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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,A ,LETT] FROM ! ,PACIFIC ,COA/0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #a#c1 ,FEBRU>Y #a#h#h#f1 PP4 #a#c2 
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,WE HAVE RECEIV$ AN 9T]E/+ LETT] FROM ,SAN ,FRANCISCO RELATIVE TO ! LABOR QUE/ION & ESPECIALLY TO ! CONF]5CE LATELY HELD !RE1 9 :I* ! MA9 SUBJECT ( DISCUSSION WAS ! ,*9ESE LABOR QUE/ION4 ,\R CORRESPOND5T'S LETT] IS AS FOLL[S3 

'#a#c#e ,PO/ ,/REET1 ,S4 ,F41 ,CALI=NIA1 ,DEC4 #i4 '#h#e4  

',DE> ,COMRADES1- ,WE LA/ NI<T ADJ\RN$ FROM ! ',TRADES & ,LABOR ,ORGANIZATIONS ,CONV5TION' :I* HAD1 ) AN 9T]VAL ( TWO DAYS1 BE5 SITT+ S9CE LA/ ,MONDAY WEEK4 ,A FULL REPORT IS 9 C\RSE ( PREP>ATION1 ( :I* Y\ WILL UND\BT$LY RECEIVE A COPY1 BUT ?IS IS NOT YET READY1 & ,I AM ANXI\S ?AT Y\ %\LD RECEIVE AT LEA/ AN \TL9E ( ! PROCE$+S 9 TIME = Y\R ,JANU>Y ISSUE4 ,I AM S5D+ Y\ COPIES ( ! ,DAILY ,REPORT :I*1 ?\< A CAPITALI/IC PAP]1 HAS GIV5 ! GI/ ( ! SPEE*ES ) COMM5DABLE FAIRNESS4 ,A /UDY ( SU* COPIES WILL GIVE Y\ A G5]AL IDEA ( ! WORK & TEMP] ( ! CONV5TION1 BUT IT MAY BE USEFUL TO ,5GLI% READ]S IF ,I ADD ! FOLL[+ AS EXPLANATORY NOTES4 

',9 ! FIR/ PLACE WE CONSID] ?AT WE HAVE GA9$ A MO/ DECISIVE VICTORY OV] ! POLITICIANS1 :O HAVE HI!RTO BE5 ! CURSE ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T 9 ?IS CITY4 ,!Y1 HAV+ OBTA9$ CONTROL ( ! ,DI/RICT ,ASSEMBLY ( ! ,KNI<TS ( ,LABOR1 APPO9T$ !MSELVES AN ,EXECUTIVE ,BO>D1 & SUMMON$ ! CONV5TION4 ,!Y ORIG9ALLY 9T5D$ TO RUN IT AS A POLITICAL CONV5TION1 & = ?AT PURPOSE ?REW \T ! CR$5TIALS ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! CONV5TION BY AN OV]:ELM+ VOTE DEFEAT$ !M 9 ?IS1 &1 IF Y\ WILL NOTE ?AT ! NAMES ,I HAVE UND]L9$ >E ?OSE ( ! ,SOCIALI/S1 Y\ WILL SEE :AT A SIGNIFICANT P>T WE PLAY$4 

