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Hang conga, waved Union Jacko and called on )r. George
White "the, popular managing director of the Tramways
Co. " to opauk; he submitted an a iondmcnt
declared paused,
(i)
jhich wan "
.,,
Jingoist demonstrations incrucod in October
as war became more inovitrable" The behaviour of the
crowds in different towne, ram remarkably uniform, - they
all repeated two or three patriotic aoncn with monotonoun
regularity# their aim was to prevent peace advocates
from speaking at all and if pocoiblo to paao pro-
Government reaolutiona" The robilieation of large
crowds and the production of handbills indicates that
there was a considerable element of planning behind the
disruption. All the ingredients of the much more
virulent jingoism of 1900 were procent prior to the
outbreak of the war in 1899. The rejoicing in the n2unic
halls at the 1900 victories, was forchadowod in the
apontaneoua acclamation of Chamberlain when "Rule
I3ritanata" wao played at a rononade concert early in
October 1$99" (a)
Ibid.
(2) Echo% 2nd October 1899.