er would
accept them. They made several long halts during their progress along
the Grand Parade, where there was a considerable crowd, and then they
rode over the hill to Windley, which they reached a little before
opening time. There were little crowds waiting outside the several
public houses and a number of people passing through the streets on
their way home from Church and Chapel. The strangers distributed
leaflets to all those who would take them, and they went through a lot
of the side streets, putting leaflets under the doors and in the
letter-boxes. When they had exhausted their stock they remounted and
rode back the way they came.

Meantime the news of their arrival had spread, and as they returned
through the town they were greeted with jeers and booing. Presently
someone threw a stone, and as there happened to be plenty of stones
just there several others followed suit and began running after the
retreating cyclists, throwing stones, hooting and cursing.

The leaflet which had given rise to all this fury read as follows:

WHAT IS SOCIALISM?

At present the workers, with hand and brain produce continually
food, clothing and all useful and beautiful things in great
abundance.

BUT THEY LABOUR IN VAIN--for they are mostly poor and often in
want. They find it a hard struggle to live. Their women and
children suffer, and their old age is branded with pauperism.

Socialism is a plan by which poverty will be abolished, and
everyone enabled to live in plenty and comfort, with leisure and
opportunity for ampler life.

If you wish to hear more of this plan, come to the field at the
Cross Roads on the hill at Windley, on Tuesday evening next at 8
P.M. and

LOOK OUT FOR THE SOCIALIST VAN

The cyclists rode away amid showers of stones without sustaining much
damage. One had his hand cut and another, who happened to look round,
was struck on the forehead, but these were the only casualties.

On the following Tuesday evening, long before the appointed time, there
was a large crowd assembled at the cross roads or the hill at Windley,
waiting for the appearance of the van, and they were evidently prepared
to give the Socialists a warm reception. There was only one policeman
in uniform there but there were several in plain clothes amongst the
crowd.

Crass, Dick Wantley, the Semi-drunk, Sawkins, Bill Bates