,WA/E 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\? ,SAL=D ,BRAN* 

,ON ,SUNDAY1 ,M>* #a#a? WE HAD \R OLD COMRADE ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ) US4 ,9 ! 
MORN+ AT ,TRAF=D ,BRIDGE HE DELIV]$ AN 9T]E/+ & 9/RUCTIVE ADDRESS1 
:I* WAS LI/5$ TO BY AN 5ORM\S CR[D4 ,A /RONG W9D PREVAIL$1 & ?US 
MILITAT$ AGA9/ EFFECTIVE \T-DOOR SPEAK+1 ! ! 0,GR& ,OLD ,MAN0 ( ! 
,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T HAD PREVI\SLY /IPULAT$ ?AT HE %\LD ADDRESS ONE MEET+ 
\TSIDE1 & HE WAS EVID5TLY DET]M9$ TO /ICK TO HIS >RANGEM5TS & DEFY 
! ELEM5TS4 ,! HI<LY SUCCESSFUL MEET+ WILL D\BTLESS AF=D HIM SOME 
COMP5SATION = HIS K9DLY SACRIFICE4 

,9 ! AFT]NOON COMRADE ,MORRIS ADDRESS$ A PUBLIC MEET+ 9 ! L>GE ,FREE 
,TRADE ,HALL1 ,MAN*A/]4 ,!RE WAS A L>GE ATT5DANCE1 ! HALL BE+ WELL 
FILL$4 ,JOHN ,TREVOR1 ! F\ND] ( ! ,LABOR ,*UR*1 ACCEPT$ ! *AIR1 & 
HE TOOK ! OPPORTUNITY ( EXPRESS+ HIS HI< REG>D = ! WORK ( ! 
,S4,D4,F4 ,HE WAS DEEPLY 9DEBT$ TO ! WORK ( ! ,F$]ATION HIMSELF & ABOVE 
ALL TO A FEW MEMB]S ( ! ,S\? ,SAL=D ,BRAN*4 ,HE F\ND ?AT !RE WAS NO 
WORK TOO H>D = ! MEMB]S ( ! ,S4,D4,F4 TO DO1 & !Y NEV] ASK$ TO BE 
PUT 9 %[ PLACES 9 ORD] TO GRATIFY !IR AMBITION4 ,HE WAS HOPEFUL ?AT ! 
V>I\S ORGANIZATIONS :I* HAD ! ,SOCIALI/ 5D 9 VIEW W\LD 5DEAVOR TO 
WORK 9 H>MONY TOGE!R1 & HE WI%$ TO 9DICATE ?AT !Y ( ! ,LABOR 
,*UR* W]E ANXOIUUS TO WORK ALONG ) ALL :O HAD 9 VIEW ! H>MONI\S 
DEVELOPM5T ( MANHOOD & WOMANHOOD4 ,HE HOP$ !Y W\LD LONG HAVE COMRADE 
,MORRIS ) !M TO GUIDE !M ON1 ! *E] !M1 & TO 9SPIRE & HELP 
!M4 ,HE HAD PLEASURE 9 ASK+ COMRADE ,MORRIS TO DELIV] HIS LECTURE ON 
0,WA/E04 

