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ch'neful enough$ but this in worse still. " ý1)
In the
came way in the boye"magazines, Imperialism was never
openly rationalinod or juctified, $ but nevertheless pervaded
most of the stories on African incidental army, navy or
adventure generally.
(2)
The excitnont of force and
violence was oulogicad by Baden-Powell'e account of the
Matabelo War of 1896, . "A sort of cxcitnont which takes
possession of one and which I think$ works on you to the
same extent an a couple of glasses of champagne, "
The military element in Imperialist had already boon
very well brought out in the Boys Brigaden which were a
feature of the 1890'x. A new daily raper, the Da ill.
Hail! which first came out in 18969 devoted itself
in the most nelfconacioun way to the promotion of
Imperialism. It received an enthusiastic response from
some sections of the population who here appeared to find
exactly what they wanted; letters to the editor praised
"A paper that striven to be Imperial, patriotic, candid
and humane,
- not Conservative, not Liberal, not Radical,
(1) G1. A. FTonty, Tho dash forte Khart. oum, London 1892, p. 279.
(2) Se© Soya Own Paper 1899-1900
(3) Colonel R. S, S, 23
2den$'owe11R Tha Matabc,, 1e Campric n. Landon
1897, p, 190.
(3)