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the Lloyd George stamp and Socialista« The Liberal
anti-war group were largely relying on second rank
loaders$
- the veteran Labouchoro, Lawson and fl. J,
Wilson who had never hold front bench position* A number
of these were Quaker or Voncontormint and predominantly
interootod$ not in advanced reforms but in the old
platforms of temperanco$ or breaking the Church of
England control of Education.
One reason for the lack of support for the anti-
war party may have been that the more modern collectiviat
tendencies of the day were monopoliaod by Croups
comuitted to Imporialiam, -
Chamberlciniten Fnbiuna,
tariff reformoral Liberal Imjerialietc. An alternative
collectivism proposed by the Socialist croups, the S. D. F.
and I. L. F. - waa still not strong enough to attract
much supports
Nonconformity capocially which was quite strongly
r -i, renonted in the 5. '. i . C. v had Passed the peak of Ito
influence aua a political force and van beginning to
decline, The mane of the Liberal Party an well woe
rather behind the times in its priorities.