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kacolutions did not cone from the most highly industrialised
or uctedtsed parts of the country, and certainly not from
irean where there wan a large working class population,
but from the middle class regions, the smaller town,
coastal resorts, rural parishes and home counties
suburbs. The agitation where it existed was vary much a
comfortable middle clams affairs
It was significant however that there was little
opposition to retention from Liberals or Radicals. Parliament
was adjourned during the agitation. %+ilfred Lagoon
wan almost the only U. P. to speak out in the country
against the retention of Ugandas which he doocribod as
a repetition of the "wicked antics" employed in the Sudan*()
At Wigton Liberal Club on 24th rroveraber, he wan cheered
when he opposed retention "although it might be advocated
by the Bishops with all the eloquence tkmong them* although
it might be hailed with acclamation in the music halls,
and although it might be written up with cophintry by able
editors of newspapers, " (2)
(1) aha Tinesa 15th November 1892"
(2) Thld, 25th Novombor 1892,
It is notable that Lawson,