV$ 9 ! REG5]ATION ( ! ,OTTOMAN ,TURK4#b ,!N !RE W]E P]SONS :OSE PRIVATE 9T]E/ IT 
WAS-NOT ,5GLI% 9T]E/S-?AT WE %\LD SU/A9 ! ,OTTOMAN ,EMPIRE AT ANY 
PRICE4  ,!SE W]E ! M5 L$ BY ! ,DAILY ,TELEGRAPH4 7,HISSES1 & 
A CALL = ?REE *E]S1 :I* W]E  NOT GIV547 ,HE W\LD NOT SAY MU* ( 
! ,DAILY ,TELEGRAPH1 BECAUSE IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT PAP] HAS ALLI$ 
ITSELF ) ! IGNORANT ( ALL CLASSES ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY 7,*E]S47 7,A 
,VOICE3 0,! ,DAILY ,TELEGRAPH DID NOT REVIEW ',! ,E>?LY ,P>ADISE' 
FAVORABLY407 7,%AME1 %AME47 ,!RE W]E PEOPLE :OSE >GUM5TS HAD SO 
LITTLE S5SE & REASON 9 !M ?AT !Y W]E SC>CELY WOR? ?9K+ 
AB\T4 ,SU* /UFF MI<T1 H[EV]1 BE DANG]\S1 BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID !RE 
WAS A SPIRIT 9 ! C\NTRY :I* MI<T BE :IPP$ 9TO FRO? BY ! G5IUSES 
( ! ,DAILY ,TELEGRAPH AMONG ! IGNORANT ( ALL CLASSES 7,A ,VOICE3 
,! ,DUKE ( ,SU!RL&47 ,! ,DUKE ( ,SU!RL&1 = EXAMPLE4  ,ANO!R CLASS 
WAS ?AT ( ! 9TELLECTUAL REACTIONI/S :O HAD SUDD5LY DISCOV]$ ! 
9TELLECTUAL VIRTUES ( ! ,TURK1 & ! IRREM$IABLE VICES ( ! 
,RUSSIANS4 ,!SE HAD A VIOL5T HATR$ AGA9/ EV]Y?+ G5]\S SO LONG AS 
IT WAS POPUL>4 ,SOME MI<T REMEMB] ! HATR$ !Y %[$ AGA9/ ! 
EBULLITION ( FEEL+ BY ! :OLE C\NTRY ON ! NEWS ( ! MASSACRE AT 
,BATAK4#c ,?OSE W]E ! G5TLEM5 :O 
FIR$ ! GREAT S+LE-M9D$ /ATESMAN1 ,MR4 ,GLAD/ONE1 TO PASSION4 7,L\D 
*E]S1 & A CALL = ?REE *E]S = ,LORD ,BEACONSFIELD-HISSES47 ,& HE 
DID NOT WOND] :5 !Y SAW H[ ,MR4  ,GLAD/ONE HAD ?R[N OV] PREJUDICE 
AFT] PREJUDICE 9 FAVOR ( ! CAUSE ( TRU? & JU/ICE4 7,GREAT 
*E]+47 ,9 ! ,PALL ,MALL ,GAZETTE !Y F\ND REPRES5T$ A CLASS 
( PEOPLE :O C\LD NOT DO MU* GOOD OR MU* H>M1 BUT HE MU/ SAY !IR 
MALICE A/ONI%$ HIM1 & HE W\LD ?AT SOME ( !M C\LD LIVE TWO OR 
?REE HUNDR$ YE>S TO SEE :AT !Y W\LD SEE !N4 ,HE MU/ N[ GO HI<] 
& SPEAK ( ! C\RT4 ,! ,C\RT WAS US+ ALL ! 9FLU5CE IT POSSESS$4 
7,9T]RUPTION & A CALL = ?REE *E]S = ! ,QUE54 ,VOICES-0,NO ,C\RT40 
0,! ,QUE5 IS ABOVE ALL P>TIES40 0,WE >E LOYAL SUBJECTS40 0,?REE *E]S = 
! ,QUE540 0,WE WILL NOT *E] ! ,QUE5407  

