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369.
the audience could have been excused for imagining they
were at a Conservative Gathering. The Sheffield Liberal
paper stated, "Liberal or Conservative we are all on the
side of the Government it the Government otando firm an
we believe it, will. "
(1)
ivý9n the non-interventionist
and Christian periodical the Now A o, thought that Franco was
more in the wrong than B3ritain#
(2)
flarely was such unanimity in politics coon, and
the Liberal attitude was in stark contrast to the protects
against the Sudan war of 1885. On the basis of Liberal
opinion in 1885, one would have expected a rauch Creator
opposition to the policy of the Conservative Government
in 1898+ In fa1c there was very little opposition at all.
Of forty resolutions dealing with the Sudan and the
Vashdda crisis# which arrived at the Foreign Office
between 25th October and 7th Daceabor,, all but seven
were in support of the Government.
(3)
Of the thirty-
three pro-Government resolutions, my-oeven were from
Conservative, Constitutional or Unionist bodies, three
were from Primrose League flebitationa='one from a Church
(1) Aheffield and fotherim Independent,, 14th October 1898.
(2) 3rd ttovembor 1898.
(3) r"QL 173 9 Africa, Rocolutionn on variouo cubjocto
cant to i. ü. 1898-90