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321.
But the Nonconformist press showed no enthusincm for
retention, and for the most part preserved a judicious
silences No resolutions were 'reported from local dissenting
bodies, and the'e neral attitude seems to have been one
of cautious neutrlality. The only opposition to Imperialist
expansion in Uganda, from Nonconformists was provided by
the Congregationalist J. G. Rogers in an article in
Nineeteenth Cenutry.
(1)
He considered that annexation would
be fatal to the spirit of missionary enterprise, that there
was no trade worth having in Uganda, and followed Horace
aller in stating that the railway would have to be
constructed by slaves. He also developed a more general
opposition to the now Imperialist expansion, on the grounds
that Empire threatened both social reform at home and British
Liberal democracy, by the creation of an authoritarian
governing class.
The quaker periodical the Friend acarcoly montion94
Uganda, apart from endorainC the plan of "rnacia Jill rug
Fox, of Sudan fame, for sending two government officials to
device a peaceful solution.
(2)
(1) February 1893 s ppa. 219-234.
(2) Fr iendi 4th November 1892.