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lack borders.
186.
Even Radicals admired Gordon; because of his sympathy
with the Sudanese they tended'to regard him as a crusader
on behalf of opireased peoples, and hoped for the success
of his mission. There was Great confidence that he would
single handed,, calve the Sudan problon to the satisfaction
of Conservatives and Liberals alike. The Manchester
ßuß;
ý _,,, rdia n wrote in 18£x4, "The deeps tch of
to the Soudan is an excellent measure. "
(I)
General Gordon
Many people
optimistically agreed with the Times, "The very magic of
his name is expected to produce a potent effect od friends
and foes alike. $ (2)
Even Socialists were not immune
to Gordon worship, an editorial in Justice declared "it in
a very serious matter to send a man like Gordon to his
doom, and no Government can have the right to sacrifice him
as the Liberal seem inclined to do. Tight or wrong, Gordon
went to Khartoum as the envoy of the people of England, and
we ought to get him out of his dangerous mission if we
cant"
(3)
When Belfort Bax wrote criticising Gordon
(1) Manchester üunrdinn, 21nt Janaury 1884.
(2) The flirren, 25th January 1884,
(3) Jure, 26th March 1884.