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South Africa was very ouch of a teat caves dotermininC
the future of the whole Empire and the validity of
the Imperialist ideology which hod been built up.
This made defeat or ecriticinm at homo all the zqore
unbearable. Hence the ferocious abuse in the letters
cent to members of the peace party. Two letters to
Courtney read, - "Your name in years to come will
enjoy euch as reputation and rousts auch sickening
memories as to be a curse to those who have the
misfortune to bear it. " And "it would be a good job
for Old England if you and Stead were hung up to a
street lampont. 10 (1)
And a nauplo reply to the S", D. J,
manifesto from Tunbridge Wella read "As much obliged for
circular which I shall have the pleasure of consigning
to the waste paper basket, afterwards to be need for
lighting my fire.. it will save no burning my Daily
Teloeraph... Ara you in cony-unication with Leyda? Our
onemiea are not they Dutch farmers of South Africa but the
S. D. F. end nimilar inatitutione. "
(2)
it wan reported
(1) Courtney ?; ý«
. Anonyzous batters sent Zlaz ch 1900.
(2) Jui
, 10th March 1900.