,COMRADE ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS WAS RECEIV$ ) L\D & PROLONG$ APPLAUSE ON 
RIS+ TO GIVE HIS ADDRESS4 ,HE ?\<T IT MU/ BE APP>5T TO ALL ( !M ?AT 
LIFE UND] PRES5T CONDITIONS WAS C>RI$ ON ) A GREAT AM\NT ( WA/E4 
,!RE W]E MANY PEOPLE :O WANT$ WORK & C\LD NOT GET IT4 ,?AT WAS AN 
EVID5T SIGN ( WA/E4 ,?IS C\NTRY1 :I* WAS ! RI*E/ 9 ! WORLD1 WAS 
NOT YET WEAL?Y4 ,!RE WAS A GREAT DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! WORDS 0RI*0 & 
0WEAL?04 ,A PROM95T =M ( WA/E WAS ! NUMB] ( M5 EMPLOY$ 9 MAK+ 
?+S :I* W]E NOT UTILITIES4 ,USE ?+S W]E ?OSE ?+S :I* ! :OLE 
COMMUNITY US$4 ,?OSE MADE = ! FEW W]E NOT UTILITIES4 ,?AT DID NOT 
NECESS>ILY 9CLUDE ! F9E >TS4 ,:AT WAS ! USE ( A PICTURE1 H[EV]1 
AFT] IT WAS PA9T$1 IF NOT TO BE SE5 BY ! PEOPLE8 ,! :OLE ( ! 
COMM]CIAL SY/EM ( \R L& WAS C>RI$ ON ) GREAT WA/E1 & IT C\LD NOT 
BE *ANG$ UNTIL ! BASIS ( \R SOCIAL SY/EM WAS REVIS$4 ,TAKE 
ADV]TISEM5TS1 = 9/ANCE4 ,!Y DEFACE ! E>?1 & W]E A NUISANCE1 & 
YET !Y W]E TOLD ?AT IF !Y PUT A /OP TO !IR ISSUE IT W\LD CAUSE A 
NUMB] ( M5 TO BE ?R[N \T ( EMPLOYM5T4 ,& IT W\LD BE SO2 BUT YET IT 
%\LD NOT BE SO2 AL?\< IT W\LD HAVE TO BE SO UND] PRES5T CONDITIONS ( 
LIFE4 ,WORKM5 :ON HAD TO S]VE !IR MA/]S W]E SLAVES1 VOLUNT>ILY IT WAS 
TRUE1 BUT /ILL SLAVES1 & ! =C$ SLAVES 9 PA/ HI/ORY HAD NOT ALWAYS 
BE5 BY ANY MEANS UNCOM=TABLE4 ,HE %\LD CONSID] ?AT ! SLAVES ( ,GREECE 
& ,ROME W]E NO WORSE (F ?AN SOME ( ! F>M LABOR]S ?AT HE KNEW 9 ?IS 
C\NTRY TO-DAY4 ,! PRAISES ( \R PRES5T SY/EM ( 9EQUALITY HAD BE5 SUNG 
BY MANY4 ,SOME SAID IT WAS PROVID5TIAL1 BUT HE DID NOT KN[ ANY?+ AB\T 
,PROVID5CE1 YET HE KNEW A /ATE ( 9EQUALITY WAS UNNECESS>Y4 ,! RI*] ! 
C\NTRY 9 MOD]N TIMES ! POOR] W]E ! GREAT] P>T ( ITS PEOPLE4 ,! 
SIGNS ( ! TIMES %[$ ?AT WE W]E ON ! ROAD TO EQUALITY4 ,! PRIVILEGES 
( BIR? HAD GONE1 & ! PRIVILEGES ( WEAL? HAD COME 94 ,ANY MAN ?AT HAD 
MORE WEAL? ?AN HE REQUIR$ = HIS [N PURPOSE C\LD PROVIDE WORK = ! 
PEOPLE & PAY LESS = IT ?AN IT WAS WOR?1 & !REBY E>N MORE WEAL?4 ,M5 
) WEAL? W]E OBLIG$ TO DO ?IS OR OR GET O!R PEOPLE TO DO IT = !M4 
,AS F> AS ACTUAL CONDITIONS W5T1 WE W]E 9 A WORSE /ATE ?AN M5 W]E 9 ! 
ANCI5T OR CLASSICAL WORLD1 ,WE HAD BECOME CONSCI\S1 H[EV]1 9 ! PRES5T 
DAY1 ?AT !RE W]E 9 ! SY/EM ( SOCIETY ! SE$S ( COM+ EQUALITY4 ,! 
TRIUMPHS :I* WE HAD GA9$ OV] NATURE %\LD BE US$ = ! G5]AL GOOD4 
,! WORK]S HAD TOO LONG BE5 EMPLOY$ 9 PRODUC+ TOYS = ! FEW 9/EAD ( 
USEFUL ?+S = ! MANY4 ,RELIGION N[ADAYS HAMP]$ US BUT LITTLE4 ,! 
POLITICAL CONDITIONS ( ! PEOPLE HAD SO *ANG$ ?AT ! OLD P>TIES W]E ALL 
CONFUS$1 & ! CONFESS$LY REACTION>Y P>TY HAD NO REAL FUNCTION BEYOND 
TRY+ TO KEEP 9 P[]4 ,! P>TY :I* PR(ESS$ DEMOCRACY & REFUS$ TO 
RECOGNIZE ! GU>DIAN%IP ( ! PEOPLE'S LIB]TIES W]E ONLY MASQU]AD+ 9 
! CA/(F CLO!S ( ,OLIV] ,CROMWELL4 ,! MIDDLE-CLASS DEMOCRACY WAS N[ 
BEG9N+ TO SEE ?AT IT HAD TO TURN ITS FACE TO A NEW CONDITION ( ?+S1 & 
?AT ! WORK+ CLASSES C\LD NOT BE KEPT \T ( !IR REAL RI<TS4 ,!Y HAD 
F\ND \T ?AT A GREAT MI/AKE HAD BE5 MADE ALL ALONG AB\T PROP]TY4 ,HE DID 
NOT CONDEMN PROP]TY4 ,A SLAVE1 AS ,W4 ,COBBETT SAID1 WAS A MAN )\T PROP]TY4 
,IF A MAN HAD NO PROP]TY1 :AT WAS HE TO DO8 ,HE C\LD NEI!R EAT NOR DR9K NOR 
M>RY :OM HE PLEAS$4 ,HE C\LD NOT EAT BREAD1 EXCEPT ! BREAD ( 
SLAV]Y--?AT WAS1 TO SELL HIMSELF TO SOMEBODY :O C\LD MAKE A PR(IT \T 
( HIM4 ,! MI/AKE ?AT HAD BE5 MADE WAS TO CONF\ND PROP]TY BY CALL+ IT 
PRIVATE PROP]TY4 ,!Y HAD TO TAKE C>E ?AT !RE %\LD BE NO PRIVATE 
PROP]TY4 ,IT %\LD ALL BE PUBLIC PROP]TY4 ,SOCIALI/S1 :O C\LD ONCE BE 
C\NT$ ON ! F+]S ( A MAN'S H&1 N[ NUMB]$ ?\S&S4 ,9 ! COM+ 
AGE M5 %\LD BE ALL[$ TO DO ! WORK = :I* !Y >E MO/ FITT$4 ,!Y 
MU/ TRY TO MAKE ! PEOPLE ,SOCIALI/S4 ,!Y MU/ ALSO GET HOLD ( ! 
EXECUTIVE ( ! C\NTRY1 & GET A SUFFICI5T AM\NT ( LEGISLATION1 :I* 
W\LD 5ABLE !M TO BR+ AB\T A PRACTICAL /ATE ( ,SOCIALISM OR ,COMMUNISM4 
,:5 !Y HAD TAK5 ! FIR/ PRACTICAL 9ITIAL /EP 9 ,SOCIALISM !RE W\LD 
NOT BE A VA/ *ANGE BE=E ! C\NTRY WAS CONV]T$ 9TO P]FECT ,SOCIALISM4 
,BY ! ABOLITION ( ! MONOPOLIES ( PRODUCTION1 & ! TOTAL ABOLITION ( 
CLASSES1 ! W\LD PRACTICALLY BECOME ,SOCIALI/S4 ,EMULATION W\LD TAKE ! 
PLACE ( COMPETITION1 & M5 W\LD BE ABLE TO LIVE )\T %AME1 & DIE 
)\T FE>4 
  

