,SOCIALI/ ,WORK AT ,NORWI* 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,SOCIALI/ ,WORK AT ,NORWI*0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #d1 ,NO4 #a#c#g1 #be ,AUGU/ #a#h#h#h1 P4#b#f#h2 
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,I AM SURE \R COMRADES G5]ALLY WILL BE GLAD TO HE> A LITTLE ( ! C\RSE ( ,SOCIALI/ PROPAG&A 9 ,NORWI* & ITS NEI<BORHOOD1 :I* = SOME REASON OR O!R HAS BECOME A /RON<OLD ( ! CAUSE4 

,\R COMRADES HAD DET]M9$ ON A RALLY 9 ,NORWI*1 & 9VIT$ SEV]AL ( US ,LEAGU]S1 TOGE!R ) ,MRS ,BESANT & ,H]B]T ,BURR[S1 TO HELP !M4 ,FAULKN]1 ,MRS ,S*ACK1 ,MA9W>+1 & ,MORRIS GOT D[N TO ! OLD CITY ON ,SATURDAY EV5+1 & W]E MO/ CORDIALLY RECEIV$ BY ! ,BRAN* AT ! ,GORDON ,HALL1 :]E !RE WAS S++ & RECITATION1 & AGREEABLE CONV]SE G5]ALLY4 

,ON ! ,SUNDAY MORN+ ,MA9W>+ W5T TO ,Y>M\?1 & ADDRESS$ A L>GE MEET+ ON ! BEA*4 ,MRS ,S*ACK W5T TO ,WYMONDHAM1 & ?\< ! MEET+ 9 ?AT QUIET LITTLE PLACE WAS NOT BIG1 IT WAS V]Y ATT5TIVE & S]I\S4 ,9 ! CITY ITSELF1 ,FAULKN] SPOKE AT ,/ ,M>Y'S ,PLA9 & ,MORRIS1 ) ,M[BRAY 9 ! *AIR1 9 ! ,M>KET ,PLACE4 ,! MEET+ !RE WAS CONSID]ABLY OV] A ?\S&1 & WAS ATT5TIVE & SYMPA!TIC4 ,FAULKN] CAME UP JU/ BE=E IT WAS OV]1 & GAVE A %ORT ADDRESS ON ! SUBJECT ( ,$UCATION2 & ! MEET+ HELD WELL TOGE!R TO ! LA/4 

,9 ! AFT]NOON A WAGONETTE WAS DRAWN UP UND] ! BRONZE %AD[ ( ?AT V]Y DULL H]O ! ,IRON ,DUKE 79 BRONZE71 & ,M[BRAY WAS 9 ! '*AIR' !RE AT #b4#c1 \R COMRADES ( ! ,BRAN* BE+ DRAWN R\ND ! PLAT=M4 ,IT WAS AN EXCIT+ SC5E :5 WE GOT !RE1 ! CONC\RSE BE+ V]Y L>GE R\ND ! PLAT=M1 9 SPITE ( ! C\NT] ATTRACTIONS ( ! FAG 5D ( ! ,SALVATION ,>MY & ! SUMMONS ( ! BELLS ( ! HUGE T[] ( ,/ ,PET] ,MANCR(T4 ,! ',>MY' HAV+ DONE SPEAK+1 MOV$ AWAY ) ITS B&1 :I* PRES5TLY CAME 9TO ! PLACE1 BUT ) FEW FOLL[]S1 & ! COM+ ( ANO!R B& ( GOSPEL]S HAD NO 9FLU5CE ON ! MEET+ EXCEPT TO SWELL IT SOME:AT4 ,BE=E #c O'CLOCK !RE MU/ HAVE BE5 FULLY T5 ?\S& P]SONS CLOSELY PACK$ R\ND ! WAGONETTE4 ,! COMRADES BE+ CALL$ UPON N[ SANG ',NO ,MA/]'1 9 ! MID/ ( :I* ,H]B]T ,BURR[S & ,MRS ,BESANT CAME DULY PUNCTUAL1 & ! BUS9ESS BEGAN4 ,A RESOLUTION 9 FAVOR ( ! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY HAD BE5 PREP>$1 :I* WAS MOV$ BY ,H]B]T ,BURR[S1 :O BEGAN BY TELL+ ! AUDI5CE ?AT SOME FIVE YE>S AGO HE LECTUR$ ON ,SOCIALISM 9 ,NORWI* TO AN AUDI5CE ( FIVE P]SONS4 ,HIS CLE> & TELL+ SPEE* WAS WELL RECEIV$4 ,MRS ,BESANT FOLL[$1 & WAS RECEIV$ ) MU* 5?USIASM4 ,MORRIS SUPPORT$1 & ! RESOLUTION WAS PUT AFT] AN AM5DM5T HAD BE5 CALL$ = )\T RESULT1 & F\R-FIF?S ( ! MEET+ OR MORE HELD UP !IR H&S = & SIX H&S AGA9/4 ,MRS ,S*ACK & ,FAULKN] !N SPOKE1 & ! MEET+ BROKE UP1 )\T ! LEA/ DISORD]1 EXCEPT ?AT ONE MAN1 A /RANG]1 GOT SOME:AT OB/REP]\S 7OR RA!R ! LIQUOR 9 HIM DID7 & WAS RUN 9 BY ! POLICE4 ,?IS W\LD NOT BE WOR? M5TION+ IF IT W]E NOT ?AT \R COMRADES W]E VEX$ & 9DIGNANT ?AT ! ,NORWI* ,NUPK9SES GAVE HIM A MON? NEXT DAY1 \R COMRADES BY NO MEANS WI%+ TO BR+ ! LAW D[N ON !IR OPPON5TS = SU* TRIFLES4 

