,SPEE* ,SECOND+ ,GEORGE ,LANSBURY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS SPEE* WAS REPORT$ 9 BO? ,JU/ICE 7PAP] ( ! ,S,D,F7 
& ,! ,LABOR ,LEAD] 7PAP] ( ! ,I,L,P74 ,! REPORT 9 ,JU/ICE GIVES MORE 
CONTEXT1 :ILE ! REPORT 9 ! ,LABOR ,LEAD]1 UND] ! TITLE ',WILLIAM ,MORRIS'S ,CONFESSION'1 IS MORE COMPLETE4 ,BO? 
>E GIV5 BEL[4 

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,GEORGE ,LANSBURY MOV$3- 0,?AT ?IS MEET+ ( ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATS1 
ASSEMBL$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,NEW ,YE>1 S5D FRAT]NAL GREET+S TO !IR 
FELL[-WORK]S 9 ! CAUSE ( HUMANITY 9 ALL L&S2 5T] !IR E>NE/ 
PROTE/ AGA9/ ! EF=TS ( FILIBU/]S & F9ANCI]S TO /IR UP /RIFE 
AMONG ! PEOPLE ( ! DIFF]5T C\NTRIES2 & PL$GE !MSELVES TO WORK 
/EADFA/LY =W>D = ! OV]?R[ ( ! 9FAM\S CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 & 
! REALIZATION ( ?AT TIME :5 9T]NATIONAL CONCORD %AQLL REPLACE 
COMPETITION & /RIFE404 ,HE SAID IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT WE HAD 
MIDDLE-CLASS CANT & HUMBUG 9 EXCELSIS 9 ! ,TRANSVAAL JU/  N[4 
,9 ! NAME ( ,BRITI% PATRIOTISM & ( ,5GL&'S HONOR !Y HAVE BE5 
9VIT$ TO SAVE A SET ( FILIBU/]S :O W]E !RE TO MAKE MONEY1 ,HE HOP$ 
?AT IF !RE W]E ANY CONSCI5CE AT ALL LEFT 9 ,5GL& ! WORKM5 ( 
,5GL& W\LD1 AT ANY RATE1  NOT ALL[ ! J+O FEV] TO SEIZE !M AGA9 AS 
9 ! PA/1 & ?AT !Y W\LD REMEMB] ?AT ALL ! CANT & HUMBUG AB\T 
EXPANSION ONLY MEANT EXPANSION = ! B5EFIT ( CAPITALI/S4 ,! ,*>T]$ 
,COMPANY HAD PRACTICALLY MASSACRD ,LOB5GULA'S PEOPLE1 & N[ ?AT !Y HAD 
ATTACK$ PEOPLE :O C\LD /& UP TO !M1 A H[L WAS GO+ UP FROM ! 
CAPITALI/ PRESS ?AT !Y HOP$ ! ,BO]S 9 ! MOM5T ( VICTORY W\LD HAVE 
M]CY4 7,LAU<T]47 
   

