,! ,ABOLITION ( ,FRE$OM ( ,SPEE* 9 ! ,/REETS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,! ,ABOLITION ( ,FRE$OM ( ,SPEE* 9 ! ,/REETS0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #c#b1 #ba ,AUGU/ #a#h#h#f1 P4#a#f#a2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,! TRIAL ( ! ,SOCIALI/S :I* 5D$ ON ,FRIDAY #a#c? WAS NOT SO WELL REPORT$ BY MO/ ( ! NEWSPAP]S AS SOME ORD9>Y PETTY L>C5Y CASE W\LD HAVE BE52 ! ,PALL ,MALL ,GAZETTE1 = 9/ANCE1 :I* WAS SO HOT AB\T ! ,DOD ,/REET AFFAIR LA/ YE>1 NOT EV5 NOTIC+ IT TILL ! LA/ ( ! ?REE DAYS4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT IS A MATT] ( IMPORTANCE TO ! PUBLIC G5]ALLY1 & NOT TO ,SOCIALI/S ONLY2 = BO? ! C\NSEL = ! PROSECUTION & ! JUDGE LAID IT D[N AS A MATT] BEYOND D\BT ?AT NO P]SONS CAN MEET 9 ANY P>T ( ! PUBLIC HI<WAY1 H[EV] LITTLE ! TRAFFIC OV] ! MEET+-PLACE MAY BE1 H[EV] LITTLE ! 9CONV5I5CE CAUS$ BY ! MEET+ MAY BE1 )\T COMMITT+ ?AT T]RIBLE CRIME1 ',OB/RUCTION'4 ,& ! P5ALTY = COMMITT+ ?IS CRIME IS A F9E :I* ONLY A WELL-TO-DO P]SON CAN PAY2 ?AT IS TO SAY1 = ?IS CRIME A WELL-TO-DO MAN HAS TO PAY A F9E1 & A WORKMAN IS S5T TO PRISON1 !RE TO BE TREAT$ EXACTLY AS A FELON IS TREAT$4 ,N[ AP>T FROM ! PREPO/]\S EXAGG]ATION ( A SLI<T (F5SE1 & ! PUNI%+ IT AS SEV]ELY AS IF IT W]E A CRIME1 LET ALL P]SONS :O >E 9T]E/$ 9 MAK+ ANY CAUSE POPUL> BY BR++ IT HOME TO PEOPLE :O >E TOO POOR1 TOO BUSY1 OR TOO %Y TO 5T] A HALL1 -- LET ALL SU*1 ,I SAY1 M>K ?AT !Y CANNOT ANY LONG] HOLD MEET+S 9 ANY PUBLIC PLACE EXCEPT ! P>KS 7AT PRES5T !Y >E OP5 TO !M7 )\T R5D]+ !MSELVES LIABLE TO ! ABOVE-/AT$ P5ALTY4 

,9 GIV+ HIS EVID5CE ON ,?URSDAY #a#b? ,SIR ,*>LES ,W>R5 WAS V]Y P>TICUL> 9 ASS]T+ ?AT IT WAS OB/RUCTIONS & NOT MEET+S ?AT HIS POLICE 9T]F]$ )1 & HE DECL9$ TO ACCEPT ! WORD 'MEET+' FROM ! C\NSEL :O WAS ELICIT+ HIS EVID5CE2 BUT N[ IT IS CLE> ?AT ALL MEET+S >E OB/RUCTIONS :5 HELD 9 A PUBLIC PLACE1 & IT IS ,SIR ,*>LES'S DUTY TO SEE ?AT !Y >E AT ONCE DISP]S$4 ,& ?IS NOT 9 ,LONDON ONLY1 9 ONE T[N OR ANO!R1 BUT ?R\<\T ! L5G? & BREAD? ( ! ,BRITI% ,ISL&S4 ,FUR!RMORE1 IT IS NOT ONLY ! POLICE :O HAVE IT 9 !IR P[] TO PREV5T ANY ONE OBNOXI\S TO ! ,GOV]NM5T OP5+ !IR M\?S TO SPEAK 9 ! OP5 AIR1 BUT IT SEEMS BY LA/ WEEK'S TRIAL ?AT ANY P]SON CAN TAKE \T A SUMMONS AGA9/ ! P]SONS SO (F5D+4 ,?US A POLITICAL1 RELIGI\S1 OR TEMP]ANCE MEET+ IS AT ! M]CY ( ! FIR/ CANTANK]\S P]SON1 NEI<BOR OR O!RWISE1 OR ( A POLITICAL OR ECCLESIA/ICAL 5EMY4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT IS A M]E PHRASE )\T TRU? TO SAY ?AT FRE$OM ( SPEE* EXI/S 9 ?IS C\NTRY4 

