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20 The Sudan expedition. and Fanhoda 1896""8.
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The announcement of the advance into the Sudan to
Dozeola ca o in tho middle of March 18969 There waa
a ncticcble aggroeaive attitudo in the air at this times
".. a spirit abroad which is prepared to accept auch
popooala, indeed all proposala, which come under the
general title of a "api*ited foreign policy" with
anthusiams. The Armenian fiasco, the Jameson episode and
the unhappy telegram from tho German Emperor have all
contributed to develop a sentiment which shows how euch the
old Berserker rage is still in the Anglo-Saxon blood. " (1)
There were two House of Coonone debates on the
Dongola expedition on 16th and. 20th Haroh" In the 16th
lurch division one hundred and twenty aix Libcrala and
Irish voted against the expedition, and this was incrocood
to one hundred and forty-five in the 20th'March division,
On 16th March Labouchero moved an adjournment of the liouaa
in order to diacuso the new advance into the Sudan, und
the 20th March debate took place on an amendnont by )4orloy
(1) Yloncnnformiat and Inienondnnt, 19th March 1896.
(2) There were 177 Liberale and 82 Irish Iationa1into in the
House at thin time.
(2)