,NOTES ON ! ,GOV]NM5T 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,HAMM]SMI? ,SOCIALI/ ,RECORD1 ,NUMB] #a#g1 ,FEBRU>Y #ahic 
.<,UNTITL$.> ,NOTES ON ! ,GOV]NM5T 

,F,R,I,5,D,S ,& ,C,O,M,R,A,D,E,S1 

,! PRES5T ,GOV]NM5T HAS NOT HAD AS YET ANY GREAT OPPORTUNITY = 
DISAPPO9T+ ?OSE :O EXPECT$ MU* FROM IT2 BUT ON ONE SIDE IT HAS DONE 
WORSE ?AN A REASONABLE EXPECTATION MI<T HAVE L$ ONE TO BELIEVE3 TO WIT 9 
ITS =EIGN1 OR RA!R =EIGN-M>KET SIDE4 ,AFFAIRS ) ,UG&A MI<T HAVE 
BE5 SETTL$ 9 A WAY :I* W\LD HAVE COMM5D$ ITSELF1 WE WILL  NOT SAY TO A 
,SOCIALI/1 BUT AT LEA/ TO A NON-,J+O ,RADICAL3 WE NE$ NOT HAVE MADE A P>ADE 
( \R ,KH$IVE-BAIT+ BUS9ESS1 & GIV5 A LITTLE BUS9ESS TO 5T]PRIS+ 
AL>MI/ NEWSPAP]S4 ,BUT ! TRU? IS1 ANY APPROA* TO ,J+OISM H[EV] 
FEEBLE1 IS C]TA9 TO BE POPUL> ) ! :OLE MASS ( NONPOLITICAL PEOPLE1 
I4E41 AB\T #iii \T ( ! #a13 :O ?\< NONPOLITICAL DO 
NEV]!LESS VOTE ON OCCASION4 ,& P]HAPS ! MAJORITY ( ! ,CAB9ET W]E 
NOT SORRY TO BE CO]C$ BY ,LORD ,ROSEB]RY1 :O IS WELL KN[N TO ASPIRE TO ! 
REPUTATION ( A 5D-(-!-,C5TURY ,PALM]/ON1 & TO BE PREP>$ TO HOLD A 
7METAPHORICAL7 PI/OL TO ! HEADS ( HIS COLLEAGUES IF !Y 9T]F]E ) 
! C>E] ( ,BRITI% BLU/]1 :I* HE PROPOSES = HIMSELF4 

,= ! RE/ ! FULFILLM5T ( ! PROMISES ( ! ,QUE5'S SPEE*1 IF ?AT 5D 
IS REA*$1 \<T TO SATISFY ,RADICALS1 & IT NE$ SC>CELY BE SAID ?AT NO 
,SOCIALI/ C\LD EXPECT TO BE SATISFI$ ) ! P]=MANCE ( ANY ,GOV]NM5T 
?AT C\LD POSSIBLY BE 9 (FICE2 & ON ! O!R H&1 ANY ,GOV]NM5T ?AT 
5GAG$ TO TAKE UP LABOR-QUE/IONS W\LD C]TA9LY BREAK ?OSE 5GAGEM5TS4 
,SO ?AT IF ! PRES5T DOES REALLY DEAL ) ITS PROGRAM S9C]ELY1 IT IS 
PROBABLY ! LEA/ ?+ ?AT IT CAN DO4 ,! GR\ND WILL AT LEA/ BE CLE>$ 
BY ! PU%+ ?R\< ( ANY P>T ( ! ,RADICAL PROGRAM4 ,AS TO ! ,IRI% 
QUE/ION NO ,SOCIALI/ %\LD GO BACK FROM ! GR\ND TAK5 BY ,SOCIALI/S SOME 
FEW YE>S AGO :5 ! ,IRI% P>TY WAS 9 ! HEYDAY ( ITS HOPES4 ,AN APPROA* 
TO F$]ATION IS GOOD 9 ITSELF2 & BETT] /ILL IS ANY?+ ?AT T5DS TO 
! EXT9CTION ( ! BLATANT FOLLY ( NATIONAL JEAL\SY & COMPETITIVE 
PATRIOTISM3 SO ?AT ,HOME ,RULE 9 ANY REASONABLE =M %\LD /ILL HAVE \R 
BE/ WI%ES3 AL?\< ! PROGRESS ( ! LA/ FIVE YE>S1 & ! 9T5SIFY+ 
EXPRESSIONS ( ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! LABOR W> HAS MADE IT ( SO MU* LESS 
IMPORTANCE 9 POLITICS ?AN IT WAS BE=E ?AT TIME4 

,ONCE AGA9 ?R\< ALL !SE *ANCES & *ANGES ! ?+ WE HAVE ABOVE ALL 
?+S TO SEE TO IS MAK+ ! WORK]S UND]/& !IR POSITION1 & TO SEE 
CLE>LY H[ WIDE IS ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 \R AIMS & ! M]E P]FECT+ ( 
! SO-CALL$ DEMOCRATIC MA*9]Y = ! ELECTION ( ,MEMB]S ( ,P>LIAM5T 
TO A BODY :OSE ?US F> & NO FUR!R IS SO CLE>LY M>K$2 A BODY :I* 
UNTIL IT RECEIVES ITS M&ATE FROM ! PEOPLE TO MELT 9TO AN ORGANIZ+ 
,COMMITTEE = BR++ ! %IP OV] ! B> 9TO ! H>BOR ( ! ,SOCIETY 
( ,EQUALITY1 MU/ REMA9 A ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,GOV]N+ ,CLASSES *>G$ ) ! 
(FICE ( DEF5D+ PRIVILEGE1 SOMETIMES BY DIRECT OPPOSITION1 SOMETIMES BY 
SU* COMPROMISES AD FUR!RANCES AS IT MAY DEEM SAFE TO YIELD TO ! GR[+ 
DISCONT5T & ASPIRATIONS ( ! DIS9H]IT$--! USEFUL 
CLASSES4 

,W4,M4 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,FEBRU>Y #b#h1 #bba 3 ,NOTES ON ! ,GOV]NM5T -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #h1 #bbb 3 ,NOTES ON ! ,GOV]NM5T -- ,UPDAT$4 

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