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Candidates. Proposed by 

Montague D. Eder Louis Cohen & Laurence Cohen Mrs. Cameron... Mary Cameron and G. Wallas Mrs. D. McEwen D. McEwen do. Isaac Geo. Rogers Wm. Crooks & A. C. H . Graham Richard Wall ... W. B. P. Jones do. John Evans A. C. Graham & W. B. P. Jones William Robinson Do. do. Henry Guy Bentley Frank Podmore & Thos. Bolas John Naylor ... H. B. Holding & Nelson Palmer 
H. Finnis Johnson Do. do. Edwin Thos. Marriott... OlafF. C.Block & Harriet Block Thomas Robinson William Edwin & Geo. Turner Miss A. E. F. Horniman J. H. Skilbeck & C. 0. Skilbeck Edward J. Morgan J. Watson Grice & F. Butler John Wm. Martin George Samuel & E. R. Pease Waiter Porter.. . Harry Lowerison & G. Samuel Thomas Porter Do. S. Herbert Edmund Houghton Claude and Charles BUl-ton Richard Runciman J. R. Runciman &Harriet Block Percy Greenstreet . . . Do. do. Thomas Hepple (Newcastle)... James Pickersgill 
A. E. Taylor (Oxford) . . . . . . Adolphus Ballard Robert Jones Derfel (Manchester) ... . .H. M. Reade Frederick Geo. Walton (Darlington) A. E . Hirstwood Miss C. E. Skerritt (Wokingham) ... General Secretary 
L. A. Coghlan (Bri~thton) ... ... Do. 
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Arthur R. Gridley, 4 Ge.lves­ton-rd., Putney, s.w. 
Euste.ce D. He.rtley e.nd Mrs. He.rtley, 8 Bedford-roe.d, Bedford Park, w. -
Fredk. He.ywood, 40 South-at. Park-lane, w. Fred. Knee, 3 Smith-street, ­Chelsea., s.w.­
Mrs. Eugenie Lineff, 14 Mel­rose-terre.ce, West Kens-ington-park, w. ­
Je.mes Solley, 87 High-street,
Notting Hill Gate, w. 
De.vid Bell, 34 Dunde.s-street, 

Monksw'th, Sunderland. George Cocker, 18 Church-st. Burnley.
Rev. Edw. E. Clee.l, Pineside,Winton, Bournemouth ­Rev. Che.s. Peach, 32Conduit­
roe.d, Sheffield Rev. J. Tait Scott, The Parson­age, Lymington, Hants. ­Eugene Teesdale, 16 Park-villas, Park-avenue, Hull 
Ole.f F. C. Bloch and Harriet Bloch. 
J. F. Oakeshott and 
C. Sisterson. 
E. E. Willie.ms e.nd John F. Runcime.n. 
H. G. Be.rne.rd e.nd Mrs. Sa.ndham. 
E. R. e.nd M. G. Pease. 
W. S. De Me.ttos e.nd Edith Bland. 
General Secretary. 
do. do. 
do. do. 
-Edw. P. He.ll. 
General Secretary. 
do. do. 

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Frank Haywood, 40 South-st,
Park-lane 
William B. Lewis, 23 Harold· 
road, Upton-park, E. 

J. G. Lorrain, 30 Queen Anne's· 
grove, Bedford-park, W. ­
Richard Russell, 	1 Woodquest­avenue, Herne-hill, S.E. 

H. 	Halliday Sparling, 8 Ham-­mersmith-terrace, W. Alfred G. Wiggins, 88 Tyne·mouth-road, Tottenham ­Wm. Liviugston, 53 Jasmine-terrace, Aberdeen ­Dr. Augustus H.Walker, 2 York· villas, Brighton
Benjamin Riley, 4 Agnes-street. • Elm-grove, Brighton
J. 	Reginald Dowson, 20 S. Aubyns, West Brighton
A. 	Evelyn Gurney, Jesus Coli., 
Cambridge

M. 	C. Irvine, 3 Carlyle-road, CambridgeSamuel G. Hobson, 98 Rich-mood-road, Cardiff ­
Geo. Wm. Pollard, 54 Burdett. street, St. Michael's, Liver­pool
James N. Fraser (Balliol), 170 Walton-street, Oxford 
F. Lightfoot,lO 1\Ionk-st., Monk· wearmouth, Sunderland ­Major E. G. Edwards, Kings­
ton, Canaila ­
John C. Reed, Atlanta,Ga., U.S.A. 
Geo. Crosoer, Clifford-rond, New • 
Bnrnet · 
C. E. Rice, 18, Mauor-road, Rich· mond, Surrey· 
Proposed by 
• 	E. E. Williams and 
H. G. Barna.rd. Geo. Samuel and Harry Lowerison. 
Fred Hammill and 
E. R. Pease. 
• Geo. Palmer and 
Nelson Palmer. Gra.ham Wallas and 
G. B. Shaw. 
G. A. Gaskell and 
J. F. Oa.keshott. 
Thomas Ritchie. 
E. R. Pease. -R. E. Dell and 
J. A. Coghlan.
R. E. Dell and 
J. A. Coghlan. 
General Secretary. Willia.m Scudamore and G. F. McClee.ry. 
A. C. E. Parr. 
-H. B. Holding. 
Graham Wallas. 
David Bell. 
General Secretary. 
Do. do. 

E. B. Bishop and 
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1\Irs. Grc?nwood, 1 La.nsdown-pl&ee,
Brunswtck-squa.rt', \V.C. ... .. 

B. Waiter and G. W&JI&s.
,J E. Holdi;wortb, 47 Violet-at., Halifax W. S. De Mattos. 
Willia.m Hi nos, 92 St. Olcmont's, Oxford 
W.DeMa.ttosandS. Webb. 
1\Iisa Emilie Hincs, 
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1\lisa Annie Hincs, 11 ,. 
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)!fib~ Ada. Hines, 11 " 
Ditto.
Henry Thos Lconard, 5 Lincoln-villu, 
ittingbourne ... .. ... ... Genen.J Secretary. 
T. R. Brice, 40 Macb"}ja'-plaoo, River­
side, Carditl ... ... ... .. A. 0. E. Parr. 
Willio.m Beti:;;-26'Lini6;;::g..,, Lewiaho.m o E: &itfeand1I. Bland 
Jamee Burrell, 17 Eldou-•L., N. --W. Jones and A. Graham 

J. G. Giboou, 5 Gossage-rd., Plum>tead F. E. Green and H. Snell 
Min Amy Linnott, 14. J.o"itzroy-stroot, \V. \V. ScudamoreandE. Scott 
E. Oubitt Sayen, Ro•euborg, Ealing, W. Harold Cox and S. Webb 
G. H. Watson,EndowedSchooi,Sonniug Wm. Critchley 
T. WOO<iman, Lorrimore-rd., Walworth E. Williams&F.Haywood
A. Peddle, Mangot field, ucnr Bristol -General Secretary 
John Nicklin, Kiug•ficld-villa, Ba ·lord-W. S. De ~Iattos 
J. A. \Vorsnop, Cheap ide, Halifax Do. 
John Lister, Shibdcn-hall, Halifax -Do. 
Wm. Hutchinson, 5 Norfolk-pi., Halil.u Do 

F, \V. Swalo, 24 Clare-road, Halifax . Do. 
A. 0. Poir~, 18 Portland-place, Halifax Do. 
C. H. \Vonmop, Cheap ide, Ilalifa.x -Do. 
Rov. D. Jenk.s, )LA., Heene, Worthing H. S. Philpot, 
E. L. Ila.ywood, Cro s-t., La.rne, Antrim Ernest E. \\'illi&ms 
'Villiam Aberdeen, 19 East Dale..f<trt.let, 
Denton Holme, CarlikJe. T. C. Da.vidson 

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~!iss K. Dodd 
G<lner&l SecretaryRobert Steele Webb & G. Wallu Robert Steele 
General Secretary 


" Tba& lhla mee'10g ooademn U.. Airatecl liread Co. for paytng i employ euch a lo that it mu ­
nly be 1upplem nted by dubiou or oth r m ; Uld call on the public, and memben of the Fabian Societyeepecially, to bo coU the . B. Co.'1 tabhehmeu Uld make known theu reuo111 for 10 doing, until the oompany -fit to pay a lrolr Wr.jte." 




(1) To consicler the conduct ol .J. F. RuxcnL\N, Secretary ol the Southern Group, in circulating 
h-'yt>ncl hi'\ Group the following uufounrlecl accu-;\tion e:\:.{ainc;t a member of thl:! Society, nz.:-
Slllnmon.; to a special me~tin~; ol the Southern Group to consider. 
1. Re~olution re Aer&ted Bread Company's employees. 
"2 That this meeting strongly disapproves of the dishonomble trick by which SIIJ r-:v

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".\11 Group Secretaries are invited to attend or send represcntath· s. 
"2:Jrd .Vovember, 1H91. 
"21 Oemlrline Road, Wandsworth, H. \V." 
(2) To t\ppoint two audrtor<. 




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, 31, London's Neglected Heritage. 
, 32, Municipalisation of the Gas Supply. 
, 33, Municipalisation of Tramways. 
, 34, London's Water Tribute. 
,. 35, Municipalisation of the Docks. 
, 36, The Scandal of London's Markets. 



