,LONDON 9 A ,/ATE ( ,SIEGE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,LONDON 9 A ,/ATE ( ,SIEGE0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #c1 ,NO4 #i#g1 #ai ,NOVEMB] #a#h#h#g1 P4 #c#f#i-#g2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,SIR ,*>LES ,W>R5 HAS KEPT HIS PROMISE & PREV5T$ ! MEET+ ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,RADICAL ,CLUBS4 ,FROM ! MILIT>Y PO9T ( VIEW HE HAS BE5 EM95TLY SUCCESSFUL1 & DES]V$ TO BE SO1 & IT IS N[ PROP] ?AT WE %\LD MAKE HIM A PE] ( ! REALM & ,COMM&]-9-,*IEF ( ! ,BRITI% =CES1 IF HE WILL K9DLY CONS5T TO WAIVE ! TITLE ( ,EMP]OR OR ?REE-TAIL$ ,BA%AW OR :ATEV] ELSE IS ! PROP] NICK-NAME ( A SUPREME & IRRESPONSIBLE RUL]4 ,SIR ,*>LES1 ,I REPEAT1 MADE HIS MILIT>Y DISPOSITIONS ADMIRABLY1 & REVOLUTIONI/S %\LD /UDY !M1 S9CE !Y HAVE HAD A LITTLE PIECE ( REAL W> SUDD5LY BR\<T TO !IR NOTICE4 ,! ',SQU>E'1 RE41 ! SUNK5 SPACE1 WAS GU>D$ BY FOOT-POLICEM5 F\R DEEP1 :OSE BUS9ESS WAS SIMPLY TO GU>D IT & :O HAD ORD]S NOT TO /IR FROM !IR PO/S2 \TSIDE !SE W]E /RONG BODIES ( HORSE-POLICE :O TOOK C>EFUL NOTE ( ANY 9CIPI5T GA!R+ & AT ONCE SCATT]$ IT4 

,?IS DEF5SE WAS AMPLE AGA9/ ANY?+ EXCEPT AN ORGANIZ$ ATTACK FROM DET]M9$ P]SONS ACT+ 9 CONC]T & ABLE TO DEP5D ON ONE ANO!R4 ,9 ORD] ?AT NO SU* BODY %\LD BE =M$ & NO SU* ATTACK BE POSSIBLE1 ! C>EFUL G5]AL HAD PO/$ /RONG BODIES ( POLICE1 ) DUE SUPPORTS TO FALL BACK ON IF NECESS>Y1 AB\T A RADIUS ( AB\T A QU>T] ( A MILE ( ! ,SQU>E1 SO ?AT NO?+ C\LD ESCAPE FALL+ 9TO ! ME%ES ( ?IS NET4 