,LA/ YE> :5 ?IS V]Y ?+ SEEM$ TO BE ?REAT5$ BY ! ACTION ( ! POLICE AT ,DOD ,/REET1 ! :OLE ( ! PUBLIC :O W]E NOT OP5LY M]E REACTIONI/S W]E PREP>$ TO HELP 9 SU/A9+ ! RI<T ( FREE SPEE*2 :]EAS N[1 :5 ! AFFAIR HAS 5T]$ 9TO A F> MORE IMPORTANT & ?REAT5+ /AGE1 !Y SEEM TO BE APA!TIC4 ,! PROBABLE REASON = ?IS IS ?AT ,MR ,SAUND]S FOOLI%LY LET \T :AT ! REAL REASON WAS = ! POLICE P]SECUTION1 :]EAS ! PRES5T ATTACK HAS BE5 MADE ) A CUNN+ :I* REFLECTS MU* CR$IT ON ! POLICE & AU?ORITIES AS PUPILS 9 ! S*OOL ( ,CA/L]EA<4 ,! DRY (FICIAL ANSW]S ( ,SIR ,*>LES ,W>R5 9 ! WITNESS-BOX ! O!R DAY LEFT LITTLE TO BE WI%$ = FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW4 

,BUT 9DE$ ! QUE/ION = ! NON-,SOCIALI/ BODIES :O MAY WI% TO ADDRESS !IR FELL[-CITIZ5S 9 ! OP5 AIR IS NOT N[1 AS IT WAS LA/ YE>1 :E!R !Y WILL ALL[ ! ,SOCIALI/S TO BE CRU%$ )\T HELP+ !M1 BUT :E!R !Y WILL ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE CRU%$4 ,!Y MU/ UND]/& ?AT IT IS NOT A MATT] ( ! RELATIVE SUITABILITY ( ! CORN] ( ,BELL ,/REET AS COMP>$ ) O!R MEET+ PLACES4 ,ONCE MORE1 ALL MEET+ 9 ANY PUBLIC PLACE EXCEPT ?OSE SPECIALLY SET AP>T = IT 7IF !RE BE ANY SU*7 IS CONTR>Y TO ! LAW4 

,ALL :O >E ON ! SIDE ( PROGRESS MAY BE WELL ASSUR$ ?AT IF !Y DO NOT TAKE UP ! MATT] N[ ! M]E REACTIONI/S1 :O >E ! COMMON 5EMIES ( US ALL1 WILL LOOK ON ) A GR9 ( PLEASURE1 POSSIBLY NOT UNM+L$ ) SURPRISE1 :ILE ! O!R PROGRESSIVE BODIES /& BY TO SEE ! ,SOCIALI/S P]SECUT$4 ,?IS IS1 9 FACT1 !IR REV5GE = ,DOD ,/REET1 OR RA!R1 !IR C\NT]-/ROKE 9 ! W> = ! FREE EXPRESSION ( OP9ION4 

,TO SPEAK PLA9LY1 WE ,SOCIALI/S >E NOT SU* FOOLS ?AT WE DO NOT UND]/& ! MATT]4 ,SIR ,*>LES ,W>R5 WAS PUT 9TO ,COLONEL ,H5D]SON'S PLACE AFT] ! ,TRAFALG>4 ,SQU>E RIOTS ?AT HE MI<T MAKE A /ROKE ON US BY DRIV+ \R PROPAG&A \T ( ! /REETS4 ,! AU?ORITIES PROBABLY W\LD HAVE NO GREAT WI% TO SUPPRESS ! RELIGI\S MEET+S1 OR ?OSE ( ,RADICALS OR ,SECUL>I/S EV52 BUT IF IT MU/ BE DONE 9 ORD] TO GET RID ( US -- WELL1 IT MU/2 '& LET'S HOPE'1 W\LD BE !IR ?\<T1 '?AT !Y WON'T NOTICE IT OR C>E AB\T IT MU*'4 

,IT ONLY REMA9S TO BE SAID ?AT IF !Y DO NOT NOTICE IT1 SO MU* ! WORSE = !M1 & TO REPEAT ?AT SU* PETTY P]SECUTION WILL NOT GET RID ( ! DISCONT5T ( ! POOR1 NOR ( ! ONLY REM$Y = IT -- ,SOCIALISM4 

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