,T[N & ,C\NTRY1 AS ,REPORT$ 9 ,! ,LEICE/] ,DAILY ,PO/ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,MR4 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 AT ! ,NEW ,ISL+TON ,HALL1 ,MAN*E/]1 ON ,SUNDAY1 9 
CONNECTION ) ! ,ANCOATS ,RECREATION ,COMMITTEE1 DELIV]$ AN ADDRESS ON 0,T[N 
& ,C\NTRY40 ,MR4 ,*>LES ,R[LEY PRESID$4 ,MR4 ,MORRIS1 AFT] A REF]5CE TO ! 
DIFF]5CES ( T[N & C\NTRY LIFE UND] ! ,ROMANS1 DEALT ) ! GRADUAL 
DEVELOPM5T ( DIFF]5CES ) REG>D TO SIMIL> LIFE 9 ,5GL&4 ,AB\T ! 
MIDDLE ( ! #a#h? C5TURY1 ,LONDON1 HE SAID1 BECAME MORE DECID$LY ?AN BE=E 
! C5T] ( ,5GL&1 & !RE WAS NOT1 AS HI!RTO1 A M]E DI/9CTION 
BETWE5 ! T[N & ! C\NTRY SIDE1 BUT BETWE5 ,LONDON & ! RE/ ( ! 
C\NTRY1 T[N & ALL4 ,!N BEGAN :AT REAL DIFF]5CE !RE WAS 9 T[N & 
C\NTRY LIFE4 ,BEYOND ?AT !RE WAS A FUR!R DEVELOPM5T ( ?IS DIFF]5CE 9 
! GREAT 9DU/RIES :I* CREAT$ BIG MANUFACTUR+ T[NS1 A ?+ SO 5TIRELY 
MOD]N ?AT EV5 ,LONDON HAD MORE RELATION TO ! CITIES ( ! PA/ ?AN HAD 
!SE MANUFACTUR+ T[NS4 ,! ,BRITI% ,MUSEUM ALONE MADE ,LONDON DIFF] FROM 
ANY O!R BIG T[N4 ,! ,MUSEUM1 AP>T FROM ITS PRACTICAL DAILY USES1 WAS ! 
SYMBOL ( ! 9TELLECTUAL C5TRALITY ( ,LONDON4 ,AS TO CITIES LIKE ,LIV]POOL 
& ,MAN*E/]1 HE DID NOT KN[ :AT W\LD MAKE !M WOR?Y ( REMEMBRANCE1 
EXCEPT ?AT P]HAPS ,MAN*E/] MI<T BE REMEMB]$ AS ! LA/ HOME ( ! 
,AL?ORP ,LIBR>Y4  

,CONSID]+ F>!R ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 T[N & C\NTRY1 WE %\LD1 HE SAID1 
BE C>EFUL NOT TO =GET ?IS SPECIAL SIGN1 ! 9TELLECTUAL C5TRALITY ( 
,LONDON4 ,WE HAD 9 ! CONSID]ATION ?REE ?+S TO REALLY DEAL )4 ,LONDON1 
! EXT]NAL BEA/L9ESS & SORDIDNESS ( :I* WAS 9 SOME DEGREE COMP5SAT$ 
BY ITS 9TELLECTUAL LIFE2 ! COMM]CIAL C5T]S1 :I* HAD NO SU* 
COMP5SATION1 & 9 EXT]NALS W]E EV5 MORE HORRIBLE ?AN ,LONDON2 & LA/ 
! C\NTRY1 :I*1 9/EAD ( BE+ ! DUE FELL[ & HELPMEET ( ! T[N4 
WAS A TR\BLESOME APP5DAGE1 AN AWKW>D 9CID5T ( T[N LIFE4  ,COMM]CIAL OR 
9TELLECTUAL1 0T[N LIFE0 WAS ! REAL LIFE ( \R EPO*4  

,! RESULT ( ALL !SE DIFF]5CES 9 LIFE WAS ! USUAL MAKE%IFT JUMBLE ?AT 
OPPRESS$ ALL \R BE+ 9 SU* AN EPO* ( /RANGE & RAPID *ANGE4 ,WE HAD1 
