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83,
Liberal opposition to a policy Of eXp3nsioa was mOuatiUG«
On 7th February Lawson put forward an cemendnent
"This House
whilst declining at present to oxproca an opinion an the
Ecyptian r-olicy which Her Ma
jouty'a Oovorniuont have purcucd
during the last two years with the support of the Houses
trusts that in future l3ritiah forces may not be employed for
the purpoaa of interfering with the Ecyptiun people in the
aelection of their own Governments"
(1)
In the nano way
Geor o Campbell (M. P# for Kirkuldy Burtho) proposed an
amendment to the Hicks Beech notions suggesting that Gordon
should be ordered to leave the sudun.
(2) Both aeudontm
worn withdrawn m #. nly becouno the peace party were satisfied
with the F'rimo HHinieter'e attitude; O3.
ndatone showed no nigua
of cuccumbiag to the pressure for a relief expedition, ropoatod
that Gordon's mission must be completely pacific, and rede bin
famoua judgement on the gudunoee, ".. a people ntruggUng to be
fron, Yen thoco era people otruggUng to be free, and they
eire atruegling rightly to be frees"
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But the Cabinet was much more inolinod to coo tho
aýaaanity for a Sudan expedition. The pressure was begun by
(i) Hnurd 3rd ocrieo, Vol CCLXXX1V, Col. 696-
(2) Ibid. 3rd aeries, Vol CCLXXXVIII, 12th May 1884,
(3) Ibid, col. 32ot ooq.