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anti-inperialicr in the Liberal Party, the increase
of railitarion and "if to those ugoncion is added the
fact that all over the country the craze for sport,
betting and gambling has almost destroyed the healthy
political life of the nations the rapid growth of
jingoism will be easily understood. "
(1)
An irportaat
single factor was the Imperialist prose propaganda.
This was also singled out by J. A* Robson in an attempt
to trace the roots of jingoism,
Ilantoux,
(3)
(2)
and
by Paul
Hobson related the unanimity of press
opinion on South Africa to its contacts with the
correspondents of the Cape press who in turn were
supplied with information by the oligarchy of mine
owners.
(4)
The London and local press often carried
scarcely veiled incita3nto to attack m.
eotingo.
Psychologically the jingo was hold to be motivated by
(1) Arbitrntor, April 1900.
(2) The Tmeilvchola. of iini
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Irr
, London 1901..
(3) Artrnvorc L'Anmlcterre conterporcirto f Paria 1900,
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(4) J. A. Ilob. son, Op
oft p. 108 of Aoq.