,! ,P>IS ,TRADES' ,UNION ,CONGRESS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,! ,P>IS ,TRADES' ,UNION ,CONGRESS0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #c#e1 #aa ,SEPTEMB] #a#h#h#f1 P4#a#h#g2 
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,MR ,BURNETT HAS WRITT5 AN >TICLE TO ! ,PALL ,MALL ,GAZETTE 9 :I* HE HAS GIV5 HIS VIEWS ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,TRADES' ,UNION ,CONF]5CE REC5TLY HELD 9 ,P>IS4 ,CONSID]+ ,MR ,BURNETT'S POSITION & ?AT ( ! ,5GLI% TRADES UNIONS AT PRES5T1 ?IS IS A DOCUM5T ( SOME IMPORTANCE1 & IT W\LD BE WELL TO UND]/& :AT ! DRIFT ( IT IS4 ,HE WRITES AS A TRADES' UNIONI/1 & CLE>LY IS ANXI\S TO E/ABLI% ! SUP]IORITY ( ! ,5GLI% WORKMAN OV] ! ,FR5*1 :O FROM HIS PO9T ( VIEW IS MORE BACKW>D AS BE+ LESS ( AN UNIONI/1 & ALSO AS BE+ WORSE PAID ?AN HIS ,5GLI% BRO!R4 ,AS TO ! LATT] PO9T ,I NE$ SAY NO?+1 SAVE ?AT ,MR ,BURNETT'S FIGURES HELP TO CONFIRM ! ,SOCIALI/ VIEW ( ! G5]AL 9DU/RIAL DEPRESSION ALL OV] ! WORLD4 ,= ! RE/1 HE SPEAKS ( ! ,FR5* TRADES' UNIONI/S AS BELONG+ TO ! ,POSSIBILI/ SECTION ( ! ,SOCIALI/S1 :O1 ,I MU/ REM9D \R READ]S1 >E ! MO/ BACKW>D SECTION ( ! P>TY1 BE+ SORELY TA9T$ ) OPPORTUNISM1 & AIM+ AT M]E ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM2 SO ?AT ,I MU/ ASSUME ?AT ! ,FR5* TRADES' UNIONI/S1 ?\< !Y MAY GO FUR!R 9 A ,SOCIALI/ DIRECTION ?AN ! ,5GLI% DO1 >E NEV]!LESS NOT AMONG ! MO/ ADVANC$ ( ,FR5* WORKM54 ,AS = ! RESOLUTIONS = :I* ! ,5GLI% DELEGATES REFUS$ TO VOTE1 IT IS TRUE1 AS ,MR ,BURNETT /ATES1 ?AT SOME ( ! MEASURES !Y 9DICATE HAVE BE5 9 =CE 9 ,5GL& = SOME TIME BUT ! TWO MO/ IMPORTANT ( !M >E ! CLAIMS = AN 9T]NATIONAL M9IMUM ( WAGES & = A MAXIMUM ( EI<T H\RS = ! DAY'S WORK1 :I* ( C\RSE HAVE NOT BE5 T\*$ H]E4 ,H[EV]1 ,MR ,BURNETT /ATES ?AT ! ,5GLI% DELEGATES W\LD HAVE AFFIRM$ !IR ASS5T TO !M1 'BUT = ! FIR/ CLAUSE1 :I* REQUIR$ ! WORKM5 ( ! DIFF]5T C\NTRIES REPRES5T$ TO URGE !IR RESPECTIVE GOV]NM5TS TO OP5 NEGOTIATIONS = ! PURPOSE ( CONCLUD+ 9T]NATIONAL CONV5TIONS & TREATIES CONC]N+ ! CONDITIONS ( LABOR'4 ,N[ ! NEUTRALITY ( ! ,5GLI% DELEGATES ON !SE T]MS DOES SEEM1 AS ! ,CRI DU ,PEUPLE CALLS IT1 'GROTESQUE'1 BECAUSE !SE RESOLUTIONS IMPLY ! CONT9UANCE ( ! PRES5T /ATE ( ?+S O!RWISE1 & CAN ONLY BE C>RI$ 9TO EFFECT BY ! EXI/+ MA*9]Y ( GOV]NM5T2 SO ?AT TO A PLA9 MAN ! MEAN+ ( ! NEUTRALITY SEEM$ TO BE1 ',YES1 WE AGREE TO !SE MEASURES1 BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE !M C>RI$ \T'4 

,( C\RSE TO US ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALI/S ! RESOLUTIONS SEEM TO APPROA* TO A SOLUTION ( ! LABOR QUE/ION2 & TO TRY TO C>RY !M AS AN 9/ALLM5T ( \R CLAIMS SEEMS A MORE ?AN D\BTFUL /EP1 AS IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT AFT] A LONG AGITATION !Y MI<T BE YIELD$ TO BY ! MA/]S1 :O1 ?\< !Y W\LD !N BE 9 A WORSE POSITION P]HAPS1 W\LD /ILL BE ! MA/]S2 LABOR W\LD NOT BE EMANCIPAT$1 :ILE ! WORKM5 W\LD BE 'CONT5T$' BY ! CONCESSION -- IE41 PUT (F FROM ! REAL ISSUE4 

,BUT1 ALSO ( C\RSE1 ! NEUTRALITY ( ! DELEGATES WAS NOT BAS$ ON ?IS OBJECTION3 !Y W]E NOT AFRAID ( ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM1 BUT ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,NOR1 9DE$1 CAN WE PRET5D TO BE SURPRIS$ ?AT !Y W]E NOT PREP>$ TO VOTE ON ?IS PO9T ) ! O!R DELEGATES1 :O W]E ALL AV[$ ,SOCIALI/S ( SOME %ADE OR O!R4 ,MR ,BURNETT'S PHRASE ( '! ,5GLI% UNIONS DEP5D+ = !IR ADVANCEM5T UPON !MSELVES' IS A M]E PHRASE1 & REALLY MEANS ! REV]SE ( :AT IT SEEMS TO MEAN4 ,IT MEANS ?AT ! ,5GLI% UNIONS >E NOT PREP>$ TO ACCEPT ! RESPONSIBILITIES ( FRE$OM1 ?AT !Y >E /ILL CONT5T$ ) !IR POSITION AS A *ECK ON ! MA/]S -- A *ECK :OSE T5D5CY IS TO 5SURE ! EXI/5CE ( ! EMPLOY+ CLASS4 ,BUT IT IS CLE> FROM ,MR ,BURNETT'S >TICLE ?AT !Y >E %AK5 SOME:AT1 AS ! FOLL[+ QUOTATION FROM IT %[S DECID$LY3 ',IT WAS FELT ?AT ) SO /RONG A ,SOCIALI/IC FEEL+ N[ MANIFE/+ ITSELF 9 ,5GL&1 IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO /& ON ! HI< GR\ND ( ?REE YE>S AGO1 AS IF NO SU* FEEL+ EXI/$'4 ,!RE IS A C]TA9 WEI<T 9 !SE WORDS1 COM+ FROM ,MR ,BURNETT1 :E!R WE LOOK UPON HIM AS ',*IEF ,CORRESPOND5T TO ! ,LABOR ,BUREAU ( ! ,BO>D ( ,TRADE'1 OR AS A TRADES' UNION DELEGATE3 9 BO? CAPACITIES IS B\ND TO BE V]Y CAUTI\S4 ,WE MAY FAIRLY HOPE ?AT ?REE YE>S FROM ?IS TIME ! TRADES' UNIONS WILL NOT BE SITT+ ON ! F5CE BUT WILL BE 9 ! LI/S1 & ON ! RI<T SIDE !RE4 

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