,9TO ?IS NET !N WE M>*$4 ,! COLUMN 9 :I* ! COMRADES ( ! ,LEAGUE W]E1 />T$ FROM ,CL]K5WELL ,GRE5 9 COMPANY ) ! ,PATRIOTIC ,CLUB & SOME ( ! ,EA/-5D CLUBS1 9CLUD+ A ,BRAN* ( ! ,S,D,F4 ,I SEE ! CORRESPOND5T ( ! ,DAILY ,NEWS E/IMATES ?IS COLUMN AT #f1 BUT ,I ?9K ?AT IS AN EXAGG]ATION4 ,ANYH[1 WE M>*$ 9 GOOD ORD] ?R\< ,!OBALDS' ,ROAD1 & UP ,H>T ,/REET1 CROSS+ ,OX=D ,/REET & ,%AFTESBURY ,AV5UE )\T ATTACK FROM ! POLICE1 BUT WE HAD NO SOON] CROSS$ ! LATT] /REET & W]E AB\T TO 5T] ! ,SEV5 ,DIALS /REETS TO MAKE \R WAY TO ,/ ,M>T9'S ,LANE1 ?AN ! ATTACK CAME1 & IT WAS CLE>LY ! BE/ POSSIBLE PLACE = IT4 ,! DIV]G5CE ( ! /REETS W\LD CONFUSE ANY PROCESSION :I* HAD LO/ ITS RALLY+ PO9T2 ! SIDE /REETS & ! WID? ( ! ?OR\<F>E AT ! SPOT GAVE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY = A FLANK *>GE1 & AT \R RE> WAS ! OP5 SPACE ( ,%AFTESBURY ,AV5UE TO ALL[ A *>GE 9 ?AT QU>T] TO F9I% US UP AFT] ! ATTACK ON FRONT & FLANK4 ,IT WAS ALL OV] 9 A FEW M9UTES3 \R COMRADES F\<T VALIANTLY1 BUT !Y HAD NOT LE>N$ H[ TO /& & TURN !IR COLUMN 9TO A L9E1 OR TO M>* ON TO ! FRONT4 ,?OSE 9 FRONT TURN$ & FAC$ !IR RE>1 NOT TO RUN AWAY1 BUT TO JO9 9 ! FRAY IF OPPORTUNITY S]V$4 ,! POLICE /RUCK RI<T & LEFT LIKE :AT !Y W]E1 SOLDI]S ATTACK+ AN 5EMY1 AMID WILD %RIEKS ( HATR$ FROM ! WOM5 :O CAME FROM ! SLUMS ON \R LEFT4 ,! B& 9/RUM5TS W]E CAPTUR$1 ! BANN]S & FLAGS DE/ROY$1 !RE WAS NO RALLY+ PO9T & NO POSSIBILITY ( RALLY+1 & ALL ?AT ! PEOPLE COMPOS+ \R ONCE /RONG COLUMN C\LD DO WAS TO /RAGGLE 9TO ! ,SQU>E AS HELPLESS UNITS4 ,I CONFESS ,I WAS A/\ND$ AT ! RAPIDITY ( ! ?+ & ! EASE ) :I* MILIT>Y ORGANIZATION GOT ITS VICTORY4 ,I C\LD SEE ?AT NUMB]S W]E ( NO AVAIL UNLESS L$ BY A B& ( M5 ACT+ 9 CONC]T & EA* KN[+ HIS [N P>T4 

,:AT HAPP5$ TO US HAPP5$1 AS ,I HE>1 TO ! O!R PROCESSIONS ) MORE OR LESS FI<T+4 ,AN EYE-WITNESS :O M>*$ UP ) ! WE/]N COLUMN TOLD ME ?AT !Y W]E SUDD5LY ATTACK$ AS !Y CAME OPPOSITE ! ,HAYM>KET ,!AT]1 BY ! POLICE RU%+ \T ON !M FROM ! SIDE /REETS & IMM$IATELY BATON+ EV]YBODY !Y C\LD REA*1 :E!R !Y RESI/$ OR NOT4 ,! COLUMN1 HE SAID WAS DE/ROY$ 9 TWO M9UTES1 ?\< C]TA9LY NOT QUITE )\T FI<T+2 ONE BRAVE MAN WRAPP+ HIS BANN] TORN FROM ! POLE R\ND HIS >M & FAC+ ! POLICE TILL HE WAS HAMM]$ D[N ) REPEAT$ BL[S4 

