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Pr. John R. Hayues, 945 South Figneron­
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E. 	Furnivall Jones, 95 Sa.vemo.ke-road, S. G. Hobsou and
Hampstead, N.W. Edw. R. Poase. 


CANDIDATES PROPOSED BY 
\V. Hector Thomson, 9 Clement's 
Lane, Lomba.rd Street, E.C . ... Frederiok Whelen and G. Ber-
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Clasmo. d. Da.rrow, Chicago, U.S.A. ... ... S. G. Hobson and
Edw. R. Pease. JohnKirkby,321EostlndiaDock-rd.,Poplar W. R. Titterton and 
Edw. R. Pease. 
Hugh C. Lewis, B.A., Tren1 Ara.n House, . . Ba.la, North Wa.les ... ... ... ... B. Scott Wlllla.ms. 
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On t r..e number availabl e: Boxes only, not books. 
Number purchased from 1892 to July 190:5 99 Less Lost, destroyed &c. 4 --Old square boxes not? 
now in use J_:!_ 11
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88 New boxes purdbased 190:5 J 15 delivered, 9 on order 24 112 
II Subscriptions current at date 118 

Orders. lst. April to 12th. Nov. 1903 64 , , ., 1902 30 
., ., , , 1901 51 
" ., •• , , 1900 30 About nine-tenths are f'or a year 
Bxpenditure. 
1st. April to 12tn. November 1903 paid £55 
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incurred but not paid. 17 
Est~mated cost lor buying books 72 f'or ten Boxes to be filled say 
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Subscriptions cilring NovEmber 12 days. 12 subscriptionsOrders waiting to be executed 10 
Since the start only one box ba.s been lost, and tnat was 
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Orders to date from 1st April 1903 
85 Do. Do. 
1902 M 
Orders in November to 2 th. 
33 Do. Do. last y ar 
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Orders in past fortnig ..t 
21 
New Boxes equipped since Au~1st 
~o. Do. ordered 

Unexecuted Orders for Boxes 
now in h~d 

15 
EXpenditure to date, 3~ Boxes &c. 
£24•• •• Books 93 
£ll7
Sum required to complete 
12 new boxes ordered at least 

No reply from Mrs. Fels. 
Analysis of 1903 Orders. 
Socialist Soc1 f't1es and Ruskin Hall 
Classes 2J7Co -operative Soc1 et1es 
24TradP t7n1ons, and BraJJches t\lereof 
12
Trade Counctls 10
Miscellaneous 12 
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CANDIDATES PROPOSED BY 
n1iss Muriel M. C. Calthrop, 24 
John-street, Bedford-row, W.O. J. M:cK.illop and Jas. Elder. 

Huntley Carter, 8 Sta.nhope-tor­race, Regent's Park, N.W. .. F.J.Furnivalla.ndEdw.R.Pease.
Dr. K. E. Dada.chanji, Ardesher Dady-st., Khetwady, Bombay Joseph Baptist&. Willia.m Lloyd Da.vies, SO Dray-ton Park, Highbury, N. ... Edw. R. Pease. Arthur L. Dorer, Tennyson-aven., King's Lynn . .. ... ... Harry Lowerison. 
Edga.r Jepson, Bovingdon House, Elm-road, Wembley, 1\Iidcb:. ... Cecil Chesterton & Conrad Noel. • 
Aylmer Maude, Great Ba.ddow, Chelmsford ... ... ... Wm. Sanders. 
C. Uorgan Webb, Settl'mt. Officer, Rangoon, Lower Burma. General Secretary. 


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Oru~~s in December t o lOth. Do. last year Orders aot ;yet exeruted Boxes ~vailable (on order) Subscriptions Hutc~nson Trustees ,, ~rs. Fels 
•xpenditure to date surrtc1ent ror 6 or above boxes 
Books 	re~1ired ror 7 more boxes at least 
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Las+ Address . 
l J ~ 1 . . • r l ~ w. BaLia.nce w.H. Brown w.w. Brown E.S. Bnr c ett J.w. Carut"!:l Lawrence Cowen G,H. Davis A. Denn1stoun E. Fraser Mrs. A. H. Gnest C.B. Ma.llock Henry 1furp"..y Miss E. Ne1tcombe F.R. Parkes Harry Parnaby Touzeau Parris Miss M.R. pl,1111ps Mrs. H. Pntz Geo, Raby R€v. Jo".n Reid Basil G, Ri c'".d.ngsWm . Rou+ M:!.""' Miss Warley Rev.T . W. Wrig~t  West inster Hanley Hyt .e H ersmit.1~ warrington Westminster Oxford Kensington Glasgow ~+ratfQrd-on-AvonBangor Glasgow Str anraer Loughton Aberystwyt~ Bradford H9.rlli'TI<>rsmi t. Bangor Bedford Park Dalston Uddingston, N.B. Dor c'.ester Fleet Stree ware Hanover Sq. s•.oreditc1l  Feb. '92 Jan. '97 Sep. '90 Jan. 1 92 Nov. '01 Rov. '90 Feb. '97 ?? '89 '96May Nov. '95 Dec. 'OO May '97 Jan. 'sa Feb. '92 Dec.' 99 o·ct. 'Ol July'92 Dec. 'OO Sep. '90 Mar. '92 Mar. '97 Sep. '99 ~.... n, c. 00 Al..UL 195 May. '88 Feb. 1-96  &/­Mar. '01 5/­Mar. '99 :£1.0.0 Jan.'99 £1.1.0 June'99 7/6 Oct. 'Ol £1.1.0 May '01 5/­May 198 10/­Feb. '99 5/­June 'OO r:;/­Apr. 'OO 1/­Nov. '00 5/­Apr. '99 1/-Sep. 'OO 5/­Jan. 'OO 1/­July'OO4/­sep. •o1 15/-(3 yrs) Jan. '01 1/­'Rov. 'OO 10/­Feb. '97 5/­Feb. 'Ol 3/­Oct. 1 01 5/­Aug. ' 99 ~-­~C.-l:1l:1 1/-Bov. 'oo 2/6. le 1 9R3/6. Wov. '99 5/­Oct. '99  
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Proposed to be removed from list Members w1 o 1 .ave not paid for years for ~0 known reason. 
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Elected. 
Last Sub. 
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F.R• .Andrews Nov. '00 10/­
Ba+tersea Oct. 'OO
J.E. Broadbent Oct. 1 96
Old11am 10/-Feb. '99
Roger Buxton Oct. 1 90
Nottingham 2/-Sep. '90
.Aug.' 94 
£1.1.0 
Nov. '99 
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A. E. Eva-os Liverpool H, S. Fis ~r C 1ng To\"l'l 
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Dec. 1 oo 1/­J .., . 1 96 5/­• ov. 1 99 2/€ Feb. 193 ~~5/­
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CANDIDATES PROPOSED BY 
George H. Jacksou,9 Buckingham Mount, Edw. R. Pease. Leeds ... · ··· ··· ··· . 
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Wm. Ca.tmur, 23 Terrace.road, 
South Hackney, N.E. ... W. C. Steadman and Will Crooks. 
GLASGOW F.S. 

J. Adam, 33 Elmfoot-st., Glasgow) 
Geo. Christison, 13 CambridgeDrive, Kelvinside, Glasgow ... Wm. Lester, Whitefield Lodge, 
Lenno:r.town, Glasgow ... Dr. McKee, Hillside-tar., Spring-
burn, Glasgow ... .. ... 
Robert Pollok. 
Mr. MitcheU, Drumotber Drive, Pa.rkhea.d, Glasgow
J. M. Wa.rrington, 20 Broompa.rk Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow ... 
Llew. 	W. Willia.ms, 3 Pa.rk-ter., Crosshill, Glasgow 



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CANDIDATES PBOPOBZD BY Gera.ld M. Bishop, 34, Queen's­squa.re, B~oomsbury, W.C. -·· John Kirkby a.nd W. R. Titterton. 
Mrs. Hodgkinson, Bo:r:grove, Chi­chester ... ... ... ... Gen. Sec. Ha.r~1d J. Pi?kering, La.ngleyFttzurse, Chtppenbam, Wilts.. Dr. La.wson Dodd. Henry B. Sohultz, 7, Park-road, Gla.sgow :" ... .. ... Geo. Ogilvie a.nd Wm. Boyd. 
Chas. H. Vtggars, Border House, Sealand, Chester ... ... R . F. E. Willis. 

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Reports on Accm1nts for Year. 
To End of February. 1904. 1903. 269 274
Subscriptions 
31 36
Dovations 
76 90
Sales of Tracts 
38
Book Box Subs. ~ 
414 
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Est.i roate t.o Bnd of March. 
Subs~iptions for yea r are likely to show a decline . 
sum of £30 is req_u1red to pay deb s. leaving certain 
11 make a small de 1 t bala.n ce. a result by no means 
i u v1 ew of' t'..e large expend1t u re on unprodn cti ve 
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CANOlDATES Miss Lily Ga.ir Aitken, Gartcows, Falkirk ... ... . .. 
E. 	H. Harrison, Ma.yfield, Sel­bome-roa.d, Sidcup, Kent ... 
A. 	M. Hoca.rt, Exeter College,Oxford ... . .. Wa.lter Hudson, 35, Melrose­a.venue, Fa.irview, Dublin ... 
Harry 	Hunt, 75, Quebec-road, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich 
E. 	R. S. Ta.ylor, Clears Corner, Reigate ... ... ... ... 
Frank Ack:royd, 391, Ba.rking-rd., Pla.istow, E. 
PROPOSED BY 
Edw. R. Pease. 
Geo. Crosoer and H. D. Pea.rseJ.l. 
S. Seguin Strohon. 
A. W. Hildreth. 
H. A. Day. 
Edw. R. Pease. 
Percy Alden and Edw. R. Pease. 








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-That th Cba1 r be 	et1ca~ order: 1 the 
beginning o~ business his p~aoe to be tak n other ber tnen present, · 'l'b.e c,...airman e ber o~ the Commtttee. ~1t no second vote. 

