Itmatterslittlewhetherourmastersstooptostatethematterintheformthateveryprisonshouldbeaschool；orinthemorecandidformthateveryschoolshouldbeaprison。Theyhavealreadyfulfilledtheirservileprincipleinthecaseoftheschools。EveryonegoestotheElementarySchoolsexceptthefewpeoplewhotellthemtogothere。I
prophesythatunlessourrevoltsucceedsnearlyeveryonewillbegoingtoPrison，withapreciselysimilarpatience。
VIII。THELASHFORLABOUR
IfIweretoprophesythattwohundredyearshenceagrocerwouldhavetherightandhabitofbeatingthegrocer\'sassistantwithastick，orthatshopgirlsmightbeflogged，astheyalreadycanbefined，manywouldregarditasratherarashremark。Itwouldbearashremark。Prophecyisalwaysunreliable；unlessweexceptthekindwhichisavowedlyirrational，mysticalandsupernaturalprophecy。Butrelativelytonearlyalltheotherpropheciesthatarebeingmadearoundmeto-day，Ishouldsaymypredictionstoodanexceptionallygoodchance。Inshort，IthinkthegrocerwiththestickisafigurewearefarmorelikelytoseethantheSupermanortheSamurai，ortheTrueModelEmployer，orthePerfectFabianOfficial，orthecitizenoftheCollectivistState。AnditisbestforustoseethefulluglinessofthetransformationwhichispassingoverourSocietyinsomesuchabruptandevengrotesqueimageattheendofit。Thebeginningsofadecline，ineveryageofhistory，havealwayshadtheappearanceofbeingreforms。NeronotonlyfiddledwhileRomewasburning，butheprobablyreallypaidmoreattentiontothefiddlethantothefire。TheRoiSoleil，likemanyothersoleils，wasmostsplendidtoallappearancealittlebeforesunset。AndifIaskmyselfwhatwillbetheultimateandfinalfruitofalloursocialreforms，gardencities，modelemployers，insurances，exchanges，arbitrationcourts，andsoon，then，Isay，quiteseriously，\"Ithinkitwillbelabourunderthelash。\"
TheSultanandtheSackLetusarrangeinsomeorderanumberofconvergingconsiderationsthatallpointinthisdirection。1Itisbroadlytrue，nodoubt，thattheweaponoftheemployerhashithertobeenthethreatofdismissal，thatis，thethreatofenforcedstarvation。HeisaSultanwhoneednotorderthebastinado，solongashecanorderthesack。Buttherearenotafewsignsthatthisweaponisnotquitesoconvenientandflexibleaoneashisincreasingrapacitiesrequire。Thefactoftheintroductionoffines，secretlyoropenly，inmanyshopsandfactories，provesthatitisconvenientforthecapitaliststohavesometemporaryandadjustableformofpunishmentbesidesthefinalpunishmentofpureruin。Norisitdifficulttoseethecommonsenseofthisfromtheirwhollyinhumanpointofview。Theactofsackingamanisattendedwiththesamedisadvantagesastheactofshootingaman:oneofwhichisthatyoucangetnomoreoutofhim。Itis，Iamtold，distinctlyannoyingtoblowafellowcreature\'sbrainsoutwitharevolverandthensuddenlyrememberthathewastheonlypersonwhoknewwheretogetthebestRussiancigarettes。SoourSultan，whoistheordererofthesack，isalsothebearerofthebow-string。A