,! ,POLICY ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,! ,POLICY ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #d1 ,NO4 #a#b#f1 #i ,JUNE #a#h#h#h1 P4#a#h2 
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,S9CE ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE WAS F\ND$ TO SUPPORT ! PR9CIPLES ( ,9T]NATIONAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALISM1 & S9CE !RE HAS BE5 SOME DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION AMONG US AS TO ! MEAN+ ( ?OSE WORDS1 ! ,C\NCIL ( ! ,LEAGUE ?9KS IT ITS DUTY TO PO9T \T :AT 9 ITS OP9ION ?AT MEAN+ IS1 AS EXPRESS$ BY PUBLICATIONS ( ! ,LEAGUE1 :I* AT ! TIME ( !IR PUBLICATION W]E NOT *ALL5G$ BY ANY ( ITS BRAN*ES OR MEMB]S2 & 9 DO+ ?IS ! ,C\NCIL WI%ES TO DISCLAIM ANY N>R[+ ( ! PR9CIPLES ( ! ,LEAGUE BEYOND :AT IT BELIEVES HAS BE5 RECOGNIZ$ FROM ! FIR/ AS NECESS>Y TO GIVE IT A REASON = EXI/5CE SEP>ATE FROM ?AT ( O!R ,SOCIALI/ BODIES4 

,! AIM ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE1 !RE=E1 IS ! REALIZATION ( A SOCIETY BAS$ ON EQUALITY ( CONDITION = ALL P]SONS )\T DI/9CTION ( RACE1 SEX OR CRE$2 A SOCIETY :I* WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ! RI<T ( ANY PRIVILEGE TO 9T]F]E ) ?AT EQUALITY1 :E!R SU* PRIVILEGE RE/S ITS CLAIM ON BIR?1 WEAL? OR CAPACITY 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL4 

,! ,LEAGUE HOLDS ?AT ! NECESS>Y /EP TO ! REALIZATION ( ?IS SOCIETY IS ! ABOLITION ( MONOPOLY 9 ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 :I* %\LD BE [N$ BY NO 9DIVIDUAL1 BUT BY ! :OLE COMMUNITY1 9 ORD] ?AT ! USE ( !M MAY BE FREE TO ALL ACCORD+ TO !IR CAPACITY3 ?IS WE BELIEVE W\LD NECESS>ILY LEAD TO ! EQUALITY ( CONDITION ABOVE-M5TION$1 & ! RECOGNITION ( ! MAXIM 'FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS CAPACITY1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS NE$S'4 

,IT IS NECESS>Y TO EXPLA9 H]E ?AT SOME ,SOCIALI/S BELIEVE ?IS FIR/ /EP1 ! ABOLITION ( MONOPOLY 9 ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION IS ! 5D ( ,SOCIALISM1 & ?AT ! SOCIETY SO F\ND$ WILL ADMIT ( COMPETITION = ! RELATIVE %>ES ( ! WEAL? PRODUC$ = USE2 AL?\< IT IS OBVI\S ?AT SUCCESS 9 SU* COMPETITION CAN ONLY BE ATTA9$ BY ! SUCCESSFUL AT ! EXP5SE ( ! UNSUCCESSFUL1 & ?US NEW CLASSES W\LD BE =M$ :I* W\LD TAKE ! PLACE ( ?OSE DE/ROY$ BY ! ABOLITION ( MONOPOLY4 ,ON ?IS PO9T1 !RE=E1 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE DIFF]S 9 ITS AIM OR IDEAL ( SOCIETY FROM SOME O!R ,SOCIALI/S4 

,AGA91 ! ,LEAGUE BELIEVES1 :5 IT SPEAKS ( ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM1 ?AT ! WORD 9T]NATIONALISM APPLIES ONLY TO ! PRES5T /ATE ( SLAV]Y1 AS EXPRESS+ ?AT ! WORK]S DO NOT RECOGNIZE ! NATIONAL DI/9CTIONS MADE BY !IR MA/]S1 & ?AT 9 ! SOCIETY ( ! FUTURE1 NATIONS AS POLITICAL 5TITIES WILL CEASE TO EXI/1 & GIVE PLACE TO ! F$]ATION ( COMMUNITIES B\ND TOGE!R BY LOCALITY OR CONV5I5CE4 ,H]E AGA9 ! ,LEAGUE DIFF]S FROM SOME ,SOCIALI/S :O CANNOT SEE SO F> AS ! ABOLITION ( NATIONALITY1 & ?IS AGA9 IMPLIES A DIFF]5CE 9 IDEAL4 

