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a ? r. Gauntlett 162 from Exeter `and a 11rw Frieotmen
105 from Hulls while the two Devon villages of Outer
and Inner Hope sent 69 namens - thoaa of every adult
inhabitant.
(1)
From this reeponco the peace party concluded that
anti-war feeling was considerable, that tho peace
advocates wore growing in number and would have prevailed
had it not been for the fait accompli of the Boor
ultimatum.
(2)
The Baptist leader Dr. Clifford
found in August that the prevailing mood was scepticism
an to war, - understandable in view of the false alarm
of the war scare in October 1898"
(3)
Clark was hopeful
that pressure from the peace party was producinC a taro
rational attitude.
(4)
A number of Conservative
resolutions deprecated peace activities and showed
0000 uneasiness at their success.
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(1) I. Iancht ter Gunrdi nn g 10th October 1899.
Ebtnr 1 10th otober 1899.
(2) st r, 12th October 1899.
(3) I bi, d , 3Oth Aucuot 1899.
(4) 417/313, Clark to Kruieri op cit.