,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 :O WAS RECEIV$ ) TREM5D\S APPLAUSE1 SECOND+ ! 
RESOLUTION1 SAID ?AT HE HAD TO CONGRATULATE ?OSE PRES5T ON !IR MEET+ & 
ON ! WORK :I* ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION HAD DONE & WAS DO+4 ,?IS 
AT ANY RATE !Y ( ! ,S4,D4,F4 HAD ALWAYS DONE3 !Y HAD ALWAYS KEPT ! 
REVOLUTION>Y PR9CIPLE BE=E !M1 HAD ALWAYS MADE IT CLE> ?AT !Y 
UND]/OOD ?AT NO AMELIORATION WAS ANY GOOD1 ?AT NO PAT*+ UP WAS POSSIBLE1 
?AT NO?+ C\LD BE ACCOMPLI%$ TILL ! WORK]S W]E REALLY FREE1 UNTIL 
!Y HAD CONTROL ( !IR [N MEANS ( LIFE4 ,! CONDITION ( ?+S 9TO :I* 
! PRES5T ,GOV]NM5T SEEM$ TO HAVE GOT ITSELF WAS DUE 5TIRELY TO ! 
G5]AL POSITION ( LABOR & CAPITAL ?R\<\T CIVILZATION4 7,*E]S47 ,AS F> 
AS ,AM]ICA WAS CONC]N$ !Y W]E 9 ?AT POSITION ?AT AT ANY TIME A QU>REL 
MI<T >ISE1 & WE C\LD NOT FACE IT BECAUSE WE *OSE TO HANG ON ) SU* 
DESP]ATION TO ! COLONY WE HAPP5$ TO HAVE OV] !RE4 ,IF IT W]E NOT = 
,CANADA :AT %\LD WE C>E AB\T ,AM]ICA8 ,HE HAD NEV] BELIEV$ 9 ANY SOLID 
DANG] ) REF]5CE TO ,AM]ICA AT ! PRES5T MOM5T4 ,9 SOME WAY OR ANO!R 
WE %\LD 0BACK D[N10 & !Y W\LD DO ! SAME1 BECAUSE WE W]E EA* O!R'S 
CU/OM]S1 & WE C\LD NOT AF=D TO GO \T & BUY 0%OOT+-IRONS0 TO KILL 
\R [N CU/OM]S4 7,*E]S47 ,AS F> AS ,AFRICA WAS CONC]N$1 !RE WAS A K9D 
( DESP]ATION EGG+ ON ALL ! NATIONS TO MAKE SOME?+ ( ?AT HI!RTO 
UNDEVELOP$ C\NTRY2 & !Y W]E NO D\BT DEVELOP+ IT ) A V5GEANCE4 
7,LAU<T] & *E]S47 ,:5 HE SAW ! LA/ ACC\NTS AB\T ! ,TRANSVAAL HE 
ALMO/ WI%$ HE C\LD BE A ,KAFFIR = FIVE M9UTES 9 ORD] TO DANCE >\ND 
! 0R+04 ,HE ?\<T IT WAS A CASE ( A PACK ( ?IEVES QU>REL+ AB\T 
!IR BOOTY4  ,! ,BO]S HAD /OL5 !IR L& FROM ! PEOPLE IT HAD BELONG$ 
TO2 PEOPLE HAD COME 9 TO HELP !M DEVELOP !IR /OL5 PROP]TY1 & N[ 
WANT$ TO /EAL IT !MSELVES4 7,LAU<T] & *E]S47 ,! REAL FACT1 H[EV]1 
?AT WE HAD TO DEAL ) WAS ?AT WE LIV$ BY /EAL+--?AT WAS BY 
WA/+--ALL ! LABOR ( ! WORKM54  

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,W,I,L,L,I,A,M ,M,O,R,R,I,S1 SPEAK+ REC5TLY 9 ! ,HOLBORN ,T[N ,HALL AT A MEET+ 
CONV5$ BY ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION1 SAID ! CONDITION ( ?+S 9TO 
:I* ! ,5GLI% GOV]NM5T HAD GOT ITSELF WAS1 9 HIS VIEW1 DUE 5TIRELY TO 
! G5]AL POSITION ( LABOR & CAPITAL ?R\<\T CIVILIZATION4 ,SO F> AS 
,AM]ICA WAS CONC]N$1 !Y W]E 9 ! POSITION ?AT AT ANY TIME A QU>REL 
MI<T >ISE :I* !Y DID NOT D>E TO FACE BECAUSE !Y *OOSE TO HANG ON TO A 
COLONY !Y HAD !RE4 ,IF IT W]E NOT = ,CANADA1 :O W\LD C>E ANY?+ = 
,AM]ICA8 

,HE DID NOT BELIEVE 9 ANY SOLID DANG] AT ! PRES5T MOM5T4 ,9 SOME WAY OR 
ANO!R1 BO? ,AM]ICA & ,5GL& W\LD BACK D[N1 BECAUSE !Y W]E EA* 
O!R'S CU/OM]S1 & !Y C\LD NOT AF=D TO BUY %OOT+-IRONS & GO %OOT 
!IR CU/OM]S4 