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E. S. Burchett,23 Ra.venscroft-pk.,W.Rev. W. Busbey, St. Mary's Clergy 
House, Cha.ring Cross.roa.d ... Ml~s A. Clif!ord, 45 Abbey-rd., Oxford 
Mrs. Ma.ry Dell, Ebor House, Grove 
Park, Chiswick ... ... Miss E. A. Dell (as above) ... 
rs~~~lEE~is~~~l\1ergha.nt-st., Bow-rd. Rev. John Glasse, 16 Ta.nta.llon-pla.ce,
Edinburgh ... ... J ohn William Helps, 106 Stainsby­
roa.d, Li.mehouse, E. :Mrs. Lucy Henderaon, 28 Wba.rton­st., King's-cross, W.C. ... . .. 
H. W. Ka.y, 41 Venne-street, Brom­
ley, E.. .. . . .. 
Wm. Morris, 17 Cherry-at., Wolver­
hampton ... ... ... ... ,H. T. bluggeridge, 11 Franklin-road, Penge.. . ... 
A.lbert E. Soutbam, Ha.zel House, Dorma.n's Land, East Grinstea.d ... Henry Orton Thompson, 59 Powers­croft-road, Cla.pton, N .E. ... .. . 
PROPOSED BY 
H. Guy Bentley & T. Bolas. 
H. H. Gore a.nd W. E. Moll. 
Ada Hineo. 
H. Guy Bentley & T. Bolas. 
T. Bolas and F. W. Hayes. 
H. L~werison & w. Eawa.rd. 
W. S. De Mattos. 
A. C. H. Graham & W.Crooks 
E. E. Williams and J. F. 
Runcima.n. 
A. C. H. Grah&m and W. C. 
B. P. J ones. 
J. W. Buttery. 
H. E. Williams and Groham Wallas. 
Frederic Hudson. 
J. Burnell & H. Lowerison. 

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CORJ1jERBRCB, 

at Essex Hall, Essex Street, Strand, W.C. 
FEBRUARY  6th  &  7th~  1892.  
Saturda.y  E vening:  
7.30 to 8.­ Reception of Delegates.  .  .  

G BERNARD SHAW on The History and Present Attitude of the Fab1an Soc1ety.
8.-Paper b! · . ciet 's reliminar discussions of plans for social recoustruction and it~clividual8.1ftla_b'~" · ~h~1 ~EaJly ~anin~s toyAnarchi m and Insurrectionary Soctah~m.-Formatwn of the ~?;~i:~r~~~li~mentary Leag;;e.-Fina.l declaration of the whole Society 111 favot· of a co~st.'tu­t' 1 olicy.-Subsequent experiments in propaganda and orgamsahon:-Extenswn of Fabtan· _wna p f ·nde endent local societies instead of branches.-Attttude of the Soctety t'?·:!~:::;~~::'~o0di~s at;d readiness to recruit for them.-:-Present. distinctive ~nethods aft~ the;~
claims to be considered as the. best practteally ava.tlabl~ f01 the establishment o oeta Democracy as a recognisecl pohttcal and soctal creed m thts cotmtt). 
DISCUSSION. 
Sunday M orning: 
11 to 1.30.-Reading of the General Report upon the present position of the Fabian Societies throughout the co:m ~i'J, by the Secretary. (The 1\l otion that the Report be adoptedwill give Delegates an opportunity of making and discussing suggestions as to improvements
in organisation and methods of propaganda. 
1.30.-lnter val for Dinner. (Arrangements have been made for thirty or more members to obtain dinner! · together at 1.30 p.m., at the Caf(• Florio, Haxell's Hotel, 337 West Strand. Price 2/6 each). 
Sunday A fternoon: 
2.30 	to 5.-Discussion on The Part to be taken, (1) by individual Fabians, (2) by the Societies as such, in the Coming Elections. To be opened by SIDNEY WEBB. 
Syllabus of his .JddrcH: The fundamental objects of the Fabian Society.-Relation of the Fabian/Society to its members.-Differentiation of function among Fabians.-Political Problems be­fore constituencies.~Difference in object between Labor Candidates and Labor 1\lembers.­\Vbat constitul!es a Labor Party.-How to make one. 
DTSCt'. SIO~. 
No urrwuJements have been made for 2'ea. 
Bru:h of the three meetings u•tll elect its OIL'n chairman. 
In the course of the discussions, rcsolulions and amendments may be morcd to take the sense of the C'onjt•rence, but not to strw4 as instructions binding any of the Societies represented. 
.Ill merely ceremonial business, such as rotes of thanks, 1cill be dispensed with. 
A SOCIAL GATHERING OF FABIANS will take place on Sundal Evening at 8, at Cavendish Rooms, Mortimer Street, Cavendish Square, W., at which, i thought desirable, the 
jdiscussion of the afternoon will be continued. Tea and Coffee will be provided. 
Fuu '" 0FFIC.,, 276, STRAND, \V.C., 5th February, 1892. 

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Walter Andoraon, SO Richmond-rd., N. 
Wm. Ballance, 48 Cambridge Build. ings, Pim.lico, S.W . ... Miss Gertrude Bea.ne, Neatishea.d, 
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Miss August& A. Brown, 161 Bird in the Bush Lane, Peckham, S.E. ... Miss Lillian M. Burton, 24 Wimpole­
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Wm. D. Clayton, 9 St. Willrid'a. 
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High-road, Willeaden 
Q C Henson '08 Mao ea&d,Bwsl 1 Jj 9 il. 
J. 	Alfred Jones, 4 The Pavement,South Norwood 
John Kent, SO Holbeok-road, Stock-well, S.E., ... . .. 
W. H. Knight, 5 Selbornc-road, Wood-
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Harry MoVica.r, Balliol House,
Toynbee Hall 
Rev. Berbort V. Miles, Ancborites' 
Well, Kendol 
C. T. Mohun, 7 Fountain Brow, Fell. 
side, Kendall Mrs. Jeann.ie Mole, Grove Park,
Liverpool .. 
Roberl A. Poddie, 29 Braocwell.road, North Kensington, 'W. . .. ~1rs. Mori• Prott, 25 Tollington­place, N. ... .. .. 
W. 	U. Rowe, 90 Frithville Gardens, Shepherd's Bush, W. 
George Stainton, 7 Egerton-street,Sunderland ... 
W. L. Sugden, 27 Quoen-atreot, Loek, Staffordshire.•. 
John \Vbitburn, 16 Dunning-street, 
Middlesborough 
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S. M. Fogan and E. Seotl. 
Jas. Piclrengill 	and H. W. Mocroaty. 
F. E. Green. 
B. RUey and A. H. Wolker. 
0. V. Burton & R. E. Dell. 
H. S. Hodgoon. 
F. C. Baum & J. Hendenon. 
J, W Qrioo & P. B. !tteen. Groham Wallos and E. R. 
Pease. 
John Knee &E. E. Williams. 
H. 	B. Holding, and W. R. Wells. 
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J. W. Grioe & F. E. Green. 
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Number to be Elected 15 

The Voter must cross out the names of those Candidates for whom he does N 0 T vote. At leiU!t NINE names must be thus cancelled. 
Sign1jles a .Member of the Retiri11y Eucuttve. 
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Rule !~line 3~-Iosert "all " before " Delegates"; and verbal 
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Every candidate for election shall pa.y a.u ootra.nce-fee of 5s. 1)rior to his election, which shall be returned to him if he is not
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No alteration of, or addition to, the Basis shall be made until it has been adopted, after due notice given, by a. vote of more than three-fourths of the members present at an annual meet­ing, and confirmed by n. similar vote at a special priva.to Meet­ing held after an interval of not less than six mouths. 
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Rule 3 (line 1)-Alter 11 at" to ~e before"; and add: "Voting papers shall be sent to all members, together with the Apri l number of the NEws, and they shall be returned to the General Office on or before April 20. Two scrutineers shall be appointed by the Society, whose duty it shall be to open the ballot-box, to 
_count the votes, and to certify to the General Secretary before April 21il, for publication in the NEws, the numbers of votes polled. The new Executive shall come int-o office on April 25. I n case of Easter occw-riug about the dates named, the Execu. tive ml\y alter them, giving due notice thereof; but no alter&· tion shall exceed seven days. In case of a tie there shall be a. second ballot at the annual meeting, only those present voting. 
By Miss B uRTON :­
R ule 7-Add : 11 CLAUSE 2.-\Vheu a requisition of urgency, signed by not less than fifty members, is presen~~d to the Gen­eral Secretary, calling for a private meeting to discuss a specific notice of motion, he shall summon such meeting for a. date within fourteen days from the receipt thereof, and shall within seven days notify the same to all members, by ci1·cular or other· wise." 
Rule 1-Add: "or as provided in Rule 7, Clause 2." 
IBy H unERT BLAN D:­
The Executive Committee may at a.ny time refer any ques.tion to the decision of the whole society, the voting to be by I letter. 
Any mo\·er of a. resolution which, at a meeting of the society,ba.s been supported by not less than fifty members, mR.y claim a poll of the whole society, the voting to be by letter. 



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. " That this meeting is anxious that the ~xecutive 
'·"Committee should take the first opportumty wh1ch "offers itself of renewing the Society's delegation to " the Joint Committee of Socialist Bodies." 
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" That this meeting-~pproves the action of the Execu­" tive Committee with reference to the Joint Corn. "m1ttee, as set forth in the August number of FABIAN 
11 NEws." 

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"That the Tract on the Eight Hours Bill, proof of " which has been issued to members, be printed and "issued." 

