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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,! 9AUGURAL ADDRESS 9 CONNECTION ) ! ,OX=D & ,DI/RICT ,SOCIALI/IC 
,UNION WAS DELIV]$ ON ,W$NESDAY BY ,MR4 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 AT ! ,C5TRAL ,S*OOL1 
,GL\CE/]-GRE54 ,!RE WAS A CR[D$ ATT5DANCE1 :I* 9CLUD$ MANY 
UND]GRADUATES & LADIES4 ,PR(ESSOR ,YORK ,P[ELL TOOK ! *AIR1 & BRIEFLY 
9TRODUC$ ! LECTUR]4 

,MR4 ,MORRIS *OSE = HIS SUBJECT ! WORDS 0,:AT WE HAVE TO LOOK =01 & SAID 
HE DID NOT MEAN BY ?IS :AT ! IDEAL ( ,SOCIALISM HAD TO (F] TO !M :5 
!Y HAD GOT PEOPLE'S HEADS TURN$ 9 ! RI<T DIRECTION1 BUT RA!R :AT 
!IR PRES5T MOVEM5T MI<T REASONABLY EXPECT TO COME ACROSS 9 ITS PROGRESS 
T[>DS SOCIALISM4 ,)9 ! LA/ FIVE YE>S OR SO ! MOVEM5T :I* 
REPRES5T$ ! *ANGE FROM ! SOCIETY ( SO-CALL$ FREE CONTRACT TO ?AT ( 
COMMUNAL ORGANIZATION HAD UND]GONE A GREAT *ANGE4 ,IT MU/ BE ADMITT$ ?AT 
BEH9D !IR PROPAG&A ( PREA*+ LAY ! ?\<T ?AT ! *ANGE !Y 
ADVOCAT$ W\LD BE BR\<T AB\T BY 9SURRECTION1 & ?IS WAS SUPPOS$ BY 
?OSE :O W]E MO/ AV]SE TO VIOL5CE4 ,BUT N[ ALMO/ EV]YONE HAD CEAS$ TO 
BELIEVE 9 ! *ANGE COM+ BY CATA/ROPHE4 ,TO /ATE ! POSITION %ORTLY1 AS 
A MEANS TO ! REALIZATION ( ! NEW SOCIETY SOCIALI/S HOP$ SO F> TO 
CONQU] PUBLIC OP9ION ?AT AT LA/ A MAJORITY ( ! ,P>LIAM5T %\LD BE S5T 
TO SIT 9 ! ,H\SE AS AV[$ ,SOCIALI/S1 & ON ?AT %\LD FOLL[ :AT 
LEGISLATION MI<T BE NECESS>Y4 ,ANO!R *ANGE HAD TAK5 PLACE \TSIDE 
,SOCIALISM AMONG ! ORD9>Y POLITICIANS :I* HAD SURELY SOME RALATION TO 
! MOVEM5T1 :I* WAS ?AT ! OLD POLITICAL P>TIES & !IR WAT*WORDS 
W]E LOS+ !IR IMPORTANCE4 ,:5 !Y FIR/ BEGAN !IR ,SOCIALI/ WORK 9 
,LONDON ! TWO OR?ODOX P>TIES ( ,TORIES & ,LIB]ALS W]E SO COMPLETELY 
PROM95T ?AT NO O!R POSSIBLE P>TY WAS ?\<T (1 & IT WAS TRUE ?AT 
ELECTION TIMES W]E ! V]Y WOR/ TIMES = !IR PROPAG&A4 ,N[1 ON ! 
