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Forster for voting againot the Government, the diccuooion
mainly centred on the fact that the Governnont might have boon
turned out of office as a result of the Iortbcoto zotion1
though one Liberal, 6. Prioetzian1 said "As Liberale they
were opposed to an increase in the responsibilities routing
on our nation (hour hear) and they were opposed to doing
anything which would result in our having to govern vast
hordes of barabriane somewhere near the Equator, and
involving us in vast military expenditure
(applause)"
But although Priestman had Sracped the implications of an
expansionist policy, at a later meeting he refused to vote
for a pro-Arabi revolution "um the revolution involved a
condemnation of ifr. Gladstone, and ah Mr. Gladstone was not
there to state the other, and hie aide of the question. '; (2)
Nor did Bradford Liberale take up the suggestion that they
might pass a vote of confidence in Illingaworth, the junior
member for Bradford1 who had voted for Norloy''® motion.
On the-other band no votes of censure were peened on the
Liberal },. po who voted for Lawson in 18820 but the Government
on that occasion had the tacit support of the Conoorvativee
(1) Leeds lie ramaurv1 3rd March 1805.
(2) Bradford Observer 17th Iaurch 188 ,
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