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Fabians and the S.D.F. 
The joint Socialist committee, which COD• :j sisted of 15 dele~ate~l five each fro1n the Social Democratic Federatil)n, the Fabian SocietJ, 
1 and the Hammensmitb Socialist Society, is oa the point of dis3oi•Jt.lon. Tbe Fabian Socibty have decided to withdraw their delegates from the )olot committee on the ground that there is so much divergence betweetf the policy ol' that society and of the Social Democratto Federation that it is lmpos!.lble to malntalo joint action. In the deliberations of the com· mlttee important differe':'lcel on tbe queatioa of tactics more tba.n neutralised any advant.ace wbicb could be gained from a general agree· menton broad prinoipleL And accordingly the Fabian Society withdraws its delegatee wit.h ao expression of willlogness to act witlt the S.D.F. and the Hammersmith SocialisLI whenever in future joint action is likely Lo &ee4 to a practical result. 
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" That the Tract on the Eight Hours Bill, proof of "which has been issued to members, be priuted aud "issued." 

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THE FABIANS 
FURTHER EXPLAIN THEIR FAMOUS 
MANIFESTO. 
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At a semi·publio meeting last .night bel~ in Ba.ronrd's Ion, tbc l;'abian Soetety m~eli very clear tba.t by their now famous mantfesto in the Fortn.ightly Rnitw they b~ DO me~ns meant any r:~pprochement to the Consenatl~e 
t and it wa.s eqoally evident t.hat there IS ~~r ~~und!l.lion for tb~ rumo,u,;ebdb ~'n!d
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(1) 	That the Tract entitled "The Humanizing of the Poor Law," by]. F. Oake>hott, just published by the H uman­
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name of the author. 

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TilE DEVET,OPMENT OF THE LIBERAL PARTY. 
~DD:-=tESS BY MR. HALDANE 
Socia.he'll n.ml tb H , M.P. the title of the addte~" l't~us~ 0~Commons" wa.s M p' dt"llnted lal!lt n h~·t . . Haldane, QC., of the l'.llH&tl Society tg ) ob a crowded meeting
Es~'>rx Hall, uuder tho' p;e~:~en:a.~ be~d at the '?hvler. Su: years, said Mr B y f MJ. Sydney stnce be last addrPssed th . o.ldan_e, bad passedphra!le of Lotd B em, o.nd, ID the famous ha.ppened. There ~a~o~sfield, mauy tlungs batl tion of the pohhcal ~uti~~~ a. smgnlar modiftca.­He could not de.scnbe bims l:uriUg tbat_perJOd. upon t.be other ba e as a Fabtan, but al.lle eveu for a. me~~e be [thonght.tt \\AS dc~ir­to resPfV<' Cf'ltal~ 0 the Ltberal party
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ment ii'OID that amount of detacb­detply attached topn~ty. He himself W8.8 Jt bact beeu an instrume~ti: Che behaved tba.t nnd would be so to th or good m tl.Je pasttl.Jt•y did w~ll to Ueillc~l 1~~m·e, ~ut he tbouR'hi pattll':! nud endeavour t 1 emee ~es from both polllt of \'tew aptwt froo a~~' at tbmgs Jrom tho the fit·&t }JlltCe to sa, m em He wanted iopullttcs 1n tbe lru;t l somethmg of the h1story of o( the POfl cdul otgnew Yt"'ts, ancl the clfect on tt Sotll•t.r, "'orklllg o~~~dne IOI,J.~hsue; as the Fo.bmn ot 1886 watt uo donbt to tb abe ec~ of theepht
mto a cootc-!lit for a row t e Ltboral pattybut tt hRd thts gre:.:redt add shrr•ug prmc•pleQIH'Atzons had been lfi'O~s~ vautRge, that sociai others he found lnmself s Y neglected. Among~utstd~ the LtbPral pstt~o{:lfUI~ mf ore thrown
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o would not 8,_y f . or a source J:P1111Hhl social o.chvit tu~puatioo, but of rpaiof 1886 left tbe offirta~ Lb ptogrcss. Tho evcnh bopele<~s on !'lOCial •J • l etal party ab~olutel tbO:t tt e:honltlm i!!lc?rn:s~~~~~, and tt"a" oeces~ar~ now hfe. Oue result w ton endue itse-lf Wttb party devoted tt..elf to a~ that the Conservative 0d~ the CouservntL"m of~~~!~9~c~ve legtslt\tron,
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a lance on the 'l'm Is ~asan enormous W,lS 8V811 ID ad\'&Uc! or\bf tbe last decade, and Thrre e Ltbctollsm of a few wa"' one man pre­cw spmt m the LtberaJ IVhe 'I'S) blr .'Hollay lo:C'l ~\n!ll John Mmlev.
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do<·t '• Itb u. ve1y crthr&t P1..•pnlnr, Lut he !13.\V U~~~t>~.)Lha~ were grovnugund I JeLl tSm must take~ qneshoi.l aloue n;ld he t:rdst not re!lt on the Jrt!llb '~Ut\ dLnuge and form a p~rt~~fb to :tnng I\bout like l\1 A I new tbetnls. A uJ:ton, Mr. A._qmtb. :~u Sau·~ M._r. Sydneydctcrmlll d tl lr "· Grey ~I('IWha bl.._t dtbe Liberalism roa. er. He would Jid kSt'r\ IC('f of llllght1~:~rco;JedglbUg the SpleD­0 en, ut tbt-v bad b trl of. that patty, an,f tbe~r 
., rrtt'S must hf-dlfl'creot. 

'fbey bad. to look to ue" tlungs, anu WII('U l1ev came to deal with !:IUCb a qneo;tion 0.8 the lani.l quc.st ion tl!ey must see that they pul fo1·ward legu.Jatlw• proposal! tl1at shon\11 be judged in tho nuwcr n.ud•more sear<"hing l!~hts of thE' ~teuera­' 
tion iu which they lived. ({.;beers.) \Vith Lhi8 
, 	chat;Re '" was recognised that the fuuctions of tho Stale run8t lar~ely increasfl, becau~e tho 
' 	Slo.te bad \J.ccomo the only possible represeutati\e \ 
of the in(hvulnal. \Vheu bi::.tory came to be written tbny would know moro tboronJ::bly tbA.n they kuew now tho part whi~b rut·. Motleyplayecl in tofnsing the present Libera.l Govf'rD· meut with a yonuger and more vig.orou~ element. And boweverl the critical might lUtpnte: sin9 to t ho Libl'lt:l.l Governroeol, they wust admit 
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tbn.t theru were vit·tues in it wLich ba.U 
A-never be<'n present in any otller. (Cheers.)One tl•it~~. he thought, wal:l be~oming pn.
1tly pllun-tLat the old ml\c1linery Radte:\lii!!lm wns a thing of the past. and bH.d C'ca.!led to tntcrest the D•·itish working mau, "'itb b1s some­what complex micll and dtvf"rse tastes. A re-
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mark wa'l mncle bv The Dn.it11 Ch~omrle the othl'r 
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d!ly wbiC'h eeetnrd to bim to be vmy true. It 
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was "a1tl by tbe writer iti n. leading n.rhcle that tbo Uifferenco betY~eeu the two patti<"~ on?hl to mnke ttoelt mapifcsl in rulUliuif.tratiou ratbPr than in a.u' thing el!"e. 'Iba.t was extremelytrue. :Mr. A.:.gui•l•. for mstance, mitrht aecm to 
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have a c~\d and somewhat critiral miucl. but a.t 
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any rate 1t had dominated the Home OJice, an(\
had swept awa.y the cohwcbs which hn.d 6tifiecl 
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the energy of former llorne SPcrctarie~. '!'ben thet·e wa~ 1\{r. Arthnr Acland, whom be believed was tbo (luly member of the Ltberal Government wbo would be accepted a... a Member for a. Labour constituency. (Cheer&.) In legisla­tion, too, tbera bad beeu, he tbougbt, 
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a. response to tho cry which was tnised iu the v-. iltlern~:;;s. Am\ uow they were ra.isin~ o.nother 
que!lltiou-tbe Housl) of Lord,., again one of mt\cLinery. lle 'licl not 3U<'O with those who tltoujlht that lbo solution :1t tbe quc~tion would 
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contorrently attack some of the so<'ial problems
which wPre ripe for settlt>.mPnt. lle would say
t 	to tberu wbeu thE"y crittt·J~!'d LllJPrali!lm that they were a.pt to look at tlnu!l8 from utbPr o.a nb~tra.ct potnt oi view. 'fhc pa.rt)' wa.'J o greR.t 1 heterogeneous ~ma s of tHople,ltJtll vC'ry dtverse \ V1CWS, anU some of them taring no more about progre!s thau thE' pillars before btm. (Cheer!l.)
3 	It '"as cou.ch which was l'"Xtrcmely difficult to
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drive fOl'\\'&l'd. The external d1ftN·enccs were <'HO gt·cntu. 'i'hey l'H n epokf'l of th• working mau as if h>1 \vere f'01.11tiu~ aw\ 
r~~~~!{wasf~~ill ~E'~~~~{8l\ra~~~ C'~~!ICf~~Stl~~~~~~ll~ 
i!!l working ma1~'s natnrc. llc believE"Il that pro-
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could sncceed m bringinJt about the ma.in end 
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A. NEW PARTY AT TUE F A.BllN 
SOCIETY. 