,AS F> AS ,AFRICA WAS CONC]N$1 !RE WAS A /ATE ( 
DESP]ATION AMONG ALL ! NATIONS TO 0MAKE0 SOME?+ ( ?AT 0UNDEVELOP$0 
C\NTRY4 ,& !Y W]E 0DEVELOP+0 IT ) A V5GEANCE4 ,:5 HE SAW ! LA/ 
ACC\NT AB\T ! ,TRANSVAAL HE ALMO/ WI%$ HE W]E A ,KAFFIR = FIVE M9UTES1 
SO ?AT HE C\LD DANCE R\ND ! R+4 ,! POSITION WAS JU/ ?AT ( A PACK ( 
?IEVES QU>REL+ AB\T !IR BOOTY4 ,! ,BO]S FIR/ /OLE ! L& FROM ! 
PEOPLE TO :OM IT BELONG$1 !N !Y SET AB\T GETT+ SOMEBODY TO HELP !M 
TO 0DEVELOPE0 :AT !Y HAD /OL51 &1 IF !Y C\LD MANAGE IT1 !Y 7! 
,5GLI%7 W\LD /EAL FROM ! ,BO]S 9 TURN4 

,BUT SO LONG AS 9DIVIDUALS & 
NATIONS PRACTIC$ /EAL+ = A LIV+ ?OSE MATT]S W]E COMP>ATIVELY 
TRIFL+4 ,:AT !Y HAD TO REALIZE & DEAL ) WAS ! FACT ?AT ALL  
0CIVILIZ$0 ,/ATES N[ LIV$ BY /EAL+ -- I4E41 BY WA/+ ! LABOR ( ALL 
O!R WORKM54 ,IF ,SOCIETY W]E PROP]LY ORGANIZ$ = LABOR & ! PRODUCTS 
( ?AT LABOR FAIRLY & JU/LY DIVID$ -- I4E41 IF ! WORK]S HAD :AT !Y 
PRODUC$ -- !Y W\LD ALL BE ABLE TO LIVE A REALLY GOOD LIFE1 = BY ?AT TIME 
!Y W\LD HAVE PRETTY WELL CONQU]$ NATURE1 & !RE W\LD BE PRACTICALLY NO 
LIMIT TO !IR P[] ( PRODUCTION IF !Y W]E WORK+ 9 ! ONLY REASONABLE 
WAY -- ALL = EA* & EA* = ALL4 

,AS A RESULT ( ! GR[? ( ,SOCIALISM1 & 
( ! FR+E :I* ALWAYS HUNG AB\T ! SKIRTS ( A GREAT IDEA1 !Y MU/ 
EXPECT TO COME ACROSS A FR+E-PEOPLE :O WI%$ TO /OP AT SMALL ?+S4 ,SU* 
W]E EXCE$+LY LACK+ 9 ?AT ON :I* !Y PRID$ !MSELVES -- REASON4 

,! 
MO/ IMPORTANT POLITICAL EV5T ( LA/ YE> HAD BE5 ! R\T ( ! ,LIB]AL 
P>TY4 ,HE DID NOT REG>D IT ALTOGE!R AS ! DEFEAT ( ,:IGGISM1 BUT RA!R AS 
A G5]AL RALLY AGA9/ ALL ! =W>D MOVEM5T1 BECAUSE ! DEF5D]S ( 
PRIVILEGE W]E BEG9N+ TO SEE SOME?+ REALLY S]I\S 9 ! ,SOCIALI/IC 
MOVEM5T4 ,IT WAS P]FECTLY NATURAL ?AT ! RESULT %\LD BE A SUCCESS = ! 
REACTION>Y P>TY1 BECAUSE ?OSE :O HAD ! GREAT] P>T ( ! MONEY HAD ALSO 
! GREAT] P>T ( VOTES4 ,BUT SO F> FROM BE+ ! LEA/ DISAPPO9T$ AT ! 
RESULT1 !Y \<T TO LOOK UPON IT RA!R AS ! BEG9N+ ( ,SOCIALISM 9 
ACTION AS OPPOS$ TO ,SOCIALISM 9 !ORY4 ,9 TIME GONE BY1 HE 7! SPEAK]7 
WAS NOT V]Y ANXI\S TO SEE ! POLITICAL SIDE ( ,SOCIALISM PU%$ =W>D4 
,SOME MI<T CONSID] ?AT AN 9DEF5SIBLE !ORY4 ,) HIM IT WAS M]ELY A 
MATT] ( TACTICS4 ,HE N[ DI/9CTLY ?\<T ! TIME HAD >RIV$ = POLITICAL 
ACTION4 ,HYNDMAN'S C&IDATURE AT ,BURNLEY HE CONSID]$ A REM>KABLE EV5T1 & 
EVID5CE ( ! MOVEM5T =W>D !IR IDEAS W]E MAK+4 ,BUT AFT] ALL HE  
WAS ( OP9ION1 & ALWAYS HAD BE51 ?AT ! MA9 ?+ ,SOCIALI/S HAD TO DO 
WAS TO MAKE O!R ,SOCIALI/S4 ,!RE %\LD BE NO SURCEASE 9 ?AT DIRECTION 
UNTIL ! CAUSE WAS WON4 

