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periloun to the party, because its attitude was largely
personal and led directly to more or loco actual
hostility towards the old followers of the Gladstone
creed, thus making the hearty co-operation of all in
the policy of the party, impossible. "
(1)
Channing
was not immune from, Imperialien, " he said in the Fashoda
crisis, "- "In foreign policy Liberals were firm and
fearless. They would not surrender everything for
peace, but said that every English right. ahould be
should be matched by generous and just interpretation
of the rights of others. That was the spirit in which
Liberals were meeting the French crisis. They wished no
humiliation to Ftnaco..
" But France was in the wrong.
England was the trunteo of Egypt, They eheuld chow no
hesitation. England was right. Her just and pure
administration had done wonders for Egypt, riving her
proapority. It "evacuation" were ouggootod, he could
not now support it in the Soudan. If English administration
could bring similar prosperity he would have no share in
checking the result. Ho had always voted against ouch
(1) F. A. Cbanning, Op cit, F"177*