-T t a not1 ce be sent to ea member on Thursd~s gt,v1ng the agenda ~or the .t1ng on J'rid~s: that -u. absence o~ au.7 1tem ~rom the ag nda-pa r do not prevent 1ts being discussed d dec1 ded w1 tbaut not1 ce and tbat the absence o~ a agenda-paper b he~d to indicate t~:.at no meeting o~ tbe llxecuthe wt~l take p~a 
-Tbat t pre11a1na17 c ttee ...t at & o• clock wben necessar7 Uld the ~O:raal Jlxecut1n at 5.30 0' C~Ock ev 7 h1.dq• unless tbe Secretar7 (b7 lllld with tbl advice o~ tbe Publls'tling CGalitt.e or otllel'Wiae) do ot Sllla'llOn a ettuc as provided in Stazldinc Order 2. 
-!hat tw StantUuc Co tteea be appo1 elll (al ~or all Publ1sh1nc bastuaa 
(b) 	~or Genera~ Pu •••. specta~l7 ror Prov1nc1 ~ ot r lecturtac. Soc1etJ aee tncs d 1'u.nct1on•. Cout'erencea o~ all H • Groups. d ~1 eta~ Mttol"8, 
-Ttat tlle two Co ttees t~z d to e&rr7 out. wtt ut J t'urth r re~erenoe to t Cllttn. a~~ reaolu 1e · 1nstrueUo paaaed b7 Jlxe tt;;Ion ttera o~ 1~rtazloe onl 
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p&7&ble to tbe So ciet;r. 

CANDIDATES PaoPOSED BY 
Ar:~~ io~e~g~'l,:.~derlan~~ Alfred J. Tborogood a.nd H. T · ' ' Muggeridge. Miss D. Still, 157, Broa.dhurstl Gardens, W. H&mpstend,N.W. F.!Awson Doddau!lE.R.Pease. Charles Warren Melior, J .P., 66, Sta.n.ford-avenue, Brighton ... F . Lawson Dodd. 





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David W. Ja.mes, S Craig.roa.d, .Alltwen, Pontardawe, R.S.O., ,. Gla.m. ... ... ... ... General Secretary. 
A. 	J. Newton, Sa Lebo.non-road, East Croydon ... ... ... Will Crooks and Edw. R. Peue. 
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~qu1ry into t ..e statistical facts of' tba alleged decline of' tlte Birth-rate. 
'1' .-	purpoc;e of t .e enq•1iry is t.o SCI'Irtain :­
(1) 	Eow far (11" at all) tr.e apparent f'all of' tl-..e birtt.-rate is due to an a.Cll;ual r»clinu ill the lll.ll11bor o:r birt.·.s or to an 1ncre se 1 tne number of' living oWing to d1rnin1sl.ed II"Ortality. 
(2) 	If' t .erfJ .~ a postt.Lve decllre in t.l.e uob-r or l)trt .s, w'1€t ' er ii. 
be d1 e to a decline in the null3ber of" arr1ed women of' t •.e cbild­
age, d wl.ether t.•tls is Hl to f'evrer narr:l.ages, or latflr a.rrtages. {3) If' t '14 &l1J!linat1o11 of' tl.esc f' ctors ll'l~~a an ' mexnlainNl residrn:m, 
to ascertain by comparison of counties and cotmtri.es whether t ,e de~ll o be d le to p;&l:'e "1\l or local Ot' raf'ial o!' ero:nomt n ra•1ses; wt.etl1e•· there is a decrease in fertility, or wr.etl.er u. can be as­crtbed to some otl.er cause snc1. as a delibercl.te limitation of" 
families; or anything else. 

table.. 	&rf.l s eeted~­
(a) V r1 tons ot no l 	over a e ot years Ca) 1 
t. · U. ][. (b) 1D l>f\rt.S t li. rot, (C) lD t Colonies, (d) in n. s.A.,I , 
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(e) c 	b1 tionot () wt.t (o) t .e bl -te p r 
(t) c 	bin to of (a) t td) aivtns 1"l,lduat.1o:os 1n rat or r.blldre 
(&• artu;tons 1 • "' or arrt e ror wo (Tl t tor ( ,) Pi INS (it • 7 r h found) Ot D• ib r of ~ ,11t1ren per t 0 8 Ii. u 'l lo 1 -.y) ~& t pre nt. d ~or ftgu s of a.ll tables tor ot.~r countJ'les. e peoially A tst.ra..ua. 



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FABIAN SOCIETY . 

3 CLEMENT'S INN, STRAND, LONDON, W .C. 
"SFCI<I·_T \IH 
17th., June 4 
EDWA RD R. PEASE. 1 90 
Dear Pease. In closing up the business of' the Hutcb.inson Trnst. the Trustees desire t o make provision for the contiwance of' the work Wl:l1 dl the Executive Coliiilittee of' tl£~ Fabian Society has carried on by the aid of' their grant s. namely t he provision of' snort courses of' educational lectures. t~ Circulation of book-boxes. and the speCial distribution of tracts (as a means among other things. of enabling new tracts to be pUblished) . Wi tl:.. this object. the Trustees propose. if' t"L<e Exeo1tive Comnittee Will by resolution exPress its assent to the arrangement. to 
transfer to thre trustees. (to be appointed by the Executive Committee). Derby Corporation ~te~ 3 ;YoStock of' the nominal amount of £1.300. and £88, 17. 10 in cash. being the final balance of the Hutdbinson Trust 
t'und. 1n trust to apply both income and capital of' the same in such amounts from time to time as tt"<ey mavr think fit to continuing the work of' t l.a Fabian SoCiety in the ~rections above referred to. and as near as may be. in the manner 1n Wb1 en tbis work has been carried on during the past t'ive years or more; :lit being exprefll.alY stipulated and agreed 
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as a eondt.tion o~ t 1-s trust that the sat d trustees shall keep all the sat d f'unds apart from the tundS of' the Fabian So cLety. and shall not use any part thereof for assisting work already being oarrted on by the SoCiety out of its ordinary f'unds. The ~1tchinson Trustees have always aimed at so administering their trust as not in effect to relieve the subscribers to the Fabian Soc:Lety of' the necessity of maintaining tt.air subscriptions as heretofore and the present transfer is made in full reliance that this poll cy will be continued. But if at any time it is desired. by a majority not less than two-thirds in number of' the Exeruttve Comnittee for the time being. that the Trustees should assist 
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of work of the Society• the Trustees ma.y• if' they think fit. in their uncohtrolled discretion. accede to the request. 
AS soon as a vacancy occurs among the Trustees the Executive Conmd• tee of' the Fabian Society :f'or the time being should nominate a person t o fill the vacancy. and the person so nominated should be formally appoint­ed a trustee by deed executed by the two surviving trustees. 
On receipt of' a letter conveying a.n acceptance of' this proposal 



by the Executive Conmittee, togethe r with the names of the three trustees, the Hutch1nson Tr11stees will transfer the :rt.lnd. Yours truly• 


THE FABIAN SOCIETY. 
3 CLEMENT'S INN, -~~A: ~ LONDON, W .C. 
~1-:c 1a r.un · 
tgo 4• 
EDWARD R. PEASE. 
To the Editor. 
.Sir, 	THE ELECTIUCITY SUPPLY BILL 
I desire to call the attention o:f :;·our readers to the anend.Llents which Ot!ght to be uade in t!1e above Bill, recently introdaced into tile House o:f Lords b~ Lord Uolverton on behal:f o:f the Government. 
The effect of ti1e Bill as drafted is to eopower "any person or cOI;IJHlll~:" to supply electricit;; in bt!lk to "an~ local authority, coo­pany or person," and the Local Authorities for the purpcises of the 
Electrical Light Acts are t~~ ~icipal and L~tropolitan Boro~ghs and 
the District Councils. 
It is nov vell known both th!lt eleetricit;>' can onl;; be supplied cheapl:.r by concerns dealing with ver:.· large <:J.re<:J.s, and further 'that t:~e use of electricity for the purposes o:f po>Jer is onl:;: prevented from becoming aluost univers'3.1 by the :f<:J.ct that cost existing concerns have capital locked up in ste~1 en~ines. If the supply of electricity in bulk is '3.lloved to be monopoliged b~ CGDPanies ve shall be creating -a great system :for our children and g!""..ndchildren to destro::, just as oorr :fatl:.ers created the Coopan~systeo of providing vater and gas and traooa7s which ve hove to buy out at enoroous cost. In order to give local authorities a chance of coopeting vith private oonopolists, Co~~ty Councils, the only authorities vith suitable areas, oust be made local authorities under the Electricity Acts and Local Authorities as well as COOJ•anies and.. .individuals eust be .allowed to t~htain 

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O~r vie~"! is t~!nt Co-_cnt·· Councils u it:;ht uell t~..e -_:~') tlle posit i on of t::e Co-o··er -;.t ive '.7Loles~le Societ:· :-;::ich s·_:CJ::;>lies its affiliated C o-o]er~tive Distrib=tive Societies ~it~ ~oods d~rect at cost price , ~nd indeed distrib=tes t:-;e s: .•<:'-11 ;:r~r.:;in <:; f :::rofit =ongst its clients in pro;.crtion t o t:1eir p·.:rc:1sses. Coo.::nt:: Co:cncils \:'i1ic:: n=::f~ct·.:re electrici'Ly in b::l !:: s:w-_:ld be ~ble to s:::p::;l:-Bor.._~,s 2nd Districts vit::in t::eir <.::re'.:-s ~t ~iJo·:.t cost ~rice, le~vin.:; t~:e I;J::.n.., r l ocnl 

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So~e objection h~S been r~ised in t~e 7ress to t~e pover GiVen b:: t:ce Bill to t":e Loc·~l Goverroent Eo·<~rd to override the veto of tlle Locnl .\'-dtllOrit:: in t:1e :.r<:-.tter of Provision<:-~ Orders f or t:te s-_,pply of el3ctricit;·. '.7c d o not s:1-:!rc in t:1c objcct ion u..::de to t~1is clu;;:se. 1Jh.ilst every considcr!!tion sllo::ld be t:;ivcn t 0 tl:c vis::es of e':!ch loc>Jlit;· ns expressed b~.-its cl;Jcted r cvrcsentutivcs, >7e consider tli:""t t:1e interests of t:-.c c o!l;r.:;.:.:r in ob'tt.inins t! cllen, ~rticle r.cst be considered first nnd t:1e jc'Jlo::::;ic::; of s: . .1-:cll Locnl A::.t~lOrities m1st no"& be nllo·.-,ed t c stnnd in t::c t:1'.1:,· o:::' t::c "l;;':~oleo'lle prod·.~ction of v~1et is :10\:-2. ncce::;cit;· of life in t::0 :.;oJt efficient :pos::;ible ill'::!nner. 