,ONCE 9 ! ,SQU>E WE ESPECIALLY AS ,I SAID GOOD HELPLESS UNITS1 ESPECIALLY AS !RE W]E UND\BT$LY A GOOD MANY M]E SPECTATORS1 MANY ( !M CLUB G5TLEM5 & O!R MEMB]S ( ! CLASS :I* EMPLOYS ,W>R54 ,UND\BT$LY IF TWO OR ?REE HUNDR$ M5 C\LD HAVE BE5 GOT TO MAKE A RU% ON ! CORDON ( ! POLICE1 ESPECIALLY AT ! S\? EA/ CORN] ! CR[D C\LD HAVE SW>M$ 9TO ! ,SQU>E1 & IF ! WEAKE/ ( ! COLUMNS C\LD HAVE REA*$ ! ,SQU>E 9 ORD] ?IS C\LD EASILY HAVE BE5 DONE BUT ! RESULT W\LD PROBABLY HAVE BE5 A F> BLOODI] MASSACRE ?AN ,PET]LOO2 = ! PEOPLE1 ONCE 9 ! ,SQU>E1 W\LD HAVE F\ND !MSELVES 9 A M]E P5FOLD AT ! M]CY ( ! POLICE & SOLDI]S4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT AS MATT]S W5T1 !RE SEEM$ V]Y LITTLE NE$ = ! APPE>ANCE ( ! LATT]1 SO COMPLETELY W]E ! POLICE1 HORSE & FOOT1 MA/]S ( ! SITUATION2 & ! GREAT MASS ( ! PEOPLE ALSO R\ND ! ,SQU>E WAS COMPOS$ ( ,RADICALS1 V]Y ANGRY IT IS TRUE AT ! HORRIBLE BRUTALITY ) :I* !Y HAD BE5 TREAT$ BY ,W>R5'S M51 BUT BY NO MEANS /RUNG UP TO FI<T+ PIT*4 ,SO ?AT ,I WAS FAIRLY SURPRIS$1 ! CR[D BE+ !N QUITE QUIET1 TO SEE ! ,LIFE ,GU>DS =M AT ! S\? ( ! ,SQU>E & M>* UP T[>DS ,/ ,M>T9'S ,*UR* ) ! MAGI/RATE AT !IR HEAD 7A SORT ( C\NTRY-G5TLEMAN-LOOK+ IMBECILE7 TO READ ! ,RIOT ,ACT4 ,! SOLDI]S W]E *E]$ AS WELL AS HOOT$ BY ! CR[D1 ,I ?9K UND] ! IMPRESSION ?AT !Y W\LD NOT ACT AS BRUTALLY AGA9/ ! PEOPLE AS ! POLICE3 A MI/AK5 IMPRESSION1 ,I ?9K1 AS !SE GORGE\S G5TRY >E JU/ ! HELMETT$ FLUNKIES ( ! RI* & W\LD ACT ON !IR ,ORD]S JU/ AS !IR BUTL]S OR FOOTM5 W\LD4 ,A LITTLE AFT] ?IS A REGIM5T ( ! FOOTGU>DS MADE !IR APPE>ANCE ) FIX$ BAYONETS1 & COMPLET$ ! TRIUMPH ( LAW & ORD]4 

,SIR ,*>LES ,W>R5 HAS ?US GIV5 US A LESSON 9 /REET FI<T+1 ! FIR/ PO9T ( :I* IS ?AT M]E NUMB]S )\T ORGANIZATION OR DRILL >E USELESS2 ! SECOND1 :I* \<T ALSO TO BE NOT$1 IS ! PROP] WAY TO DEF5D A POSITION 9 A L>GE T[N BY A DUE SY/EM ( SC\TS1 \TPO/S1 & SUPPORTS4 

