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462.
National Memorial against the war. This originatod
from the offices of the International Arbitration und
Peace Association, and the only organioorn specifically
mentioned were 0.11. Perris the editor of Concord and
J. F. Green the secretary of the I. A. P. A.
(1)
But Stead
and Philip Stanhope H. P. also played an important part
and the memorial may have been first suggested by a Socialist
Herbert Burrows.
(2) Well-known individuals may have
been specially requested to sign its - it was signed by
the Bishops of Durham, Hereford and Norwich, leaders of
Nonconformity, members of the L. C. C. and School Board,
but it was mainly publicised by being printed in the
Sj the Echo and the i! onchee ter Guardian with
instructions to cut it out, sign it and pond it in. It
first appeared on 30th September mi continued to be
published till 10th Octobers By 5th October 17,605
signatures had been received, the Star remarking "there
has boon hardly any orinninution and this large number of
replies represents practically a spontaneous volume of
(1ý
. 't rr 7th October 1899,
(2) Echo, 9th October 1899, loiter from Herbert l3urrowc.