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oday�察�we will�察�if necessary�察�employ a thousand machines� �and consequently there will be produced such a stupendous�察�enormous�察�prodigious�察�overwhelming abundance of everything that soon the Community will be faced once more with the serious problem of OVER´PRODUCTION。

`To deal with this�察�it will be necessary to reduce the hours of our workers to four or five hours a day。。。  All young people will be allowed to continue at public schools and universities and will not be required to take any part in the work or the nation until they are twenty´one years of age。  At the age of forty´five�察�everyone will be allowed to retire from the State service on full pay。。。  All these will be able to spend the rest of their days according to their own inclinations�察�some will settle down quietly at home�察�and amuse themselves in the same ways as people of wealth and leisure do at the present day ´ with some hobby�察�or by taking part in the organization of social functions�察�such as balls�察�parties�察�entertainments�察�the organization of Public Games and Athletic Tournaments�察�Races and all kinds of sports。

`Some will prefer to continue in the service of the State。  Actors�察�artists�察�sculptors�察�musicians and others will go on working for their own pleasure and honour。。。  Some will devote their leisure to science�察�art�察�or literature。  Others will prefer to travel on the State steamships to different parts of the world to see for themselves all those things of which most of us have now but a dim and vague conception。  The wonders of India and Egypt�察�the glories of Rome�察�the artistic treasures of the continent and the sublime scenery of other lands。

`Thus ´ for the first time in the history of humanity ´ the benefits and pleasures conferred upon mankind by science and civilization will be enjoyed equally by all�察�upon the one condition�察�that they shall do their share of the work�察�that is necessary in order to�察�make all these things possible。

`These are the principles upon which the CO´OPERATIVE COMMONWEALTH of the future will be organized。  The State in which no one will be distinguished or honoured above his fellows except for Virtue or Talent。  Where no man will find his profit in another's loss�察�and we shall no longer be masters and servants�察�but brothers�察�free men�察�and friends。  Where there will be no weary�察�broken men and women passing their joyless lives in toil and want�察�and no little children crying because they are hungry or cold。

`A State wherein it will be possible to put into practice the teachings of Him whom so many now pretend to follow。  A society which shall have justice and co´operation for its foundation�察�and International Brotherhood and love for its law。

        `Such are the days that shall be� �but         What are the deeds of today�察        �In the days of the years we dwell in�察        �That wear our lives away�拭        �Why�察�then�察�and for what we are waiting�拭        �There are but three words to speak         ;We will it�察─�and what is the foreman         but the dream strong wakened and weak�拭         �Oh�察�why and for what are we waiting�察�while         our brothers droop and die�拭        �And on every wind of the heavens�察�a         wasted life goes by。         `How long shall they reproach us�察�where         crowd on crowd they dwell         Poor ghosts of the wicked city�察        �gold crushed�察�hungry hell�拭         �Through squalid life they laboured in         sordid grief they died         Those sons of a mighty mother�察�those         props of England's pride。         They are gone�察�there is none can undo         it�察�nor save our souls from the curse�察        �But many a million cometh�察�and shall         they be better or worse��

        `It is We must answer and hasten and open wide the door�察        �For the rich man's hurrying terror�察�and the slow foot hope of         the poor�察        �Yea�察�the voiceless wrath of the wretched and their unlearned         discontent�察        �We must give it voice and wisdom�察�till the waiting tide be         spent         Come then since all things call us�察�the living and the dead�察        �And o'er the weltering tangle a glimmering light is shed。'

As Barrington descended from the Pulpit and walked back to his accustomed seat�察�a loud shout of applause burst from a few men in the crowd�察�who stood up and waved their caps and cheered again and again。 When order was restored�察�Philpot rose and addressed the meeting��

`Is there any gentleman wot would like to ask the Speaker a question��'

No one spoke and the Chairman again put the question without obtaining any response�察�but at length one of the new hands who had been `taken on' about a week previously to replace another painter who had been sacked for being too slow ´ stood up and said there was one point that he would like a little more information about。  This man had two patches on the seat of his trousers�察�which were also very much frayed and ragged at the bottoms of the legs�此�the lining of his coat was all in rags�察�as were also the bottoms of the sleeves�察�his boots were old and had been many times mended and patched�察�the sole of one of them had begun to separate from the upper and he had sewn these parts together with a few stitches of copper wire。  He had been out of employment for several weeks and it was evident from the pinched expression of his still haggard face that during that time he had not had sufficient to eat。  This man was not a drunkard�察�neither was he one of those semi´mythical persons who are too lazy to work。  He was married and had several children。  One of them�察�a boy of fourteen years old�察�earned five shillings a week as a light porter at a Grocer's。

Being a householder the man had a vote�察�but he had never hitherto taken much interest in what he called `politics'。  In his opinion�察�those matters were not for the likes of him。  He believed in leaving such difficult subjects to be dealt with by his betters。  In his present unhappy condition he was a walking testimonial to the wisdom and virtue and benevolence of those same `betters' who have hitherto managed the affairs of the world with results so very satisfactory for themselves。

`I should like to ask the speaker��' he said�察 �supposin' all this that 'e talks about is done ´ what's to become of the King�察�and the Royal Family�察�and all the Big Pots��'

`'Ear�察�'ear��' cried Crass�察�eagerly ´ and Ned Dawson and the man behind the moat both said that that was what they would like to know�察�too。

`I am much more concerned about what is to become of ourselves if these things are not done��' replied Barrington。  `I think we should try to cultivate a little more respect of our own families and to concern ourselves a little less about ;Royal; Families。  I fail to see any reason why we should worry ourselves about those people�察�they're all right ´ they have all they need�察�and as far as I am aware�察�nobody wishes to harm them and they are well able to look after themselves。 They will fare the same as the other rich people。'

`I should like to ask��' said Harlow�察 �wot's to become of all the gold and silver and copper money�拭 �Wouldn't it be of no use at all��'

`It would be of far more use under Socialism than it is at present。 The State would of course become possessed of a large quantity of it in the early stages of the development of the Socialist system�察�because ´ at first ´ while the State would be paying all its officers and productive workers in paper�察�the rest of the community ´ those not in State employ ´ would be paying their taxes in gold as at present。 All travellers on the State railways ´ other than State employees ´ would pay their fares in metal money�察�and gold and silver would pour into the State Treasury from many other sources。  The State would receive gold and silver and ´ for the most part ´ pay out paper。  By the time the system of State employment was fully established�察�gold and silver would only be of value as metal and the State would purchase it from whoever possessed and wished to sell it ´ at so much per pound as raw material�此�instead of hiding it away in the vaults of banks�察�or locking it up in iron safes�察�we shall make use of it。  Some of the gold will be manufactured into articles of jewellery�察�to be sold for paper money and worn by the sweethearts 

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