A PLAY WITHOUT PROGRAMMES. 
(BY A..'-' Jn.uSPONSIB..LE 0t7TSIDXB.j 
The-r& ue oe..rta-10 Fridays '"hen the jadf'd pl:\y.J:Qer-has if lw but knew i~. a. nl'W Jud h:ghl~·ori~tiua.l ~ftcr-dinner entertawnwnt opt>u to h•m a-ratis---ane coru}xtred Y.ith whttb all th~l.t a. mu~•c­ha.ll or Osc.lr '". ilde cnn offer hiut tt:O tame and dull. It. is n. F~bwn m~ting. Whether l.:t:OrSe:< Hall, Strand. or CW:for-d'~:> lnn be tht! playhou~e, you way reokon, il not alwa.y~ on a. ~xxl pl:l..y, at. len<:t an exC't'llent. performant-e. '!'here 1U"e un.rehf'3.r~ed }'R.bian playa 1'8 brtliCU\t flll ··Arms ao·i. the Man., tLa.t oel"~r gt>t 1-eyond the Fa.bt~l footligbt:-c; ~tnd e-voo lf Leorge J!l.,-nanl ~Ju.w s name be not on the bill~ M pt\ywnght, th~re i8 a.lwa.)S a. dunce tha.t the chw£ comedian of thE> }'abian romJXWY mn.y C":.\l:il lutm•tolf for-a par\;3nd, "hf'neve~.· he does. it-is a.lwa)B a l~l.dmgTJld. ' You ma.y uot alw;:ys ~tC"\.tre a. programme(bocialiaU dj'ltioguish tlu?ir •· pt"Of:r"am '' trom or-dm1u--y .. progr:..nunes " by doc.:k.u1g it of two lett<'rs.) On l"rili'\y night tltt-'l"t' wa.<c a lntt•h a.bout the Jll""OW""'Dl..S, _and_ the_ piH-Y"" na-ht of th,e()()CCU]ion shower:l n. lllC'e dtsdam of otht-"r prople ~ progr:un.s, a.od a.sto~mdmg 1g:uor.uwu of hi~ o"·n 
progra-m. .But, then, a.e hi~ t'O--~f:'t.Tcb.ry re­minded Uil. we cx:ruld all bnng our O\~ n programA with us, uch made to our own taste. "fho Pa.bi3..ll8 l~ve the task of pro\"idlDA trtvia.l mmed.ies for Jo:erious people to ()qrar Wilda and George Alexander. Not df'maJ.ldinsr that t.ht-:v should be taketl t~eriollBh·. oNiher takin~ tbem­t~elvefl nor ODO another ee"nouah, the-v demand in return tha.b they should not ·be atJk.ed to t~kt:: others aerioosly.
Ho it ha.ppens tha.t wite-n t.he }'abian<J inYite ~trn.nJ:e playwright-~ or act0111 from other-rom· panil'A to pro,·ide thE"lr entf'r."t.·unmc>nt-Kt·\r 
~~~1~rofA~~~de~:1en~~:~~r~~dt;;R ~~:~hi 
ca.m-e to rmd hi~ pia~·. entitiPd ·· Tf\e .KPw 
Pa..rty"-thPAe str.u"lge plarwrights a~d pl:"tycrl-1 
are soml"tllllE'S startled. '11.u~ir-senousuef'l~ is 
hken for-playfuJueAA. 'l1lf'ir mf'1odra.ma.-t!Jeu 
tra!lt'l"ly prodL!c.'loE'6 ro:ns of Fabian l;,~.ut;tltter. 
}~rida.y night\" pL,y. ···n~~ x... w l':~l"t.y." t-licl 
not tlr;.~.w a.-,;ood housP. And thi:( \-\J..~ titr.lllgt>_, for 
th~ wol"rl P'.trt:v i.:; a,o,.,~·aW with hoth fP:<tn·ity
a.nd fighting. and li~a.bian's Jov~ fc·'~ti\al and fight.
Ther-e was one "woman who dtd ''-!'peak, and 
tha.t w-~11 an cl clearlv. But th(>f"o wal-\ H erbl:·rt 
Burrows in the midB~ a.nd Pernard Rh:1.-w in th~ 
f.ront benc·h£'8, and we knew that. there woulrl 
be fighting, a.nd probably ft'sti ntl. So we settled 
ourseloes to hear h-1.r• .Andre-w Reic.l tell us :l.bout 
th• New P:u<y. 
Mr. Hf'id'~ t>ntert.ainmen~ b~1~ with a p:uty­
not a uew part~·. hut a. ca.nmh:tl UwnE'r party-in
liayfair, tnr Society folk wer-e th<" ~,·ages 
dt-Y(IUring th(! peop}P. A lord pitking the bonE.~ 
of hi.~ brother. a. millionaire supp10g the hratOA 
of tf.nrlE'r vouth, Lady Pnmro~P and )hs~t J..a.m­
beth drinking the blood of tbousand.OJ of the 
youtU of England. 'l'Ue B~bop nf London, 
the r.Ja.yor of I~iverpool, Mt. SpecuJa.tor and 
Mr. Spic'itcor, a. Fabian pe.rmea.ter, were among the 
guests. _\ dist·u.••~o.sion arrnre about the une.m­
ploy('(~, wh.•m tbe llishop caiiOO idle tramps
who hved m ~;umrner at. their oountrv seah :.L.Od 
camt.. to t0\4o1l in v.·ioter, rueNing t"he order of 
the_ ri«'h. Mr. Spider got f'ltC'&Wd, and u..sf:d 
Scnptural la.ngu.'lge, a.nd made a. ~oene. I:!e 
wilS eit-'<'100, Md is now iu a 1wtatlc a.s1lum. 
So mu• h for the .rannibal party. N~w fOr t-he 
~e~· P~rty and 1ts pohcy~a. balanrmg policy,
Yotmg ~etther for Liberal uor Tory unl~s:-1 
bahnwe L~ uee<h..:d : a puguaciou~ a.nd a.ud!u·iou.:J 
polity, uot urglllg the people to be total a.b­
ataml'ra from thP polling-booth, :l6 the Jnde· 
JlE'Ltd~~lt lAbour Party dtd, but bidding them 
d_a.:~h ~n wbPn they had t.1.ken 11.-sun·l-'v of the 
s~tu..,tion. It n-·a.s _jll!lt. tlri.li surv{'y of tbl' ~;itw.­
tiou tha~ Mr. Retd h~d <'vidf'ntly omitted to 
take. '' hetl "hE'<'~ll:'d" latl:'r, he confC'~<~ed that 
he . h~ not. s;urlt~l tl_ll-' proh'T<UU~ of othtcor 
~t.ahst l:x>d1e~-the &x·tal Democmti~ J.i'edera­
hou a.nd the Independent Labour }lart~·. Yet 
ha ~ad prepared to vote for." any Sociali~t c_.;m. 
c.lld..:~t.EJ foe-8oci.!t.liE>_t-l-t \\Pre a.ll one cm the battle­
fi£>111. On Ortt! pomt he v.--as UectdOO-uo XPw 
p.,rty nwn ~hould W)!e for :-a I.ilwr-al who call~ 
hmW:>lf a._ PmgresSlve, fC?r Progre.~qive1; were 
~Ut( hers m ~ht.'ep's dothmg-uo improvement, 
m the eye.t _of the ~o~hl't"p, on the wu}V(>.i that 
no lon~r U.lsted in Eugla.nd. Progre:ll:ltve6 Wt>re 
al~ ~harks; the neat'(';r they approot:ul,, o. 
Socia.llbt. the morA d.'l.ngf'roUi they wer..,. \Vhat 
of the London Progre~:~tntij! He would rote 
f~r \\" ebb--(Sha.~t\ Mhame)-bem\ll>a
Sa lney a. Scx-inhz.lt. (Qnl:"ry.)
Thon hi_, .. C'rcd.o " " I 
ended by rernioding his audience that his New l>nrty \\Li a. young P:1rty, born only yesterday, 
ap~a"~i~le!..lfedm;h!ir U:~~~~~!~er fore and r.fi \nth questions, the :1-utlience proceeded , to ~>PN'C'hes. '!'he eohloquy became . a. play w1tb. m.:my rnrts----oue for an Auurch1st who ~· oomicEd th.:lt workiulo{ men were tuck of ~1ee 
