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who characteristically-urged the Government ".. to revoke
the charter of this filibustering and piratical concerns,
und to put both these sets of criminals on their trial
in a criminal court. " C1i
The only roaolutiona sent to the Foreign Office in
support of the Laid ware fron anti-Traden Unionist, fair
trade, supposedly working men03 orgenicationc. These wore
partly run by GrahamKelly and Peters $ who appeared on
the ocouo in the 1880's as ex-trade unionists with interests
in abolishing foreign augur bountioa"
(2)
One of these
groups, the British and Colonial Patriotic and Industrial
Lwague$ with the objectives of Empire preference, cent
a pro-Paid recolution at the boginning of 'ebrurary.
This National Personal Liberty Loaguo of L erpool which
was probably cnothor of the variety of bogus working men's
c0nociationa oxprecsed "resentment at the outragoc and
indignities to which our follow countrymen and women ore
subjected at the hands of the Doors in the Transvaal. "
(1) C=tn. 41ZZ122. South Africa, 1896, rocolutton from London
ä. D. ß'. 29th January 189 6.
(2) Soo A. Briggs and J* Saville, (editors) Enaavs in Labour
fl ntory,, London Ig6o, Pr 3; "-Z
(3) 2: a., _417/193,
resolution sent lot February 1896.
(4) Ibid, resolution oent 13th March 1896.
(3)
(4)