,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY & ,AN>*ISM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TAGS 3 SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC1 SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1 SOCIAL1 GOV]NM5T1 DEMOCRATIC1 9DIVIDUAL1 LAW1 SOCIETY1 /ATE1 CO]CION4 

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,PHOTO BY DUNCAN C1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,! MO/ COMPLICAT$ PIECES ( ME*ANISM >E (T5 NOT ! LATE/ BUT ! E>LIE/ RESULTS ( ! 9V5TOR'S SKILL 9 A P>TICUL> DIRECTION4 ,IMPROVEM5TS 9 MA*9]Y V]Y FREQU5TLY TAKE ! =M ( A R$UCTION 9 ! NUMB] ( :EELS & PR9CIPLES ( MOTION1 NECESS>Y TO OBTA9 ! DESIR$ RESULT1 & A MA*9E IS CONSID]$ TO BE MORE NE>LY P]FECT 9 PROPORTION AS ITS ACTION BECOMES MORE DIRECT4 ,IT IS SAFE TO CONCLUDE1 TOO1 ?AT ?IS LAW ( HUMAN PROGRESSION FROM ! COMPLICAT$ TO ! DIRECT1 IS BY NO MEANS CONF9$ TO ME*ANICS4 ,9 PHILOSOPHY & 9 SOCIOLOGY SIMIL> PH5OM5A MAY BE OBS]V$4 ,?US ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC S*EME = REORGANIZ+ SOCIETY--BAS$ AS IT IS UPON AN 9SUFFICI5T KN[L$GE ( ! PR9CIPLES :I* GOV]N ! RELATIONS ( MANK9D--IS FULL ( EXP$I5TS TO RECONCILE ! 9DIVIDUAL1 ! MUNICIPALITY & ! /ATE1 ALL ( :I* >E UNNECESS>Y & IF TRI$ W\LD PROVE TO BE UNWORKABLE1 UNLESS CO]CION WAS 9TRODUC$4 

,& ! PUBLIC WILL OBJECT QUITE AS MU* TO ! CO]CION ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC ,MUNICIPALITY & ,NATIONAL ,GOV]NM5T AS IT DOES TO GOV]NM5T 9 ITS EXI/+ =MS4 ,IT IS USELESS = ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRAT TO SAY ?AT SU* CO]CION W\LD BE = ! GOOD ( ! 9DIVIDUAL CO]C$3 ! SAME ?+ IS SAID TODAY 9 DEF5SE ( ! EXI/+ LAWS4 ,A GOV]NM5T )\T (FICIALS1 POLICE & SOLDI]Y TO PREV5T ! PEOPLE EX]CIS+ !IR LIB]TY2 A GOV]NM5T ?AT ISSUES NO DECREES & PASSES NO LAWS2 A GOV]NM5T ?AT HAS NO PRISONS = ! RECALCITRANT1 NO PUNI%M5T = ?OSE :O REFUSE TO OBEY ITS DECISIONS--DO \R ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC FRI5DS DREAM ( SU* A GOV]NM5T AS ?IS8 ,SURELY NOT1 = 9 ?AT CASE IT W\LD SIMPLY BE A COMMITTEE ( TALK]S TO :I* PEOPLE W\LD PAY JU/ AS MU* ATT5TION1 IS IT DES]V$1 & W\LD EX]CISE NO MORE 9FLU5CE UPON ! SOCIETY ( TO-MORR[ ?AN ,QUE5 ,VICTORIA DOES UPON ! SOCIETY ( TO-DAY4 ,WE ,AN>*I/S HAVE NO OBJECTION TO A GOV]NM5T ( ?IS K9D1 BUT WE W\LD PO9T \T TO ! G5TLEM5 :O PROPOSE TO CON/ITUTE SU* A GOV]NM5T--IF ANY !RE BE--?AT !Y WILL BE WA/+ !IR VALUABLE TIME3 :IL/ !Y >E TALK+ ! PEOPLE WILL BE ACT+4 ,IF1 H[EV]1 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS PROPOSE ?AT ?IS GOV]NM5T ( !IRS %\LD HAVE P[]S SIMIL> TO ?OSE EX]CIS$ BY ! EXI/+ GOV]NM5TS !N WE CAN DETECT NO DIFF]5CE 9 K9D BUT ONLY A DIFF]5CE ( DEGREE BETWE5 ! DESPOTISM ( ! PRES5T TIME & ?AT :I* WE >E ASK$ TO E/ABLI%4 ,& WE ASK !M BY :AT RI<T !Y PROPOSE TO CO]CE A S+LE 9DIVIDUAL :O OBJECTS TO !IR PROPOSALS8 