T}~.,th~~d~~~::~tl;~;~k~~~~ ~~!~frik:t~ 
the•\' lud ha..-i. but onf' tha.t would be a. death blo\,· to !ill N f'W Partif'" :mU labour leadL·rs, tha.i w•>uld pT'()(>btirn nll produce <'Olnmon properly.Tlwy wantL-d free :HC'b~ to tht! roe:~nR of lafe. )\f'O\~ l'artil~ wen~ IUOilOpoli:o~t<~. '' 'l'hPrO Will Ot'H'r IK\ no ('hauge \\ hih~ tho.,e who are manu· 
!~~~r~:~~~k~~~e:xfnt;:th~'t(~~~t~"{~;u~cil~~~d:f
the Anarchist gtuH~D\..'ln ~ 1th homecpun elo­
qu{,r:'~~~ ~fr. :&mard ~h.;t.w step x>d on to the pla.tfnrm bf\ had the rc•et!pt.c~n ~ue tD a. chtef comedian-to one wh() nl:"vt•r fath; to amu.e as well il" to in:o~tMJC't, who in~truct!ll aU the more \x>caUI'I& 1~ doet~ amu"<e. l o ~::;-omf'\\ ha.t. more .-uious mood t!&:w U<4u:.tl. Mr. t;ha.w proc'f'f':ded, thou_ghin tHl unkindly f;l.-h.iun. to dem~ll_lllh the Xl''" lla.rh. l r to he a. Fa.'b1an 
;~ t~0riJdiP Jlo1!:7,~'~h~0~lU-~~ce1~f :0~e~rp~~~:
thf>n in<lf'('(l i~ )lr. Shaw n. .Fnhian of ·Fabtan~ \Vith kimllint·sB -for ~tnngtlt iM mt!'T'Ctfu1­\lr 51u.w pomted out. t.ha.~ )Jr. Rf'id ron1d not i1ro~tth· :t~Thl 'nth the ~oc1.tl Jlf'm()('ra.tic :Feder· :tlion without-kno\\ iug tla; pro~;r:llltme, .t.•ol" ,-ould he e-:ht :l. bnok. ·· Wh:oo· am l a. Ltl••:ral! and :oo·rot h(' ig-norant. of Parliamenta.ry m~thods. He Ahon.Jd not le:we ~o mudt to gtw..~work as ho h:11l dnnf' nor." ~<hou1d ht't haH' Ltkt>n K.t.'ir lbrd1e W b.~k. ~" if K~tr Hardie did not know as mu<'h 
r~~·di~1~d~·~n.r~·~·rs:··~h~atur;:~d:~~~~rud~~ 
thr.."+" thin~ mPutiooed under thf' _tt'rru land. ~ 11· 
}~IT-w~~~or~et~;~o~Hh~~~& ~tfr~tg af~nt~~l?n~ 
t.'ll'kf'd tho orltarut-nW rr.u~~e;; of ~Ir. Re•d"t ""i>':f'c·h. • '11tf'n he put out. of court . !l"( •a. pf3i ti<':tl politician ont> v. ho "poke of nhlHng m and bring-tm; one l:>;Hty LLJl or 1\nother dov.u on th~ stu·n~h of orH', or at mo..;t. lJ.df-a-do?.t"Tl,y(lte:l nf 1'\pw Parh· \oWn.-. ThE' Progn·..;.!-n\-E.J ho c.•allt-.0 ~het'\' iu 'bn_t<'ite.r"' c•lothio:,r, not hut· c·lil."l ~ Ill :-Jlf>\. r $ Plnthtug, and d('dared tl_t:lt_ tf 
~~~0 ,~~g~j;:i'~.~;~]i;.~!~c b:.::~f~tf'tt~d~ &:fhe\\~ 
though irl otht:r '"orth-)lr. 8!Jaw rcnnnd('d)lr. Ilcid tlut thf'y tk1.t V.l·re \\hole neKl not a pby~->ic·C&n. t FabiaM did not m:l-d to he ro_n 4 wrtNI to Sorb...li..t;m and to bt• told of the en1s auol c-:tmtihaht:m "of ~iety. Tlwy had w:wtOO. tn hl·:u· l)f tit~,.~ m{'thnd!4 of the ~cw Party. I.t-t .Me H~:i1l ~mw bade. \\ ht>n he !Jnd ltis plan:J 
~j~.:~r-t~~~:~)~l~~ )f~1dR~~d ~~~j ~a~\:~ic1~: 
0\\H timl• :w1l that n{ hi.i auU.ienC'e.-Mr. 
Bt·rl.wrt Bu.rr-)ws, uw(>tmg ht!il ('ditor for." !he 
first tinh.'-(Cl" he i.~ a. contributor to t.he ~ew 
Pnrty booi.c-procee<:l"d to c·r."itiC'i:-~e that ed.itor';i 
;.dtl m~ with a. fr.,nkol'-f~ untt.--.u;d a~ from cou~ 
tributor to editor. Thf' ~ew Party w~~ no' 
n~Hh:d; it h:1d no hr.J.nd-new· Roc.ialit~t. tdea.s to 
ofll'l" tt"l. '11terc• wC'n' nont~ to otft.•r. It ~·as uot 
nulr '<ntwrflunus. bnt mi.&:hi~,·o~t.o;, If 1t were 
formPd of tiocialt~ts -pnrP aud t<Lmple there was 
no tw<'<i or a. new or~ni>'alion. If of non· 
SCJC'i.a.lil'tt~, tht"u no &x-1:tli"-t mnhl belong to it. 
Ir wa"l a str-lll~f' way of achaucing tiocia.liAm to 
frnn a "'-:pw P;.rh· in order to unite a. P:nty.
l'uinn of ~i.ali~t~ v.-·w~ :t lauditble idea. Wh~n 
hP ''~" votml.{ hE' bf.lien·d in it; hf' wa~ o~df'r 
nnw, n.nd knf'w tha.t w~ C':mnot form ~ untted 
p:~rtv m thiR eount.rr, ancl we ncnr w-tll. But 
lt>t U.:; h:tve no more 'cwgani.~.Atiunii':-.After a. boy•
orR.t.cw had ariAen :\nd :u'c'tL'It>d the !l'abian So­
ciPty of hfoc()mintt thfl b:\.'f..ltRlle of the I.o_ndon 
lWfnrm Union bt'('!lU;:o a. pamphlet puhhsh('rl
h:: tlut Dnion W:l"' ~in~ ~olcl on it'l table, a.nd 
.aftf'r th~ ~·I"'E'ttry lwl im·itM 11'3 to ot~er 
I·' 1htn11 partif-'!j, Mr.~'&>id pleaclf.d phyfiiiC'al d1~ 
hility fur h~ failure to makP b'abiaus enjoy hlf 
r-;t>w Party. ancl proph('~ied _that in th~ futuu 
they \\nuld se~ that hi.i lYJltty and thelfd w~n 
Ofl(>.
And the p.:1rty ~'!\'~ nnr. Lik"' 0-.ca.r Wild• 
at ILie; ovm play. we h:td all enJoyed ou.rsl'ln•s 
vPry muc·h, :llld boprll to 1;0 llh"".lin to a. plac1
"hHe ".Tu.~tiC't:!" il'l ~o~old at thP rloor~t anrl an 
:ulJ..."(•l in fo~ti!Ul, holding-in hi"' lund a fiame-.red 
" 'l'owh ''-priro ont" JX'tllly-guard:s the gate!. 
bc:·!ir\a m ~~w L~don." 
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THE APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVISM TO SOME 
CURRENT POLITICAL PROBLEMS. 
I.-AT EssEx H ALL, EssEx STHEET, ST J<A:<D. 
4th Oct. " The Political Situation " B!• BERNARD SHAW. 
The relations of the Fabian Society and the Liber;:d Party before 1892 -The unreality of the ~ewca->tle Program-Examinationof the theory that the recent Liberal ddear. w.li due to the alarm produced by the Socialistic tendencies of the late Go,•ern­m~nt-\Vearing-out of the shibboleths of revolutionary Soci;d-O.!mocracy-1natlequacy of the traditional conception of publiclife to the dem'lnd,;; mJ.de on statesmen by mod!rn indu.;trial problem:i-The re."d preliminary conditions for Labor Legi~l.1.tion -Improbability of the pre:;ent generation of Cabinet .\l inisters complying with these conditions-Instances of unstudier.l pr~l­blems -The risinv ~?eneration and the future. 

