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337.
It was claimed that Jameson had invadod the Transvaal
in order to rescue the Uitlandor women and children from
the Boers and that
, hin only crime was in not being
successful, The jingos thus implicitly admitted that
the extension of the Empire to include the Boor Republics
was not only a reasonable-aim, but distinctly laudable.
, When Jamonon, on being, releaced by the Boers was on his
way home he was greeted by the Mail front page with the
statement "God bleaa you Dr. Jameson I here's your
country's love to you
ß" (1)
When Jameson arrived at
Bow Lt. Court to face charges of having unlawfully
invaded the Transvaal, he woo several times cheered by
an audience including aristocrats and Conservative members
of Parliament.
(2)
The Timen published a poem in praise of Jamoson
written by Alfred Austin the P ät
b
Lauroateg of which the
lonconformist and Independent remarked "the impiety of the
extraordinary war song is hardly loss noticable than its
jingoism*n
(1) lbidt
(3)
(2) Ibidt 25th February 1896.
(3) rinncanformint
Stead in the Review of feviown commonted
and Independent. 16th January 1896.