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The peace movement which had suffered a reverse in
the jingoism of March 1900, revived to come degree in
the summer. The threatened annexation of the Boor
Republica provided a common platform of opposition
from opponents of the war, Zeetinge were hold on the
subject and a petition was got up. More London
peace meetings were held and provincial activity
revived, A large Manchester meeting was hold on 29th
June with Hardie and Emily Dobhouee,
(1)
At Liverpool
John Brunner chaired a Conciliation Comnittoo meeting
of over two thousand people,
(2)
and there won a later
meeting in December to protest at the character of
warfare in South Africa. A Rochdale meeting was held
and Hardie conducted a aeries of meetings in Wales# while
in Lokester a Society for the promotion of peace was
holding regular open air rneetingo from June onwards.
Now that there was no danger of the British
being defeated the anti-war party had more justification,
A generous peace settlement was likely to'u'nito mors
(1) Labour Loader 7th July 1900.
(2) NewwAre, 7th June 1900.