,SOCIALISM ,MILITANT 9 ,SCOTL& .<,MAY #e?.> 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,SOCIALISM ,MILITANT 9 ,SCOTL&0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #d1 ,NO4 #a#a#g1 #g ,APRIL #a#h#h#h1 P4#a#f-#g2 
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,S9CE A YE> MAY MAKE A GOOD DEAL ( DIFF]5CE 9 ! POSITION ( A P>TY1 EV5 :5 IT IS BE+ C>RI$ ON BY QUIET PROPAG&A1 ,I GIVE A BRIEF ACC\NT ( MY LECTUR+ T\R 9 ,SCOTL& & MY IMPRESSIONS ( ! POSITION ( ,SOCIALISM !RE4 ,ON ! #b#a/ ,M>* ,I LECTUR$ AT ,KILM>NOCK1 A NOT V]Y IMPORTANT T[N ON ! $GE ( ! M9+ DI/RICT4 ,! *IEF 9DU/RY 9 ! T[N ITSELF IS ?AT ( ! RAILWAY WORKS -- A TOL]ABLY GOOD 9DICATION1 BY ! WAY1 ( LABOR BE+ *EAP 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD2 ACCORD+LY ,I WAS 9=M$ ?AT ! IRON-M9]S 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD >E E>N+ AB\T N9E %ILL+S A-WEEK WORK+ F\R DAYS A-WEEK1 & ?AT ! COAL-M9]S 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD >E NOT MU* BETT] (F4 ,I SPOKE 9 ! *UR* ( ,MR ,=RE/1 MY 9VIT]4 ,! AUDI5CE WAS FAIR AS TO NUMB]S2 !Y W]E NOT DEMON/RATIVE1 & IT WAS F\ND IMPOSSIBLE TO GET !M TO ASK ANY QUE/IONS2 !Y W]E1 H[EV]1 V]Y ATT5TIVE1 & %[$ !IR 9T]E/ 9 ! SUBJECT BY BUY+ OV] #aS4 WOR? ( LIT]ATURE4 ,A L>GE PROPORTION ( ! AUDI5CE SEEM$ TO ME TO BE ( ! MIDDLE-CLASSES4 ,A BRAN* ( ! ,SCOTTI% ,L& & ,LABOR ,LEAGUE HAS JU/ BE5 =M$ H]E1 BUT ,I WAS TOLD ?AT ! T[N WAS H>D TO MOVE4 

,! FOLL[+ ,FRIDAY PRODUC$ A FAILURE4 ,\R ,$9BUR< COMRADES HAD TAK5 A L>GE HALL = MY LECTURE 9 ,LEI? 7NOT BE+ ABLE TO GET A SMALL] ONE71 BUT ONLY FIVE P]SONS TURN$ UP BESIDES ! BRAN*1 :O %[$ UP WELL2 SO ! MONEY WAS RETURN$ & WE GAVE IT UP4 ,H[EV]1 SEE+ PL5TY ( PEOPLE HANG+ AB\T 9 ! /REET AS WE W5T HOMEW>D RA!R SADLY1 WE />T$ AN OP5-AIR MEET+1 & GOT TOGE!R UPW>DS ( #b P]SONS1 :O LI/5$ = AN H\R & A HALF TO ME & SOME ( ! MEMB]S ( ! BRAN*1 ?\< ! SN[ PRES5TLY BEGAN TO COME D[N FA/4 

