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The peace movement frora, June to October 1899 wan
ntrongoot in Lancashire and Yorkshire,
, ports of ºulcn
and eolith-wort England and working class treu: of
London. One hundred and ninety-two r®a3Olutiobn, - two
fifths of the total, - cacao fron the six counties of
northern
Englands
- Cumberland* Westmoroland* S orthumborland#
Durhwi, Yornkchiro and Lancashire; one hundred and
twenty-one of thcra, - two thirda, - opi°ocod the war*
The Yorkshire resolution were nlmont four to one in
ttanour of pence The influence of Nonconfornity was
especially strong here in peace activity.
There were thirty-six roaolutiouc from Waloo
before the war, dividing sixteen for tho Government
cad twenty op-, oaod to it. Of the pro-Qovernmont
resolutions however, six came from Cardiff Conservative
Associations and three from neotinVo hold in Juno in
minim; villages and org°iniood by the Glamorgan Conservative
Aooociation. The anti-war rooolutiono were mainly
from NNonconformiat Chur- hoar with only twelve from
Liberal Associations. The rural and Uonconfor nt aroan
(i) This refors` to. r no3. utiout in the C. O. filoo, ntnt
bofore tha outbroa. '+ of war. The revolution from the
North of ing1and broke down into 117 from Lanc
, chiru,
52 from Yorknhiro, 19 fron IUorthus borland and Durham
and tour from Cumberland and %t ooty rolond
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