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528.
The Fabians roproacntod more the lower middle class of
civil servants, journalists and writers than the bona
fide working class. They did not hesitate to point out
that the anti-war attitude of the S. A. F. and I. LP. would
bring thou or anioationc into an incongruous alliance
with Liberals who on all other questions were o ouod to
Socialist policies.
The Lib-Lab co-operation durint tho Boor V"ar gran
by no noana complete or free from disagreement* Co-operation
could operate on the very jractical level of 5oci. ilict
protection of Liberal meetings. At the Vxotor hail
meeting on 2nd 1ßor+ch $OD"F" otewarda effectively kept the
crowd at b¬y# After thin Victor 'iBher of the Transvaal
Cor jtte0 appealed for stewards in the Mornin Leader
and rooeivod over two hundred replied
(1)
Almout all
the atnwardn were working zion, - for example tho aacrotary
of 11&id5tone Trades Council wrote to Jahn Burnal "I want
to offer neelf as a fighting volunteer if you, are GOUI;
to hold a meeting whore stout gay pipoa %Iill bo of, use. t"
(1) Vlorninr Lader 5th 1-%rch 1900.
(a) Burns t+S3. ; Anjuan, 46,2c)7, Arthur Field to, i3urns, 14th
Fobrrury 1900+