,9 REPLY TO A QUE/ION PUT BY ONE ( ! AUDI5CE1 HE SAID ?AT HE ?\<T 
!RE W\LD /ILL BE ! 9C5TIVE TO WORK1 ONLY IT W\LD NOT BE AN >TIFICIAL 
BUT A REAL & OBVI\S NECESSITY1 NATURAL NECESSITY HE MI<T ALMO/ CALL IT4 
,:AT !Y LOOK$ =W>D TO WAS NOT ! GOV]NM5T ( M5 BUT ! 
ADM9I/RATION ( ?+S4 ,!RE WAS A GOOD AM\NT ( DISCUSSION AFT] ! 
LECTURE1 9 :I* ,C\NCILOR ,*>LES ,M[BRAY 7A ,LIB]AL7 JO9$4 ,COMRADE ,MORRIS 
ACQUITT$ HIMSELF NOBLY4 ,! MEET+ LA/$ NE>LY TWO H\RS4 

,ON ! ,SUNDAY EV5+ ,JAMES ,LEA?AM LECTUR$1 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ALSO BE+ 
PRES5T4 

,ON ,SATURDAY EV5+ NEXT1 ! #a#g? 9/41 WE CELEBRATE ! ANNIV]S>Y ( 
! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE4 ,LEO ,MILLIET 7! ,MAYOR DUR+ ! ,COMMUNE71 ,H]B]T ,BURR[S 
& O!RS WILL ASSI/ 9 ! FE/IVAL4 

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