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prejudices of come of our friends who think more of
avoiding all conflict than they do of the future welfare
of the triben. "
(1)
Justifying hin position to Newman,
Allen admitted that an anti-slavery policy was often
nerved by expansion in Africa and that force would sometimes
have to be used, " "I shell as far an possible avoid all
the political anpecte"of the Egyptian questions excepting
in so far as they relate to slavery and the slave trade,,.
Certainly this society has not advocated the employment of
outside force, but Egypt must compel her own people to
observe the slave trade treaties and for this and she will
have sometimes to employ in force najeuro. '" (2)
He also
admitted in a letter to another critics that the A. 3. C,
was in danger of clashing with the Peace Society to which
none of its members belonged. -(3)
the supporters of the
Besides quakerei
, C. C. So also *nluded Imperialists
Such as W. E. Forster, "the jingo in a drab coat" as Morley
called bim,, R. N, Fowler Conservative H. P. for the City of
(i) E.. 3
Z4$ Allen to Judge Scott 12th April 188.5.
(2) 1btd Allen to Newman, 20th July 1885.
(3) I.
_bý. i. % Ellen to Veckitt
` 5th November 1885,