,! ',EI<T ,H\RS' & ! ,DEMON/RATION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,! ',EI<T ,H\RS' & ! ,DEMON/RATION0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #f1 ,NO4 #b#b#g1 #ag ,MAY #a#h#i1 P4#a#e#c2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,N[ ?AT ! NOISE & CLATT] ( ! #d? ( ,MAY DEMON/RATION >E OV]1 IT MAY BE PR(ITABLE TO CONSID] :AT IT WAS ?AT ?AT HUGE MEET+ WAS CRY+ =1 & :E!R IT IS LIKELY TO GET IT4 

,BUT FIR/ WE MU/ ASSUME ?AT ! #d? ( ,MAY DEMON/RATION DID NOT AIM AT %[+ ANY EXPRESSION ( SYMPA?Y ) LABOR G5]ALLY ?R\<\T ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD4 ,IT WAS 9 FACT AN ,5GLI% TRADES-UNION MEET+ DI/9CT FROM ! MEET+S HELD ON ! ,CONT95T & 9 ,LONDON ON ,MAY ,DAY1 AL?\< IT WAS ONLY ! AGITATION ON ! ,CONT95T ?AT MADE IT POSSIBLE4 ,! ,5GLI% WORKM51 IF WE MAY BELIEVE ! ,/> 7:I* IS N[ A DEF9ITELY REACTION>Y PAP]7 HAVE GOT TOGE!R A HUGE DEMON/RATION1 :I*1 :ILE IT WAS A M]E HANG]-ON ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MEET+S ABROAD1 DISCLAIMS ANY SOLID>ITY ) ?OSE :O FIR/ BEGAN ! MOVEM5T1 & ALL[S ! ,5GLI% PRESS TO 9SULT !M ) J+O ROT UNREBUK$4 

,! LEGAL EI<T H\RS1 !N1 IS ! ?+ CLAIM$ BY ! #d? ( ,MAY4 ,( C\RSE1 ,I DO NOT D5Y ?AT MANY :O ATT5D$ ?AT MEET+ GO MU* FUR!R ?AN ?AT2 BUT !N A GREAT MANY MORE DO NOT GO AS F>1 & ONLY HAVE V]Y HAZY IDEAS ( :AT !Y WANT4 

,FUR!RMORE1 ! SPIRIT ( ?AT DEMON/RATION WAS A K9D ( MISSIVE TO ,P>LIAM5T4 ,IT PRACTICALLY SAID3 ',WE WANT ! EI<T-H\RS DAY3 Y\1 ,P>LIAM5T1 MU/ GET IT = US1 & SETTLE H[ IT IS TO BE4' 

,?AT ?IS WAS ITS SPIRIT IS CLE> 5\< FROM ! FACT ?AT NO SORT ( H9T HAS BE5 GIV5 ( ANY ACTION TO FOLL[ ! DEMON/RATION4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ONE W\LD HAVE ?\<T ?AT ) SU* A DEF9ITE & APP>5TLY SMALL AIM BE=E !M1 ! LEAD]S ( ! MOVEM5T W\LD HAVE CALL$ A CONGRESS ( AT LEA/ ! ,LONDON WORKM5 TO SETTLE ON SOME C\RSE ( ACTION TO PU% ! ,P>LIAM5T ON T[>D SOME /EPS = GIV+ EFFECT TO ! WORKM5'S WI%ES3 BUT AS ABOVE-SAID1 NO?+ ( ! SORT IS BE+ DONE1 & ! MATT] IS TO BE ALL[$ TO GO COLD2 & 9 ! MEANTIME ! CAPITALI/ PRESS IS HAV+ ITS 9N+S1 & IS %[+ ) A MIXTURE ( TRU? & FALSITY PECULI>LY EASY ( EMPLOYM5T UND] ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 ?AT ! LIMITATION ( ! H\RS ( LABOR IS IMPOSSIBLE1 & ?AT IF POSSIBLE IT W\LD BE ( NO ADVANTAGE TO ! WORK]S4 ,( C\RSE1 !SE CAPITALI/ AG5TS DO NOT MEAN BY ?IS TO PUT =? ! MATT] FROM A ,COMMUNI/ /&PO9T1 AS WILL HAVE TO BE DONE H]E PRES5TLY3 ALL !Y MEAN IS1 ?AT RESI/ANCE :]EV] POSSIBLE TO ! AMELIORATION ( ! WORK]S :I* IS ! GREAT OBJECT ( MOD]N POLITICIANS4 