,9 ! MEANTIME !Y MU/ HIT \T1 & %[ !Y W]E ALIVE4 ,C]TA9 ?+S 
W]E TALK$ AB\T1 & W\LD BE DONE2 BUT IF DONE ALTOGE!R1 !Y W\LD NOT 
MAKE ,SOCIALISM 9 ! LEA/4 ,( C\RSE !Y WANT$ TO 0RAISE ! CONDITION ( 
! WORK]S0 - LIKE !IR FRI5DS ON BO? SIDES 9 ! ,H\SE ( ,P>LIAM5T2 
BUT SUPPOSE ?AT CONDITION RAIS$ F> ABOVE ! POSSIBILITY ATTA9ABLE UND]  
! PRES5T SY/EM4 ,SUPPOS+ WAGES W]E 9CREAS$ F\R-FOLD ! PRES5T /&>D1 
! WORK]S W\LD /ILL BE :AT !Y W]E !N - SLAVES1 & SLAVES !Y W\LD 
REMA9 UNTIL !Y HAD !IR [N IMM$IATE DE/9IES 9 !IR [N H&S4 

,MU* WAS TALK$ AB\T ! NECESSITY = /UDY+ ! 09S0 & 0\TS0 ( 
,SOCIALISM1 BUT HE ASSUR$ !M ?AT WAS NOT NECESS>Y4 ,IF !Y LIK$ ! 
/UDY IT WAS GOOD AS AN $UCATION1 & SOME F\ND IT 9T]E/+1 BUT AFT] 
ALL1 :AT !Y HAD TO DO1 IF !Y W\LD BE FREE1 WAS TO MAKE UP !IR M9DS 
?AT !Y W\LD DE/ROY WA/E1 :I* WAS POV]TY4 ,!Y W]E ALL 9 ! GRASP 
( AN >TIFICIAL POV]TY4 ,EV5 9 ,5GL&1 ! RI*E/ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD1 
!Y W]E OBLIG$ TO SAY ?AT SO & SO C\LD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE IT WAS A 
QUE/ION ( MONEY4 ,!Y C\LD NOT MAKE !IR H\SES HOMES1 & LIVES BEAUTIFUL1 
!Y LIV$ 9 SQUALOR & DISORD] - :Y8 - BECAUSE !Y W]E SO POOR4 ,& AS 
A NATION !Y W]E SO POOR ?AT EV5 ! RI* MAN AMONG !M C\LD NOT HAVE :AT !Y 
DESIR$ - SELF RESPECT4 

,AS HE1 ! SPEAK]1 WAS NOT A MEMB] ( ! ,S4,D4,F4 HE C\LD PRAISE !M = 
HOLD+ AL(T ! REAL FLAG ( REVOLUTION4 ,!Y W]E DET]M9$ NOT TO /OP HALF 
WAY4 ,!Y KNEW ?AT :ATEV] EF=TS !Y MI<T PUT =? 9 ! WAY ( AMELIORATION1 
UNTIL ! DAY :5 ,SOCIALISM W\LD BE REALIZ$ NO TRUE SOLID GA9S W\LD OR C\LD BE 
WON = ! WORK]S4 ,LET !M TRY ANY ( ! HALF MEASURES - & TO A C]TA9 EXT5T 
!Y W]E OBLIG$ TO C\NT5ANCE SU* TO MAKE ! ?+ GO - & !Y W\LD F9D ?AT IT 
W\LD MEAN M]ELY BETT]+ ! CONDITIONS ( ONE GR\P ( SECTION ( ! WORK]S 
BY WORS5+ ?AT ( O!R GR\PS4 ,IT C\LD NOT BE HELP$1 BECAUSE1 AFT] ALL1 ! 
WORK]S W]E NOT REG>D$ AS M51 BUT AS MA*9]Y TO BE US$ = CAPITAII/ 
PRODUCTION4  