,AS TO ! MEANS = ! ATTA9M5T ( ! ABOLITION ( ! PRIVATE [N]%IP ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 & ?R\< ?AT TO EQUALITY ( CONDITION = ALL P]SONS1 ! ,LEAGUE BELIEVES ?AT ! FIR/ & MO/ 9DISP5SABLE ( SU* MEANS IS ! PUTT+ BE=E ! PEOPLE ITS AIMS1 ULTIMATE & IMM$IATE1 PLA9LY & HONE/LY1 & HAS ALWAYS ACT$ ON ?AT BELIEF2 9 ! CONFID5CE ?AT H[EV] /RANGE !SE AIMS MAY BE TO ! GREAT] NUMB] ( P]SONS1 ! TIME WILL COME :5 CIRCUM/ANCES WILL =CE ! WORK]S TO ACCEPT !M AS !IR [N1 & ?AT IT IS NO WA/E ( 5]GY MEANTIME TO FAMILI>IZE !M ) !SE AIMS & !REBY TO QUICK5 !IR DESIRES & GIVE SOME?+ = !IR 9TELLIG5CE TO SEIZE HOLD (1 & = !IR HOPE TO FE$ ON4 ,! $UCATION ( ! VAGUE DISCONT5T :I* 7HAPPILY7 IS N[ SO PREVAL5T AMONG ! WORK]S 9TO A DEF9ITE AIM1 IS ! *IEF BUS9ESS ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE2 NOR CAN ?IS WORK EV] BE DISP5S$ ) EV5 ON ! V]Y EVE ( ! FIR/ OBVI\S & OP5 /EPS T[>DS REVOLUTION4 

,!RE >E O!R ,SOCIALI/S1 H[EV]1 & !Y >E NUM]\S 5\<1 :O >E NOT CONT5T$ ) ! SL[ & PATI5CE-TRY+ WORK ( GETT+ ! WORK]S TO UND]/& !IR POSITION & ! REM$IES = IT4 ,!Y CANNOT BELIEVE ?AT ANY?+ IS BE+ DONE UNLESS ATTEMPTS >E BE+ MADE TO GET ,SOCIALI/S 9TO ,P>LIAM5T1 & O!R ELECT$ BODIES2 AL?\< IT IS CLE> ?AT !SE BODIES >E ! MO/ DIRECT EXPRESSION ( ! P[] ( \R 5EMIES1 & !IR 9T5TION TO PUT D[N ALL ATTEMPTS T[>DS ! REG5]ATION ( SOCIETY2 & ?\< ! PASS+ ( A FEW PALLIATIVE MEASURES IS ! UTMO/ ?AT C\LD BE HOP$ FROM ,SOCIALI/S 9 ,P>LIAM5T UNTIL ! TIME :5 ! PEOPLE >E /RONG 5\< TO DE/ROY ,P>LIAM5T ITSELF4 

,! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE HAS DECL>$ OV] & OV] AGA9 ITS S5SE ( ! FUTILITY ( ,SOCIALI/S WA/+ !IR TIME 9 GETT+ SU* PALLIATIVE MEASURES PASS$1 :I*1 IF DESIRABLE TO BE PASS$ AS TEMPOR>ILY USEFUL1 WILL BE PASS$ MU* MORE READILY IF !Y DO NOT MIX !MSELVES UP 9 ! MATT]1 & :I* >E AT LEA/ 9T5D$ BY \R MA/]S TO H9D] ,SOCIALISM & NOT TO FUR!R IT4 ,OV] & OV] AGA9 IT HAS DEPRECAT$ ,SOCIALI/S MIX+ !MSELVES UP 9 POLITICAL 9TRIGUES2 & IT BELIEVES NO USEFUL PURPOSE CAN BE S]V$ BY !IR RUNN+ AFT] ! VOTES ( ?OSE :O DO NOT UND]/& ! PR9CIPLES ( ,SOCIALISM1 & :O !RE=E MU/ BE ATTRACT$ BY PROMISES :I* C\LD NOT BE FULFILL$ BY ! C&IDATES IF BY ANY *ANCE SU* C&IDATES W]E RETURN$ TO ,P>LIAM5T4 ,! TWO LA/ ,ANNUAL ,CONF]5CES ( ! ,LEAGUE HAVE DECL>$ BY L>GE MAJORITIES ( ! DELEGATES ASSEMBL$ ?AT IT WAS ! POLICY ( ! ,LEAGUE TO AB/A9 FROM P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION1 & HAVE REFUS$ TO ALL[ ANY ALT]ATION ( ?IS POLICY4 

,! ,C\NCIL ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE !RE=E FEELS ITSELF B\ND FRANKLY TO PO9T \T ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( PROPAG&A BY ELECTIONE]+ COEXI/+ ) ! $UCATIONAL PROPAG&A 9 ! SAME BODY TO ANY GOOD PURPOSE4 ,?OSE HOLD+ ! TWO SETS ( IDEAS WILL & MU/ MUTUALLY HAMP] EA* O!R1 EV5 :]E !IR ROOT-PR9CIPLES DO NOT DIFF] WIDELY2 & ?IS ALL ! MORE AS ! ADVOCATES ( PROPAG&A BY ELECTIONE]+ MU/ FEEL H[ HEAVY !IR TASK IS1 & ?AT !Y MU/ BEG9 AT ONCE ) IT & 9SI/ E>LY & LATE ON ! NECESSITY1 ( TURN+ ALL \R ATT5TION TO GETT+ ,SOCIALI/S 9TO ,P>LIAM5T BY ANY MEANS FEASIBLE4 ,! ,C\NCIL ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE BELIEVES ?AT !RE WILL = A LONG TIME BE ?IS DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION AS TO ! ME?OD ( PROPAG&A1 & ?9KS ITSELF JU/IFI$ NOT ONLY 9 PO9T+ \T ! EVIL EFFECTS ( CONTE/+ ! PO9T )9 ! ,LEAGUE ITSELF1 BUT ALSO 9 APPEAL+ TO ?OSE ,SOCIALI/S :O AGREE ) ! ,LEAGUE & :O N[ BELONG TO O!R BODIES1 TO JO9 IT1 RA!R ?AN IMPAIR !IR USEFULNESS ALSO BY REMA9+ 9 ?OSE BODIES :5 !Y FEEL !MSELVES \T ( H>MONY ) !IR TACTICS4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! ,C\NCIL WI% IT TO BE CLE>LY UND]/OOD ?AT !Y HAVE /AT$ ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! ,LEAGUE & O!R ,SOCIALI/S 9 NO CONT5TI\S SPIRIT1 BUT ONLY TO JU/IFY ! CONT9U$ EXI/5CE ( ! ,LEAGUE AS A SEP>ATE BODY1 & TO DEPRECATE ANY ALT]ATION 9 ITS PR9CIPLES & TACTICS1 :I*1 IF C>RI$ \T W\LD PUT IT 9TO A POSITION ( M]E FACTI\S OPPOSITION TO O!R ,SOCIALI/ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! ,C\NCIL DESIRES FUR!R TO SAY ?AT IT ?9KS IT ! DUTY ( ! ,LEAGUE & ITS MEMB]S TO CO-OP]ATE 9 ! MO/ CORDIAL WAY ) O!R ,SOCIALI/S ON ALL OCCASIONS :5 IT CAN DO SO )\T LOSS ( PR9CIPLE1 & )\T PREJUDICE TO ! =M ( PROPAG&A :I* IT HAS FROM ! FIR/ BELIEV$ IT TO BE ITS DUTY TO PRESS =W>D4 

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