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The pacifist tradition of the Society of Friends was
most strongly exprooeed in the Friends Peace Committee,
which included members of local Ponce accociationso
The first requests to the Mooting for 5 ufferingo to
take some anti-zwar action, failed. In September a moderate
memorial was sent to the Government, but no in 1882.5 the
most definite action was taken at the local meetings.
Resolutions wero sent from Friends at
Yoadon$ North
Warwickshire$ Oxford$ Liverpool and Nottingham.
Some work was also done by local peace associations
which contained Quakers* The Wiabech Peace Accociation
sent a resolution to the Government, approached local
Nonconformist ministers and persuaded thou to bring a
similar revolution before their congregations.
The Colchester Peace Acoociation$ whose secretary was also
a members of the Friends Peace Cosmittoo, cant two resolutions
to the Government, each with a collection of cignaturac,
issued a circular to local ministers and literature agninot
war to the local Sunday School Union.
(1) Fri dN 13th October 1899,
(2) IIbidO 22nd September 1899.
(3) Locioty of Friends P S. S 102* l1inuto Book of the Poach
Committee, ; Report of Colchester Local Peaco AcEociation,
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