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loading perconm of both front benches, and to all who
are in any way likely to rake a sympathetic reeponee. "
His ps»phlot, "Shall I slay ray brother Boer ?" which
quoted expensively from the opeechoc by honey and
Courtney at kfanchestert was circulated to a hundred
thousand sinistern of religion and to fifty thousand
"influential persons.
" C1)
Stead however was easy
to discredit on account of his boliof in spiritualism$-
the Inporialist-Nationalist, Arnold White, described
him in December 1899 as "a Rucoophile humanitoriang
whose claim to authority in South African affairs coons
to rent exclusively on his allogod commerce with the
spirit world and especially with a ghost named Julia. '" tzý
There were six platforms at the Trafalgar Square
reoting with speakers from the Liberal Party, the
Tranßvaal Committee , the peace societies and labour
organisations. Ropreoentative0 from 2Sancheutor,
Birmingham and Bristol wore present. however ulargo
hostile crowd gathered, which sang patriotic conga, throw
missiles and evon knives at the speakers, and =ado it
(1ý Courtuoy HSS. Vol 8t %r. T. Stead to Courtney, 23rd
Septomber 1899.
(2) National feyiew, Docombor 1899, Arnold l4bjto, "The
cankara of a long poacoi" p. 673.