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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,WE SE>* \R REC5T MEMORIES 9 VA9 = A S+LE /RIKE ?AT WAS AS IMPORTANT AS ! ONE ?AT BROKE \T 9 ! DOCKS ( ,LONDON & IS /ILL ON GO+4 

,!RE HAVE BE5 MORE NUM]\S /RIKES1 !RE HAVE BE5 MORE VIOL5T ONES4 ,BUT NONE HAD ! SAME MEAN+ = ! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ IDEA4 

,FIR/LY1 ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T WAS BORN )9 BETT]-PAID TRADES & HAS GR\P$ ! ELITE WORK]S1 ! LATT] HAVE ALWAYS LOOK$ D[N ON ! R\< TRADES4 ,M5 FROM ! ,F\R?-,E/ATE LIKE TO TALK AB\T 0! UNCONSCI\S MASSES1 9CAPABLE ( ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES1 DEMORALIZ$ BY POV]TY04 

,WE KN[ ?AT WE HAVE MA9TA9$ ! OPPOSITE VIEW4 ,& N[ !SE DOCK WORK]S1 :O CAN NEI!R GO TO SOCIALI/ MEET+S NOR READ \R LIT]ATURE1 BUT :O FEEL OPPRESSION & HATE IT MORE S9C]ELY ?AN WELL-READ WORK]S1 COME TO CONFIRM ! CORE IDEA ( ?OSE :O KN[ ! PEOPLE & RESPECT IT4 

,! MO/ COMPLETE SOLID>ITY RULES AMONG ! DOCK WORK]S4 ,&1 = !M1 /RIK+ IS F> H>D] ?AN = ME*ANICS OR C>P5T]S4 

,ALL ?AT WAS NE$$ WAS ?AT ,TILLET1 A V]Y Y\NG MAN & ( WEAK HEAL?1 DEVOT$ HIMSELF = TWO YE>S TO WORK ON ! BEG9N+S ( AN ORGANIZATION )9 ! DOCK WORK]S - :ILE SOCIALI/S D\BT$ HE C\LD EV] SUCCE$ 9 HIS TASK - SO ?AT ALL ?\S& BRAN*ES ( ! WORK]S RELAT$ TO ! LOAD+ ( %IPS CEASE WORK ) A MOV+ SOLID>ITY4 

,!Y KNEW WELL ?AT = !M1 /RIKE MEANS HUNG]2 BUT !Y DIDN'T HESITATE4 

,IT'S HUNG] ) ALL ITS HORRORS4 ,IT'S T]RIBLE TO SEE HAGG>D M51 ALREADY EXHAU/$ BY LACK ( FOOD1 DRAGG+ !IR FEET AFT] A TW5TY KILOMET] WALK1 TO ,HYDE ,P>K & BACK1 COLLAPS+1 FA9T+ AT ! DOORS ( *EAP RE/AURANTS :]E ! CR[D WAS PU%+ TO RECEIVE PROVISION C\PONS & B[LS ( S\P4 

,AN IMM5SE ORGANIZATION1 SPONTANE\S1 WAS BORN FROM ! C5T] ( !SE R\< WORK]S1 (T5 REF]R$ TO AS ! H]D EV5 BY SOCIALI/S4 

,HUNDR$S ( LEAFLETS >E DI/RIBUT$ EV]Y DAY4 ,SUMS ( #a TO #c1 ,FRANCS 9 AID - 9 GREAT P>T P5NIES COM+ FROM COLLECTIONS - >E C\NT$1 WRITT5 D[N1 DI/RIBUT$4 ,RE/AURANTS >E IMPROVIS$1 FILL$ ) FOOD1 ETC4 ,&1 EXCEPT ,TILLET1 ,BURNS1 ,MANN & ,*AMPION - ALREADY EXP]I5C$ - EV]Y?+ IS DONE BY DOCK WORK]S :O QUITE SIMPLY CAME TO (F] !IR HELP4 ,QUITE A VA/ ORGANIZATION1 ABSOLUTELY SPONTANE\S4 

,IT'S ! PICTURE ( A PEOPLE ORGANIZ+ ITSELF DUR+ ! ,REVOLUTION1 ALL ! BETT] = HAV+ LESS LEAD]S4 

,IT IS USELESS TO ADD ?AT IF ?IS MASS ( #a#e1 /RIK+ M5 DIDN'T FEEL ?AT CURR5TLY ! ,B\RGEOISIE IS UNIT$ & /RONG1 IT W\LD WALK AS A S+LE MAN AGA9/ ! ,WE/-,5D WEAL?Y4 ,CONV]SATIONS ( GR\PS ON ! /REET /ATE IT ONLY TOO WELL4 

