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Protection Society# decided to take no action in the
Uganda affair, mainly because of their anti-Company line.
They had attacked Stanley for hin conduct in the Emin
expedition, and in December 1892, R. Fox-Bourne (the
secretary) together with Belfort i3ax and members of the
Fabian Society had signed a manifesto against the policy
of opening up Africa against the will of the natives and
forcing on them "in the interests of a small wing of
capitalists, drink which will ruin their morally$ and
phyeically, and goods which they do not need. "
T. F. Buxton saw this as an attack on the I. B. R. A. Co. and
resigned from the A. P. S. committee in protest. The A. P. C.
had little sympathy with chartered company imperialism.
The A. S. S. action extended to those towns where
they had members or contacts. For example a nezaber of the
Society Arthur Albright played the largest single role in
the Birmingham agitation. Allen$ on lot Piovember attended
the annual meeting of the Birmingham Ladies Negroes Frtthds
Society, where a local Church of England clergyman spoke
on Uganda, This Birmingham anti slavery group supported
(1) Trannsctiona of the A. P. ß. 1892,
(2)
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(a) A. P. S. ri: 5, flhodoe House Library, Oxford, 21, The 4,1. S,
and the I. B. E. A. Co. Copy of tianifesto.
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