',! L9E WE HAVE TAK5 ?R\<\T IS BRIEFLY ?IS4 ,WE HAVE LEAN$ GREATLY ON ! ,DECL>ATION ( ,9DEP5D5CE :I* DECL>ES ?IS TO BE A GOV]NM5T ( & = ! PEOPLE1 & ?AT ALL >E 5TITL$ TO LIFE1 LIB]TY & ! PURSUIT ( HAPP9ESS4 ,I MAY1 P]HAPS1 SAY H]E ?AT ,I FEEL N[ CONV9C$ ?AT ?IS IS 9V>IABLY SAFE GR\ND TO TAKE ) AN ,AM]ICAN AUDI5CE4 ,WE ACCORD+LY DECL>$ ?AT1 ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE ON ?IS COA/ HAV+ MO/ UNEQUIVOCALLY DECL>$ = ! EXPULSION ( ! ,*9ESE1 ! PEOPLE W]E B\ND TO BE TRUE TO !MSELVES1 & TO 5=CE COMPLIANCE ) !IR DEM&4 ,EV]YONE1 H[EV]1 ( \R SPEAK]S DECL>$ 7& WE HAD ! E> ( ! AUDI5CE ?R\<\T7 ?AT ! ,*9AMAN WAS \R BRO!R-SLAVE2 ?AT WE HAD NO QU>REL ) HIM1 & ?AT NOT ONE DROP ( HIS BLOOD MU/ BE %$2 ?AT ! CRIME LAY ) ! PROP]TY [N]S1 ! EMPLOY]S :O MAKE PR(IT \T ( ! ,*9ESE1 & ! (FICIALS :O REFUS$ TO EXECUTE ! DEM&S ( ! PEOPLE4 ,!SE WE RECOMM5D$ AS P]SONALLY RESPONSIBLE4 ,WE ADOPT$ ! SAME L9E ( P]SONAL RESPONSIBILITY ( (FICIALS TO ! PEOPLE 9 \R H&L+ ( ! ,CONVICT ,LABOR & ,H>D ,TIMES QUE/IONS1 9 :I* LA/1 ( C\RSE1 WE GOT 9 PL5TY ( WORK1 EV]Y SPEAK] BE+ DI/9CTLY ,SOCIALI/IC1 & AN AUDI5CE ( SOME #ae HAV+ ! :OLE QUE/ION LAID BE=E !M 9 ! CLE>E/ & MO/ ?OR\< MANN]4 

',HAV+ HAD = SIX NI<TS AN AUDI5CE ( #ae TO #b PEOPLE1 WE HAVE1 ,I BELIEVE1 CONCLUSIVELY %[N ?AT WE ,SOCIALI/S >E ! P[] 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T ON ?IS COA/1 & WE HAVE = ! FIR/ TIME GOT ! ,TRADES ,UNIONS1 :O >E N[ 9 C\RSE ( F$]ATION1 9 SYMPA?Y ) US4 ,?IS ,I CONSID] AN 9CALCULABLE GA94 

',I MAY ADD ?AT A C>EFUL /UDY ( ! PROCE$+S1 & ( ! AUDI5CE -- :I* WAS ?R\<\T A MO/ ORD]LY & 9TELLIG5T ONE -- HAS CONV9C$ ME ?AT ! PEOPLE >E F> MORE ADVANC$ ?AN ,I = ONE HAD IMAG9$4 ,! FEEL+ AGA9/ ! WEAL?Y & ! POLICE IS1 ,I AM ALSO C]TA91 9T5SELY /RONG4 ,IT HAS1 H[EV]1 MODIFI$ MY JUDGM5T ON ! ,*9ESE QUE/ION2 = ,I HAVE HONE/LY HELD ! BELIEF ?AT !RE W\LD BE ?IS W9T] AT LEA/ AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ! ,*9ESE \T ( ?IS CITY BY =CE1 & HAVE FUR!R CONSID]$ IT A SACR$ DUTY 9CUMB5T ON US TO MAKE AT LEA/ AN ATTEMPT TO DIRECT ! /ORM AGA9/ ?OSE :O DES]VE ?AT IT %\LD FALL UPON !M4 ,I N[ 9CL9E TO ! OP9ION ?AT !RE >E L>GE MASSES :O RECOGNIZE ?AT ! CAUSE ( H>D TIMES LIES F> DEEP] ?AN ! ,*9AMAN1 & ?AT !Y WILL WAIT TILL !Y CAN SETTLE ?IS QUE/ION UPON BROAD] & S\ND] PR9CIPLES4 ,IF WE HAVE ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS WE HAVE1 AS ,I AM SURE ALL ,5GLI% COMRADES WILL ADMIT1 DONE GOOD WORK4'  

