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the Union Jack? " (I)
43?.
However the Coneervativen held
the seat with much the some vote as in 1895, while the
Liberal vote was reduced by over a, thousand, - the
coat had been won by the Liberale in 1885 and 1892,
This defeat not the pattern for the majority of bye.
elections in 1899-1900.
There were always a minority of Liberals who supported
the Govornmont. After the wear broke out more Liberale
joined the Imperialist nection; the variety of Liberal
attitudes became Creator $ ranging from a demand that the
war should be stopped immediately through varying opinions
on the most desirable moment for negotiation and on the
terms of the final settlement. Only a minority of Idberals
played an active part in the peace movement of 1900.
Contemporaries were in little doubt of the
almost unanimoun anti-war attitude dinplayod by Socialiot
and working claaa orgonisationn.
(2)
The only real division
was in the Fabian Society where a majority of mcmborn
aupportod the war$ Twenty-five recolutiona fron
working clean bodies were cent to the Colonial Offico,
(1) ibidj
t2) tar, 28th October 1899"