 ,WE DO NOT BELIEVE1 H[EV]1 ?AT ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC WORK]S ( ,GREAT ,BRITA9 HAVE AS A BODY GIV5 MU* ATT5TION TO ?IS MATT]4 ,!Y HAVE NOT1 WE ?9K1 CONSID]$ ! POSSIBILITIES ( ! FUTURE UP TO ?IS PO9T-& !RE=E !Y REMA9 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS4 ,WE ,AN>*I/S ON ! O!R H& =ESEE ?IS CONT+5CY ( ! TO-MORR[ ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 & WE PLA9LY DECL>E ?AT WE >E AGA9/ CO]CION ( ANY K9D :ATSOEV]1 & 5TIRELY 9 FAVOR ( VOLUNT>Y AGREEM5T4 ,9 OPPOSITION TO ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC S*EME-:I* IS BAS$ UPON ! OLD PLAN ( TRANSF]R+ AU?ORITY FROM ! ,GOV]NM5T1 OR ! ,K+1 TO ! ,P>LIAM5T1 FROM ! ,P>LIAM5T TO ! ,C\NTY OR ,MUNICIPALITY & SO ON--WE PLACE BE=E ! WORK]S A ?OR\<LY DEMOCRATIC IDEAL-,FRE$OM TO EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL LIMIT$ ONLY BY EQUAL FRE$OM TO O!RS4 ,! COMPLICAT$ &1 AS IT WILL BE =M$1 EXP5SIVE MA*9]Y ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,/ATE IS 5TIRELY UNNECESS>Y IF WE >E TO HAVE1 TO QUOTE FROM ! PROGRAM ( ! ,S4 ,D4 ,F4 0A FREE CONDITION ( SOCIETY 4 4 4 ) ,EQUAL ,SOCIAL ,RI<TS = ALL & ! ,COMPLETE ,EMANCIPATION ( ,LABOR40 ,AN>*I/S HAVE FAI? 9 !IR FELL[-WORK]S & 9 !IR ABILITY TO ORGANIZE FREELY 9 ACCORDANCE ) !IR NE$S4 ,AS \R ,SPANI% COMRADES HAVE PUT IT 9 !IR DECL>ATION ( PR9CIPLES REC5TLY ADOPT$ AT ! ,CONGRESS ( ,VAL5CIA3 0,! PR9CIPLE ( AU?ORITY OR ( ! DIRECTION ( SOCIETY IS BAS$ UPON ! ASSUMPTION ?AT ?OSE ASSOCIAT$ >E 9CAPABLE ( RUL+ !MSELVES1 & ?IS PR9CIPLE ALWAYS DEG5]ATES 9TO TYRANNY40 ,SURELY \R ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC COMRADES DO NOT ?9K ?AT !Y & !IR FELL[S >E 9CAPABLE ( MANAG+ !IR [N BUS9ESS4 ,WE DON'T BELIEVE IT4 ,BUT AS !Y HAVE ALWAYS BE5 GOV]N$1 !Y IMAG9E SOCIETY CANNOT BE HELD TOGE!R EXCEPT BY AU?ORITY4 

 ,LET US RETURN TO ME*ANICS4 ,AFT] ! LOCOMOTIVE WAS 9V5T$ & :5 ! IDEA ( A RAILWAY  SY/EM WAS FIR/ CONCEIV$ E>LY 9 ! PRES5T C5TURY1 PROGRESS WAS DELAY$ = SEV]AL YE>S ?R\< A V]Y CURI\S ]ROR4 ,! 9V5TORS W]E ( OP9ION ?AT ! ADHESION ( ! SMOO? :EELS ( ! 5G9E & ! C>RIAGES UPON ! EQUALLY SMOO? IRON RAIL MU/ NECESS>ILY BE SO SLI<T ?AT IF IT %\LD BE ATTEMPT$ TO DRAG ANY CONSID]ABLE WEI<T ! :EELS MI<T 9DE$ BE DRIV5 R\ND1 BUT ! TRA9 W\LD FAIL TO ADVANCE BECAUSE ( ! CONT9U$ SLIPP+ ( ! :EELS2 OR ?AT AT BE/ A CONSID]ABLE P>T ( ! IMPELL+ P[] W\LD BE LO/ ?R\< !IR P>TIAL SLIPP+4 ,AS A REM$Y = ?IS SUPPOS$ EVIL1 ,TREVI?ICK PROVID$ = ! RIMS1 OR TIRES ( HIS :EELS PROJECTIONS SIMIL> TO ! HEADS ( NAILS1 OR O!RWISE MADE !IR SURFACES UNEV5 BY CUTT+ 9 !M TRANSV]SE GROOVES4 ,HE FUR!R PROPOS$ ?AT :]EV]1 AS 9 ASC5D+ ELEVATIONS1 9 GREAT] AM\NT ( ! EVIL WAS TO BE APPREH5D$1 ADDITIONAL CLAWS OR NAILS %\LD BE PROJECT$ FROM ! RIMS ( ! :EELS 9 ORD] MORE EFFECTUALLY TO TAKE HOLD ( ! ROAD4 ,SEV]AL O!R 9V5TORS W5T 9 = RACK & TOO!D :EELS & ONE +5I\S G5TLEMAN SET HIMSELF TO WORK TO DEVISE AN 5G9E ) LEGS SIMIL> TO ?OSE ( A HORSE4 ,HE WAS GETT+ ON F9ELY ) HIS 9V5TION :5 ! DISCOV]Y WAS MADE ?AT ALL !SE CONTRIVANCES W]E NE$LESS1 & ?AT NATURE 9 ?IS CASE REQUIR$ NO IMITATION HAV+ H]SELF PROVID$ BY AN IMMUTABLE LAW ?AT ! ADHESION ( ! :EELS ) ! SURFACE ( ! RAILS UPON :I* !Y >E MOV$ IS AMPLY SUFFICI5T TO SECURE ! ADVANCE NOT ONLY ( A HEAVY 5G9E BUT ( AN 5ORM\S LOAD DRAGG$ AFT] IT4 ,?IS LAW WAS DISCOV]$ BY ,MR4 ,BLACKETT ( ,WYLAW ,COLLI]Y1 9 #a#h#a#c4 

