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In Birmingham the Anti-war Vigilance Committee,
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circulating a letter for eisnature against the Sudan War
and advioing, "kindly write a memorial on plain paporj
get it signed and mend it to 24r. Gladstoneo.. "
Manchester Peace Society in May 1884, sent a revolution.
rejoicing "to notice the resolute position taken by Her
Majesty's Government in refusing to send British troops
to be decimated by drought and disease in the deßorta of
Africa*.. " and enclosing leaflets urging "T'axpayera, protoat
against English blood and treasure bring needlessly
sacrificed"
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In 1885 the Council of the Peace Society, presided
over by Edward Sturge, declared "it would be monstrous to
wage further war as a war of revenge, against a people
who have been guilty of no other offence but that of
defending their country against unprovoked ttggrosaion.,
Like the Noncontornioto, thoy sympathised with the Arabs
and were against that policy "which meddlea and interferes
(1) This noe nn to have been a sort or offohoot of the Arbitration
Union,
- it included O'Neill and the Quaker industrialist
Arthur Albright,
(2) Anti. -Slavery Society ! ISS. C63/64 Secrotary'o correspondences
H , dland Anti-war Vigilance Qo aittee to Charles Allen, April 1884
(3) r`s©. 78/3713, Egypt, domestic and various, 6th-31st May 1884,
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Iianchestcr Peace Society to F. 01 10th May i88k,,
ailyýN 14th February 188, x.
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