CONTR>Y1 IT HAD BECOME A COMMONPLACE1 ?AT !RE WAS LITTLE DIFF]5CE BETWE5 
! TWO P>TIES1 EXCEPT ( 0,9S0 & 0,\TS04 ,AT PRES5T ! ,LIB]AL P>TY WAS 
LOS+ GR\ND1 & EV5 T5D+ T[>DS A BREAKUP1 P]HAPS BECAUSE IT HAD 
9CLUD$ AS NOM9AL MEMB]S M5 :O MI<T BE CALL$ SEMI-SOCIALI/S4 ,IF IT DID 
ACTUALLY BREAK UP1 ! RESULT W\LD OBVI\SLY BE A COALITION ( ! ,:IGGE/ 
,LIB]ALS ) ! ,TORIES1 :I* W\LD MAKE A  P>TY /RONG 5\< TO SNAP ! 
F+]S AT ,SOCIALISM & REFUSE ANY CONCESSIONS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! ,RADICAL 
TAIL WAS SETT+ ITSELF UP AS A ,P>LIAM5T>Y P>TY1 :I* W\LD BE A V]Y WEAK 
ONE :ILE IT LA/$1 & W\LD T5D TO MELT 9TO ! G5]AL ADVANCE ( 
,SOCIALISM4 ,EV]Y:]E PEOPLE W]E %AK5 AS TO !IR VIEWS ( ! ET]NITY ( 
! PRES5T SY/EM1 :I* WAS ONCE AS UND\BT$ A FACT TO !M AS ! EXI/5CE 
( ! SUN 9 ! HEAV5S4 ,BUT :AT HAD COME ( IT AS YET8 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 
HAD ANY 9CREASE 9 ! MAT]IAL PROSP]ITY ( ! WORKMAN COME ( IT8 ,HE DID 
NOT ?9K SO4 ,! /RIKE W>1 TAK+ IT WIDELY1 WAS NECESS>Y1 BUT IT HAD TO BE 
PAID =4 ,IT HAD BE5 NECESS>Y TO CALL ATT5TION TO ! MASS ( UNEMPLOY$2 
BUT !RE W]E ! UNEMPLOY$1 NO?+ HAD BE5 DONE = !M1 BECAUSE NO?+ 
C\LD BE DONE :ILE ! PRES5T SY/EM LA/$4 ,!Y W\LD F9D ?AT1 G5]ALLY 
SPEAK+1 ALL ! MEASURES = IMPROV+ ! MAT]IAL CONDITION ( ! 
WORK+-CLASSES MEANT MORE OR LESS FE$+ ! DOG ) HIS [N TAIL4 ,!Y 
BETT]$ ! CONDITION ( ONE GR\P ( WORK]S AT ! EXP5SE ( O!RS1 & 
!REBY !Y MADE P>TIAL CONT5T \T ( G5]AL DISCONT5T1 HOODW9K$ ! 
PEOPLE1 & PREV5T$ !IR ACTION4 ,HE DID NOT BELIEVE ?AT !Y W\LD GET MORE 
\T ( ! ,TORIES ?AN \T ( ! ,LIB]ALS1 & ! REASON WAS READY TO H&4 
,IT WAS JU/ ?IS SORT ( CONCESSION :I* ! ,TORIES W\LD GIVE !M -- IT 
WAS !IR 9/9CT TO MAKE A %[Y1 B5EVOL5T PRES5T1 :I* 9 ! LONG RUN 
W\LD BE ( NO USE TO !M1 RA!R ?AN YIELD A RI<T H[EV] SMALL4 ,( C\RSE 
FROM NEI!R P>TY C\LD !Y EXPECT ANY MEASURE REALLY ,SOCIALI/1 ?AT WAS AN 
IMPOSSIBILITY1 BUT BY PRESSURE !Y MI<T GET FROM ! ,LIB]ALS C]TA9 
IMPROVEM5TS 9 ! PRES5T CREAKY & CLUMSY ELECTORAL MA*9]Y :I* W\LD 
BE ( SOME USE TO !M :5 !Y WANT$ TO GET ,M4,P4'S TO DO !IR DIRTY WORK 
= !M 9 ,P>LIAM5T--7LAU<T] & APPLAUSE74 ,!Y C\LD ONLY HAVE ANY 
S]I\S IMPROVEM5T 9 ! MAT]IAL CONDITIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASSES FROM 
,SOCIALISM2 :ILE ! BATTLE = ,SOCIALISM WAS GO+ ON !Y C\LD ONLY HAVE ! 
