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should take the helm. "
151.
(1)
By 1900 he had become a
Unionist and was writing letters of support to Chamberlain,
The F. S. S. was concerned with both domestic slavery,
as in Egypt,
- and the slave trade in Central/East Africa.
The Society believed that the African slave trade was
increasing; more frequent reports from missionaries and
explorers were reaching Englands and the Arabs had begun
to penetrate the interior of Africa, from the coact, Interest
in the Sudan had been generated by the anti-ulavo trade
work of Samual Baker and Gordon who had, acted in the 1870'ä
an Governor Generale in the service of the Egyptian authorities.
Both Allen and Wailer were friends of Gordon, and urged
Some continuation of hie work in the Sudan. As early an
1881, the A, S, S. was requenting the British Government to
send two com: ricnionera to the Sudan, presumably to 'exorcise
diplomatic pressure.
(2)
The A.,. 3. mission was to stir
up anti-slavery feeling and counteract the general belief
that the slave trade problem had boon solved by the naval
blockades.
(1) F 4, Allee to Baker 8th February 1864.
(2) Ibid, Allen to John, Scott 11th May 1882.