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at Edinburgh and Dundee which had been deecribed in the
local preys.
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The local Conservative papers had
publicised the proposed meeting and nuggoctod that pro-
Government oupportera should attend. The Gateshead
S. T. ww, C, felt "wo have ample evidence that in the cave
of the Gateshead disturbances there was very definite
arganioation; literature of an inflariatory nature was
widely distributed; plans were laid for a concerted
attack on the hall in which the meeting was to be held. "
The Sheffield newspapers played an Important pert
in the diaruption of arrangements for the Achreinor
meetinC orgeniced by H. J. Wilcon" The day before the
mooting was due to be held a copy of the jrivately
circulated invitation sent to one hundred people, found
ite way to the office of the Sheffield cnd 1othertm
Independent; the paper aneerted that it had been cant to
nenber of the staff, . Docnibly to the pro-war Liberal
who had opjocod Wilson in 1899, The cane day the
(1) GnntenhkInd Gu º'dinn# 17th March 1900.
(2) I dl 24th March 1900,
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