HOPE ( REALIZ+ ,SOCIALISM4 ,HE HAD ?\<T ! MATT] UP & D[N1 & HE 
C\LD NOT = ! LIFE ( HIM SEE H[ ! GREAT *ANGE !Y LONG$ = W\LD 
COME O!RWISE ?AN BY DI/URBANCE & SUFF]+ ( SOME K9D4 ,S9CE BATTLE HAD 
BE5 MADE A MATT] ( COMM]CE1 & ! GOD ( W> MU/ WE> A MANTLE ( 
BANKNOTES & BE CR[N$ ) GU9EAS1 S9CE HUMAN VALOR MU/ GIVE WAY TO ! 
LONGE/ PURSE & ! LATE/ 9V5TIONS1 S9CE W> HAD BE5 COMM]CIALIZ$1 
!Y W\LD NOT BE CALL$ UPON TO GA9 !IR PO9T BY BATTLE 9 ! FIELD2 BUT 
C\LD !Y ESCAPE DI/URBANCES & SUFF]+8 ,HE FE>$ NOT4 ,! RISE 9 ! 
CONDITION ( LIFE1 IF NOT 9 ! POSITION ( ! WORK+ CLASSES1 MU/ DI/URB 
! SMOO?-GO+ WAYS ( ! M>KET1 MU/ R$UCE ! PR(ITS ( !IR 
EMPLOY]S1 MU/ R$UCE !RE=E !IR EMPLOY+ P[]1 MU/ R$UCE !IR 
SP5D+ P[] & 9JURE MANY =MS ( ! PRODUCTION ( USELESS >TICLES ON 
:I* ! WORK+ MAN L>GELY LIV$4 ,:AT H>M 9 ?AT8 ,IT W\LD BE A GA9 IF 
!Y W]E LIV+ 9 A ,SOCIALI/ CONDITION1 BUT AS !Y W]E N[ IT W\LD MEAN 
! ?R[+ \T ( WORK ( NUMB]S ( 9DU/RI\S M51 ! GREAT] P>T ( 
:OM IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT TO F9D EMPLOYM5T =4 ,HE MU/ [N ?AT SOMETIMES 
:5 HE WAS DISPIRIT$ HE ?\<T ! LABOR MOVEM5T DID NOT MEAN ,SOCIALISM AT 
ALL1 IT ONLY MEANT IMPROVEM5T 9 ! CONDITION ( ! WORK+ CLASSES4 ,!Y 
W\LD GET ?AT ON SOME T]MS OR ANO!R--TILL ! BREAKUP CAME1 & IT 
MI<T BE A LONG WAY AHEAD4 ,& YET ! WORKM5 ( ?IS C\NTRY SEEM$ TO HIM TO 
BE GO+ V]Y F> FROM ! RI<T ROAD TO W9N+ ! SLAVI% PEACE HE HAD BE5 
SPEAK+ ( ?AT HE C\LD NOT ?9K !Y MEANT NO?+ BUT ?AT4 ,IMP]FECT1 
]R+1 UNORGANIZ$1 *AOTIC AS ?AT MOVEM5T WAS1 !RE WAS A SPIRIT ( 
ANTAGONISM TO !IR PRES5T FOOLI%1 WA/EFUL SY/EM 9 IT1 & A S5SE ( ! 
UNITY ( LABOR AS AGA9/ ! EXPLOIT]S ( LABOR1 :I* WAS ! ONE 
NECESS>Y IDEA = ?OSE :O W]E EV] SO LITTLE CONSCI\S ( MAK+ T[>DS 
,SOCIALISM4 ,ONE ?+ ALONE W\LD MAKE HIM ?9K ?AT MORE WAS AIM$ AT ?AN ! 