be e:..:)o:-;ered to u'/.kc ::2nd sell cl-:ctricit:· in b::lk, and I tr..::.st t'i.1<:1t :'o·.:r re'ildcrs nill t:.se nll t~·,e poll:iticcl :!:)o·.-:er et t:~eir disJ:Jo.scl to pror.wte t~1e n0cc:::s'J.r;:· ~nend!.:ents on t~~is vi-.;<:1.1;; L;port,-.n;; point. 
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G. E. O'Dell, 8 Ludgate-cireua, E.C. ... ... Wm. Sanders and 
Ha.rry Snell. Miss B. Storr, 40 Mecklenburgb-square, W.C. A. D. Lindsa.y and 
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Albert E. Bishop, 25 Melbouroe-street, Hebden 
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Willia.m Neilson, 736 Polla.kshaws-road, Stratb­bUDgo, Glasgow__··_· ~= Oen. Secretary. ~ 
UANDIDATES 
PROPOSED BY .,. John M. McLachlan, 22 Birch-grove, Levonshulme, Manchester ... T. H. Drinkwa.ter. Arcbibald Ramage, Sheep-st., Camp-den, Glos. General Secretary. 






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Ha.rrisoo Barrow, 18 Ampton-rd., Birmingham ... . .. Mrs. P. M. Crosthwa.ite, Park-
gate, Petersha.m, Surrey Waiter Dexter, 12 Girdler's-roa.d, KensingtOn, W. 
G. W. Gillbanks, 5 Canning.st., Bury, Lancs. . .. Rev. J. H. Hastings, The Manor-house, Ha.lton, Lancs... . 
Jas. J . Ma.llon, 153 Great Clowes­street, Broughtoo, Manchester. 
T. R. Ma.rr, Manchester Art Mus. Ancoa.ts Ha.ll, Manchester Miss 0. Isa.bel Morison, 49 Bull-ingba.m-man., Kensington, W. Young Pickles, 55 Heywood-st., 
Moss Side, Manchester Ja.mes Timewell, 141 Gower-st., 
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PROPOSED BY 
Edw. R. Pease. 
S. G. Hobson & C. E . Chesterton. 
S. G. Hobson and Edw. R. Pease. 
Gen. Sec. 
Peroy E. T. Widdrington. 

T. H. Drinkwater. 

T. H. Drinkwater. 

B. L. Hutchins and 
C. S. Mactaggart. 
T. H. Drinkwater. 
Berna.rd Sha.w and E. R. Pease. 








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J. C. Croa.ll, 14 Lonsdale.rd., Ley­tonstone, Essex... ... ... 
R. H. Hooper, N. Zealand Govt. Offices, 13 Victoria-at., S.W. ... 
T. 	E. Hum.berstone, 208 Bruns· wick-at., Manchester ... ... 
Rev. Leigb L. Orton, Sacred Tri­
n.ity Clergy House, Sa.lford ... 
Charles H. Spencer, Thorofield­house, Pa.rtington, Manchester 
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PROPOSED BY 
Fred.k. G. D'Aeth & Wa.lter Read. . 
Suiney Webb a.nd E. R. Pea.se. 
Jos. B. Willia.ms. . . 
Percy E. T. Wtddnngton. Genera.l Secretary. 




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Miss Janet D'Aeth, He.rold Wood, Romford.... ... ... ... F. G. D'Aeth •nd E . R. Pe•se. Mrs. Llewellyn Ha.oon, Oversteps, Dorooch, Sutherland, N.B. ... Julie Moore. Robert Hertz, 12 Bisham.grdns.,Highgate, N. ... ... .. L•wson Dodd •nd F. W. GaJton. 
F . 	B. Kirkma.n, 19 Da.rtmouth park.hill, N.W.... ... ... Wm. Sanders and Harry Snell. 

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A. K. Consta.ntine, n Crescent­raM, Wood Green, N. .. ... Miss Ma.ry L. Cunningbam, 4.0 Bromga.te-st., La.na.rk, N.B. ... 
Miss 	Clara T. Doubell, 120 Bel-size-road, Swiss Cottage, N.W. 
W. T. Fletoher, 12 Ca.mpsie-ro&d,Omagh, Co. Tyrone 
A. E. Harrison, 3 Wellington-rd.,Boverton, L&Dcaster ... 
F. 	H. Killick, 32 1Ia.nor-road, Stoke Newington, N. ... 
Robert Sba.w, 33 Pemberton-ro&d, Harringay, N. 
A. J. H. Mofia.t, Donga.lston-terr., 
Milnga.vie, nea.r Glasgow 
Robert Brown, 891 Gt. Vincent-street, Glasgow... Thomas Friel, 2 Fulden-drive, Partick, Glasgow Robert Ha.rdie, 75 Waterloo-st., Glasgow . .. Gilbert Ra.msa.y, Glelee, Kilma.­oolm, Renfrewshire Wm. Twaddle, 2 Monteith-row,Gla.sgow ... 
PBOPOSl!lD BY 
F. W. Ga.lton and S. G. Hobson. 
Robert Cunningha.m. 

T. Sweetlove and G. Standrlng. 
General Secretary. 
Percy E. T. Widdrington. 
La.wson Dodd and E. R. Pease. 
Geo. Sta.ndring a.nd Rigby Pratt. 

J. 0. Wilson. Robert Macla.urin. 
J. 0. Wilson. Ca.mpbell lfacmillan: 


Draft Report o~ Sub-CounLi:tee ~ Organt sa~1on 

of' Internat1onal So d. alisi: Congresses. 

t: .AIId.ei'SOD., swrt.ou., llobson., wacrosty and Pease. 
T11e 	f'ollowtug drat't, presented by .Anc»rson wa.s amended and agreed te:­

Br1t1 sn COIII'11 t~ to attentt to Intemntonal Congr ss rust ss. 
( 2) It cons1 ders t•.at suer. a CoiiW.ttee should be esta.bl1 shed at a Con:t'erenee oomposed of delegates from those bodies t1lat were represeni:ed at t 1t.e .Amsterdam Congress • 

(4)  Wt tll regard to i: e  Hodge proposals., t he F .s. agrees in prJ.nd.ple  
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No.  1  ''Tl•at each nattnallty be respOnsible for t l. ..e  scrut1111J and  
'•acceptance of' t1le  credentials o~ t"~e delegates of t u ir own  
''nation With t ua l'igh't  o~ appeal aga.t:ust rejection to a  
'  1Stand:l.ng Order Colll!littee proposed to be appointed a.a  ".e  
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No.  5  ' 1 T ~t all resolutions uust be itl t ue  <ands of' tne Jbreau ~wo  
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Si ilar excess ot" ibf'luence was exerct sed by m1n1 ature d legations t"rom lf.lfi.IJUtiBll Parties in Servta. B11lgarta. Argenttna, tne BrttiS't Colonies. &c . It would be b ter to giv eac•. nation a voting 
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Edw. R. Pease. 
W. Cunningham, Dunfermline .. 
Dr. J. Stirling Robertson. 
Da.vid Lowe, 264 Bath.street, Glasgow ... 
F. W. Galton and Harrow-on-the-Hill . . . ... ··· Phillipi Millet, cfo G. T. Warner, Esq., 
R. Wherry Anderson. 
Arthur William Shepherd, Ivy Cottage, 
General Secreta.ry. 
Da.rnall, Sheffield 
G. 	Bernard Show and F. Kettle.
W. Kendall Smith, 34 Brixton Hill, S.W. 
GLASGOW F. S. 
Dr. Donald J. G. Grant, "Molendina.r.'' . Cathedral-square, Glasgow ... ... J. C. \:Yilson . 
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Glasgow ... ... . .. Robert Pollok. 
Thomas Jobnston, Eastside, Kirk­
intillooh, N.B. ... ... . .. Wm. Boyd. ~j -McBride, 68 Cambridge Drive, : Glasgow... ... ..• . .. Robert Pollok. ·'i! 1 -MoLaren, Gla.sgow . . . . .. Robert Pollok . .J Mis~ Murra.y, 7 Gt. George-street, 
·1 H1llhea.d, Gle.sgow .. . . .. Robert Pollok. 
Hugh A. Reyburn, St. Da.vid's 
U.F. Manse, Kirkintilloch, N .B. Wm. Boyd. 



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THE ANNUAL i\IEETrNG FOR i\1EMBER8 ONLY will be held at CLIFFonn'~ INN (next 187 FLEET STREET), E.C., on f'RID\\, M,\\ 12th, at 8 p.m. 
AGEND.I :-Motions by the l!:xecutive Uommittee :­
(l) 	
That the Annu<tl Report and Acconnts be adopted. 