,N[ LET US LOOK AT ?IS EI<T H\RS CLAIM = A LITTLE & TRY TO F9D \T :AT IT MEANS4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 NO ONE :O IS NOT A SLAVE-DRIV] 7& MO/ MIDDLE-CLASS P]SONS >E SLAVE-DRIV]S71 W\LD D5Y ?AT IT W\LD BE A GOOD ?+ 9 ITSELF = ! MAXIMUM DAY'S WORK TO BE R$UC$ TO EI<T H\RS2 AL?\< ON ! O!R H& IT W\LD NOT 9 ITSELF BE EV5 A /EP 9 ADVANCE T[>DS ,SOCIALISM4 ,FROM ?AT PO9T ( VIEW IT W\LD BE NO?+ MORE ?AN AN AMELIORATION 9 ! LOT ( -- SLAVES1 JU/ AS AN 9CREASE 9 ! WAGE-E>N]'S WAGES IS AN 9CREASE 9 ! SLAVE'S RATIONS4 ,N[1 ONE MU/ SAY ?AT ?IS K9D ( AMELIORATION IS JU/ ! ?+ :I* CAN ONLY HE GA9$ BY ?AT SPECIES ( 'SELF-HELP' :I* IS CALL$ A G5]AL /RIKE2 & ?AT IF IT W]E GA9$ 9 ?IS MANN]1 ! MANN] ( GA9+ IT W\LD BE SO $UCATIONAL ?AT ! GA9 W\LD HAVE A V]Y DIFF]5T & MU* GREAT] SIGNIFICANCE ?AN IT W\LD IF ?R[N TO ! PEOPLE BY ,P>LIAM5T AS A M]E TUB TO ! :ALE4 

,N[1 AS TO ! GA9 ( AN ,EI<T ,H\RS ,BILL1 :AT W\LD IT AM\NT TO8 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 W\LD IT B5EFIT ! :OLE ( ! WORK]S OR ONLY A P>T8 ,SURELY !RE CAN ONLY BE ONE ANSW] TO ?AT QUE/ION4 ,= 9/ANCE1 H[ IS SU* A ,BILL GO+ TO DEAL ) ! WORK ( ! AGRICULTURAL LABOR]S8 ,& ,I MAY NOTICE 9 PASS+ ?AT ?IS BODY ( WORK]S1 AT ONCE ! MO/ USEFUL & ! MO/ H>DLY US$ ( ALL1 >E G5]ALLY LEFT \T 9 ! COLD :5 IT IS A QUE/ION ( !SE P>TIAL 'AMELIORATIONS' -- UNLESS :]E IT IS OBVI\SLY 9T5D$ TO 'WORK' !M = SOME POLITICAL PLOT4 ,MANY O!R 9/ANCES ( WORK]S :O W\LD NOT B5EFIT BY AN ,EI<T ,H\RS ,BILL WILL OCCUR TO ANY WORK+ MAN :O ?9KS AB\T ! SUBJECT4 

,AGA91 ! ,BILL PASS$1 A /RUGGLE BETWE5 MA/]S & M5 WILL BEG9 AS TO ! WAGES TO BE PAID = ! %ORT] DAY'S LABOR4 ,WILL ,P>LIAM5T DEAL ) ?IS DIFFICULTY1 ,I ASK8 ,I WILL %[ PRES5TLY :AT IT WILL MEAN IF IT DOES4 ,MEANTIME ,I ASS]T ?AT ! M5 WILL HAVE TO DEAL ) IT BY /RIKES -- IE41 !Y WILL HAVE TO FI<T ! :OLE BATTLE OV] AGA94 ,ONCE MORE1 IF ! CAPITALI/S /& TO LOSE BY ! *ANGE1 !Y WILL /RA9 EV]Y N]VE TO RECOV] ?AT LOSS2 & ! 9T5SIFICATION ( LABOR IS ONE OBVI\S MEANS ( DO+ ?IS4 ,IMPROV$ ORGANIZATION 7IE41 SLAVE-DRIV+7 9 ! WORK%OP1 IMPROV$ MA*9]Y 9 ! FACTORY1 WILL SET ! CAPITALI/ RI<T AGA9 & =CE ! WORK]S TO PRODUCE MORE 9 EV]Y H\R -- IE41 TO WA/E !IR BODILY & M5TAL P[]S MORE4 

,SURELY ALL !SE ?+S MU/1 9 ANY CASE1 BE DEALT ) BY ! USUAL ME?ODS ( A ,LABOR W>1 & ! M]E MA*9]Y ( A /ATUTE WILL HAVE V]Y LITTLE EFFECT ON ?AT W>4 ,:Y1 !N1 :5 ! WORK]S MU/ ( NECESSITY MAKE ! NEW BILL WORK !MSELVES1 %\LD !Y NOT SAVE TIME & TOIL BY MAK+ ! UNWRITT5 CU/OM !MSELVES AT FIR/ H&8 ,( :AT USE WILL BE ! M]E ORNAM5T ( A LEGAL 5ACTM5T :5 !Y HAVE GOT :AT !Y WANT )\T IT8 ,& LET US ALSO REMEMB] ONCE MORE ?AT EV]Y GA9 WON BY ! COMB9ATION ( LABOR HA/5S ! DAY :5 ! ODI\S DI/9CTIONS ( CLASS WILL BE ABOLI%$4 