,BUT ! /RIKE HAS ALSO A GREAT] IMPACT4 

,IT HAS CONFIRM$ ! /R5G? ( ORGANIZATION ( A MASS ( #a#e1 M5 COM+ FROM EV]Y CORN] ( ,5GL&1 NOT KN[+ EA* O!R1 TOO POOR TO BE MILITANT SOCIALI/S4 ,BUT IT HAS ALSO DEMON/RAT$1 9 A WAY ?AT PRODUCES A %IV] D[N ! BACK ( ! B\RGEOIS1 ! EXT5T A GREAT CITY IS AT ! M]CY ( TWO OR ?REE HUNDR$ ?\S& WORK]S4 

,ALL ! TRADE ( ,5GL& HAS ALREADY BE5 DISRUPT$ BY ?IS /RIKE4 ,LONDON ,BRIDGE1 ?IS UNIV]SAL TRADE C5T]1 IS MUTE4 ,%IPS COM+ FROM ! F\R CORN]S ( ! GLOBE1 GO AWAY FROM IT AS IF IT W]E A POISON$ CITY & GO T[>DS O!R ,5GLI% PORTS4 ,C>GOES - M\NTA9S - ( FRE% MEAT1 FRUITS1 FOOD ( ALL SORTS1 COM+ EA* DAY1 ROT ON BO>D %IPS GU>D$ BY TROOPS4 ,:EAT DOESN'T COME 9 TO FILL ! %OPS EMPTY EA* DAY4 ,& IF COAL M]*ANTS HADN'T HA/5$ TO GRANT EV]Y?+ ?AT ! COAL LOAD]S W]E ASK+1 ,LONDON W\LD /AY )\T FUEL = ITS MILLION DAILY LIT HOMES4 ,IT W\LD /AY 9 ! D>K IF ! GASM5 HAD LEFT WORK1 AS !Y HAD SUGGE/$1 EV5 ?\< !Y HAD EM]G$ VICTORI\S 9 A /RIKE ?AT TOOK PLACE LA/ MON?4 ,LONDON W\LD /AY )\T ANY MEANS ( COMMUNICATION IF ,BURNS HADN'T COMM&$ ! TRAM DRIV]S TO /AY AT !IR WORK4 

,! /RIKE SPREAD LIKE AN OIL LEAK4 ,A HUNDR$ FACTORIES ( ALL SORTS1 SOME V]Y L>GE1 O!RS SMALL1 NO LONG] GETT+ ! FL\R1 LIME1 KAOL91 OILSE$S1 ETC41 ETC4 ?AT >E DELIV]$ TO !M ON A DAILY BASIS1 HAVE EXT+UI%$ !IR FIRES1 ?R[+ ONTO ! /REETS EV]Y DAY NEW CONT+5TS ( /RIK]S4 

,IT WAS ! G5]AL /RIKE1 ! /OPP+ ( ALL LIFE 9 ?IS UNIV]SAL COMM]CIAL C5T]1 IMPOS$ BY ! /RIKE ( ?REE OR F\R BRAN*ES ( WORK ?AT HOLD ! KEY TO ! BUFFET4 

,!RE >E >TICLES 9 ! NEWSPAP]S S5S+ T]ROR4 ,NEV] HAVE ! B\RGEOIS FELT H[ MU* !Y >E ! SUBJECTS ( ! WORK]S4 ,NEV] HAVE ! WORK]S FELT H[ MU* !Y >E ! MA/]S ( SOCIETY4 ,WE HAD WRITT5 IT1 WE HAD SAID IT4 ,BUT ! DE$ HAS MORE IMPACT ?AN ! PR9T$ WORD6 ,! DE$ HAS PROV$ ?IS /R5G? ( ! WORK]S4 

,YES1 !Y >E ! MA/]S4 ,& ! DAY :5 ?OSE AN>*I/S :O EXHAU/ !MSELVES 9 EMPTY DISCUSSIONS WILL DO LIKE ,TILLET1 BUT ) FIRM] & MORE REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS - ! DAY :5 !Y WILL WORK )9 ! WORK]S TO PREP>E ! /OPP+ ( WORK 9 ! TRADES ?AT SUPPLY ALL ! O!RS1 !Y WILL HAVE DONE MORE TO PREP>E ! SOCIAL1 ECONOMIC ,REVOLUTION1 ?AT ALL ! WRIT]S1 J\RNALI/S1 & ORATORS ( ! SOCIALI/ P>TY4 

,WE HAVE (T5 SPOK5 AB\T ! G5]AL /RIKE4 ,WE N[ SEE ?AT 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE IT1 IT IS NOT NECESS>Y ?AT ALL WORK]S CEASE WORK ON ! SAME DAY4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO BLOCK ! SUPPLY *ANNELS TO ! ,B\RGEOISIE & TO ITS FACTORIES4 

7,S\RCE3 ,ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ AS ',CE QUE C'E/ QU'UNE GREVE'1 9 ,LA ,REVOLTE47 

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