,WE ,SOCIALI/S %\LD ?ANK \R MA/] = HIS LESSON1 & SO PASS ON FROM CONSID]+ ! MILIT>Y ASPECT ( ! CASE TO ITS CIVIL ASPECT4 ,W>R5 HAS WON A VICTORY1 BUT ON :AT T]MS6 ,IT IS CLE> FROM :AT IS ABOVE PR9T$ ?AT HE W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ?OR\<LY SUCCESSFUL IF HE HAD NOT HAD A FREE H& GIV5 HIM3 IF HE HAD NOT ATTACK$ CITIZ5S M>*+ PEACEABLY1 ?R\< ! /REETS 9 JU/ SU* A WAY AS B&ITTI MI<T DO1 DE/ROY+ & /EAL+ !IR PROP]TY1 !Y W\LD HAVE BE5 ABLE TO CLAIM !IR RI<T ( MEET+ 9 ,TRAFALG> ,SQU>E TO SU* A WAY ?AT NO?+ BUT %>P %OT & COLD /EEL C\LD HAVE DEALT ) !M4 ,LONDON HAS BE5 PUT UND] M>TIAL LAW1 NOM9ALLY = BEHO( ( A P>TY1 BUT REALLY ON BEHO( ( A CLASS1 & W> 7= IT IS NO LESS1 :ATEV] ! CONSEQU5CES MAY BE7 HAS BE5 =C$ UPON US4 ,! MASK IS (F N[1 & ! REAL MEAN+ ( ALL ! PETTY P]SECUTION ( \R OP5-AIR MEET+S IS AS CLE> AS MAY BE4 ,NO MORE HUMBUG NE$ BE TALK$ AB\T OB/RUCTION & ! CONV5I5CE ( ! PUBLIC3 IT IS OBVI\S ?AT ?OSE MEET+S W]E ATTACK$ BECAUSE WE DISPLEAS$ ! DOM9ANT CLASS & W]E WEAK4 ,LA/ ,SUNDAY EXPLA9S ALL1 & ! B\RGEOIS N[ GOES AB\T BOA/+ ?AT HE IS ! MA/] & WILL DO :AT HE LIKES ) HIS SLAVES4 ,AGA91 ! HUMBUG IS EXPOS$ ( ! POLITICAL CONDEMNATION ( CO]CION BY ,ACT ( ,P>LIAM5T 9 ,IREL&1 :5 H]E 9 ,LONDON WE HAVE CO]CION )\T ,ACT ( ,P>LIAM5T2 & ! FEEBLE TWITT]+S ( ! ,DAILY ,NEWS WILL BE RECEIV$ ) JE]S BY ! TRIUMPHANT ,TORIES4 

,& ! GREATE/ HUMBUG :I* ,SUNDAY'S EV5TS HAVE LAID B>E IS '! PROTECTION AF=D$ BY LAW TO ! HUMBLE/ CITIZ5'4 ,SOME SIMPLE PEOPLE WILL BE ?9K+ ?AT ,W>R5 CAN BE ATTACK$ LEGALLY = HIS MURD]\S & C[>DLY ASSAULTS ( ,SUNDAY4 ,I SAY ,W>R51 BECAUSE 'TIS NO USE BEAT+ ! /ICK ?AT BEATS Y\4 ,SOME P]HAPS WILL ?9K ?AT !RE MAY BE A *ANCE ( HIS GETT+ A FEW YE>S P5AL S]VITUDE = 9CIT+ TO RIOT & MURD]4 ,BUT !SE P]SONS =GET ?AT HE HAS BE5 ORD]$ TO ACT AS HE DID JU/ AS HE ORD]$ HIS BRIG&S1 & ?AT ,SALISBURY & ,CO41 :O ORD]$ HIM HAVE DONE SO AT ! ORD]S ( ! CLASS :I* !Y REPRES5T4 ,!Y HAVE MADE ! LAWS1 BUT HAVE NEV] 9T5D$ TO KEEP !M :5 9CONV5I5T4 ,IT HAS N[ BECOME 9CONV5I5T TO KEEP !M -- & 9 CONSEQU5CE WE MU/ ?9K \RSELVES LUCKY TO BE ONLY BEAT5 BY ! POLICEMAN'S BATON IF ! B\RGEOIS DON'T LIKE US -- LUCKY TO GET (F ! SIX MON?S' OR TWELVE MON?S' IMPRISONM5T :I* IS LIKELY TO ACCOMPANY SU* AN ACCID5T4 ,9 %ORT1 ! V]Y ,RADICALS HAVE N[ BE5 TAU<T ?AT SLAVES HAVE NO RI<TS4 ,! LESSON IS A PA9FUL ONE1 BUT SURELY USEFUL TO US BOA/FUL ,5GLI%M53 NAY1 9 ! LONG RUN IT IS NECESS>Y4 

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