Show Home croli and crid crual the homecroft idea re referred ferrod to ly by george 11 II maxwell in ills address before the biennial convention of the general federation of clubs Is closely allied to the homo arts ind and crafts propaganda P ropa ganda in which so BO many in and out of tile federation are interested the horne crofter owning his lionie home and it little patch of ground an acre or two more or lo 10 less g ls lq of till all persons the one most likely to be interested in home crafts little lines hues of manufacture which added to tuo the produce of his grou ground ild may mai afford a sup bup port to hla his family either constantly or as an a substitute for wago barning ein cm when arat shop or factory may be suspend vil aided altred perhaps by a little K gos em cn ftc anc or ir electric motor ho he way moy liae have a holce of an hil infinite hilte variety of crafts in which lie ho ana ing his family may proult bly engage here is n combination which seems to offer relief from tile the demoralizing and de vitalizing conditions of our present factory system also a mode of multiplying tile number of choso citizens independent of both landlord and employer who tire are the backbone of american democracy give us ua the and the craftsman in onel |