9 FACT1 FALL5 9TO A GRIEV\S WANT ( REASONABLE ORGANIZATION4 ,EV5 ,LONDON1 
F> BETT] AS IT WAS ?AN ! COMM]CIAL T[NS1 WAS SORDIDLY VULG> 9 ITS RI* 
QU>T]S1 NOISOME & SQUALID BEYOND WORD 9 ITS POOR QU>T]S4 ,ITS AMUSEM5TS1 
BO? = RI* & POOR1 W]E LITTLE BETTOR ?AN V>Y+ SYMPTOMS ( DISEASE1 
OR1 AS IT WAS CALL$1 M5TAL AB]RATION4 ,PEOPLE TALK$ ( 9TELLECTUALITY1 BUT 
! 9TELLECTUALITY ( PRES5T DAY ,LONDON DRIFT$ CON/ANTLY1 ) A /RONG 
DRIFT1 9TO ! DIRECTION ( NEWSPAP] TWADDLE & ( A SCR(UL\S 
9QUISITIV5ESS 9TO ! WEAKNESSES ( ?OSE CITIZ5S  :OSE GOOD OR EVIL 
=TUNE MADE !M CONSPICU\S4 ,! UTT]ANCES ( ITS PUBLIC M5 -- WAS HE 
MAK+ !M ACQUA9T$ ) SOME?+ NEW8 -- W]E N[ ALWAYS TAK5 BY 
S5SIBLE P]SONS ) DUE D$UCTIONS MADE = ! %E] LY+ :I* !Y 
CONTA9$4 ,! NEWSPAP] PRESS1 TO PASS BY O!R MATT]S 9 IT -- !RE 
WAS NO TIME = EV]Y?+ -- HAD ANYBODY EV] SE5 ANY /ATEM5T MADE 9 
A NEWSPAP] RELATIVE TO >T OR OCCUPATION :I* HE UND]/OOD ?AT WAS NOT SO 
/UFF$ ) IGNORANCE & 9ACCURACY AS TO BE :OLLY MISLEAD+ & USELESS8 

,ALL ?IS CREAT$ V]Y GRAVE D\BTS 9 US -- OR %\LD DO -- AS TO ! 
FUTURE4 ,\R DEFICI5CY 9 ! MATT] ( PROP] ORGANIZATION CONFRONT$ US ! 
MORE S]I\SLY :]E WE REALLY BR\<T \RSELVES FACE TO FACE ) REAL 
PROBLEMS4 ,!RE WAS ! QUE/ION ( ! AGRICULTURAL LABOR]1 :O1 IF MORE 
SIL5T1 WAS NOT ALTOGE!R SO DULL A FELL[ AS SOME PEOPLE W\LD MAKE HIM \T1 
BUT :OSE CONDITION WAS C]TA9LY UNSATISFACTORY4 ,:AT W]E WE GO+ TO DO TO 
BETT] IT8 ,!N :5 WE CAME TO EA* DI/RICTS AS ?IS ( ,S\? ,LANCA%IRE1 
) SU* AN 5ORM\S POPULATION1 WAS IT NOT /ILL MORE CLE> ?AT \R LACK ( 
PROP] ORGANIZATION LEFT SU* A DI/RICT SC>CELY MANAGEABLE ON ANY T]MS8 ,OR 
TAKE ,LONDON4 ,LONDON HAD BE5 EXP]IM5T+ ON SELF-GOV]NM5T & HE1 9 COMMON 
NO D\BT ) MANY1 HAD BE5 WAT*+ TBE WORK ( ! ,LONDON ,C\NTY ,C\NCIL TO 
SEE H[ IT W\LD DEAL ) SU* QUE/IONS AS CONFRONT$ IT4 ,! WORK WAS 
/UP5D\S4 ,TAKE SU* A MATT]1 = 9/ANCE1 AS ! DISPOSAL ( ! SEWAGE ( 
SO VA/ A MULTITUDE4  

,!N ! C\NTRY4 ,HE HAD SOME KN[L$GE ( ?IS C\NTRY ( \RS4 ,IT WAS 
BEAUTIFUL -- ?AT WAS1 :]E TOO MANY MOD]N H\SES HAD NOT BE5 BUILT 9 
IT4 ,YET EV5 = A RI* MAN1 A WALL-TO-DO MAN AT LEA/1 IT %>$ 9 ! 