(2) 	
The Unemployed Workmen Bill:­


That the Fabian Society cordially welcomes the Unemployed Workmen Bill as an embodiment of the principle of State responsibility for the wel!are of its citizens, and expresses the belief that it will do something to mitig.-te the evils caused by the private ownership of the means of production. 
It 	considers that the bill should be so amended as to provide that the Exchequer should contribute a share of the cost of administeo·ing the Act; and also in the followins particulo.rs :-­
Glo.use I. (I), page 1,line 7, o.nrl elsewhere· -Substotuie " Unemployment Board' for "body" Clause I. (2), page 1, line 23. Alter" may" to "shall." 
c/~lauseI. (5), page 2, line 15. After "provided," f,sert " that the rate of wages shall not be les. "f.! than the Trade Union rate of the district butf' Delete "weekly," and insert after the word 
given, "in any one week." 
. Clause II. (1), p:.ga 3, lines 23-6. Delete all words after "may" (which render optional the con stitution of" Bodies " in county boroughs) and insert " by order include such county borough in the area of the county board as constituted Section II. (2)." 
Clause II. (2), page 3, line 27. Tnsert after word county, "or borough," a.nd after the words 
guardians, , 'or otherwise." 
Clause II. (3), page 4, line 11. After the words "of a" insert the word "county." 
'l'he Alien Bill:­
l'hat the Fabian Society, while recogm"oog that the exc sion of aliens is, in itsel!, no solution of the pr 
lems created by low-priced labor, and will not even subs utially mitigate the evils of unemployment,yet recognizes the importance of maintaining the standard of I fe in the ranks of unskilled labor, and there­for sees no objection to the exclusion of alien labor where sue labor maintains o. lower standard than that 
w. 	ich obtains among British workers It therefore does not o osethe Aliens Bill, bu~ suggests the followingdments :­
Clause I. (3), page 2, hne 5. To insert a new sub-s tion :-"Ifbe has been brought over to this country by an employer in order to take the pace of British workmen during an industrial dispute" 
Clause Il. (1), page 2, line 26. (Qualofications of members of Immigration Boards). Insert after ,. business" 11 'rrade Union " 
Clause 	IIL (1, b, 1), page 3, line 23. (lhpulsion f undesirable aliens). Insert after .. OVel­crowding" "or has been employing labor or orking under conditions which violate any provision of the Factory and Workshops Acts." 
Your attenclaucl' 1~ r('qnesll' 
EOW. H. PEA 'E, 
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Tlloo. w.toon, 30 Red !.lOO• 
•Iu•ro, \V.O. ... . . .. \,G. &t\bewa R,:d Ann•trong. 
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Report by the s~oretary on Distribution of Tr ot No. 120 ('After Bre d, Edi:Io ti on') to E o :'t ion Coiimlittee • 
The Tr act :has l.J.·e .. ~ heen sent to the • •C. ::.duo tion ol:llllittee. It iJ PJ o u ed t o o :t 61 Ad. Counties (Eau.aat1on Co tt ee3 about 2, 300) H3 HG ~m ov 100, 01)0 Edm tion CoiLIDitt ees 2,612) . 
lj tT ··,an iJt1·iots ~.:i . r~.itt ees l .l to nd nl 0 
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But it ill net ~t esent ole 't. t t :he I:Je ~ of t . Eduoa• on "o:::n;;..itte s ...n <: diS t eu t'h othe Couno llcrs • the t t l 

alt. ohi ly unt i s w11 ss .uy. 


abi Office , 3 , CleMnta , ~tr nd, Lon on, 11 . s ep't enber • 1905. 