'filE POLITICAL SITUATION. 
A FABIAN VIEW. 
MR. BERNARD SHAW'S CRITICISM 
The firtt o[ o. series of flvo lectures, und111r the auspices or the Fu.bia.n Society, on the eubjec~ of " 1'1Jo Application of Co!lcctn·ism. to some Cor­rent Political Problems," W:l-9 delinred la~t night a.t Ess~:r. Ba.ll, E!!S8X·street, Straod, by ?ttr. 
G. ~<erua1·d Sba.w, who chose for his title "Tbe Political Situatiou." 1\h. SuA w commenced with a. pictnrtsque illus­tration of tho condition of politica-l atre.ira in 
892,wben tbeelectionsleft the Libera.ls with am~t.­jority, by likeoiug it to the instantaneous withet·· 
111: of Rlingsor's gardou, &.'\ 6een q,t tbe Bayt·tmth ,estiva.l,fol' thcu tho Socialistmagic gardeu,hoavy with portume aud brilliant with hopes, was as fUdUonly bligbted. He dJd not pre-
OIJd to bn surpri~ca or disappointed, for te claimo.l tbat 11 a. ce1'tain hardy aunual "known 
o politiral horticultm-iats u the Newcastle f'rnp·am h:td boen ,;rown iu the Socialist hot. .uou:.e, snlpped oft' close to the gl'Ound, Q.nd then >la.uted iu the Liberal flower-bed Bnt they bad K...iu"d "ll they hoped to gain by the tril'k, and 
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he rootle•s flo\fers lasted long onough to accus­(;om people to something better. CA.Uflli:S OF LIBERAL DERAT. :Cnt, be conunued, tlte cooh'a.st betweeu the 1j_Yigol'ons Progre~sivi~m oftLe Newca&tle Program1~tmd the relucto.ut L:bel"alumJ of the la.t.A Go-.orn· ~ment l'Uiued tbttm, though Lord Rosebery'sCabiiJet went further than w.n~· other Govornmflut11 llul thiilt ~·as only bf:'ca.nso
11bnii ever ;:-oue bufqut.
1it hey ueces~o.rily beg~~on where the other Govern­mauh left off. The pro~cut Couserva.hvo IGovernment. will also go further tha.u 
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0.111 prev~on!l G.>vcruwent bas gone. Our quarrel with the late Gonnl._meut is uot tba.t it did uot go :..head, but that 1t W<.'Dt uo further tbu.n 1t couid. bolp, wherea!J 1t promieed to go as If:fal" as it possibly could. In sayiug this 1 am 
I")Uito awouo tha.t. a great numbt-L" of Uefe.a.ted 
J.. ihe1a.l caudidat£1'1 are of opinion that their j ,failot·c was due to the fact tbd. tbo late Govern. 11ment weut loof&r, and tba.t the uatioo wa.s terri.IPied I oat a. reoewa.l or the power of the Rosebery
Co.bJDl'lt ttbould lt'ad to tbo prerip1tate establiah· 
, mf'ut of Social Democracy 10 tb1!' couutry. I do not. my,;elr efe bow geotleoH·n who oft'er IHtcb aa opiuiuu as the mt:!l'iure of their iotelligeoce can r~a'K)u&bly eJ:pect pl!ople to -.ote for them ;but tho1r view iQ so acreptable to the 
r, reactionary section of the Libcu.l.s tba.t it has 
11been made a good deal of iu tb• pa.rty papera. Let ne therefore con!id.er it for a t·ew momenta. 1 shaH deal with two l)Oints-6rat, whether the alleg-e(\ N.gerness of tho Li~ral Cabinet. to canyout the Socialistic items in 1ta program is & faet or not; anll second, whether the country rea.llyshowed at the eJection any disposition to recoil from tho Ministel·s who wet·e wost suspected ot Socialism, and to rally ronnd those who were notoriously reactiona.ry in tbeir attitude towards it. In dea.lior with the firt~t point, the g-roundha!l fortnoately been cleared for me by 
~~~itl;dbi~,uToma;~~~toT:~ts,No:bm~:ra.e:~9~' ~11~uiJ.!:~~~ye~a.~f8~~~ur~baa:o~~~d ~h0ov:rtb':~?!: 
cerity of ita profPsstd hnma.nitariao apint and goodwill towards tbe workinK cluRos by becom-Ing as good an employer as the Londou CountyCouncil. \Ve gave C':Ue Rfter onse ot sweatmr. of W<lgea Ueueath the st~odu_d rate, of lo11ghour&, or all tbe abu5t'a wbtcll dt grace tbe ordt• niilt·y compoht.iYa e~plottation of Labour byprivate &pc!cnlatora. \Ye &bowetl what htul alrea.d:w-~un doue by local pnbhc bodie-s, wl:aat might be done by the centra.l coverumeat, and how to do it. As far as we are aware, uot one oi those things ba!l been done to this day. 
LJBIRU. LE.l.D"BRS J..T TB. POLLS. 
Now tor my eecood point. Grantins-what 
cnrybody know& to be the cc.te, that certain 
m~rubt't""S of the late Government Wflrl more dis­
~~::;s~0wf~~~ir:~as0~beL:'n~~~r ~~~V~:~;~h~
poll I' In the Commons, tbe champ1one ot tlle old UtlltocialiAt \Vlug L1berah~<>m were Sir \Val­liatn Harcourl and M•••rs. Johu and A.roold .1\Iorloy. 'l,he C"bampious o( CoUectiviat Liberalism were Mr. Aequith, 1\lr. Aclaod, Mr. Sitlney Du~ton, aod-bebioU the scenes,bnt, perbap1, mo~<>t aaoqitluous o[ all-Mr.. R. ll. 
!~!~~~~~A :i~~;th!1ci~~~t.\~~~~~~~t~~=r~a\V:oi. 
Wl h o.ml tho dt'clarution a,.,r-ain..t competition wagea. So tar, the l'Villcm·o tll.tlt tiir \Villi&m llarcont't_ llntl ltis lltlft .-re rt'gardt'-11 by the ua.~ton aa 1h la.vu>rJts (rom ~o,· tuh.lll".l.l ~tPems to lie hm1ted to tlto 111-C't. that they ban hel•n cruc16t:d. Ou ti.Je otLtr hanfl, Mr. llahl!lnl", .Mt'. Arl&url,_,[r. Alquith, aM1 Mr. Cilmpl.ltll-llano,.r­man. PIIJO.Yl'~l tlie l••w Lt~ral tnumplJB of tho l"le..ti.(m. 'l'J1n dtd nut •crap• 10 wttb rPUuced majoritina, ti1ny -.·ero uturu~d with iucre&.~ed one.s. 1-'1·orn t ln1 purely ollkta.l and party po1ot (of vior., ( "l)llect,.-i. m awleyrnpathJ wtth Labour 
t~!iel'~~~1lUb~dat::~{jtl~A~1:1S~~t~l~:;~b~~d~~ 
~y a Hov ronJrut. Let. m _I'IVO ,.·ou llU austc~.nctl w wl.t1tb a Allu...ter cnntnverl to d•1troy< ht~ positton by e-sa...--tly the AA_tne ronne wb'"'~ madtt Mr. A(hod't positaoo lml'ff'«Uabh:. ~ j;ir Sllaw I.Aft•ne, Pre·.11lea~ or tho J,oc:.l lio~Clrnmt'nt Do•nl in the lc.to Ltbo· ut AJtninillltatloo, lellrnt tl:at a Jle!;l·otllcfl wu bema ~m11t for I be Uonrnmeot ID J1eecl1, doeo to h11 owu con~:titueacy, Oe1.1tral 1Jratlfor<1. bylaboUI' p:ud at leaa tiaau trarleunlon 
