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on this occasion; he had decided that after all, the
expedition to the Sudan had been inevitable, timely and
opportune. He ended with a commitment to a full
Imperialist position, "I think that if the character of
a groat nation is in danger of being deteriorated it is
... by taking too narrow a view of the obligations of
its position... and by refusing to undertake the now
responsibilities which are after all inevitable ih the
case of an Empire like ours. "
(2)
Campbell-ßqnnerman
viewed the Vile expedition with approval and recognised
that the occupation of Egypt was to be semi-permanent.
The Liberal M. P. for Barnsley, Joseph Walton, thought
that foreign p'licy nought not to be regarded by any moans
as a party question. "
(4)
The mass of Liberals in fact
claw little to disagree with in Conservative policy in
the Sudan.
In the division there were only fifty-eight votes
against the Government and seventeen of those cane from
Irish Nationalrote,
(5)
ýi ýu ýý rirýrrrý nrýi ýý rirýi
Nine of the Liberals were not
(1) Hannnrd, 4th corion1 Vol LXVII, 21ot February-6th March 1899.
col.
90
(2) Ibid. col. 498.
(3) 1b14, col. 512 of ooq.
(4) Ibiii, col. 510.
(5) Ibiri,, co1523.
(3)