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ghat will we got from the Zulu campaign except a large
elephant's
tuýak? "
(*1}
Critics had a poor opinion of the
burden of Empire, - "every expannion inplioo a larger area to
adnininter and wider frontiers to gguard. " In addition there
was increased danger of war with rival inporialiot powers.
But equally central to the anti-Imperialist position were
moral arguments. Imperialism appeared contrary to respect for
the rights of other nations*
(2)
A lecturer in working non's
clubs found, ".. whenever opposition has been manifested .... doubts
real or affected of the morality of Empire has been put forward
an a part of the Ground of objection. "
{3)
The typical argument
ran, . "The British Empire in simply the result of a long course
of fraud and robbery. Just an a man picks pockets or robs on
the hii; hwny, no have the people of Britain during generations
pact, boon filching or'violently robbing the lands of other
nations. " (4)
Imperialism was identified with "... a trenondoun
decline in the sense of honour and justice in this country. " (5)
(1) Jocoph Arch, OOcit
e p. 315.
(a) 8irat, Hurray and fi ond, a ditto p. 165.
(3) 1 teonth Century, April 169'x, op cit, p*520.
(1) Ibld,
(5) James Bryce 1t3S. Bodleian Library, South African War fox,,
II. Runooil to Bryce 28th December 1899.