to ~r\uration tlila.a the par1011 a the t~quire;iutlcE'd, until we ret du~trict ~r ol Boards. the democratic ide!ll of lhard-seh "' I!IVerywltr.r.ewall be more popular in Loudou EtrmiD:;rbam th~u io nei.lfllhonrhoOih whel'fiJ a ubhe board of any kind meaDs a baudfu1 nt' tar r~ a.nd VIllage 1111Jopkeepers. \Vha.t is objectiOIJ ~le at preseoin the ordinarv votunta.ry t~rhoo 11:1 the low etandarJ Of cCiucatiOU1 SI:Ud the power Of th<J 
b~t~~~ o~h~~.trb~~~ ~he d~~~};~ ~~~sc~f~\~:\~~ 
~::~:~~1~~~~~1:-:~:~~'i!·:.~~ :Tv':~b:~~ lei: is,nba gr0at pity tha.t tlle Libol'a.ls did. not tbotn~lves relieve the paraon from thi1 uect.>s!ity by :r1v11~~ 
tlJe Voluntary tiObouls tllo little extra moue. needed to make them entil'ely indepemlont o enb~cl'iptions, exacting iu nthlrn a his:het· sta.n Uartl of etfloiency, :loud pro,·irli_n;? thA tP&Chf!,qwith a mt~anR of aptleal from at'hLtrary di~miSllA.l. Hl:l.f\ they not hettor trv to obta.tu these ('ODditions from the Con'iel"Va.tive Government, instcall of vai•l:v andstupidly opposing them on the ma1~ queshuu P 
LEADERS P.A.f':T AND FCTURE. 
Now, I think it will Le adroittotl by even the 
roost bitcoted party LibATt.l p·oseot, contiunAd 
.Ml'. Sbaw, tltat appeals to tb,.. ima.~ioatio.n ofth~ 
f.ib~:=l al:ad~~!. thMt~.roG1;d~~~~~·~ t~~~~~!:~~~ 
meant the retirement oi entbu~iasm aod pel"~ooa.lglamour from Libeu.liam. I wish I cC'uld an· nounce with any plausibility that Dismoli and GJadstOJlf" were the la~t or. the gren.t political actors. Bnt fortnnatelv I eau announce, With entire eoufldence in lOUl' 1\.SSE"ut, tha.t their SUC'· cessoi'S in the bistriouic tlepa.rtment hAve not yetbten found. The Consen;\tives make some .art o[ ehift by putting Lord Sa.lisbtuy into what ilt t.nebuic.allv kuor.n iu tb8 theatre as the heavylto.d ; nud "be is not a.ltoa;etber ineffoctive in Cl'rlP.i.n parts, though in queetions concet'laingloca.l govf'la·nnumt a1Hl iudustrio.l mn.Here bo is apt to rela.pRe iuto the lflsl!l impressive line of first old womau. But in the Lib~ra.l conapauy the bea.\'Y lM<l i~ a.b~ol~tcly vacant. Lord Ro!'Wtbery ~ruwata the nahon;but he does not impre~:J it,_ and ~<~omt'times be er.andalisae it. .blr. Asquith u l"ery convi_ncintr when he has a case to ylead ; be can put 1t ad· mira.bly and get the verdict tot· his side of it;but be can do nothing without a C'a!'te. People will not vote Libual for the sakeor b1S ben.utifuleyee. ~fr. 1\!ot'ley is esteemed, not becaw-e be tln·owa a ~htmnur over Liber<A.l politics, bot becauao he o~ll• npon us to stand npt·esolntcly a.ud bone.stly to theh· ntt~r ba.~euno,s, o.od refuses to pretend thllt he aympathues with Socia.liom. Sir Wtlli.a.m Harconrt and Mr. Arnold 
re~~:l d::r~t;ol:o~~~f::.u~ar;IOtMtrbeati~~~~~ 
effective; llr. Campbull· Da.onerman. and Lords J{lmherley, Spencl:'r, aod Ripou, are as 
~~i~~t~~~!~:~~~}i~~0S~a~0L!ffvr~~atlj!tat~~t 
the Libe1·o.ls lla.ve uot the moans of appMlinc-to thfl ima:;rinatioo of the electorate, and moat,the-refore, appeal t.o its iuteroet: in otbor words,ther must fl~ht tbe next eleotiou, oot oo tho1r peraona.litie!'l, bnt on their program.The prospect I ba-.o pnt before yoo, he con­tinued, it not, so far, a rosy one. \Vitb theTrade 
~~~l~s~~~::&rh~~fs~8fo~110t.b~d i;~!tti~~'fif~;
yea.ra behindha..od in their political ideas, and the plutocratic and profesaiono.l cla.ssea &!'far in tho uddle Uum everJ what eau we do bnt turn our attentiou to t ho yoong men uow coming up, who will in the course of nature suc<'eed to the pa.rliamentarylca.denhip P Pray do not tbink that I.baYe in mymind the clever pet·sons who, teu years ago, were tbe young men of the Fabtao Society. \Ve were regat'deU as edremo ttet'sOn! then ; and the rcpu·t.a.tion <'liiiA'I to u~. Bnt it ia clear that. most~~ 
~~= r~~~:~~~nb;~~:r:t~~~~f !\~~~~~tt:~1~ 
peraoual ambition OL" family tradition. aro bemgatlu.tt4!'d by what. I may nU t.be Fa.hian 
~:d Iofwo~l~a~e~~~roinl~vi,~;~~ :;::tol!:b~u~~ 
Members that they o.lao trr to make th('working classes uudersta.od tha.t a mi6D who lloes hie work in Parliament pt'operly cannot do a.nv otht'r work. The c&r.:Jor of Mr. John 
~V~~;i~iitp:h!~cni~~~::!r~!i~~l i~btr~:;,~t~~~ 
~~oble to maintaiu bis po&itioo in the Labn"r mo.-cmeut so atrougly, m ap1te of the bostil!tywhich he •has exeited in many eection1 of 1t I' J aubmit to yon tho.t the se..::ret lies iu hi!l ba.vinK devoted ltimeelf wboJiy to hi! bnsintas as fd.eoo· ber for Da.ttertie& both in the County Coum·il aud in p..,rlia.meni. Tbat bft incturerl a deaptral• 
~b:sei~b:"~:;o"0co\~o~,~~c;~:t!lc;:..~~1n~~o:t_h;~ 
'"~gcAfuod; ttut the resolt l..tat jof<..lill~ h1m. lu Yarliaroont aad OD tlto ComtcJl ahkf') lte 
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hie :~;:i:un~thyc~~m:!~:l!ay~0 ::r8k~:~otntYi t1~~ husinua• of these bodidill, always gllllllnQ' cspt:rl•f'nce a.a wtoll a.a dispatoluug bu iut~M, 'l'h8rft youb<Ave it. Th(lro is uothioJ of. w)ut'h I feel more aure than that tl..to introduction of pn.yment. of .Meoob1·r• would produn a:s gnat a pttrsooal .un• 
r~~ve~bQI!"t i~:! ':t ~~~haa:t h~•001d~'!": i~ 
tho otOcoriug of the Army.• 'l'bis .1a all that J tl&ll pru!ltably n.y tJ.n..s •ven_ml' : eau only •.~nro you that J.o,...ovur ht.tle U aJD &!lktulf tt. is much more than you are at. a l•krly to R~t for tht~ pr ent. ·~II appeal to.i!~bJ l!l for a real prolifPCI of da8rutf' mea$nre~. !C on adequate eto•IY and ;nvestilf&UOn. J i'o Ions:~ 
a.idruu. ruy "f~l to lf•' Wf)rkin• r .11.0M. ·••·
wltow poiUiea. mittatln I nil lonear bellnti 
a.pp~:U to th_e rieulg plullament,a.ry lllllner.il oa, what"ycr theH' cJaaa ut' puty. (Cbo~~·i:.rorm nf
•rb• I!Ut 1tt~ture of.. tbn •efj«'n,. Mat'dC>nald, n~moo·r:\tiC M:al'hlu~ry. hy Afru·:,i.!r ~-. loo
il tiu1 fut· l"rWat, uot. 25, at 0 • 