,! NEXT DAY ,I W5T TO ,WE/ ,CALD]1 A M9+ VILLAGE SOME HALF-H\R'S RAILWAY RIDE FROM ,$9BUR<4 ,WE DID NOT EXPECT MU* ( A MEET+ ON A ,SATURDAY EV5+ 9 SU* A PLACE1 ESPECIALLY AS A V]Y MOD]ATE AM\NT ( ADV]TIS+ HAD BE5 US$2 BUT SOME ( \R ,$9BUR< COMRADES GOT D[N !RE1 & DID !IR BE/ TO GET AN AUDI5CE BY BEG9N+ 9 ! OP5 AIR2 ! BELL-MAN -- OR RA!R1 ! BELL-BOY -- WAS S5T R\ND ALSO1 & WE GOT TOGE!R SOME SIXTY P]SONS1 ALL WORK-M51 9TO ! ROOM1 :I* WAS ?\<T V]Y GOOD CONSID]+ ! CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,!Y MADE AN EXCELL5T AUDI5CE AS TO ATT5TION & SPIRIT4 ,9 ! 5SU+ DISCUSSION1 ONE P]SON PUT =W>D AS AN OBJECTION A PO9T :I* ,I SEE IS MADE ! MO/ ( BY A WELL-KN[N H& 9 ,TO-DAY -- TO WIT1 ?AT ,SOCIALISM WILL PRODUCE WEAL? SO ABUNDANTLY & EASILY ?AT WE %\LD NOT F9D WORK 5\< TO DO1 & %\LD DET]IORATE 9 CONSEQU5CE4 ,! AUDI5CE1 MO/LY M9]S1 OBVI\SLY ?\<T ?AT ?IS WAS AN OBJECTION :I* MI<T BE PASS$ OV] = ! PRES5T1 & W]E MU* TICKL$ BY ! OBJECTOR'S P]SI/5CY 9 HIS ?REATS ( A LIFE ( EASE4 

,! ,$9BUR< ,:IG RAG1 ! ,SCOTSMAN1 BY ! WAY1 PAID ME ! COMPLIM5T ( PUBLI%+ A P>AGRAPH ON ?IS MEET+1 :I* IMPLI$ ?AT ,I C\LD NOT GET AN AUDI5CE & CAME AWAY ) NO?+ DONE2 & :5 ,I WROTE TO CONTRADICT ITS /ATEM5T1 FAVOR$ ITS READ]S ) AN EXPLANATION :I* WAS A MODEL ( ! SUPPRESSION ( TRU? & SUGGE/ION ( UNTRU?4 ,IT IS A MATT] ( C\RSE ?AT ?IS J\RNAL GOES \T ( ITS WAY TO TREAT \R FRI5DS UNFAIRLY4 

,ON ,SUNDAY ,I W5T TO ,GLASG[2 & H]E ,I HAD EV]Y REASON TO DAMN '! NATURE ( ?+S' AS HE>TILY AS ,PORSON DID :5 HE HIT HIS HEAD AGA9/ ! DOORPO/2 = IT CAME ON TO SN[ AT AB\T ONE O'CLOCK & SN[$ TILL ! TIME ( MEET+ H>D] ?AN ,I EV] SAW IT SN[1 SO ?AT BY #g4#c ,GLASG[ /REETS W]E MORE ?AN ANKLE-DEEP 9 HALF-FROZ5 SLU%1 & ,I MADE UP MY M9D TO AN AUDI5CE ( FIFTY 9 A BIG HALL2 H[EV] IT WAS NOT AS BAD AS ?AT1 = IT MU/]$ OV] #e1 :O PASS$ NEM4 CON4 A RESOLUTION 9 FAVOR ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,[+ TO ! WEA!R1 \R COMRADES C\LD NOT ATTEMPT ! PRELIM9>Y OP5-AIR MEET+S :I* !Y HAD 9T5D$ TO DO2 SO ,I PASS$ ! DAY ) !M 9 !IR ROOMS 9 ,JOHN ,/REET1 V]Y MU* TO MY [N PLEASURE1 AS )\T FLATT]Y !Y W]E1 AS ,I HAVE ALWAYS F\ND !M1 HE>TY GOOD FELL[S & ?OR\< ,SOCIALI/S4 ,ALL POLITICAL P>TIES 9 ,GLASG[ HAVE BE5 DEPRESS$ ( LATE1 !Y TOLD ME1 & ! ,SOCIALI/S HAVE P>TLY %>$ 9 ?IS DEPRESSION1 ?\< NOT AS MU* AS O!R BODIES2 BUT ! KN[L$GE ( ! MOVEM5T & SYMPA?Y ) IT HAVE GR[N V]Y MU*1 & \R COMRADES >E 9 GOOD HE>T AB\T IT4 ,! FIR/ NOVELTY ( ! SUBJECT HAS WORN (F1 & ?OSE :O ATT5D ! MEET+S N[ >E ?OSE :O LOOK UPON ! MATT] S]I\SLY4 ,?IS IS ! VIEW TAK5 BY \R COMRADES :]EV] ,I W5T1 & FROM ALL ,I C\LD SEE ,I ?\<T IT ! ACCURATE ONE4 