,?IS ON ! :OLE IS SATISFACTORY & REASSUR+1 ESPECIALLY CONSID]+ ! S9I/] RUMOR ( A PLOT = ! MASSACRE ( ! ,*9ESE :I* WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,5GLI% PRESS SOME WEEKS AGO1 & :I* N[ APPE>S FROM 9=MATION S9CE RECEIV$ FROM ,AM]ICA TO HAVE BE5 ONE ( ! BRE$ ( PLOTS 9/IGAT$ BY ! POLICE = ! B5EFIT ( ! CAPITALI/S4 ,\R CORRESPOND5T BE+ PRES5T AT ! ,CONV5TION W\LD HAVE A MU* MORE ACCURATE IMPRESSION ( ITS T5D5CY ?AN ANY NEWSPAP] REPORT C\LD GIVE1 AS HE W\LD UND]/& ! SIGNIFICANCE ( :AT WAS SAID !RE 9 COMP>ISON ) ! UTT]ANCES ( =M] TIMES4 

,NEV]!LESS1 IF ANY?+ CAN BE SAID ON ?IS SIDE ( ! ,ATLANTIC :I* MI<T /R5G!N ! H&S ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,SOCIALI/S 9 PO9T+ \T TO ! WORK]S !IR REAL 5EMY1 IT \<T TO BE SAID2 SO AS AN ,9T]NATIONAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALI/1 ,I V5TURE TO MAKE A FEW REM>KS1 PREMIS+ = ! 9=MATION ( \R ,5GLI% FRI5DS ?AT A LAW HAS BE5 PASS$ RE/RICT+ ! IMPORTATION ( ,*9ESE LABOR 7APP>5TLY MADE ?AT IT MI<T NOT BE C>RI$ \T7 & ?AT ?IS LAW IS SY/EMATICALLY DISREG>D$ BY ! CAPITALI/ (FICIALS1 SO ?AT \R ,AM]ICAN FRI5DS >E ONLY EX]CIS+ !IR ORD9>Y RI<TS AS CITIZ5S 9 CALL+ ON ! GOV]NM5T TO SEE ?AT ! LAW IS C>RI$ \T4 ,IT MU/ ALSO BE REMEMB]$ ?AT :]EAS ! ,EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS1 ,IRI%1 ,G]MAN1 OR ,SC&9AVIAN1 SPE$ILY M+LE ) ! G5]AL POPULATION1 & SO DO NOT AFFECT ! /&>D ( LIVELIHOOD P]MAN5TLY BY ! L[] /&>D :I* !Y BR+ OV] ) !M1 ! ,*9ESE DO NO SU* ?+1 BUT REMA9 ,*9ESE 9 ,AM]ICA1 A COMMUNITY )9 A COMMUNITY4 

,N[ ,I MU/ SAY IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT TO EXAGG]ATE ! CRIME ( ! CAPITALI/S 9 !IR IMPORTATION ( ,*9ESE LABOR2 DONE AS IT WAS = PR(IT1 QUITE REG>DLESS ( ! WELF>E ( EI!R ,*9ESE OR ,AM]ICAN WORKM54 ,I FE>1 9DE$1 ?AT SOME ( ! 9DIVIDUALS ( ?AT ORD] 7( CAPITALI/S7 :O W]E 5GAG$ 9 ! TRANSACTION1 W\LD GIVE AN UGLY GR9 AT ! WEAKNESS ( ANYBODY SUPPOS+ ?AT !Y C\LD ?9K ( ANYONE'S WELF>E EXCEPT !IR [N & !IR FAMILIES'4 ,BUT ! PREAMBLE ( ! RESOLUTION PASS$ AT ! ,CONV5TION PO9T$ \T V]Y TRULY ?AT ! EXPULSION ( ! ,*9ESE W\LD BY NO MEANS SOLVE ! LABOR QUE/ION 9 ,AM]ICA1 & IF \R COMRADES !RE CAN ONLY DRIVE ?AT HOME H>D 5\<1 SO ?AT ,AM]ICAN WORKM5 CAN REALLY UND]/& IT EV5 AMID ! SUFF]+S CAUS$ BY ! IMM$IATE & SPECIAL ATTACK ON !IR /&>D ( LIVELIHOOD1 !N ! LABOR QUE/ION 9 ,AM]ICA WILL HAVE 5T]$ 9TO A NEW PHASE4 