At a m~elin,:r of tbo F~bian Society, held last nil!bt at Clifrord'e·ion, I<'leet-etreet, l\lr, SidDf"Y W('hb, L.C.C., trn.•e au address on" 'l1be SpLere of the l\1unicipa.l.ity in Industrial Reconstruc­tiotJ.'' Ih eaid that in Enghuui there had l1itberto be11n pmrtically no considroratioo of wl.i&t 1bould be the sphere of the 
local gov~rning br>lly aa comuarP<l with tl1e C't\utrl\1 ~OVC'ruiug boc1y, anti still if·as of the rela.tion which 11hould e:r11Jt betweoo the t"·o hodie'J. It luvl oft,..n l..tt:'Cn a~11nmetl tha.t Sl,rio.li~ttl w.-re ~n fw.vo1n or one central authorityonly, but that alPR. W&l erroueouA, for local ro-Terumrnt 'vu a.n &bMolut.-ntef'fl!ity in any but 
~bo8u~:r:~1t~:~e~~i!t~t!';.~te~0o1i~~ f~:;e~~~~~n:!~~r, 
hut th~t t.laf'ly woultl ra.tber bnvo & "complica.tertlnerarchy" of anlhCJritirs; and although loenl Y,O\"f'rnm~nt l'o'ould exleorl nnd be tho rule, yAtlocal antouoruy wunld have to bo subject to more dtrett untul BODt>rvi:~ion ond control 1ban JLt. prl'~tt~ut. Io the first place tbcymhtht tKkf'l tt as lettlf!d that all tnxn.tion of mov­ahle" woultl nN~ef'annly be ctutral aud nR.tioual ; tbe ntoxt functiOn of the Cl"ntre was the lt·~al ttp-nla.tion of allmdu6try "'·hich Wfut to a com­mon mi'U'lo.rt, which wonld inclnrie .Fartory Act~t 1ltHl Miuca J<e,r:nlatioo At"ts, and he belit.>Vf'd that in thi1 COOOl"f'hOo flny {lfOpO~lLI fot locnl optionwonld be fat11.l; and tlurdly, ev~rything that the reutral author111 paid for ont of rl&tiOtiRI fnnds must ha Ulu]or its rontrol, and under th11 hf"ali 
he d~&erl rulhonal srn·icee of JncCII.i.IOtion and comnwnic-ation (t.g., railways ft.Ud tt•ltgraphe).At the 1amo time tbe gn•att>st. po,sibln ecopesbnnlcl be givt>u to the local authoritif'll, who slwuld coulrul everythiN! that the localilypaid for aol} should be emt rn~t~d \\fith such rf'gul~tive a<'fion as tva'4 PUl'tllv lnc&l (e g., tiltop ITom·e Act..cl). ~A.nitnlion and ccluclttiotJ wN·e enbjf"c·tewhirh wet'() f•nuta.met~tu.lly iutert>st1n~ to the 
:~:~::rl ~·)1~('~~~~\~ld O~~tA :t.r~~~~;llr~;~JrO ~~~~r 
nuthoritic"J; but, ou the oth,.r haud, their n•l· minit~tNLtion mn"t n~n~~~anrily be local. 'Ihe n•lation between tlu1 local oncl ceotralatttboritifl& mivht be out'~ ot thrf'e kuu'la :-(1) 'fl•e lol"nl authority might be Ab!tnlntely dt>p~ndf'nt UJWD thfl will ot the cPntml Miuister, R' in FrnncA;
(2) thB loC'&l authority miKM be o.n eutm~ly 
s~~~=:~ ~;vr;l} ~~~;~o~l~1;t i~..~i~l :~: ~~~:~: 
which hlld hN'n um·ouHrtonsl" a.doptftd iu Eu~­J,.nd, ,l•torl"bf thf'l cttntrol of the central autl•o· rlty wu.. praC1ic111ly bought by "grant! in ~tid." He h~fl Ot~en !IIH'r)' to deo tbflt 'l'he Drtil'l Cltro1.Ul~ hn.d fnlmma.ttd in ndvan<"e a~aln,..,tGo\·ernooeut propoeRls on th~ subjoct of gra.uh ;n uid. He 1"1&5 not nt n.ll l'lur~ thn.t thP~6 plll·po,.ala, 1t tbfly came, wnuld be JlUO<l; but on principle he '"'d that. ,rant-a in o.id Wf"re exrt~~l­lent hf"CRU!ie lbey. enahlod the Cf"ntral authorityto .-niu it.. contt•ol O\"Or the local nntbontyin tho best wa.v tllat W>\9 known. Mr. \Valtb nt-xt turnt>d his attonhon to the subjflr.t of mnuiclpaliea.tion. Ha.viu~ f,lointf'd
1	out that thA bRwia of thia was thfl co-opt•ration of coulltltnel"l for thl!' 1111pplv of t1lf'ir owu netods, he ~xprtouf"d thii'J opudou thnt mnntripn.l alivancA io th11 clltf"ctiun mn11t t1•·at procNd on tUe linfO,J that hnd 1\lt.-arly bt-en ~ll!lirRtl!d in vttriou8 proYincia.JC't·ntrtl'l1 comrn~ucmg wirb the mumcir.a.li!~ation of WILter au~ llR•, .fUll} go;rur on to tu.mw... yelihntl'itfl, hoflpil&h, lrJChrirll(-iiiiU~N. .tc. Auri 14~ far M ffll!llrll,.cl I..oudon, thc·v must 81A nf atl t rv to briug tbemseiHs up to tlie level of proviucill
towue. 
......tn.ak. 
tJ 
QUI ol the qu t"'""'· l.Jnt due 111 1 
to •uch a nat ura.l ft"U~r &a Clo Th • 
~bf~.i~!kj~:Yd!~~F:?r~;;t~h~· ~~~~~.~~~\':". 
lhf'r «!nntful d1.~·, thou~-th ao Car lwt n:~.me hu not 
l>e<>n ml"ntioned. 'l'h(' namf•~t of two more of mybalf-doztn have al~o )J("('n al.,{'ut from the li.. t.
):t~~:r~t\~r,:~ ~~~~~~~-~~;?~~~~~~~~i~l;t~·j~.(~"\~*,j • plaf'e 1tonour"": need only lw wPII to prove a. for. midable ca11!.l1date OY<'r a. country \\here hon.-s 
1 a.-1 a. rult' rept>:~.t their prM·iow form, and thie naturally brings \Vild Man from Honwo tn mind, for he ":u1 fiO (1l0r1e a. thi1·d lnl'lt )'l'ar to Wh\' !'\ot und Lady EIIPn JI.. tha.t it is ~nerally J,,•litwed tha.t. Arthur Ni~htin~ll. who st<"ertd tla~ winnM", rould Jun·e won on r1tht>r of the trio. \V1ld .Man from BonlL'O will he ridden Lw H. "\Voodland this tunt>. l'rinN'I AllJE>rt, a()('OU.nt(>d Ollt' of the JUOtJt. gE>nuinc:> niJtf1idPNl, haA from 33 to 1 :llho.n<·t'd to 25 to 1. :tncl fl:ll~f'C'(UE'Utly to 20 to 1. Of thrH on the 33 to 1 mark-~JarC'h Hare-, llidmiuton. and Royal Buc-k-the IX'ISt bnAine~~ iR rc>prel't'lltt><lby 1\fan,h H~re. 1f the Eprom at:..bll"~ ar~ to furnish tJte \\ mner, M hapJX>n£'d in 1890, I ron­aidf"r Wf'Mtmeath to be t'he motit likc·h· hone to gt-t th«' four milPil and n-ha.lf RUJ:'N'....,fu))v. ~"hen 3. Ma.ndu•ater M('('ting ia interruptcwi bv strPfh uf Wf"3thtr tile outlook mu..t 00 hart i11dP~. 'l'he e:t("('Utive hav~ on mall}' orcattlOOM brought otf tltt-ir ga.thc>rmi{S m a. most mar,·ellotl8 rnaune-r when ra(•ing tott"Pilll"(l ~ut of the_' rJU~'4tion, bu~ thetr rla.bqra.te prrea.uhc..n ~ 1wv~ ))efn fruttlei8 in fa.oo of th ~ abnormal ~rnperaturo of the p.'htf'h!"fff" wA•kM. '!11(' tn£'1f>Lilll{ fnr to-morrow :md 
•.ruBBda.y had ))('('on nrr-.tnh"t"d to fit. in with th:~ 
!:~~~~h;'u!J~~·~e!~':r Jaa"~~lr~.t~~~~t~~~~~~~~t 
matter to the same eo:dt>nt. Of l:u~t week'., til::· 
~~~'::tiJ;o~i~~:~~ }~,~a i;"~d~':'J~~~~~~~~"~hi•ti; llull and ('arma.rthE'fl h:ne h·en 11hiftt-d to 'lhur~­day JU1d ]•'rida.y tw.,t. \Vith AJanche&t<·r .JUt. of the quf'flhon, tJte proSJWot for tltf' remaiudrr of the g-.t.th«'rings ciuring thfl roming WPf'k i11 far frorn hopeful. and :u t a,rlv a'4 J.,ricby bRt. Pign'lla of. dis~ress \\ere hungouth~· thOPIPN'·~pomnble for \\ arwlC'k, \VJ.afA:o,-t>r h~tnflol"nll, it IM mDttt rlf'lllllfllblethat tlull RurRii rark anrl ~:ltional Hunt rombintd n'('{!tmg should he t.lill'p'>~ffi. of n~:tt l•'ritla,· a.nd ~urdav. '1118 h11t for thP n('<tt two n•on.tb?J it 80 rrowded tbat t~H" ~rr-auging of u~w d1lt& \1ilt be a. matt(>r o~ difficultv, hat'ing ~rd tn the <tlA.usE'! probthitiOtr the C'iaAhing of r·Prt:t.in p}l..('lN The National Hunt are not naual1v intt:rft-rtd v. 1th hv the ~lf·mente: "hfn f'ndelvouMng to Jrn·•1off Hwir ~tlwr1ug, and perh:q)A thn will. U~ b'f'ourt>dl Ot\ the presE'nt (')('(".!~ion. Th6 fllrf'e meeting• Ota.t cif"serve notiC"e are Wa.rwi0 k Hull 
~~dt!.I~I~t Pnrk, 8d(>(\tiOns for '\\-J.i('h ~e ap~ 
WARWlC'K 
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nry timt>~ to fiddle Wl~t tire station~ :-~nd phyw1th tf(•WI!"I8, and tba.t Ius tbour;:ht w;l.R f!]nvenJ_r.lie li(Ot drunk with n. Whitmanf's'JUP ~~~ion for K a.turto, 3ood wa.llowed in adjechn-:1, c~~Ui.ng ~ature mu.Je~tic'. ma&;i,·e., silent, .,rrowm~. hea.uti­ful, hP.althy, fruitful, elprnal ~aturf'---btddmg u~ Elf'3J'Cb for the poluy of the ~f'W lla.rty m the boMun of Xa.turt, whOt;& secrflt w;toot not a. polih~ ol one, but one to bo reHW~ to her !i\... et t­herut. not to :~. D-lily C'hrowd~'"r or • .John Burns. 'flu•••e wer11 Coc-Kney~ 'l'o them ~ature meant m~rroly ~ I~ndon park. "For Xa.ture llnd KPw };ngb.nd" ~rued to be the motto on the ful.g of tbA 1\eW Party, •· ::\l'tionali~E\ !\~tt·rA · thrir hattlf'-t'l')'. Tb.., m('thods propo~dby ~11. }((·id for the na.tioualU41Ug of ~a.ture '1\ere vague, and COU.tiottil.ed maiuly m mir:rrntwgpeoplP fro:n w~ru. into thP oount"·· a.ut.l le-.1.\· 11\b tOO landlord..IJ to deal a.lone v. ilh r-.ttM :md taus :md debL.;;. It was l.t.nd nationa.lisa.bou but not. that of Keir llardt~ whom~1r. Retd M't up m effigy-, a.nd aoo~d of woeful tgnori.lllce ~f p!tysical ~phy and na.tural hU.ton•, ask-Uli 1f tbe term la.nd were sufficit:.nt to de:srribe :ill this form, colour, enerltf, movement, '\\Cll.lth, 
insert a.ud :u1lma.l life tmplied iu the lt>nn Natur&. Tha.t t..enn covered hwd a.nd tbe Dtrous of production, and man who. "as the mind a.ud baud of thE' pla.nl Then "e hc~rd of tlte m­iquit.H.11 of the Lords and the Commons-of the I>uke of Bedford tottering, of th~ unpoteocea.nd impudenC"e of tla~ lloul'o of Commons an attemptmg to t.Ol\'e the problem of Ute Wlem­ployed by a Cotrunitt~ a.s they had attempted to toOlve the Labour que.._~ion hr :. l'orumi!'lsion~ 

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Progreo:" of :\I unicip.lliz:ttion in the United Kingdom-The li':lit-.. of • Ga..; a~d \V~ter .~ocia\i,;m "-Pr.J~n.b!e lines of advance­" Co-oper:ttion of Consumers" as the bac:;is of the" orgamzallon of pubhc serv1ces. 


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AGENDA. 
(1) Resolution to=ba moved by A. HALLIDAY: 
" That this Society assures Dr. Watt of its " hearty sympathy in his gallant struggle for " the rights of tenants; regrets that the Execu­" tive failed to secure the representation of the " Society at the Hovingham Demonstration; " and pledges itself to do all in its power to " bring the contest to a successful conclusion." 
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H. 	Clk. 7?. ~~u~cL ~}"'~J}\._ " Municipal Drink Traffic" By EDWARD R. PEASE. 
H istory of English Liquor Law.i -Ancient Acts against Intemperance-The Gin Act of 1736-\Vhat the law is now-Drink Legis­lation on the Continent-:\.merican and Colonial experiences-Why legislate at all ?-Tied Houses-The Drink Trade and 
Politics-Schem:s of Re£ormers-Locat Veto: where it fails-The Norwegian System-The Gothenburg System-Munici­palization in England-~lr. Chamberlain and the Lords' Committee of 1877-The Birmingham Town Council as a Beershop­keeper-The Crux of Compensation-Referendum-Dual D~cision-~lunicipal Public House.i--Drit1king Stores or People's 
Parlors-\Vhat to do with the Profits. 


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By GRAHAM WALLAS. SYLLABUS. Past Experiments-Present Facts-The Admmts­tra.tlve Problem-The Pohttca.I Problem.