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converts and the threatened relapse of Uganda into
bvrbariaii, began to assume more importance. The humanitarian
argumanto for retention wore hard to recut, sordid
commercial arguments were in the background and in the
chaos of Uganda there was no question of a people struggling
to be froe, ne in the Sudan, On 10th ovomber, Lord
Salisbury put the Imperialist case before the 'Unionist
13onconf'ormists, but since most Nonconformists were
confirmed Glaadetonianc, this
probably carried little
weight. More important wan the emergence of the Rev.
Wardlow Thompson of the L. lt. B* an a supporter of rotontionj
he aacorted that Uganda was a special cone and that the
interests of civilization could not be relinquished, while
still maintaining ",. the missionary goes out with his life
in his hands and it has always been our principle that he
is not to go wrapt in the British flag, or expecting the
protection of Groat Britain wherever he coon... "
The Univeroitioa 1iaoion to Central Africa had already come
out in favour of Government protection for the C. rf, S# (a)
ý1) ilonconformi8t and Indopnndent! 18th November 1892"
(2) A. S. s. tsz. J 54 preen cuttingo on Uganda, extract from
the Stete nd rd, th October 1892.
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