/]EOTYP+ ( A W\LD-BE TOL]ABLE CONDITION ( S]VITUDE = ! WORK+ 
CLASSES1 & ?AT WAS ! SUCCESS ( !IR COMRADE ,BLAT*=D'S ,M]RIE 
,5GL&--7APPLAUSE74 ,! ?\S&S :O HAD READ ?AT BOOK MU/1 IF 
!Y HAD DONE SO C>EFULLY1 HAVE F\ND \T ?AT SOME?+ BETT] WAS POSSIBLE TO 
BE ?\<T ( ?AN ! LIFE ( ! PROSP]\S MILL H&4 ,= :AT1 AFT] ALL1 
WAS ?AT SOME?+ MORE ?AN A L[ =M ( WORKMAN'S PROSP]ITY1 CON/ANT WORK 
TO WIT1 & A FAIR DAY'S WAGES = A FAIR DAY'S WORK4 ,SURELY IT WAS NO?+ 
LESS ?AN ?AT :I* MADE LIFE WOR? LIV+1 ,SELF-RESPECT1 HAPPY & FIT WORK1 
LEISURE1 BEAUTIFUL SURR\ND+S1 9 A WORD1 ! E>? \R [N & ! FULLNESS 
!RE(4 ,! QUE/ION WAS1 :AT WAS TO BE DONE--A QUE/ION ALL ! MORE 
NECESS>Y TO ASK1 S9CE AT PRES5T !Y W]E DO+ V]Y LITTLE4 ,!Y MU/ TAKE 
IT = GRANT$ ?AT ! FIR/ MEANS1 SO TO SAY1 W]E1 AS ALREADY /AT$1 TO 
CONQU] ! G5]AL OP9ION ( ! C\NTRY1 & GRADUALLY TO GET ! MAJORITY 
9 ! ,H\SE ( ,COMMONS1 & !Y MU/ REMEMB] ?AT BE=E ?AT C\LD BE DONE 
! ?9K+ P>T ( ! POPULATION W\LD HAVE GONE ,SOCIALI/IC SO ?AT NO?+ 
BUT ! LA/ ACT ( ! PLAY W\LD REMA9 TO BE PLAY$4 ,WELL1 ?AT WAS ! 5D1 
A LONG WAY (F D\BTLESS1 BUT 9 NO WISE AN IMPOSSIBLE 5D4 ,:AT WAS TO BE DONE 
TO GET !RE8 ,FIR/1 :AT W]E ! ,SOCIALI/IC =CES 9 ?IS C\NTRY4 ,TWO OR 
?REE--SAY TWO--BODIES1 P>TLY PROPAG&I/IC1 PROBABLY ( NO GREAT 
/R5G? AS TO C\NT ( NOSES4 ,MORE ( !M HE W\LD NOT SAY AT PRES5T1 AS HE 
DID NOT WANT TO GET 9TO CONTROV]SY1 SO HE W\LD BUT NOTE ?AT !RE WAS AT 
LEA/ RIVALRY BETWE5 !M1 & SOMETIMES DISS5SION4 ,BESIDES !SE TWO BODIES1 
!RE W]E NO D\BT MANY PRON\NC$ ,SOCIALI/S NOT ATTA*$ TO EI!R1 & 
!RE W]E ALSO MANY :O T5D$ T[>DS ,SOCIALISM1 & W]E C]TA9 TO BE 
ABSORB$ BY IT :5 IT TOOK MORE DEF9ITE ACTION ?AN IT HAD YET DONE4 ,HIS HOPE 
WAS ?AT IF PEOPLE REALLY C>$ = ,SOCIALISM 5\< IT W\LD BE REALIZ$1 ?AT 
!Y W\LD DO SO MU* PROPAG&I/ WORK & CONV]T SO MANY PEOPLE TO 
,SOCIALISM1 ?AT !Y W\LD 9SI/ ON HAV+ A G5U9E ,SOCIALI/ P>TY1 :I* 
%\LD DO ! DUE WORK1 & !Y W\LD NOT ALL[ ! P]SONAL FADS & 