,! WORK]S W]E ?OR\<LY & 5TIRELY DIS9H]IT$4 ,NOT)/&+ !IR 0VOTE0 
!Y W]E NOT CITIZ5S ( !IR C\NTRY2 !Y W]E AS F> FROM ?AT AS C\LD BE4 ,!Y 
W]E NOT M5 BUT MA*9ES4 ,!Y MANAG$ TO RUB ALONG 9 A FA%ION FROM DAY TO DAY1 
BUT !Y HAD NOT ! REAL LIVES ( PEOPLE WORK+ = !IR [N LIVELIHOOD1 

,IT WAS !IR BUS9ESS TO GET TO BE CITIZ5S AL?\< HE DID NOT ALTOGE!R LIKE 
! WORD1 = !Y DID NOT ALL LIVE1 OR WANT TO LIVE 9 CITIES1 & PEOPLE %\LD 
BE FREE TO LIVE :]E !Y LIK$4 ,! ONLY POSSIBILITY ( GETT+ 9TO ?AT POSITION 
WAS TO SEE ?AT !Y W]E MA/]S ( !IR TIME1 !IR TOOLS1 & ! RAW MAT]IAL 
!Y HAD TO USE4 ,:5 !Y HAD ?OSE 9 !IR H& !Y W\LD F9D ?AT IT W\LD BE 
IMPOSSIBLE TO PREV5T ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD FROM 5T]+ UPON A SY/EM ( SOCIETY  
BAS$ UPON EQUALITY4 ,& ?AT WAS ! LA/ WORD4 ,!RE W]E TWO POSSIBLE CONDITIONS 
( LIFE = ! WORK]S - SLAV]Y & EQUALITY4 ,:ATEV] MI<T BE SAID1 OR H[EV]1 IT  
MI<T BE MASK$1 ?AT WAS ! FACT4 ,9 ONE AGE ! SLAV]Y WAS A MATT] ( QUITE OBVI\S 
=CE - ! IRON H& EV]Y:]E4 ,AT PRES5T ! =CE WAS HIDD5 UND] A VELVET GLOVE1 
BUT IT WAS SO MU* ! WORSE = ?AT4 ,!Y W]E N[ UND] ! GRASP ( A SY/EM 
( CAPITALI/IC ECONOMY :I* W\LD BEAT !M & !IR MA/]S - EV5 IF !Y W]E SO 
WILL$ - TO PUT !M ON A BETT] LEVEL1.<SIC.>  SAVE BY DE/ROY+ ! SY/EM ITSELF4 

,9 CONCLUSION HE W\LD URGE UPON !M ! NECESSITY = EV] KEEP+ BE=E ! 
PEOPLE ! BROAD1 DEEP1 REASONABLE SIDE ( ! QUE/ION1 O!RWISE IT W\LD ONE 
DAY COME UPON !M ALL ) SUFF]+1 MIS]Y & VIOL5CE1 9 WAYS :I* W\LD BE 
WOR/ 9/EAD ( BE/4 

,LET !M GA9 !IR CAUSE BY REASON1 I4E41 ! =CES ( PR9CIPLES & ! 
=CE ( 9TELLIG5CE4  

  
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,GEORGE ,LANSBURY'S MOTION WAS TO ! ,ANNUAL ,NEW ,YE>'S ,MEET+ ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION1 HELD 9 ,HOLBORN ,T[N ,HALL4 ,HE WAS AT ! TIME ! FULL-TIME ,NATIONAL ,ORGANIZ] = ! ,S,D,F4 ,! RESOLUTION WAS 'C>RI$ ) ACCLAMATION'4 

     
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