I ura air d to't ns t to you the enolo:sed I 

lcal ng witn the 1 oviS ion of rm ls for ohildr n i n len.entary sobool • d tid'acto y solut i on, 

~~~~ and a a ~e:t~ Mt+. ien u~ "..ducat ion Corumitt ccs in ur ~re t towns 1il gu<ta!n 
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D1 a e h!' eotertcn and Seo1 etary, 
Lecturer. Subje-ct. Renarks. 
H. Bland Geo, ~liot Acoepts C.r~ . Cheaterton 
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Ruskin  Agrees to t ure on s orre  lee sub  - 
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E. Jeps on  En.er Jon  do.  do.  
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V~ , Pa.rk-roa.d, Pa.lmer's Green, N. J. T. Gumersa.ll & S. D. She.llard. 
I • OXFORD UNIVXBSITY F.S. 
fj Edword S. Kiek, Wodham College ... ... ... ... S. Seguin Stmhan. 
L. E. V. McCarthy, Keble \ College ... ... ... ... S. Seguin Strahan. 






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It ia Ill'OJ'O•• 'o p•t.lCNl&J'ly req at ~l!lbft~ not to Yield to the t.emp,a­tion (it an,y) to aend 1n repl1H lntentted to be &all :rt. 18 ~~UBee•t•ct that aeoond P&Pitl' uk.in£ rt.ioular11 in regard t.o lre at t ..cu.ng ot infanta be d.ded. 

S.p\ember 1805, 
ler1.. ~. B. C. D. 
1. -Sex (M. 01" F. ) 2.-Age laat. birthday 3.-Married or lUUIIU'rie•. (M. or 1J.) (..jJ (All wbo have been married should return t.htJIUielvea .. married). 41.-Date of Marriage 6.-Age of Wife at Marriage e.-Muna:>er of oh1lclren born. inOluding at111-born ohildren 7.-Date of bir*h of eldest ohild 
H. -Date of birth of youngut ohild 
9.-Do you expeot to have any (or any oore)oh1ldrenJ 10.-Have you or your wife or m.band) limited tbe num er of your ohildren 
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{)ANDIO&TES 
Miss Elizabeth Du!icber ,39 Pierre-pont-st.,Brooklyo,N.Y.,U.S.A. Henri Ga.ns, 47 Avenue d'Iena,Paris . .. ... ... 
W. 	Moon, 12 Vicar's Hill, Lady-well, S.E . ... ... ... 
Miss Ma.ry Alice Muir, 11 Ling­wood-roa.d, Bradford ... 
C. A. Pease, Trowbridge... . .. 
R. W. Priogle,l8 Rutla.nd-squa.re, Edinburgh ... .. 
H. Sylvester Willia.ms. 50 Ha.mil­ton-gdns., St.Jobn's Wood,N.W. 
PROPOSED BY 
Edw. R. Pea.se. 
Edw. R. Pease. 
Edw. R. Pease & H. W. M&crosty. 
A. E. Bishop. Edw. R Pease. 
J. C. Pringle. 
L. Haden Guest & Edw. R. Pease. 



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CANDIDATES PROPOSED BY 
George Browne, "Navenby," Gerard-rd., Rotberh•m ... ... ... ... Arthur W. Shepherd. Obarles Sayers Heap, 11 Higbfield Villaa, Kendal .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . John Edwards. Fred. Marquis, 12 Myrtle-grove, Man­chester .. . ... ... ... ... Y. Pickles. 
GLASGOW UNIVERSITY F. S. Andrew D. Oowo.n, Benroy, Kirkintillocb, 
N.B. ... ... ... .. ... Thomas Johnston. 
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PBOPOBED BY
Wm. Stewart McKenzie, AnntieJd Larkha.ll, N.B. ··· ··· .. : Tom U. McKenzie Mrs. A. Pitkin, 2 George-st., King-' st., Wa.tford ··· ... ··· General Secretary. 
GLASGOW UNIVERSITY F. 8. 
Robe~t M. Davie, Ellisland Kirk­
mtilJoch, N.B. ··· ... ' ··· Hugh A. Reyburn. 
J . W. Pratt, 10 Possil-rd., Glasgow Wm. Boyd. 
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Miss Mary Ha.nkinson, 19 Briston­grove, Crouch End, N. ... A. G. M.a.tthews & La.wson Dodd. Ernest Manning, Joy-st., Barn­st•ple ... . .. ..• . .. J. Littlejohna. Miss E . V. Marchant, 52 Lower Slo•ne-street, S.W. ... ... MaryG.Burnett&Edw.R.Peaae. 
J. 	Geo. Morley, 6 Sussox-place, South Kensington, S.W. . .. B. LowerisonandEdw. R. Pease. Arthur S. Tebbutt, 54 Laurie Pk.­
ro&d, Sydenhom, S.E. ... . .. F. L•wson Dodd and H. R. B•ylla. 0IFOBD UNIVXBSITY F.S. 
Emest H . Pickering, Exeter Col­lege, Oxford ... ... ... A. M. Hooa.rt. 
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Kxpendtture to daU ab Grant• to dllt 


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Interest s :l.noe June 1904 
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PROPOSED BY 
Wm. Ashmore, 68 Exeter-street,
Ardwick, Ma.oobester ... .. Y. Pickles.
Mrs. Mary B. Berrill, Green Heys, 
High-road, South Woodford ... H . M. Berna.rd.
Regina.ld Bray, L.C.C., Share, 
" Guildford ... ... . .. Sidoey Webb. ~.. Thos. Huws Davies, 34 Cla.rence­-,.., road, Wood Green, N .... Edw. R. Pease. 
Arthur Ha.rgrea.ves Heap, Gram­
mar School, Rotherha.m ... A. E. F. Hornima.n.
John Ja.ckson, 9 Bridge-road, 
(Ha.rrison.Lancaster ... . .. Percy \Viddrington and A. E.
C. 	B. Jooes, OJo City Safe Deposit 
Co., Throgmorton-a.venue, EC. 

Ma.ry Forster and Edw. R. Pease. 
Edmund Oshorne, 29 Lovely­
ls.ue, Wa.rriogtoo ... . .. Gen. Sec. 
Miss Dorotby Ricba.rdson, 140 
Barley street, W. ... . .. 
H. G. Wells aod Edw. R. Pease.
Tempest H. Ridpeth, 59 Arnold­
ro&d, Tottenha.m, N. ... . .. 
Edw R. Pease&H. Bood Holdiog. 
Daniel Robinson, 8 Woodfield­a.venue, Ea.ling, W. . .. 

Frank Ackroyd & G. R. S. Taylor. 
Miss Estelle Ross, 28 Gloucester­(M. C. Calthrop.
crescent, Regent's Park, N. W. Richard Whiteing and Muriel 
Clifiord Sharp, 39 Victoria-street, 
s.w. .. ... ... ... Edw. R. Pease and Boyd Da.wson 
Mrs. H. G. Wells, Spa.de House, 
Sa.ndgate, Kent... ... ... H. G. Wells. 
Mrs. A. Wills, Brewood, Stafford H. M. Bf!rnard. 

OXFORD UNIVERSITY F. 8. 
Ma:rwell Struthers Burt, Merton 
College, Oxford ... . .. .. . A. M. Hocart. 
Reginald M. Hewitt, Ripponden,
Halifax ... ... ... .. A. M. Hocart. 

F . 	W. Kolthaminer, Bra.senose 
College .. . A. M. Hoca.rt. 

Eric 	W. Button, St. John's 
College . .. A. M. Hocart. 

GLASGOW UNIVERSITY F. 8. 
Thos. Robertson MoRorie, West 
Manse, Stratha.ven ... Hugh A. Reyburn. 











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Unjversity Club, St. James'­
sireei, S.W. F. Pellait Elkington & H. Snell. 
W. J. Ba.ker, 1 Ohestout-grove, 
Be.lha.m, S. W. ... . .. . .. Ben Cooper & Wm. Sanders. Mrs. W. J. Baker, 1 Chestnut-
grove Ba.lha.m, S. W. . .. Ben Cooper & Wm. Sanders. 
W. H. Bea.n, 158 Brigga.te, Leeds. Holbrook Ja.ckson. 
Stanton Coit, Pb.D., SO Hyde
Park-gate, S.W. W. Sanders & S. G. Hobson. 
Willia.m A. Colegate, 206 Den-Clifford Sharp & Ed,v. R. Pe&se. 

M:~t-~~c:~~~~tine,·4·1 Or~~~ 
cent-roa.d Wood Green, N. ... A. K. Oonsta.ntine & Thos. Bond. 
Mrs. Cunni~gton, 93 St. Ma.rtin's-Edw. R. Pe&ae: 
T~::~sWF~~ma.~;·93 Wa.nste~d

Pa.rk-a.venue, Ma.nor Pa.rk, E.... Wa.lter J. Rea.d & Edw. R. Pea.se. 
H. Hamilton Fyfe, 16 Cbeyne­
row Cbelse&, S.W. ... ... H. G. Wells & A. C. Wello. 
B. S. Gilbert, Ivy House, Billing-
b&y, Lincoln H. G. Wells. 
Gera.ld Gould, 7 Elm Gardens,
.t\~~~Jtf~nb~~ur, ;··J.omi;g_ J.~oKillo_p & Cliflord Sba.rp.

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ion-p•rk, N. E. Norton & Cbas. G. Lowman. 
Miss Const!'lonce Low, M.A., 9~ 
Chris-. Oflurch-road, Tulse-hill, 

S.W. ... ... ... ... Cliflord Sh&rp & ~dw. R. Pease. 
Mrs. C. A. Mitchell, 5 Verulam­
buildings, Gray's Inn, W .C. .. . C. A. Miiobell & Noel Grifliib. 
Miss Rose Moore, 45 Hillfield­
roa.d, \Vest End-hme, Hamp­
stead, N.W. Julle Moore & Edw. R. Pease. 
Mrs. Lionel E. Newton, Hill Brow,
Ca.terha.m ... A. J. Newton & La.wson Dodd. 
Mrs. R. 0. Phillimore, Kenda.ls, 
Elstree, Herts ... ... Charlotte F. Sh&w. 
John W. Price, 161 Olarendon­
ro&d., Wh&lley Range, Man­
chester .. ... ... ... Tbos. Foster. 
G. H. Purney, 44 Weymouth-st., 
Watford ... ... .. ... Seoreta.ry. 
Miss Gladys Scoti, 62 Sydenh•m­
ro&d, Croydon ... ... E.F.Horrison&H.A.Oakeaboil. 
Rev. C. Wm. Steflens, 13 Wrot­
bam-ro&d,C&mden Town,N.W. J. C. Pringle & R. W. Pringle. 
Mrs. J. E . Stratton, 141 Jama.ica­roo.d, Bermondsey, S.E. J. E. Stratton & Ellis G. Goldie, 
Wm. Ta.ylor, 61 Burnley-road, 
Pa.diha.m, La.ncs. Thos. Foster. 
Mrs. T. Wilson, 30 Red Lion-
square, W.C. 

H&rry Snell & Thos. Wilson. 





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Miss Bea.trice Hooka, 28 Solon New-road, Clapham, S.W. ... M. B. Mw:by & F. Kettle. 
R. Ba.sil Je.mes, 225 Oroxted-roa.d, Dulwich, S.E. ... ... ... J. W. Sh&w & E. R. Pease. 
Stephen S. J. Knight, 26 Ing•te­stone-road, Woodford Green,Essex ..• .. ... 
T.C.D. Williams&O. W.Reokett, 
Miss 	A. L. Low, 11 Bedford­pla.ce, W.C. ... ... .•• 
J. W. Shaw & L. Haden Guest. 
Rev. E. G. Moxted, 14 Langley­ma.nsions, Va.uxba.ll Park, S.W. 
L. Haden Guest & E. R. Pease, 
Alex. Miller, Bra.ithwa.ite House,Ca.mpden, GI01~----..• ... Aichib•ld Re.mage. 
E. 	W. Nicholls, 18 North Side, Ola.pba.m Common, S.W. ... 
M•ry Forster & Rose F. Petty. 
P. 	W. Peacock, 15 Cheyne.row,Chelse•, S.W. ... ... ... 
F. Kettle & M. B. Mw:by. 
Thoma.s 	Phippen, 189 Norwood· 
road, S.E. ... ... 

J. F. Dodd & T. A. Leonord. 
Wm. Ramsden, Harrogate E. R. Pease. 
Mrs. W. P. Reeves, 2'l Prince of 
Wa.les.terra.ce, Kensington, W. 

Catherine Wells & H. G. Wells. Cosmo Rowe, 41 Mason's.avenue, 
H•rry Phillips & Wm. S•nders.
Wea.ldstone, Middlesex ... 
F. Gurney S•lter, 40 L•dbroke-R. C. K. Ensor & R. V. Vernon,
road, W.... ... ... ... 
Thoms.s Bayard Simmons, 5 

Ernest Willia.ms & Mary Grove1
Heathfield·roa.d, Croydon
Frederick Thoresby, 99 High-

Edgar Jepson & E . R. Pe•se,
bury.qua.dra.nt, N. ... ... 
Rev. S. Claude Tickell, St. llbry's
Rectory, Sta.mford, Lincs. ... Secretary. 
Tbos. Turner, 1 Ca.ledon.roe.d, 

John Andrews & C. B. Jones.
Ea.stHa.m,E. ... ... 