,9 ! EV5+ ,BURR[S & ,MA9W>+ SPOKE AGA9 9 ! ,M>KET PLACE TO A L>GE AUDI5CE1 & ,MORRIS LECTUR$ 7ON ,MONOPOLY7 AT ! ,CORDON ,HALL1 :I* WAS AS FULL AS IT W\LD HOLD4 ,NO OPPOSITION C\LD BE GOT1 & IT WAS CLE> ?AT ! :OLE AUDI5CE W]E REALLY ,SOCIALI/S4 

,ON ! ,MONDAY ,BURR[S1 ,MA9W>+1 & ,MORRIS SPOKE 9 ! ,M>KET ,PLACE 9 ! D9N] H\R2 ! AUDI5CE WAS AGA9 L>GE = A WEEK-DAY1 & DID NOT BREAK UP TILL #b4#c1 HAV+ LI/5$ EAG]LY ALL ! TIME4 ,BURR[S & ,MRS ,BESANT SPOKE AT ,C>R[1 CLOSE TO ,COLMAN'S MU/>D WORKS1 9 ! D9N] H\R1 & HAD A L>GE & SATISFACTORY AUDI5CE1 MO/LY COMPOS$ ( ! WORKM5 & GIRLS1 ,MRS ,BESANT TELL+ H] HE>]S ( ! ILLEGALITY ( F9ES4 ,! LA/ OP5-AIR MEET+ WAS 9 ! ,M>KET ,PLACE AT #f4#c4 ,BURR[S1 ,MA9W>+1 & ,MORRIS SPEAK+4 ,ONE OR TWO ILL-CONDITION$ P]SONS ATTEMPT$ TO GET UP A R[ ON ?IS OCCASION1 BUT PRODUC$ LITTLE OR NO EFFECT ON ! CR[D1 :O LI/5$ AS ATT5TIVELY AS BE=E4 

,! MEET+S 5D$ ) ,MRS ,BESANT'S LECTURE 9 ,/ ,AUGU/9E'S ,S*OOL1 A L>GE ROOM SOME:AT ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ! T[N1 TO :I* WE HAD BE5 DRIV5 BY ! REFUSAL ( ! L>GE HALLS 9 ! T[N4 ,?IS PLACE WAS CRAMM$ BY AN EAG] AUDI5CE1 :O TOOK UP EV]Y PO9T 9 ! LECTURE1 :I*1 ?\< BO? ELOQU5T & CLE>1 W\LD HAVE BE5 H>D TO FOLL[ BY A NON-,SOCIALI/ :O HAD NOT /UDI$ ! QUE/ION4 ,! ANSW]+ ( ! QUE/IONS ALSO :I* W]E PUT GAVE OCCASION TO ! AUDI5CE TO %[ ?AT !Y APPRECIAT$ ! PO9TS1 & C]TA9LY EXCEPT = A FEW RESPECTABLES :O HONOR$ US ) !IR PRES5CE1 !RE C\LD HAVE BE5 BUT FEW PRES5T :O W]E NOT ?OR\<LY SYMPA!TIC4 

,! PRESS1 BO? ,LIB]AL & ,TORY1 REPORT$ ALL \R PROCE$+S FULLY1 & CONSID]+ ALL ?+S1 QUITE AS FAIRLY AS C\LD BE EXPECT$4 ,9 COMP>+ ! AUDI5CES !RE ) O!RS1 ONE C\LD NOT FAIL TO BE /RUCK ) AN AIR ( EAG]NESS & RECEPTIV5ESS1 :I* %[S ?AT ! PROPAG&A IS DO+ ITS WORK4 ,! AUDI5CES DO NOT COME TO />E OR LOAF1 BUT TO LI/54 

,! IMPRESSION :I* ,SOCIALISM HAS ?US MADE 9 A PLACE NOT V]Y IMPORTANT1 NOR SPECIALLY PROGRESSIVE1 IS ! RESULT ( %E] H>D WORK ON ! P>T ( \R COMRADES1 :O >E ALL QUITE POOR M51 & HAVE NO 9FLU5CE BUT :AT !IR /EAD9ESS & 5?USIASM 9 ! CAUSE GIVES !M4 ,:AT HAS BE5 DONE !RE CAN BE DONE ELSE:]E IF ONLY M5 WILL DEVOTE !MSELVES TO ! PROPAG&A4 

,\R COMRADES >E 9 TR\BLE AT ,Y>M\?4 ,! WEEK BE=E ?IS DEMON/RATION1 COMRADE ,POYNTS WAS SUMMON$ = SPEAK+ ON ! ,*UR* ,PLA9 9 ?AT T[N1 ?\< WE HAD HELD MEET+S !RE = LONG1 & ?\< A RELIGI\S MEET+ WAS BE+ HELD AT ! SAME TIME AS HE WAS HOLD+ ! ,SOCIALI/ ONE4 ,\R COMRADE HAS BE5 S5T TO PRISON = A MON? = ?IS T]RIBLE '(F5SE' ( FREE SPEAK+1 & AS ?IS IS CLE>LY A PIECE ( M]E P]SECUTION ( OP9ION1 IT IS TO BE HOP$ ?AT ALL P>TIES :O HAVE ANY FEEL+ = FRE$OM WILL BACK UP \R FRI5DS1 :O >E FI<T+ ! BATTLE ( FREE SPEE* = ALL HONE/ M5 BO? 9 ! PRES5T & ! FUTURE4 

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