,BUT SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY1 ',?IS MAY BE TRUE IF WE >E TO /OP AT A M]E EI<T H\RS BILL2 WE MEAN MU* MORE ?AN ?IS'4 ,QUITE TRUE2 EV]Y ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRAT :O KN[S ! AIMS ( HIS P>TY1 KN[S ?AT A LEGAL EI<T H\RS DAY WILL BE UNWORKABLE )\T A LEGAL M9IMUM WAGE 9 EA* BIG TRADE 7H[ AB\T ! LITTLE ONES871 & ?AT ?AT AGA9 WILL BE USELESS )\T ! 5ACTM5T ( A MAXIMUM PRICE ( ALL G5]AL >TICLES ( CONSUMPTION2 & !SE 5ACTM5TS WILL MAKE IT NECESS>Y TO E/ABLI% NATIONAL WORK%OPS 9 ORD] TO DE/ROY ! PR(IT ( ! CAPITALI/S1 IE41 ! CAPITALI/S !MSELVES4 ,?IS MEANS COMPLETE ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM1 ) :I* WE ,COMMUNI/S DO NOT AGREE1 BECAUSE WE BELIEVE ?AT ! DIFFICULTIES BESETT+ IT >E SO GREAT1 ?AT ! REALIZATION ( ,COMMUNISM W\LD BE NO MORE DIFFICULT ON ! ONE H&1 & ON ! O!R W\LD MEAN A :OLE REVOLUTION1 & NOT ?AT MO/ F]TILE P>5T ( C\NT]-REVOLUTION1 A HALF REVOLUTION4 

,BUT AP>T FROM ?IS1 DOES ANY MAN 9 HIS S5SES SUPPOSE ?AT ANY ,P>LIAM5T 9 ,5GL& 7OR ! WORLD71 ON ?IS SIDE ( CIVIL W>1 W\LD HESITATE ONE MOM5T BETWE5 ALL[+ AN EI<T H\RS BILL TO BECOME M]E WA/E PAP] & ACCEPT+ ! LOGICAL CONSEQU5CES ( IT8 ,\R >TFUL ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC FRI5DS W\LD F9D !Y HAD DONE NO?+ ) ! SMALL 5D ( ! W$GE BUT J> !IR H&S BY HAMM]+ ON IT1 & ?AT !Y W\LD HAVE TO BEG9 ALL OV] AGA91 UNLESS !Y HAD =CE 5\< TO COMPEL ! CAPITALI/ 5EMY TO DISGORGE HIS ILL-GOTT5 GA9S = FE> ( WORSE4 

,WE MAY BE SURE ?AT :ATEV] P>T ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC CLAIM ,P>LIAM5T YIELDS TO1 WILL BE GIV5 ) ! 9T5TION ( ITS BE+ EI!R A NULLITY OR A BAIT TO QUIET POSSIBLE REVOLUTION4 

,ONE ?+ :I* ! ,DEMON/RATION ( ,MAY #d? ASK$ = !Y MAY GET 9 A FA%ION1 ?AT IS1 ! EI<T H\RS DAY1 9 GOV]NM5T FACTORIES2 BUT IT WILL BE GIV51 IF AT ALL1 9 ! HOPE ( ITS ACT+ AS A LITTLE BIT ( CORRUPTION4 ,! PRICE EXPECT$ TO BE PAID WILL BE ! QUIET+1 ! DE-REVOLUTIONIZ+1 ( ! WORKM5 SO EMPLOY$4 ,ONE MAY 9DE$ HOPE ?AT ! PRICE WILL NOT BE PAID4 ,BUT ?IS ON ! O!R H& IS SURE TO HAPP5 ?AT ! P>LIAM5T>Y CAPITALI/S WILL1 ?9K !Y HAVE DONE A PRODIGI\S /ROKE ( ,SOCIALI/ BUS9ESS1 & WILL TAKE C>E NOT TO DO ANY MORE ,SOCIALISM TILL ! ,REVOLUTION IS ?UND]+ AT !IR DOORS1 & NO MAN C>ES A BUTTON :AT !Y DO4 

,MEANTIME1 ONE MU/ USE ! ?READ-B>E FABLE AGA91 & SAY ?AT :5 ! LABOR+ M\NTA9S HAVE PRODUC$ ?IS RIDICUL\S M\SE1 ! MUSIC ( HIS SQUEAK WILL SC>CELY PAY US = ALL \R TR\BLE & ALL \R -- %UFFL+4 ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM8 -- ,I DON'T AGREE ) IT2 9 FACT1 ,I ?9K ! TWO WORDS CONTRADICT ONE ANO!R1 & ?AT IT IS ! BUS9ESS ( ,SOCIALISM TO DE/ROY ! ,/ATE & PUT ,FREE ,SOCIETY 9 ITS PLACE4 ,BUT ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM 9 ! H&S ( A BUREAUCRATIC DEP>TM5T -- ?AT IS 9DE$ A /RANGE BIR? ( COMPROMISE & 'MOD]ATION'4 

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,FEBRU>Y #b#e1 #bba 3 ,! ',EI<T ,H\RS' & ! ,DEMON/RATION -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #h1 #bbb 3 ,! ',EI<T ,H\RS' & ! ,DEMON/RATION -- ,UPDAT$4 

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