,! ,*,A,I,R,M,A,N-,I ?9K IT IS BETT] WE %\LD KEEP CLE> 
( ?AT SUBJECT1 ,?IS IS A ,CON/ITUTIONAL C\NTRY1 & WE DEAL ) 
M9I/]S4 ,! ,C\RT IS A SORT ( 5T\RAGE TO ! ,M9I/]S4 

,MR4 ,M,O,R,R,I,S SAID HE W\LD PROC$E TO SPEAK ( M9I/]S4 
,!RE HAD BE5 PUT OV] \R HEADS A MAN :O ( ALL M5 WAS UN=TUNATELY 
LEA/ FITT$ TO BE 9 ?AT POSITION1 & 9 ?AT POSITION HE WAS ! HE>T 
& S\L ( ! W> P>TY4 ,?IS MAN1 )\T G5IUS1 BUT ) A GALVANIC 
IMITATION ( IT1 WAS A MAN ( AMBITI\S %IFT9ESS1 & ! C\NTRY \<T TO 
(F] ! MO/ E>NE/ RESI/ANCE TO S*EMES ?AT W]E A DISGRACE TO ! 
NAMES ( PEACE1 GOODWILL1 & JU/ICE4 7,*E]S47  

7#b7 ,! ,LE$S ,M]CURY 

,MR4 ,WM4 ,MORRIS1 :O WAS DESCRIB$ AS ! AU?OR ( 0,! ,E>?LY ,P>ADISE10 
WI%$ ! /ATEM5T ( ! ,PALL ,MALL ,GAZETTE1 ?AT !RE WAS NO W> 
P>TY1 WAS TRUE4 ,BUT IT WAS NOT TRUE4 ,! WRIT] ( ! REM>K KNEW IT WAS 
NOT TRUE & 9DE$ !RE WAS A W>-AT-ANY-PRICE P>TY4 7,HE>1 HE>47 ,:O 
W]E !Y8 ,!Y W]E ,LIB]ALS1 LIV+ 9 ! SPIRIT ( #a#h#d#h1 :O BELIEV$ 9 
! REG5]ATION ( ! ,OTTOMAN ,TURK1 & :O WI%$ TO 5GAGE ?IS C\NTRY 
ON BEHALF ( EV]Y?+ REACTION>Y & ( ! SUCCESS ( ABSOLUTISM OV] 
PEOPLES :O HAD ! RI<T TO REBEL4 ,!N !RE W]E ! 9TELLECTUAL 
REACTIONI/S1 :O W]E ACTUAT$ BY A HATR$ ( ANY?+ HI< M9D$ SO 
LONG AS IT WAS POPUL>4 ,MR4 ,MORRIS SPOKE ( ,MR4 ,GLAD/ONE AS ! NOBLE MAN 
:O HAD ?R[N OV] PREJUDICE4 AFT] PREJUDICE AT ! BIDD+ ( JU/ICE 
& TRU?1 & ?IS L$ TO ?REE *E]S = ,MR4 ,GLAD/ONE4 ,! ?IRD SECTION 
( ! W>-AT-ANY-PRICE P>TY 7! SPEAK] CONT9U$7 WAS ! ,TORY P>TY 
AS A P>TY4 ,?IS W> P>TY KNEW ?AT IF W> RESULT$ HOME RE=MS W\LD BE 
PO/PON$1 & REACTION W\LD FL\RI%4 ,TO CALLS FROM ! MEET+ TO ALLUDE 
TO ,MR4 ,ROEBUCK & ,MR4 ,C[51 ,MR4 ,MORRIS REPLI$ ?AT HE W\LD GO HI<] 
?AN ?AT1 & SAY ?AT ! ,C\RT WAS ?R[+ ALL ! 9FLU5CE IT POSSESS$ 
7CRIES W]E RAIS$4 0,MR4 ,*AIRMAN1 DO Y\ ALL[ ?AT20 0,NO ,QUE510 & ?REE 
*E]S W]E GIV5 = ,H] ,MAJE/Y4#d7 

