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Conoervative Clubs received a steady blast of
Imperialist propaganda. Lantern slide lectures wore
a feature of the clubs on such topics as "The British
Navy" and "Our Colonial Empire",
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The Imperial
South Africa Association frequently sent round lecturers.
In 1899 lecturer on the Transvaal were usual and often
raised the audience to excesses of patriotiom; at
Farnham Working HTen'a Consorvative Club in Läncanhiro,
after a talk on-South Africa, a Hajor Crofton tang
verses of "Soldiers of the queen" the chorus of which
was taken up with Great enthusiasm.
The National `roo 'Labour Association at its covonth
annual meeting in October, equated freedom for the
Uitlandern with freedom for the non-Unionint in Britain.
In Liverpool a British Workers South African Union had
boon formed to counteract the local peace coc ittooo,
The London United Workmoula Committee believed in
maintaining "intact the trade of the Empire" conibinod
(1) Conrervativo Clubn Bitotto, icaucn in 1699.
(2) rhi t December 1899.
(3) P. O. 1417%?
78. resolution sent 10th October 1899.
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