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free yeo ºeu of England of two hundred years ago$ and
attacked the sordid commercialists of the- iouth Africa
Company, Ci)
An early an 21st October 1899 the I. L. P.
were considering mobilising a national antiwar
Agitation.
(2)
Readers of Labour Loader bore urged to
form Conciliation Conittecn or Z. T. W. Committeoc in
collaboration with Liberals , or local clercy, and to
organics meetings, write lettcre to the prong und
distribute literature.
(3)
A Council meeting in
January passed a resolution in favour of peaco und drew
up 0. =anlfooto for circulation.
(4)1
The l. LP, particularly
encouraged co-operation with other opTonente of the
war. Hardie was o member of the F. T. W. C " and I. LP,
members were ackod to sip the petition againob the
annexation of the two republics#
The section of the Labour movement the naet
divided van the Fabian Society. 'The clccAvage Cann right
through the Liberal Party into the Fabian Society,
-Shaw,
Wallas and Whelan being almost in favour of the war# J. R.
(1) Labour Leader, 17th fztrch 1904.
(2) ? rational Administrative Council of tho I. LP. 111150 Minute
Rook, 1899-19621 nootinG hold 2lat October 1899.
(3) Lnbour Leader 17th obruory 1900,
(4) Rinuto Book 1£99-1902, r otine hold on 8th January 1900.