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206 December 16th (1890).

—Thanks for your letter; I might say so much, that at present I will say little: In the first place I agree with you almost wholly, including Parnell. In the second, I am not going to retire. In the third, we mustn't trouble ourselves about the babble of the press. In the fourth, we Hammersmith'ers will, I have no doubt, be eager to join in any arrangement which would bring us together. Lastly, as to the paper, I don't like papers; and we have after a very long experiment found out that a sectional paper cannot be run. Two things we might do or might be done. First, we might set up a penny monthly merely as a means of communication. Second, a general Socialist paper might be started to include all sections. As to the first, I would do nothing in it as long as a monthly Commonweal exists; I would rather support that if I could. As to the second, it looks promising; but you, of course, know the difficulties. Who is to be editor? How will it work under the jealousies of the different sections? Are the Anarchists to be in it? etc., etc. Pamphlets are good: won't you write us one? For the rest, speaking and lecturing as much as sickened human nature can bear are the only things as far as I can see.

I am in hopes that I may manage to come your way in the Spring and then we can talk these matters more at length, and I could tell you things in speaking which in writing slip out of the head. I want to see Glasse, and the Aberdeen'ers also; only, of course, I shall avoid any influencing the League branches. March 9th (1892).

—I have been trying to find time to write a long letter to you; but, seeing that I have not found the time for that, I had better write a short one at once.

Thanks very much for your last letter. As to the subjects of it I had perhaps better get over the disagreeable