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Democrat Club and 'Southwark Homo Rule Association passed
resolutions linking the Transvaal question with the Irish
problems » they were both seen as examples of unwarranted
aggression against nations struggling for independence.
It was apparent that fear of embarrassing the Government
kept many Liberals silent; Lawson remarked a... if this had
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been the state of affairs twelve months ago, they would have
had Dukes and Marquesses summoning mass meetings and Hr.
Gladstone at everu railway station denouncing what was going
on. And why should not Liberals now protest against it ? It
was a shame that they should be silent aitply because their
friends are in power, and allow thin great crime to be committed
in their name. "
(2)
This was a comiont which was to be made
many times during the next four yearn. Poor did all the
Liberal Associations criticize the Government. Lambeth
Advanced Liberal Association on hearing mieechon from Pasemora
Edwards and J. P. Thomasaon condemned its own 11, P s, for their
compliance with the Government in the House of Cannons;
but 14arylebone Liberal Association and Middlesex Liberal
Association passed resolutions of confidence in the Government.
(1) Radicals 15th J- nuary, 5th & 19th February 1881#
(2) Ibid* 19th March 9881.
(3) - ??,; " 12th March 1881.
(4) Ibiär 4th &17th March 1881.
(3)