MAKE%IFT /UPIDITY ( ! EPO*4 ,AMONG ALL ! SUP]ABUNDANT BEAUTY ( 
MEAD[1 ( LEAF & FL[]1 ACRE & HILLSIDE1 HE KNEW ONLY ( ONE EPI!T ?AT 
W\LD = HIS PRES5T PURPOSE BE/ DESCRIBE IT1 & ?AT EPI!T WAS 0/+Y40 
,YES1 IF ! MATT] W]E ?\<T \T WELL1 :5 !Y CAME TO TAKE A CLOSE VIEW 
( ! WORK DONE 9 ! C\NTRY1 !Y C\LD ADOPT NO BETT] WORD AS A 
DESCRIPTION4 ,9 AN ORD9>Y WAY1 WAS AN H\R'S EXTRA WORK SP5T 9 TAK+ AWAY 
AN UGLY DEAD TREE1 9 M5D+ A %ATT]$ WALL1 SETT+ A TOTT]+ VANE 
/RAI<T -- 9 %ORT1 9 M5D+ ANY DEFACEM5T CAUS$ BY W9D & 
WEA!R8 ,NOT A MOM5T ( CONSID]ATION WAS GIV5 AS TO :E!R ! SI<TLY OR 
! UNSI<TLY MAT]IAL %\LD BE US$1 :E!R ! /RONG OR ! UNS\ND1 
PROVID+ IT W\LD TEMPOR>ILY HOLD TOGE!R & ?AT ! ONE W]E *EAP] ?AN 
! O!R4 ,PEOPLE TALK$ ( LIV+ 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,:Y1 9 ! C\NTRY Y\ 
C\LD SC>CE GET MILK UNLESS Y\ KEPT A C[2 & AS TO VEGETABLES1 Y\ C\LD 
HAVE !M ) ! PROVISO ?AT Y\ GREW !M Y\RSELF4 ,?AT WAS ! ORD9>Y 
TALE2 HE DID NOT SAY ?AT !RE W]E NO EXCEPTIONS4 ,SOMETIMES -- H]E & 
!RE -- WE %\LD F9D A RI* SQUIRE1 :O TOOK ! TR\BLE TO BEAUTIFY 
HIS COTTAGES1 RE/ORE HIS *UR*1 & DO O!R WORKS ( A LIKE K9D4 ,:AT WAS 
! RESULT ( ?AT8 ,ALL ! PLA9 & SIMPLE BEAUTY ( ! C\NTRY W5T1 & ON 
\R J\RNEY H]E & !RE1 :]E !SE 0MOD]N IMPROVEM5TS0 HAD BE5 BR\<T 
91 WE CAME ACROSS A VILLAGE AS VULG> AS ,BAYSWAT]4 ,KN[+ :AT HE DID ( ! 
C\NTRY1 HAV+ = MORE ?AN #d YE>S DILIG5TLY & AFFECTIONATELY OBS]V$ 
! C\NTRY SIDE 9 ITS SMALLE/ DETAIL1 HE MU/ SAY ?AT HE HAD OBS]V$  ) 
PA9 ?AT A *ANGE = ! WORSE 9 IT HAD BE5 /EADY4 ,BEYOND ?AT1 )9 ! 
LA/ #b YE>S ?IS *ANGE HAD BECOME />TL+LY RAPID1 SO ?AT AL?\< AT ONE 
TIME HE ?\<T IT IMPOSSIBLE1 HE WAS MU* AFRAID ?AT EV5 HE MI<T LIVE TO 
SEE ! WOR/ ( IT4 ,IT MI<T P]HAPS BE SAID ?AT ALL ?IS SUFF]+ WAS A DUE 
REW>D TO M5 = LIV+ ON O!R PEOPLE'S E>N+S1  = !IR ALL[+ ! 
