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reticence so an not to precipitate differences of
opinion and disunity. Very few resolutions were
passed by Liberal Associations on the war" A correspondent
of Kate Courtney wrote from Stockport that in the election
campaign moot Liberals tried to avoid dicoucrion of the
war$ while most Liberal voters# thouch opposed to
jingoicn, thought the war inevitable$ - this was even
true of radicals .. ith advanced ideas on social reform.
Women's Liberal I. ncociationo were the most
outspoken against the wat. The only of "icial Liberal
rioetingn addressed by Schreiner apart from that at
Pcnistono,, were arranged by Women's Liberal croupa,
The Northern Women's Liberal Association, representing
up to thirty brunchen, passed a resolution by a lnrVe
majority urging that any peace settlement should
preserve the independence of the two Republics,
The deniro to avoid controversy wan maniteet
at the National Liberal Federation meeting at Tiottiu ham
on 27th and 28th M rch" There were a thousand dologatee
present from five hundred Associations and twenty-one H, Pa.
(1) Courtney !4S, G. Unwin to X+ tO Courtney 23rd Soptomber 1900.
(2) Star, 26th January 1900,
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