,9TRODUCTORY -- ,COMMONWEAL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTORY 

,S\RCE3 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL4 ,I NO4 #a1 ,FEB #a#h#h#e1 P4#a2 
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,WE BEG \R READ]S' LEAVE = A FEW WORDS 9 :I* TO 9TRODUCE TO !M ?IS ,SOCIALI/ J\RNAL1 ,! ,COMMONWEAL4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE WE ASK !M TO UND]/& ?AT ! ,$ITOR & ,SUB-,$ITOR ( ,! ,COMMONWEAL >E ACT+ AS DELEGATES ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE1 & UND] ITS DIRECT CONTROL3 ANY SLIP 9 PR9CIPLES1 !RE=E1 & MIS-/ATEM5T ( ! AIMS OR TACTICS ( ! ,LEAGUE1 >E LIABLE TO CORRECTION FROM ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ?AT BODY4 

,AS TO ! CONDUCT ( ,! ,COMMONWEAL1 IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$ ?AT IT HAS ONE AIM -- ! PROPAGATION ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,WE %ALL NOT1 !RE=E1 MAKE ANY EXCUSES = :AT MAY BE ?\<T J\RNALI/IC %ORT-COM+S1 IF WE CAN BUT MANAGE TO ATTRACT ATT5TION TO ! /UDY ( \R PR9CIPLES FROM ?OSE :O HAVE NOT YET ?\<T ( ,SOCIALISM1 OR :O >E1 AS (T5 HAPP5S1 BITT]LY HO/ILE TO !M ?R\< IGNORANCE2 OR IF WE CAN HELP ?OSE :OSE FEEL+S >E DRAW+ !M T[>DS ! CAUSE ( ! WORK]S1 BUT :O NE$ DEF9ITE 9/RUCTION AS TO ITS AIMS & ME?ODS4 ,TO AWAK5 ! SLUGGI%1 TO /R5G!N ! WAV]]S1 TO 9/RUCT ! SEEK]S AFT] TRU?2 !SE >E HI< AIMS1 YET NOT TOO HI< = A J\RNAL ?AT CLAIMS TO BE ,SOCIALI/IC1 & WE HOPE BY PATI5CE & ZEAL TO ACCOMPLI% !M4 

,IT IS \R DUTY TO ATTACK UNSP>+LY ! MIS]ABLE SY/EM :I* W\LD MAKE ALL CIVILIZATION 5D 9 A SOCIETY ( RI* & POOR1 ( SLAVES & SLAVE-[N]S4 ,9 ALL ITS DETAILS WE MU/ ATTACK IT2 BUT 9 DO+ SO WE %ALL AVOID M]E P]SONALITIES1 NOT = ! SAKE ( ESCAP+ ! ACCUSATIONS ( BAD TA/E & BITT]NESS1 :I* D\BTLESS WILL 9 ANY CASE BE FLUNG AT US1 BUT BECAUSE IT IS ILLOGICAL TO ATTACK ?OSE M51 MON/R\S AS !IR POSITION IS1 :O >E !MSELVES M]E HELPLESS :EELS 9 ! T]RIBLE MA*9E ( MOD]N COMM]CE4 ,TO ATTACK SU* P]SONS1 UNLESS !Y PUT !MSELVES =W>D AS ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! SY/EM IMPLIES ! BELIEF ?AT ! DEC5CY OR B5EVOL5CE ( !IR CONDUCT W\LD USEFULLY PALLIATE ! EVILS ( ?AT SY/EM2 AN IMPLICATION AGA9/ :I* WE PROTE/ FROM ! \TSET4 

,! ,COMMONWEAL WILL ONLY DEAL ) POLITICAL MATT]S :5 !Y DIRECTLY AFFECT ! PROGRESS ( ! ,CAUSE4 ,WE ASSUME AS A MATT] ( C\RSE ?AT A GOV]NM5T ( PRIVILEG$ P]SONS1 H]$IT>Y & COMM]CIAL1 CANNOT ACT USEFULLY OR RI<TLY T[>DS ! COMMUNITY2 !IR POSITION =BIDS IT2 !IR >RANGEM5TS = ! DI/RIBUTION ( ! PLUND] ( ! WORK]S1 !IR /RUGGLES = ! NATIONAL %>E ( ! EXPLOITATION ( B>B>\S PEOPLES >E NO?+ TO US EXCEPT SO F> AS !Y MAY GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY ( 9/ILL+ ,SOCIALISM 9TO M5'S M9DS1 OR ( ORGANIZ+ DISCONT5T 9TO ,SOCIALISM4 

,WE 9VITE FROM ALL1 ,SOCIALI/S OR O!RS1 FREE DISCUSSION ( ANY?+ WE PUT =W>D1 9 ! BELIEF ?AT EV5 AN UN9/RUCT$ ATTACK MAY ELICIT USEFUL 9=MATION :I* MI<T O!RWISE HAVE LA9 DORMANT4 

,\R >TICLES WILL1 = ! MO/ P>T1 BE ( AN $UCATIONAL NATURE3 !RE WILL BE A S]IES ON HI/ORICAL REVOLUTIONS1 EXPOSITIONS ( ! SCI5TIFIC BASIS ( ,SOCIALISM1 & CONTRIBUTIONS FROM M5 ( V>I\S NATIONALITIES4 

,LA/LY1 A WORD ( APPEAL1 TO ! WORK]S *IEFLY4 ,IT IS NOT ONLY ?AT :ATEV] WE SAY IS PR(ESS$LY DIRECTLY 9 !IR 9T]E/3 MU* MORE IT IS ?AT ?R\< !M ALONE1 ?R\< ! SLAVES ( SOCIETY1 WE LOOK = ITS REG5]ATION1 = ITS ELEVATION FROM ITS PRES5T CORRUPTION & MIS]Y4 ,WE CANNOT PRET5D TO ?9K ?AT !Y1 ! WORK]S AS YET KN[ MU* ( ! PR9CIPLES ( ! CAUSE ?AT RE/S UPON !M1 OR !IR [N CAUSE1 9 FACT4 ,WE BESEE* !M TO HELP US 9 SPREAD+ KN[L$GE ( ?OSE PR9CIPLES AMONG !IR FELL[S1 ?AT AS WE BELIEVE !Y WILL N[ F9D US HONE/1 SO 

!IR SUPPORT MAY MAKE US RESOLUTE1 PATI5T1 & HOPEFUL -- 9 A WORD1 SUCCESSFUL 9 \R EF=TS = ! FUR!RANCE ( ! CAUSE WE HAVE AT HE>T4 

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