HUMAN /OCK ( ! C\NTRY TO LIVE \T SU* A WRET*$1 SCANTY EXI/5CE AS 
!Y DID4 ,?IS MI<T BE P]FECTLY TRUE1 BUT IT MADE UP NO REASON :Y ! M5 ( 
! PREV5T C5TURY %\LD BE PUNI%$ ABOVE & BEYOND MEASURE BECAUSE !Y 
HAD SO 9CREAS$ 9 POPULATION1 & C\LD NOT LIVE 9 COM=T UND] ! SAME 
T]MS AS !IR =EFA!RS DID4  

,! :OLE ?+ \<T TO BE A SIGN TO S5SIBLE PEOPLE ?AT ! PRES5T 
CONDITION ( ?+S %\LD BE M5D$4 ,= ONE MATT] WE C\LD GIVE ?ANKS ?AT 
WE HAD ?AT K9D ( FEEL+4 ,IT WAS A C]TA9 SIGN ?AT AT LA/ WE W]E T5D+ 
TO SOME SORT ( *ANGE2 ?AT AT LA/ WE HAD RECOGNIZ$ ?AT SOME?+ C\LD BE 
DONE TO ALT] \R PRES5T ILL CONDITIONS4  ,:AT DID WE WANT -- RELATIVE TO 
?AT *ANGE -- ALT]$ 9 ! MATT] ( T[N & C\NTRY8 ,WE WANT$ 
NEI!R ! T[NS TO HE APP5DAGES ( ! C\NTRY NOR ! C\NTRY TO BE 
APP5DAGES ( ! T[NS4 ,WE WANT$ ! T[NS TO BE IMPREGNAT$ ) ! BEAUTY 
( ! C\NTRY1 & ! C\NTRY TO BE IMPREGNAT$ ) ! 9TELLIG5CE & 
VIVID LIFE ( ! T[N4 ,WE WANT$ A NEW ORD] GIV5 TO EV]Y HOME/EAD1 & WE 
WANT$ TO DO AWAY ) ?AT OLD1 UNTIDY1 SLACK WAY ( F>M+1 SO ?AT WE MI<T 
HAVE A SET ( LOVELY HOMES SURR\ND$ BY ACRES ( REAL G>D5S4  ,!RE WAS 
AMPLE ROOM = IT IF ONLY ! WORK W]E PROP]LY TAK5 9 H&4 ,ON ! O!R 
H&1 HE W\LD LIKE TO SEE \R T[NS CLEAN & ORD]LY & TIDY -- 9 
%ORT4 !Y \<T TO BE G>D5S ) BEAUTIFUL H\SES 9 !M4 ,!RE WAS AMPLE 
ROOM1 TOO1 = ?AT4 ,HE DID MORE ?AN WI% = !SE ?+S2 HE CLAIM$ !M AS 
! DUE H]ITAGE ( ! LATT] AGES ( ! WORLD1 :I* HAD SUBDU$ NATURE & 
C\LD1 IF !Y W\LD ONLY UND]/& IT1 HAVE :AT !Y REALLY NE$$ = ! 
ASK+4 ,SOME MI<T SAY ?AT ?IS WAS ALL AN IMPOSSIBLE IDEAL4 ,?AT1 H[EV]1 
WAS NOT TRUE4 ,IT MI<T BE IMPOSSIBLE TO A POOR COMMUNITY1 BUT IT WAS NOT SO TO 
A WEAL?Y ONE4  ,W]E WE A WEAL?Y OR A POOR COMMUNITY8 ,HE C\LD NOT SAY WE W]E 
A WEAL?Y ONE1 AL?\< WE HAD MANY RI* M5 AMONG US4 ,!Y 9 REALITY W]E ! 
5EMIES ( ! COMMUNITY4 ,IT WAS ! V]Y ESS5CE ( !IR BUS9ESS TO GET 
EV]Y?+ !Y C\LD FROM ! G5]AL COMMUNITY & KEEP ALL !Y GOT1 & DID 
IT NOT FOLL[ ?AT ! COMMUNITY ,W]E POOR 9 CONSEQU5CE8 ,AS ?+S W]E N[ 
C>RI$ ON 9 ?IS C\NTRY WE W]E A NATION ?AT DEP5D$ ON MAKE%IFTS4 ,WE 
W]E 5GAG$ 9 DESIGN+ MAKE%IFT NECESSITIES = ! POOR1 & MAKE%IFT 
LUXURIES = ! RI*4 ,! REAL WORK]S1 AS !Y GOT SC>CELY ANY?+ REAL 9 
RETURN = !IR LABOR1 SO C\LD F9D FEW CU/OM]S = G5U9E USEFUL W>ES4 
,IT WAS \R BUS9ESS TO *ANGE ALL ?AT4 ,WE HAD TO BR+ ! TWO EXTREMES ( 
RI* & POOR TOGE!R1 OR RA!R TO DO AWAY ) !M4 ,?AT W\LD HE DONE BY 
! REORGANIZ+ & SETT+ UP ( A REAL SOCIETY4 ,! C\NTRY ALL R\ND W\LD 
!N BE WEAL?Y 5\< TO HAVE :AT HE HAD PO9T$ \T4 ,ALL SANE M5 DESIR$ TO 
9CORPORATE 9 LIFE ! BEAUTY ( ! C\NTRY & ! BRISK1 VIVID 5]GY ( 
! T[N4 ,GET !M TO 9T]P5ETRATE & ALL W\LD BE WON4 7,*E]S47 -- ,AN 
EXCELL5T MUSICAL P]=MANCE WAS ALSO GONE ?R\< DUR+ ! AFT]NOON1 & 
,MR4 ,MORRIS WAS ?ANK$ = HIS ADDRESS4  

     
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