Thos. Ws.lker, b1idla.nd Printing
Works, Oha.rles-street, Shipley, 

Secret&ry.
Yorks. 
Joseph T. Whitehead, 937 Ashton 
OJd.roa.d, Higher Openshs.w,
Manchester 

Secretary. 
GLASGOW F. B. 
Thomas Lockrie, 103 Annfield· 

street, Glasgow... ... ... Robert Pollok & Thos. Johnstont David Richmond, 2 Station.roa.d,
Busby, N .B. ... Robert Pollok & J . McLoren. Wm. Roxburgh, 16 Wa.rdla.whill· 
street, Rutherglen, N.B. ... Robert Pollok & Robert Hardie. George P. Young, Burnside Cot. ta.ge, Colston, Bishopbriggs,
Glasgow ... Robert Pollok & R. MoLaw:in. GLASGOW UNIVERSITY F. 8. John R. Orr, 195 Bellfield.street,
Dennistoun, Gla.sgow ... Hugh A. Reyburn. 
Andrew Pa.tterson, 5 Kilbowie· 

cottages, Clydeb•nk, Glasgow.. Hugh A. Reyburn. 
R. W. Sutherland, 3 Queen Mar­garet. place, Kelvinside N.,

Gl•sgow ... Hugh A. Reyburn. 
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Hor•naill. Kiss llraoe 
ll'Undell• Ben 
Peole7• A. B. 
Stokes • la-. & Mr•. Soott • .. 


taybr. ~.,. 
Wol1'ner. Ir. Paul 
Wright. Jtew. G. c. 

Lift or ....,_.. to be PQI"«ecl. 
B~letlt.• Ml'. a. Mt'a. Be~on. J. w. Bioker-Caarten. D. 
Bradley• Haro1d. Boo&~am. J.H. Carpent.er • Bert • 
Clark. Andrew --­
Cox. • • • • A. 
Currie. lliaa J.-sie
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Garrit7• Wd•. 
O..n1ot. Tbea. 
Gathr1e • Herbert 
Harct7 • A. P. 
HenderaOD. "'· ft. 
HUcSe•!leta. Oaoar 
Hiraoh• Dr. Albert 
Holland. A. W • 
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Bx-tJn1Yera 1tz ll•JIIb .n.
a 	h-UntYera 1t,. -JIIbere or Glu«OY. Bala &Dd 2'he tJnbera1t7 College or Walea • ~rlat'W',Ytb. 




~o the eJII)ere o~ the ._out1?e Collllloit ee • 
Wella 

eout1'fe. 

~ h~ oould oont.-with the outi'fe. Bland and aorosty h&Ye objected to aaking Welll to attend on 
the 23rd. !be rest (I think) oonour with the xropoaal. 
In 'flew o~ t.he alread7 oona1derable delay• and o~ Wella '• projeat. ed v:.l.l1t 1to .Amerioa 1n aroh. it aeed im,pOnant to meet him (in both aenaea) at onoe. and aa euggested by Cheaterton I now 
propose:­That the Bxeout ive CoJIIDi.tt ee-aaaemble at -6. 0 olook on the 
2l5rd. aDd that. Wellll be asked to attend at. 6. o olook to oont'er. 
l 
Shall aot on thia proposal unless objeotion be made by 
rriday morning. 

Bdw. Jt. 	Peue Seoretary. 
rabian Off1oe. 3• Clementa Inn. w. tah., l'ebruar 
tb8 ember• ot the 
oatift Commit 

11) It • eellll to me bat the belt way o ~tle two points 1n dilpute with lla. Yiz. 
(a) 
Whether t.h Committee oonsilt ot (roughl;1) 10 o 80 JDbell' and who they are to be 

(b) 
the hi p per b print d 1n f\111 1A l'ab:lan (wit or (withou oorreotion ot hiltorioal error•) 1 to 1JW •e him to be 1ent outiY et on l'ebru y 23rd. 


111 you please let me know yo Yi w by Wedn ay morning ? 
.lbl en ot repl: by that. date will b 


ignitz aoquieuenoe I •hall not. aot. it tber 1S a rious ivergenoy ot opinion. 

railed to m;r sending th 
IlK. eroepted Lett e to embere ot Parli ent. 
Bdw. •. Pe e 
Seoret&J7. 

(2) I er•t 
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\(_..e"""!' aadwn aeat at t he request. o~ S1c:baey Webb. 
o Saturda.r a1g1~ c~.... ) " reoeiYed ~rom H. G. 'lfell a 
the ~ollowiag telegram:­
1 'HaYe beea reooll8ider ing recent' diaouu ion. will arruge "leot~e abbreYiated ud oorreoted 1a t'r1endl,1 apir ' 1 aa ooAa1d.erec1 Pamlitlet to medlera onl7 .PWOYidecl it ''ou be printed ~orthool11ng to go to mellbera at lat en. ' 'V Oh 15. Can yo arrange with Jble outiY e and let me 
t 'knOW rueadq 'lfell.et I 
I have replied by lettQ" merely •a.r:lng that I would send 
ht. t.elegrUl to Pease ~or o1roulAt1on to JbeoutiYe on Mond~ but I 
~hat I did not •~ how a deoiaion oould be g1Yen be~ore Jriday's 
lleet 1ng. when he •hould haYe a telegram; and tha i~ the 
Bxeout1Ye so cleoid d. 1t woulcl be poaaible to o~oul&e the 
pamphlet .. aoon all it ooulcl be printed. 
(Ky Yiew 1a that we should accept th~ withdrawal o~ hi.e 
haaty r~t'usal o~ t.he 'S.xeoutive propoeal; and prooe~ed to oarry it 
out. (i.e. send h1JI reYiaed Yeraion in Pamphlet ~o:a:m to member• 
only,. Peoiall.r • o llarlted, aa enoloaure to Varoh rabian Ne•a. 
del&~ring issue ~or thia purpose. 
(Signed) Sidney Webb (25/2/06). I assume that lfella I unless object ion 1a Jllad pr 0P08al will be aooepted, and •hall e., get on with the Pl'int 1nP, 0~ the •
ll'ab1an Of'rioe. 
Edw• Jt. Pease
3, Clementa Inn strand ,. c 
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6th. rebru y" 1906. 


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CANDIDATES 
Mrs. Grant A.llen, 85 St. Thomas's­mansions, Westminster Bridge,
S.E. ... ... Miss Bidlake, 12 Grea.t Ormond­street, W.C. .... Cecil E. C•tford, 15 Phelp-street, Walworth, S.E.... 
Henry 	Clemens, 77 York-road, E&st ·H•m, E. ... ... . .. 
R. W. Coit, 3 Green-street, Cam­bridge ... 
H. 	G. Corner, 4 Helix-gardens,Brixton Hill, S.W. ... . .. 
Miss 	C. R. Emery, H owardene, Garden City ,Letch worth, Herts. 
R. L ord Gi1!ord, Blackburn ... 
Aubrey Goodes, Fernda.le, 	Stan­ley-road, Hornchurch .. 
B. Kirkman Gray, 6Christchurch­pla.<;e, Hampstead, N. W. ... 
W. S. Cla.yton Greece, 2 Garden-court, Temple, E.C. ... Mrs. N. L. Gritlith, SO Montague-street, Bloomsbury, W.C. .. . Ja.mes Hodk.inson, 50 Lower Grea.ves, Lancaster Ernest G. Inma.n, 8 Ca.nterbury­road, Leyton, Essex . . . . .. Lionel Kingsley, 26 Bassingham­rd., Wandsworth Common, S. W. ltev. C. F. Kite, Clergy House, Chislehurst, Kent ... Miss E. C. Macirone, 126 Adelaide-roa.d,N.W. . .. 
Miss Milner, 15 Quernmore-road, Lancaster ... . .. 
R. Ba.rry Parker, Ba.ldock, Herts. 
W. 	H. Perkins, 16 Ebberston-ter­race, Hyde Park, Leeds ... 
W. Chas. Potter, 17 Union-road,Vicarage-lane, \Vest Ham, E. 
A. 	G. Reynolds, 24 North-vill&s,Camden-squa.re, N.W.... . .. 
Oswald B. Richa.rdson, Mosscroft, Ga.teshea.d-on-Tyne .. . 
F. 	B. Sioclair, Market Place-buildings, Sheffield ... 
Miss 	~!aud Smith, 6 H&ll-road, Rusholme, Manchester ... 
F. H. Spencer, 17 Tiverton-man­sions, Gray's Inn-road, W.C .... 
Louis Williams, 61 Dud.ley-roa.d, Tiptoe, Staffs . ... 
PBOPOSED BY 
C. Wells & Fred Whelen. 
M&ry Forster & L. H&den Guest. 

M. O'Brien Ha.rris & J. T. Ha.rris. 
W. A. Colegate & E. R. Pease. 
L. Haden Guest. 
E. W. Nicholls & Rose Gardner. 
P. R. Pr&tt & Rose Armstrong. Thos. Foster. 
F. W. G&lton. 
F. L&wson Dodd & Sidney Webb. 
Edw. R. Pe&se & F . W. G&lton. 
Hubert Bland & Noel Griffith. 
Percy E. T. Widdrington. 

E. F. Jones & T. H . Ridpeth. 
Edw. R. Pease & G. H. Wood. 
Edw. R. Pease. 
Amy Spencer & F. H . Spencer. 
Percy E . T. Widdrington. 

F. Lawson Dodd. 
Fred Marquis. 

W. A. Colegate & Edw. R. Pe&se. 
Wm. Betts & Mrs. Betts. 
Paul St&cy. 
Secretary. 
Fred Ma.rquis. 

A. Spencer & Edw. R. Pease. 
Secretary. 

GLASGOW F . s. 
Miss Alla.n, 2 Vioicome-street, Hillhe&d, Gl•sgow ... ... Geo. W. Cla.rke, 4 Melrosc-a.venue, 
Rutherglen, Glasgow ... .. . Thos. Collinge, Brier Bank, Pot­terhill, Paisley . 
Rev. Chas. Hall, 11 !tfeersbrook," Meikleriggs, Paisley ... . .. Mrs. C. A. Hall, 11 ?t!eersbrook," Meikleriggs, Paisley .. . . 
Miss Jessie M. King, 101 St. V in­cent-street ... ... Nioia.n Macwhannell, 1,866 Pol-
lokshaw-road, Glasgow ... 
A. E. Clarke White, 10 Bothwell­terre.ce, Shawla.nds, Glasgow... 
A.lla.n 	H . Wilson, 122 Balgra.y­hill, Springburn, GlasJ{ow ... 
John MoLaren & A. J. H. Moff&t. 
R . McLa.urin & J ohn McLa.ren. 
J ohn McLs.ren & J ames Meldrum. 
JamesMeldru.m&JohnMcLa.ren. 
J&m.esMeldrum&John McLaren. 
J ohn ~1oL•urin & Robert Pollok. 


W. 
Twaddle & J . MoLaren. 
John MoLaren & Robert Pollok. 
Robert Pollok & John McLa.ren. 




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Proce ding now to the conditions upon llhich membership and a~aociat ion with the society sbould rest • your co!IIIllittee oa~ \.e at eaent
onoe to the question o~ the~. subScription to whioh 1JI at Yo () nl!litt ~ h
obligatory upon all candidates to membership. itio m o~ thiJI and ce1<tain euggP.Stions
decided to o~~er a detailed 
1.S 1ng out o~ that criticism. vour committee 11 un ~usly of 
opinion that a positive decl at ion o~ f ith in socialism should 
remain obligatory upon all full menbers nd that some compact and 

aufiicient 	de~inition of socialism Jml.llt be combined with de­oJ:/, :t ion. but it coza iders that in the p st t .e Society h been 

oo~ o~ sound ~aith 1n sooialillm without the oon~ ming evidenoQ 0~ 

oont ibutiona to the wo k and ~undJ 0~ the aooiety. Yo 

oommitt ee cons id ll that 1n conaequenc it h been po ible for 
light minded Persona to '\Pihom subscription to 
any •oaet of basis 
pr s ents little 
no dift'ioulty to jpin th
• e aociet.y• While oon­
sc1ent1oua sooialista 
• e ger and able to be of a ervic 
to Ull  may  
may have found difficult ies  1n do 1ne so•  
It 1.S  certainly possible to make gr•ve..  objeot ions to the  
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pl.aoe yov:r GOIIIIl#'lM r ellN'~ oert a in om:bla ~­~e moa a erioua o~ these 1.8 want of any prominent. sert1on t hllt. one chief aim of aocialism :la the enlargeurnt of h1lDlan :t'reedo • It doea ind ed aas ert If these mea Ul' e5 be carried out • without OOI!!"" 
pens :t ion (though not without such relief o eJqro iated indiviuala as may seem fit to the oommmity) • Rent and Inte eat will be dded to
