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68.
roforr oro liko Wilfred Lawson and H. J. Wilcons From Quaker
and dincentinß Poaco Zocioty platforzs, the anti. -trzporialict
elements ranged to the working class oreaniEationa. Anti-
Ioporialien thus out across a wide coction of cocioty.
On 2nd Uarch the Uadical uiniatera threatened to rosign
unless negotiations with the Doers were resuzod.
fadicala defeated the l'hig3 by ineicting on an afracnent with
the Doers$ - Chamberlain wrote in his diary, - "The majority in
(1)
The
the Cabinet of whom I was one and which also included Mir.
Gladstono# refused to assent to further bloodshed in order
to avango the honour of the flog and c¬oo to the conclusion
that the annexation bad boon made on incorrect information
and ought to be repealed. "
(2)
The Transvaal boc¬no ai public
once rore# though it remained under a rather vague British
auzorainty no far as its relations with foreign power* and
bordering natives tribes were concerned.
(1) Robincons Gallagher & Donny, O cit. p"70.
(2) Joßpeh Ch &zberlain 1L S,, JC 8/1/1-35, Diary 1880-1892.18810