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trial we that Arabi was exiled to Ceylon. In 180 and 1885
Blunt was offering to negotiate with the Mahd., and was in
touch with Iiabdist agents in Farin and London.
(1)
In hin
pursuit of peace negotiations, he organined a deputation to
Uawa.
rden on Christman Eve 188kß accompanied by two members
of the Arbitration movements 2iurtin Wood and Liberal and Karl
Blinde - but Gladstone refuted to one them. (2)
The Positivists exponents of r ti.
. onal reform and social
inprovement, took an anti-IsperinlisE Stand. Frederick
Barrinon'c ideas were fully aet out in a letter to Morley in
1682, The war in Egypt wan "n typical instnnco of unjustifiable
Ofrr°reacion ...
I do not refuse to consider Dither the safety
of the British residents or the neutrality and safety of the
Canal. Any means honestly directed to secure either object I
should regard as reasonable and to be discussed on its merits.
The course taken by our Government in totally beside these two
objects and is exceedingly prejudicial to both. "
agreed with most Liberals that Egypt was a sensitive
(3)
lie thus
(7? Aafl. MOD, 44,11Ö, Blunt to Gladstone, 12th March, 8th April
18 65.
In 18¬5 the Forma Office received a few anxious letters
referring to the pronence of the , ehdi'n crinnarie3 in
Enrlend; a clercyman writing to the Daily NewR $ 7th February
1885! claimed to have knowledge of them.
(2) W. S. Blunt, Gordon st Khartoums p. 3%%r
(3) Frederick Harrison : SS
:, Harrison to Morley 3rd Juno 1882