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Socialiata might also join with Liberals in forcing
pence organicatione. Thera was some co-operation in
London, 2Jorthamptonl, Loicenter, 0lascow and Edinburgh.
But in Aberdeen the pence movement was run by the &. b. ',
who thought 'that the Liberal A3. Poo had not taken a
firm enough attitude to the war. The Trader Council
would have preferred Labour candidates in the 1900
election, . "The Trades Council was not entirely aaticfied
with the Liberal attitude; it would have liked them
to opro8O annexation of the two Boor Xepuhlicn and to
be less equivocal inthoir public pronouncezuntn. " ýý}
There were similarities in the Labour and Liberal
platforms on the war; they both enphasisod the capitalist
designs on the goldfields and the unfortunate consequences
of the war at homes - increased taxation, delay of social
reform and the dangers of conscription. But on mattere
other then the war there were wide differences between
Socialists and Liberals. Liberals and Socialists could
be drawn toeothor tenpornrily but coon fell apart.
Cho , Lab vur 1io; &roeentatiou Connittee, which-could be
(1) K, D. Buckley, T ndnn Unioninrn in Ab4'rdoon, Abordoon
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