,= ?IS CRIME IS BE+ COMMITT$ EV]Y:]E & ALWAYS 9 CIVILIZATION BY ,CAPITAL2 NOR CAN IT HELP COMMITT+ ! CRIME AS LONG AS IT EXI/S4 ,NEI!R PREA*+ NOR T]RORISM WILL MAKE IT REFRA9 FROM ?IS3 IT IS NOT AN ACCID5T1 BUT AN ESS5TIAL CONDITION ( ITS LIFE TO DRIVE D[N WAGES TO ! L[E/ PO9T POSSIBLE4 ,FOIL$ 9 ONE DIRECTION IT WILL TRY IT 9 ANO!R1 & WILL 9 ! LONG RUN ALWAYS SUCCE$ AS LONG AS IT HAS LIFE 9 IT4 

,! ,*9ESE WORKM5 >E ONLY DO+ :AT EV]Y WORKMAN IS =C$ TO DO MORE OR LESS1 ?AT IT TO COMPETE ) HIS FELL[S = SUBSI/5CE4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT ! ,*9ESE >E =C$ BY CAPITAL 9TO BE+ MORE OBVI\SLY ! 5EMIES ( !IR FELL[-WORKM5 ?AN IS USUALLY ! CASE1 BUT ?AT IS ONLY A SURFACE DIFF]5CE2 IT IS MORE DRAMATIC1 ?AT IS ALL4 ,EV]Y WORK+-MAN IS =C$ 9TO ! SAME FALSE POSITION ( CONTE/ ) EV]Y O!R WORK+-MAN UNTIL HE BECOMES A ,SOCIALI/1 & IS CONSCI\S ( HIS BE+ NATURALLY ! FRI5D ( EV]Y WORKMAN ?R\<\T ! WORLD & UNTIL HE DOES HIS BE/ TO REALIZE ! CONSEQU5CES ?AT %\LD FL[ FROM ?IS FRI5D%IP 

,! ,*9ESE WORKM5 >E NO MORE GUILTY ( ! SUFF]+ :I* !IR COMPETITION CAUSES ?AN >E ! WOM5 & GIRLS :O 9 ,LONDON >E />V+ ! MALE ADULT TAILORS2 >E BE+ US$ TO />VE !M ONE %\LD SAY -- US$ AGA9/ !IR [N HUSB&S1 BRO!RS & SWEE!>TS4 

,IT W\LD BE MIS]ABLE 9DE$ 9 ?IS ,*9ESE MATT] IF1 AS TOO (T5 HAPP5S1 ! 9/RUM5TS %\LD RECEIVE ! SUFF]+ DUE TO ?OSE :O HAVE US$ !M2 :O 9DE$ 9 !IR TURN >E BUT ! 9/RUM5TS ( ! LONG C5TURIES ( OPPRESSION :I* WE MAY SURELY HOPE >E N[ DRAW+ TO A CLOSE4 ,IF ! ,AM]ICAN WORKM5 CAN SEE ?IS1 & AB/A91 AS WE MAY WELL HOPE !Y WILL1 FROM PLAY+ 9TO ! H&S ( !IR REAL 5EMIES BY ATTACK+ !IR FELL[ WAGE-SLAVES ! ,*9ESE1 !Y WILL DES]VE WELL ( ! ,BRO!RHOOD ( LABOR1 & WILL %[ ?AT !Y UND]/& ! MOTTO3 ,WAGE-WORK]S ( ALL C\NTRIES UNITE6 

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