,! ,*AIRMAN SAID ! ,SOV]EIGN'S NAME %\LD NOT BE 9TRODUC$4 

,MR4 ,MORRIS CONCLUD$ BY SAY+ ?AT ! S\L ( ! W> P>TY WAS ,LORD 
,BEACONSFIELD - A MAN )\T G5IUS1 BUT ) A GALVANIC IMITATION ( IT4 
7,UPRO>47 ,TO ?AT MAN1 !Y MU/ OPPOSE ! UTMO/ RESI/ANCE4 

,NOTES  

#a,MORRIS WROTE TO HIS WIFE A FEW DAYS LAT] 0Y\ 
WILL HAVE GOT ! NEWSPAP]S BY ?IS TIME ) A SORT ( REPORT ( \R 
PROCE$+S 9CLUD+ ! SPEE* ( ME1 @& ITS - MAY ,I CALL IT AMICABLE 
9DISCRETION3 ( C\RSE ,I SAID MU* MORE1 @& MORE CONNECT$ WORDS ?AN ?AT3 
! LITTLE MEET+ WAS V]Y NOISY1 BUT ,I CALL IT A SUCCESS CONSID]+ ! 
SLI<T C>E ) :I* IT WAS GOT UP3 AT LEA/ IT QUITE REFUS$ TO *E] ! ,EMPRESS ,BR[N3 Y\ SEE ,I HAD TO SPEAK AT ! 5D BY :3 TIME ! PEACE-P>TY DESIR$ TO FI<T = PEACE @& ! W> P>TY WAS BLUE ) RAGE40 
7,COLLECT$ ,LETT]S ( ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 ,VOL #a1 ,NO4 #d#h7 

#b ,M>X & ,5GELS 7!N UNKN[N TO ,MORRIS7 BELONG$ TO BO? ( !SE GR\PS1 BE+ BO? ANTI-,RUSSIAN & 9 FAVOR ( ! 0,TURKI% PEASANT0 AS 0ONE ( ! ABLE/ & MO/ MORAL REPRES5TATIVES ( ! PEASANTRY 9 ,EUROPE40 7,SEE 9 P>TICUL> ,M>X & ,5GELS ,COLLECT$ ,WORKS VOL #d#e4 LETT]S #bf & #b#h74 

#c ,DUR+ ! DEFEAT$ ,BULG>IAN UPRIS+ AGA9/ ! ,OTTOMANS ! PREVI\S YE>1 REBELS :O SURR5D]$ TO ! ,OTTOMAN >MY AT ,BATAK W]E EXECUT$4 ,GLAD/ONE HAD WRITT5 A PAMPHLET ON ?IS 9 #a#h#g#g4 

#d ,MORRIS LAT] REPEAT$ ?AT ?IS WAS NOT TRUE3 
0PLEASE TO REMEMB] ?AT ! MEET+ DID NOT *E] ! ,QUE5 AFT] 
ALL0 7,COLLECT$ ,LETT]S ( ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 ,VOL #a1 ,NO4 #d#h#a7 

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,REPORTS ( ,SPEE* ON ! ,OP5+ ( ! ,D>DANELLES 

,DELIV]IES 

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,LE$S ,M]CURY1 #ag ,JANU>Y #a#h#g#h1 P4#h4  

,! MEET+ WAS WIDELY REPORT$ BUT ,MORRIS'S CONTRIBUTION WAS NOT1 (T5 EI!R BE+ IGNOR$ OR LIMIT$ TO HIS COMM5T ON ! ,QUE54 ,9 SOME REPORTS HE IS CALL$ ',MAURICE'4 

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