V5ALITIES ( LEAD]S1 SO-CALL$1 TO /& 9 ! WAY ( REAL BUS9ESS1 ,HE 
?\<T !Y HAD1 ABOVE ALL1 TO PO9T \T TO ! WORK+-MAN :O FELT ,SOCIALI/ 
SYMPA?IES ?AT !RE W]E MANY MEASURES :I* MI<T BE = ! TEMPOR>Y GOOD 
( !IR CLASS1 :I* W]E BO? TEMPOR>Y & EXP]IM5TAL1 & ADAPT$ ONLY 
= ! PRES5T /ATE ( ?+S1 & ?AT !SE W]E NOT = ! G5U9E 
,SOCIALI/ TO PU% =W>D4 ,LET1 !N1 ,LIB]AL & ,RADICAL1 &1 IF !Y W\LD1 
!IR ,TORY FRI5DS1 MAKE !IR EXP]IM5TS & TAKE ALL ! R]ESPONSIBILITY 
= !IR FAILURE2 = 9 ! LONG RUN FAIL !Y W\LD4 ,!IR PRES5T SY/EM 
W\LD ADMIT ( NO P]MAN5T *ANGE 9 !IR DIRECTION4 ,UNLIMIT$ COMPETITION1 
! LAISSEZ FAIRE ( !IR OLD ,MAN*E/] S*OOL1 ! PRIVILEGE ( ! 
POSSESS+ CLASS1 MODIFI$ IF !Y W\LD BE BY GIFTS ( ! IMPROV$ WORKH\SE 
K9D1 9 A WORD1 ONCE MORE ! MA*9E-LIFE ( ! USEFUL CLASSES MADE AS 
LITTLE BURD5SOME TO !M AS C\LD BE2 ?AT WAS ALL ?AT C\LD BE GOT \T ( 
! PRES5T SY/EM4 ,IF ?AT WAS !IR IDEAL1 LET !M NOT FI<T AGA9/ !IR 
EMPLOY]S1 = !Y W\LD BUT WA/E !IR LIVELIHOOD BY DO+ SO4 ,BUT1 ON ! 
O!R H&1 ?OSE :O HAD A WILD FANCY TO BE FREE M51 TO HAVE !IR AFFAIRS 
UND] !IR [N CONTROL1 ?OSE :O WI%$ TO WORK HAPPILY & UNWA/EFULLY1 TO 
5JOY RE/ & ?\<T & LABOR )\T FE> OR REMORSE1 ?OSE 9 A WORD :O 
WI%$ TO LIVE LIKE M51 LET !M SAY1 GOOD WAGES OR BAD1 GOOD TIMES OR BAD1 
GOOD MA/]S OR BAD1 LET !M USE !M N[ AS BE/ !Y MI<T1 YET NOT SO MU* 
= ! PRES5T PR(IT !Y MI<T GET \T ( !M AS = HA/5+ ! 
REALIZATION ( ! NEW SOCIETY-- ! TIME :5 AT LA/ !Y W\LD BE FREE 
BECAUSE !Y W\LD BE EQUAL--7APPLAUSE74 

,QUE/IONS W]E !N 9VIT$ & REPLI$ TO1 & ! PROCE$+S T]M9AT$ 
) A VOTE ( ?ANKS TO ! *AIRMAN & ,MR4 ,MORRIS1 PROPOS$ BY ,MR4 ,GR5FELL#b & SECOND$ BY ,MR4 ,W4 ,H9ES4 

     
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,WILLIAM ,MORRIS' ADDRESS WAS A BRILLIANT SUCCESS 9 ALL WAYS4 ,CR[D$ ROOM1 EXCELL5T LECTURE1 E>NE/ & FULL ( S\ND ADVICE1 A BRISK FIRE ( QUE/IONS ANSW]$ ) MU* PO9T & BRILLIANCY4 ,I S5D ,OX=D ,*RONICLE ) REPORT4 

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