,P]HAPS ! NEXT DAY'S MEET+ 7,MONDAY7 AT ,$9BUR< T5D$ TO %[ ?IS4 ,IT WAS A MIS]ABLE NI<T AGA91 & WE DID NOT EXPECT AN AUDI5CE ( DILETTANTI -- & DID NOT GET IT4 ,IT WAS AB\T AS NUM]\S AS ,I GOT LA/ YE> UND] BETT] CIRCUM/ANCES1 BUT DIFF]$ FROM ?AT 9 HAV+ SC>CELY ANY MIDDLE-CLASS P]SONS 9 IT4 ,AS TO QUALITY1 IT WAS ONE ( ! V]Y BE/ AUDI5CES ,I EV] SPOKE TO1 & MISS$ NO PO9T 9 ! LECTURE4 ,9 FACT 9 ,$9BUR< AT LEA/ ,I SEEM TO HAVE EXHAU/$ ! SYMPA?IES 787 ( ?OSE :O CAME AT FIR/ TO AMUSE !MSELVES OV] ! ECC5TRICITIES ( A LIT]>Y MAN1 & ONLY ?OSE >E LEFT :O REALLY WANT TO TAKE C\NSEL AB\T ! ONE QUE/ION WOR? CONSID]+ -- H[ TO FREE \R M9DS & BODIES FROM CAPITALI/IC TYRANNY4 ,WE HAD ! USUAL TREAT AF=D$ US BY ONE ,MR ,JOB ,BONE1 :O ATT5DS & OPPOSES ALL MEET+S1 & :O US$ TO BE ?\<T A NUISANCE1 BUT IS N[ ACCEPT$ AS A CONV5I5T %OE+-HORN TO A DISCUSSION1 & :OSE MALICI\S FOLLY IS USEFUL 9 DRAW+ \T ! LECTUR] TO EXPLA9 MATT]S ?AT MI<T O!RWISE REMA9 UNNOTIC$4 

,! NEXT DAY ,I W5T TO ,DUNDEE1 :]E ,I HAD MU* ! SAME K9D ( AUDI5CE1 EXCEPT ?AT !RE W]E MORE MIDDLE-CLASS P]SONS AMONG IT1 :O MADE !MSELVES USEFUL BY ASK+ QUE/IONS EASILY ANSW]$1 BUT 7,I HOPE7 9 A WAY NOT SATISFACTORY TO !M1 ?\< V]Y MU* SO TO ! WORK+-M5 PRES5T4 ,ONE ( ! QUE/ION]S WAS ! SUB-$ITOR ( ! ,RADICAL PAP]1 & ,I ANSW]$ AN UNFAIR QUE/ION ( HIS ) SOME W>M?1 SO ,I WAS NOT SURPRIS$ AT GETT+ A V]Y CURT REPORT NEXT MORN+2 :]EAS ! ,TORY J\RNAL REPORT$ US FAIRLY & WELL4 ,! AUDI5CE WAS V]Y HE>TY & APPRECIATIVE4 ,!RE IS A BRAN* H]E ( ! ,SCOTTI% ,L& & ,LABOR ,LEAGUE1 MANN$ BY 5]GETIC WORK]S1 :OSE WORK1 H[EV]1 IS DIFFICULT1 BECAUSE ORD9>Y P>TY POLITICS RUN HI< 9 ,DUNDEE1 & ! ,RADICALS !RE HAVE NOT GOT FUR!R ?AN ! ,GLAD/ONEITE PROGRAM1 IF IT CAN BE CALL$ A PROGRAM4 

