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Libera1a wore also aware of the difficulties and expanse
of a prolonged South Africa ear, Chamberlain, the leader of
the Radicals in the Cabinet wao approhon, ivo about the
complications of ". *the most costly, unsatisfactory and
difficult of all the little ware which we can possibly
undortal. o.. "In
the event of a new conflict they would
probably cocuro the ea. intnnco of the Orange Free State and
the sympathy of the Dutch and possibly of Germany... a very
largo force would be required to ensure cuccoso, and you may
be aura that a large minority in this country would oppose
any Government which roceoded to extremities, "
(1) Xt was
roalicoct that a largo section of Cape Dutch were sympathetic to
the 13oera, a war would, - ".. dis tort our relations with their
follow-countrymen in other parts of South Africa... "
(2)
Economy
and retrenchment conflicted in the Liberal Party with the desire
to achieve cupromacy in South Africa.
There wee also the tendency to idoulico the Boors no
ciuplo republican tcrriaera, The fact that they were a Ropublic
won that favour with 1 adicalt, In the eyoc of Frederick Harrison
the Boors were Hfroe, quiet# toiling yeorion, who cling-proudly
to their old ways in belief and work und household life$ and have
(i) JC 5/20/40, op cit,
(2ý L ica8ter Liberal Metociation Minutes$ op cit, meeting of the
Genoral Co=ittee, 20th January 1881, resolution to C. O.