• 
the rew d of labo • ~ e idle ol sa now living on the labour of ot~I'll 
will neceasaz·11y d1Bappe • and actical equality of op ortunity will b intailled by the apont aneou.a act ion of eoonomio foroes with muab. 
l ess 1iit ferenc with personal liberty than the present aystem 
ent aill. • But 0 committee 1.1 of opinion that t h i 1a by no urana 
the oleareet and mo t atr ilting phr s :l.ng po sible• and that as a at ate­
ment of Sooialistio ai 
1n this d:1r eot ion it 18 incomplete • 
oommit tee oona iders it a defect 1n the pr ent Bas i that 
it 48no ea the ,..,..,..,?•ess im of eo i 1~-t

-~--..-o a ....m o aeoure an ample and 
noble 

type of indiYidual life. and a n:o e beautit"ul w y of 11Y1ng n,for a11 men. 
Obj ot ion h • been made to the b 
1a that 1ta tone 1a 
listio and littgio 
• and your oommitt ee iS of opinion "that 
thu ohaz·ge u a justifiable so f 

as these omissions go. 
P sing hom th~e omiSsions 
'to the gene.t al Phraseology of
he basis 
your committee l:sa to obsel.Ve that it is not 
• aa it might
very wen be f
• o auah a t exture that 
our members may quote ft with 
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pleuure11 learn it by heart. ~or help and snppori:11 or re-read 1t 
with ref're&hment. It :f.s dry in manner without being succinot • and it m!nglea aims and beliefl witb t.heor jea and explanations that are now 1n l'l ome casea out o~ date and a uper~luo• • !!'or example, note 't.he 
.teoond sent enoe o~ the ~iret paragra!h, urn thiS way only oan the na-tural and aotiuit'ed advantages of the country b e equitably shared by the whole people-. A sentence clearly aimed, at the date of com­
poait ion, at some a-ohool of ooltlmlnism o:r anarchiSm which may now be ignored. Your oonmitt E!fJl doeS not think that the bas 1a the px·oper pl oe fo attempting to oont'ut or repudiate the many and Yarious for~ of human error that way be in oonfliat with s osialism. 
Proceeding to a detailed examination, your oommitt ee would point out t h at t h e seoond. paragraPh and t he first aent.enoe of the third paragraph r~peat and elaborate without extending, the deolara­t1cn made in the first sentence of the ~:irst paragraph. 
Your oom­mitt ee :f.s of opinion that the mergenciea What ever t hey may bave been that onoe made the rep~ition necessary, no longer obtain and that the f'irst s ent enoe of the fh t 
·s  paragra.Ifl  st anding alone  iS  now  
adequate f or  our needS.  'It t herefore­ aims  at  t he re-organiaa­ 
t ion of Society  

by t he &mancipat ion of Land and Industrial Capital 
t'rom individual d 
an class ownership, and the vest in~ of them in the oommunity for the general b 
enef'it • n The second sentenae 
.tt.;r+J b]'GftJJIAr-. y~;eu1 u pl pG~l.; ~OJ poJb '31JC1 aiillbo4'• Ol. :X.-:J.G9q +& o~ the ~h!rd paragraph G•rt.ain melllbers o~ your ooJllllittee oon! 1der 
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be. h:atoz•ically 1naoourat e and your committee does not. regard its as.sert..ion aa an essential article of socialistic belief. It is quhe possibl& for a good socialist "to believe that a capitaliStic organisa­tion of society has 1n the palrt. been a neces sal:"y and even on the Whole a beneficial phase in social development,. and that monopoly was neither its prime oause nor its diStinctiVE' feature. Your oommit.tee is indeed of opinion that the word ' monopoly'' 1.! used in the basiS 1n soue 
erroneoUII senae. much as peojle use 'decimate' to indicate the slaught.er of the large portion of a fighting force. ( 1 'Privat& ownershipn No serious injury
would apPear to be a more suitable expreSsion). 
oan be done t.o socialism if this incorrect use of llJIIQRepe~-u-aeaadea 

"the word 1 'monopoly U abandoned. '!be nellt paragraph seems des ~ned to present form the state of human happSness to be attained under socialism. Your oommit.tee believes this might be more alluringly put. '!'he pronouncelll!nt '!that expropriation must be 1 'without com-pensat ion.'' followe4l immediately by a weakening qualification s een.a to youz· comrn1tt ee. in the fil'Bt place to be the intrusion of a ques­tion of revolutionary detail of secondary importance. and one not of ellsential value to the Socialistic faith. and 1n the second place 
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an unnecessary challenge to imputat iomt of S. ft;r. Fo:r '!Vh il.at 

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the Society• in the cour e of its 22 years aat ivity• h co~tant.ly advocated• and olaiiiJ3 ell to have done much to br 1ng abo lt. , the trana-. fer of industrial capital to the state it neve:r has advocated such transfers without compensation, but has • on the contrary• cont inuoU! ly f'ramed and suggested measures f'o ef'f'eot ing them w:lth oompens at ion. 
The suggestion that we bave advocated pauper allowances to 1.he 
tramway and water ahareholders • or to the landlordS expropriated for 
public building schen:es 1S a species of oant that deceives nobody and 

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produoes on your committee a nx:>St d:1Sagreeable impresaion. 
Your oommitt ee findS the last sentenc'l! of the Basis inadequate as a statement of the general aiiil'!l and methodS of t he Fabian Society and they miss any concise indication of the need and direct ion of' individ­ual aat iv :1t y on this point • 
Your committee regtndS as unfortunate the ~e of suoh words as Rent • Capital and Int eres in at eohnical eens e. It is not des irable to present Sooialiam as exolu:!lively an outcome of political eoonomy 
nor :Ill it only to be understood by students of economics and de­
pendent on the validity of that scienoe; the broad idea of socialiem may be grasped by all and is • your committee thinks • bt>St expressed in language used and unde1stood by all. 
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Your oorwnittee iS inf01 med that to m"'nv mPmbE>rs of the Fabian SociE>ty the bas il!l haS by association. become an ali:lOSt holy documf'nt. , that may only be t ouohed at a pel' il to t he unity of' the 
'l'h~ your committee begs leave to question. Your OOJ!!­
mittee fin~ no aored splendonr in the accepted text to conpensat e 
for its real defeats • anti is st r onelY of opinion t h at the extremeSt 
On th e other
oasea of devotion do e».end to frequent re-pe~al. 
hand it has been asserted that t h ere is a f. •• r eal loss of 
enth1%1iasm and of members to the s ociety through its unat imulat 1ng, 
dogmat io and now r ather old-fash ioned tone. Under the c ircumst ances 
your committee ha:s ventured to revise t he basiS with a view to render­
ing it s 1mpler and oleal'er • retaining nevertheless and even empbas is­
ing its strictly l!locialistic tone. 
Propos-ed R~is ed Bas ~• -------~--------­
!!he Fabian Society cons i ts o-r sociali ts. 
It~ purpoa e 11!1 ;to forw d the Pl•ogr eS s of Soo ialism by all 
v ailable .lllf>anl' • 

It ai~ at inQ.l' eas 1ne the libert y • s ecur·ity and well...be1ng of 
all -by ~he b eeine of land and industrial resources from private owner hip and the vest in~ of them in the co unity. 
It holdS t:t>:rt, t.he inllt1tut.1on of pt•ivate property in thee public necessities and their cont ol to the 
o-rit and sat is faction of 1nd1v1dual pz oprietor.t. involves the deP,rading and hopeless poverty o-r 
great masses o-r mankind and an row b enes o-r outlook. 
waste of human capacity and a universal 
&o\Uity in all class ea of 
oc 1ety. 
It Subordinates all private right of property to 
the public wel-rare. 


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nte Sooiety in aooordanoe with the.e vie.-lee~ to bring about a reoonstruot ion o~ the social organization. 
By  '1e systemat io promotion  o~ all reasonable proposalS to  
trans~e  land. monopolistio enterprUies and all other suoh under- 
t ak jngs  as  may be praot ioable • to p operly oonst 1t ut. ed publio  

ownership and oort.rol. B7 sust ainine' a socialist io propaganda. ,,., . organizine and f'acilitat 1ng the study o~ all questions ar 13 ing out. o~ the development and application o~ &ocialilt 1o prino iple! • 
Eaah m~>mber holds him!el~ bound to ~orward theae en~ to ithe t'ull extent o~ h:f.:! power/ and means and p ticularly to make new members and assooiat es whenever opportunity occurs. 


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a:anbiMtes for JE!ectton. 

CANDIDATES 
John Arcbiba.ld, Cra.nbrook-build­ings, Ilford, Essex ... ... 
Sidney J. Berry, Linnysha.w Farm, Wa.lkden, nr. Manchester ... 
T. 	A. Bourne, 106 Tufnell Pa.rk­roa.d, N... ... ... . .. Osbert H. Burdett, King's Coli­lege, Cambridge . .. . .. Miss Heleu Burgis, B.A., Sa. Clif­too-roa.d, South Norwood . . Miss Eva. Cha.plin, 50 York-strcet,Portman-squa.ro, W. . .. 
Willia.m Day, 40 Belvedere-road; N orwood, S.E. ... . .. 
N. 	R. Dha.rma.vir, 48 Os borne-terrace, Padiha.m, Lancs. Albert C. Elsdon, 83 hla.coma­roa.d, Plumstea.d .. . .. Cbristopber C. Fogg, 66 Church-road, Upper Norwood, S.E. Miss Fernie Fletcher, 81 Os borne-road, Forest Gate, E. . .. . .. 
Mrs. F. W. Hayes, 12 Westcroft­squa.re, W. 
