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active minority were in favour of annexation, the bulk
of the population were neutral or had no fixed opinion,
Although Uganda was av%ded ao a subject for discussion
at local Liberal. Deotinge, it appears that by no means all
Liberals approved of retention, -a Liberal at Birmingham
Parliamentary Debating Society for instance said on Uganda
#111o
doproaatod interference with missionary squabbles in
Uganda, ob doforonco to the agitation carried on by somi"
roligiouo bodies at home. " (1)
The Nonconformist press was very reticent on the
subject. The BritinhWookly* the ntint and the
IJonconforri&t and Independent, began by taking an
uncyripathotic attitude to the C. H.: * request for protection.
It wan felt that this would not have boon the policy of
Ltvineotono or Moffat, or the attitude of the Nonconformist
London '"iaeiouary society.
(a)
Possibly some of the
traditional dislike of the Church of England was ehowing
hero, Aa tiro want one however$ this original opposition
broke down, an the dangers of maceacres botrnyal of nutivo
(1) quoted in Dail Garotta 23rd January 1893.
(2) Soo British WWaek1X, 6th October 1892, ßa.
ß t t, 7tb October
892 &: +a-ncänfar it& Snd rand®ntý 30th 3aptembor
1692"