 ,9 SOCIOLOGY1 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS HAVE MADE A MI/AKE SIMIL> TO ?AT MADE 9 ME*ANICS BY ! E>LY 9V5TORS ( RAILWAYS4 ,!Y HAVE OV]LOOK$ A NATURAL LAW :I* IS F> MORE EFFICACI\S ?AN AIL !IR >TIFICIAL EXP$I5TS-! LAW ( ! COMMON 9T]E/4 ,?AT LAW WILL COMPEL EV]Y MEMB] ( SOCIETY1 :5 ! WORK]S CONTROL !IR [N DE/9IES1 TO CONSID] HIS NEI<BORS & HIS ACTION T[>DS !M1 BECAUSE EA* ONE ( US IS BY NATURE A SOCIAL ANIMAL2 WE NE$ \R FELL[S & CANNOT EXI/ ALONE2 NATURE OBLIGES US TO COME TO T]MS ) ONE ANO!R4 ,NO =CE1 NO AU?ORITY IS NECESS>Y4 ,IT IS TO ! 9DIVIDUAL 9T]E/ ( EA* ONE ( US TO DEAL ) ONE ANO!R AS WE W\LD BE DEALT )1 & :5 ! 9CUBUS ( ! ,/ATE IS REMOV$ & PRIVATE PROP]TY IS ABOLI%$1 WE %ALL DO SO4 ,AS FREE CITIZ5S WE %ALL COMB9E AS BE/ WILL S]VE \R PURPOSE 9 GR\PS1 9 COMB9ATIONS ( GR\PS OR COMMUNES1 9 F$]ATIONS ( COMMUNES OR GR\PS1 9 SOCIETIES1 ETC4 ,\R IDEA IS NOT TO TAKE ! CLUMSY1 COMPLICAT$ MA*9E ( SOCIETY AS IT /&S & ATTEMPT TO REORGANIZE IT FROM HI< TO L[1 FROM ! /ATE TO ! 9DIVIDUAL2 BUT TO DISC>D ALTOGE!R ! ILL-CONTRIV$ ME*ANISM :I* AFT] SO MU* EXP5DITURE ( TIME & 5]GY HAS FAIL$ TO PROMOTE TRUE ASSOCIATION1 & LEAVE HUMAN NATURE FREE TO CONT9UE ?AT PROCESS ( ,ORGANIZATION FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX1 FROM 9DIVIDUAL TO F$]ATION1 :I* IS ONLY H9D]$ BY GOV]NM5TS & CODES ( LAW4 ,WE %ALL HAVE CONF]5CES SU* AS >E HELD N[ 9 V>I\S SPH]ES ( ACTIVITY--SCI5TIFIC1 RELIGI\S1 & 9DU/RIAL & ! OP9IONS ( ?OSE CONF]5CES WILL HAVE WEI<T ) US 9 PROPORTION AS ! 9DIVIDUALS !RE ASSEMBL$ APPE> TO US TO HAVE KN[L$GE ( !IR SUBJECTS4 ,WE %ALL ACT ON ?OSE OP9IONS :5 WE ?9K IT ADVISABLE1 & IF WE DO NOT AGREE ) !M WE %ALL DISREG>D !M4 ,HAV+ P]FECT FRE$OM ( 9ITIATIVE ! MO/ ADVANC$ AMONG US WILL SET AN EXAMPLE TO ?OSE :O HAVE NOT ATTA9$ ?AT /&>D1 :I* !Y WILL ASSUR$LY FOLL[ IF IT MEETS ) !IR APPROVAL1 JU/ AS TO-DAY M5 & WOM5 FOLL[ EA* O!R'S /YLE 9 DRESS1 9 >*ITECTURE1 9 MANN]S4 ,:AT ?9K Y\ ( ! ,AN>*I/ IDEAL1 COMRADES1 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS8 

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