,FROM ,DUNDEE ,I W5T TO ,AB]DE51 :]E ,I F\ND ANO!R BRAN* ( ! ,S,L,L,L1 9CLUD+ SOME 5]GETIC & 9TELLIG5T M51 A GOOD DEAL KEPT D[N1 AS MI<T BE EXPECT$1 BY ! ORD9>Y ,RADICALISM ( ! PLACE1 & SOME ( :OM1 ,I ?9K ,I MAY SAY CONSEQU5TLY1 >E RA!R EAG] TO TRY P>LIAM5T>Y AGITATION4 ,ANO!R /ORMY & WRET*$ EV5+ MADE ME EXPECT A ?9 AUDI5CE2 BUT ! HALL1 :I* WAS A SMALL ONE1 WAS FILL$4 ,! AUDI5CE WAS MO/LY MIDDLE-CLASS H]E1 & RA!R HEAVY TO LIFT1 ?\< ATT5TIVE & NOT DISPOS$ TO C>P4 ,! PRESS REPORT$ ! MEET+ C>EFULLY & WELL NEXT MORN+4 

,IF ,I C\LD HAVE1 ,I W\LD HAVE VISIT$ ,C>N\/IE1 A M]E VILLAGE BETWE5 ,AB]DE5 & ,DUNDEE1 BUT :I* HAS A GOOD BRAN*2 BUT TIME WAS GETT+ ON1 & ,I HAD PROMIS$ TO ASSI/ AT A SOCIAL GA!R+ ( \R ,$9BUR< COMRADES ON ,?URSDAY EV5+4 ,I HAD A PLEASANT & 9T]E/+ EV5+ ) !M2 & SO F9I%$ :AT ,I CAME TO DO4 

,ON ! :OLE1 9 SPITE ( SOME POOR AUDI5CES 7?\< ! WEA!R L>GELY ACC\NTS = ?AT71 ,I WAS V]Y FAVORABLY IMPRESS$ BY ! \TLOOK = ,SOCIALISM 9 ,SCOTL&4 ,!RE CAN BE NO D\BT ?AT MU* PROGRESS HAS BE5 MADE S9CE LA/ YE>1 9 ! TEE? ( GREAT DIFFICULTIES4 ,AS A=ESAID1 ! NOVELTY HAS WORN (F2 RESPECTABILITY IS BEG9N+ TO SEE :AT ,SOCIALISM REALLY MEANS1 & DOESN'T LIKE ! LOOK ( IT AT ALL2 ! PRESS IS DEADLY HO/ILE1 & NOT A%AM$ ( ANY MEANNESS 9 ITS TREATM5T ( ! MOVEM5T ?OSE :O >E DEP5D5T ON 'EMPLOY]S' NE$ EXPECT NO M]CY FROM !M IF !Y >E SPOTT$ AS ,SOCIALI/S2 ! TRADITIONAL PURITANISM ( ! C\NTRY ?R[S ADDITIONAL OB/ACLES 9 ! WAY ( PROPAG&A1 -- & ) ALL ?IS ! MOVEM5T IS GA9+ GR\ND /EADILY1 & HAS AN APPE>ANCE ( SOLIDITY AB\T IT :I* IS MO/ 5C\RAG+4 ,I SAW MO/ ( \R ,$9BUR< COMRADES1 & !Y SEEM TO ME TO HAVE 5T]$ ON A NEW /AGE ( ! MOVEM5T1 & TO PROMISE TO BE AS /AUN* AS MAY BE4 ,! PROGRESS !Y HAVE MADE S9CE LA/ YE> IS REM>KABLE4 

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