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to the meeting actually attended, may indicate cone
opposition to Wilton$a view of the South African
situation.
nowev r the antiwar Liberals connolidatod their
victory by holding a meeting three days later at the
Reform ý'lub to take action on the wnr4 Seventy
Liberals opposed to the war were invited to the house
of Wilson's brother d'. Wycliffe Wilson, on 7th October,
thirty of them attended.
(2)
It wan decided to hold
a public meeting but as no first rate speaker could be
obtained at ouch short notice the idea was abandonned
in favour of holding a aeries of smaller noetingu at
local Liberal clubs,
(3)
Anti-war resolutions were
passed at Liberal clubs in I3rightoido, Upperthorpe and
Attercliffei though a hostile anondmont wes carried at
Darnell,
(4)
1! eanwhilot 1iaddioon and Percy Rawoon
a nonconformist minister, spoke against
, the war to
Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and other religious mootinga,, ý5ý
(1) Ibid
(2) M. ri. 2521v circulars and lottre 1899-1900.
t3) !;!?
g.
(4) L4*n. 250A.
(5) MoD. 1*