G. R. Ha.yes, 12 Westcroft-sq., VV. Mrs. R. H. Hooper, 5 Amberly.road, Sydenha.m, S.E.... Hora.ce Horsnell, c{o H. G. \Vells, Spade House, Sa.ndga.te, Kent. Tennyson Large, 16 Manchuria. road, B&ttersea., S. W•.•. 
Mrs 	R. C. Lambert, 83 Ladbroke-grove, \V. .. ... 
H . Light, 100 Nelson.rd., Crouch Ecd, N.... ... AlbertE. Martin, ~2 Ma.rlborough·ro&d, Bowes Park, N. ... . .. Edward Morgan, Ln.ngley Croft, Wa.tford.. . .. Basil J. Nagle, 62 Drew.road, Silvertown, E . .. Edwa.rd O'Gorma.n, 41 Mantilla. rd., TootiogBec Common, S.W. Miss Ma.rgery Olivier, The Cha.m. pions, Limpsfield, Surrey ... bliss Hrynhild Olivier, "'rbe Cba.m· pions, Limpsfield, Surrey ... 
Ma.itland Ra.dford, 1 Portla.nd­villas, East Heath-road, Hamp­stead, N.W. 
Ha.rold H. Rotbery, 120 Clarence-road, Clapton, N .E. . .. Mrs. Ma.rion Rya.n, 5 Nevern. square, Earl's Court, S.W . ... Richard Arthur Roborts, 244 Ba.rry.rd., East Dulwicb, S.E. Peter Sa.ndiford, 19 Lime-grove,Oxford-road, l\Ianchestor .. 
A. H. Spiers, 23 Melrose-gardens, Shepherd's Bush-road, \V. .. . Percy C. Vaugba.n, 8 New-squa.re,Lincoln's Inn, W.C. ... George F. Wilson, 9 Fcmchurcb. street, E.C. . .. .. . .. Miss Ma.ry E. Wilson, 147 Ham-let-mansions, \V. .. . ... 
Artbur Geo. Watts, 3 Fitzroy-st.,Fitzroy.square, W. 
PROPOSED BY 
Thos. Freeman. Secretary. 
H. W. Mocrosty &; W. L. Davies. Edw. R. Pease & J. W. Show. Eroost Williams & A. S. Tebbutt. 
F. P. Elkiogtou & H. Adkins. 
J. Archiba.ld & Edw. R. Pease. 
Tbos. Foster. 
Lily Hodgkioson & E. R. Pease. 
Joseph Edwords & E. R. PeaS<>. 
Frack Death & J . E . MaUbews. 

F . W. Hayos & H . Guy Bentley. 

F . W. Hayes & H. Guy Bentley. 

R. 
H. Hooper & Edw. R. Pease. Sydney Olivier & H . G. Wells. 

H . W. Mocrosty & W. L. Dovies. 

E. 
D. Girdlestone & J . A. F a.llows. 

E. 
R. Pease & Lily Hodgkioson. George Ha.w & Tbos. Sweetlove. 

E. 
Norton. 
Wm. Betts and Mrs. Betts. 


T. 
H. Ridpetb & Edw. R. Pease. 

H. 
G. Wells & Catherine Wells. 

H. 
G. Wells &: Catherine Well:;. 


Oerald Oould & Cliflord Sharp. Edw. R. Pease & Hubert Bland. 
R. W. Aodersoo & Amy E. Otter. Edw. R. Pease & F. W. Galtou. :b.,red 1\fa.rquis. 
H. \V, 1\Ia.crosty & W. L . Da.vies. Stanton Coit & Riohd. Whiteing. 
H . Guy Beotley & F. W. Hoyes. 

E. 
:McEwen & ,y, A. Wilson. 

H. 
G. Wells & Catherine Wells. 




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CANDIDATES PROPOSED BY .Miss Ba.ines, 38 Wellington-street, Strand, W.C. Miss Bidlake & Edw. R. Pease. \V. W. Hickson, Meadowside, Ma.rlborough . .. ... . . Secretary. Edwa.rd J. Howell, 60 Avonda.le­roa.d, Peckha.m, S.E . ... ... Edw. R. Pease & J. W. Sha.w. 
S. Cecil La.it, 71 Coningha.m-rd., Shepherd's Bush, W. ... ... T. Ridpeth & Edw. R. Pease. 
Miss F. B. Low, 165 Croxted-rd., West Dulwich, S.E. ... L. Ha.den Guest & Ba.rba.ra Low. 
C. E. Kennetb Mees, "Ryelands.'' Ca.terba.m, Surrey H. G. Wells & L. E. Newton. Alfred R. Orage, 57 \Veltje-roa.d, Hammersmith, \V. ... Holbrook Jackson. Rev. Samuel Proudfoot, "Wood-Bid(>.'' Westboughtou,nr.Bolton J. H, Hastings &P. Widdrington. 
J ohn Stacker, 89 Wellwood-roa.d, Goodma.yes, E ssex ... John C. Croa.ll & E. R._Pease. 
H. 	E. Weaver, jun., \Vorccster House, Sa.ndersten.d-roa.d, Sa.n­derstead, Surrey .. . F. W. Ha.yes.
E. W. V\ oodcock, Ca.rleton-gra.nge, Pontefra.ct T. A. Leona.rd & Fred Marquis. 
GLASGOW F.S. Davidson Berry, 4 Newla.nds­park, Newlands, GlllSgow Robert Ha.rdie & Wm. Ro:z:burgh. John Bremner, 507 Alcxa.ndra.­parade, Glasgow ... ... David Richmond & T. Lochrie. AHred Da.lziel, 10 Albert-roa.d, Crosshill, Glasgow Robert Ha.rdie & \Vm. Roxburgh. Matthew Kerr, 2 Tullia.lla.n-place, Paisley-road \Vest, I brox .. J ohn UcLaren &: R. Pollok. Joseph A. McGowan, 2 R.osslyn­ter., Rutberglen, or. Glasgow... David Richmond & T. Lockrie. Neil McKillop, jun., 50 Scott-st, Bridge-ton, Glasgow .. Robert Ha.rdie & \Vm. Roxburgh.Wm. 0. W&rd, 3 Ma.rlborough-ga.r­dens, Ca.tbca.rt, nr. Glasgow ... John McLa.ren & R. Pollok. 
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~ Elea.za.r Da.vis, 29 Commercla.l­atreet, Newport, Mon.... ... Secretary.Aahley Dukes, 180 Brecknock­road, N. ... .. Harry Bnell & W. H. Perkino. Miss Florence A. Fentoo, 5 West-street, Haslemere L. H&den Guest. Mrs. Grainger, Hill House, Mal-don, Essex ... F. Lawson Dodd. "" A. Romney Green, Foundry-road, Hulemere . . . ... L. Hadeo Guest. 
L. C. Harrison," Dowoside," Far­thing Down, Coulsdon, Surrey H . A. Oakeshott & R. A. Rlchardo 
A. 	Hickmore, 6 Birchington-ter., Queen Bertha-road, Ra.msgate Catherine Wells. Miss Olive 0. Hooper, 196 Uttox­eter New-road, Derby... R. T. Ma.nson & John Edwardi. Thos. J . Hooper, 1 Builth-villaa, Ca.stleba.r-road, Ealing W. ... H. L. Jaokson. Mrs. La Chard, "The Bungalow,"Foundry Meadow, Ha.slemere L. Ha.den Guest. 
Mrs. 	Lea.tha.m, 83 Tranmere­road, Earlstield, S.W. ... L!onel Kingsley & Edw. R. Peaoe. 
H~~~~em~~~rray'...King·'-~-road, L. Ha.den Guest. 
Miss Jessie Newsha.m, 8 The Avenue, Ha.slemere ... ... L. Haden Guest. Capt. Arthur St. John, 7 Holly. village. Highgate, N. ... ... La.wson Dodd& G. R. Armstrong. I Daniel Thompson, 1 :Montague­road, Sale, Cheshire ... ... T. A. Lconard & J. Fletcher Dodd, Arnold Walker, Spring-villas,Hayfield, neor Slockport T. A. Leonard & F. Uarqulo. 











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I J. Hazelip, Sunny Bank-avenue, Horsfortb, Leeds .. . ..• Harry Lavender, 58 Kyrle-road, Claph&Dl, S. W. ..• ..• ... 
J . S. Middleton, 28 Victoria-ot., 
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Mt&t 	J . Amplias Read, Forest Lodge, Buokhurst Hill, Essex 
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Proposed that the following members who were warned of their arrears in December be dealt with as follows:­
(1) 4. •Gone no address". To be struck 
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• Edwin • isa Gerda Jaoobi. W4 • O'.ll4ahony. iF.D. Perrott. 1.. 
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(2) 	23. To be informed that in the absence of a subscription their n~es will be re~oved. 
Rev. w. Busby.
H. E. Chew. Miss A••Corthorn. Frederio Rude Mrs . organ-Browne.
T. Dudley .organs. L.R.F. Olderaha r. & s . R.A. Pedddie. John Penny. H. D'Arcy Power. Reed. 
R. • Reeve. H. H. Roper. Spooner.
w. . Titterton. Robert Waite . Ills. 
G. P. Willi~Us . 
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15. (Bx-~embers of Executive &c.) to be inf that no more co unioationa can be sent t hem until pay a subscription. 

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Cont"1dent1al . 
Dear Sir, 
You will have noticed a paragraph in "Fabian Nevs" as to the 
desirability , at this juncture, of providing funds for some special 
enquiries into the effect of insanitary cLnditions and low wages on 
destitution . This arises in connection "ilith the Royal Cor~:nission on 
the Poor La"'• of which J.irs. Sidney ·:/ebb is a nember. 
It seems that t here i s a great chance of lliportant forward 
steps being ,nade in three directions , if carefully directed investigJ­
tion can be Hlade , and t h e facts brought to bear. 
1.-A vast runount of pauperism is being created , year ~fter 
year • by the evil conditions of e.:1ployment (especially of \'IOmen and 
young persons) -the low wages, long hours and insfl.ni tary workplaces. 
If this could be statistically and graphically de1:wnstrated, ,.,e might 
get greatly improved Pa ctory Acts, including a J,e_r,al J<linh!lu.rn \·<aJ e. 
2.-The incessant ill-health and pre:nature old age fro.Jl 
which the victims suffer is at present dealt with mainly by the · perfunctory service and obsolete medical practice of the Poor L~u 
Medical Officer. This i s so futile and objectionable that efforts 
are being made to restrict. or abolish i t . But vrhat is wanted is 
a great expansion of the superior Public Health service, using pre­
vention rathe1· than cure~ and relying on regimen rather than on 
bottles of physio. A s'killed investigation on this point might 
le::~d t o an or;anised .e:hc~l service on a pu',lic b'1'1is . 
onl i. t :: 1 t:fe· ence to t· 0 ~0 ,0 0 ' 1 Poor T,,., I 1'> tit·•ti0.•~ 0 to lc~rrl ,.,h:"lt is happenin -~o t~"'.e 20:),'JJO c: i l ·l_;_ _. •1o·· be i.n-:, •.1ain­
t . .,iner\ on O•,tctoor ?elief, "bO<.'t ···:·10..~ pr ac· ic~ l~t 'lot:.in is certe>.inly 
rs. Sidney ""'ebb asl~-; for t:1.e .1eans of orr;1.nisinr co.:1petent investip'1.tion into tt.ese .w.tters, none of' ··':ic:: ~, e liJ·.el y to be 
•dequ"tely de"lt vith except nt private e~)ense. 1 s . •""ebb under-t.,_l:es to direct t:-:e ··or!·. but C"nnot pe>.y for t:1e services of t:te tLree investi.:;ators, involvin"' anyt__int; bet··:een lOO a'ld :1'.500 :..s beirG raised for t!1is cl'lrlosc. , to-r".r·ds --·:.ic:-: onl:t ~2.., 0 l o C. has as -~t been r eceiver\. 
The oppo1tunity is an exCeJlion2l one , n1d i t i s believed t l:"t >O-"le of t::e ric:•er c.l~ 1'·ers of t::e 0oci0ty . if' t: e:· under::;toocl tJ:.e 1er its oi' the C<> necessary to e•,,"'·Jl e us to ta'·e 8.dv~nto e of it 
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If vou are ''illin-to h"lJ?, ·ill you !d nrlly infor.:l .J.e u;:> to ·that aT ount you ·roul d be: p1 epnred to contribut e ; ?.ncl Ythich enquiry you ·;·oul d prefer to supiJort . 
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Yours trul y ,