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of Wales were 1e jingoistic than the town,.
Scotland hont twelve resolutions, all pro-Qovornnent
except for the Edinburgh S. 13"ß'. Meting and ronolutiona
from a Quaker group and Free Church rronbytory.
The Irish peace movement was much more anreosively
pro-Boor than its English counterpart. The ItLeh
fiationalints identified with the Boer farmors# At a
largo open air meeting in Dublin on lot October liichaol
Devitt expressed hope for a Door victory and Irish
desertions to the Boers*
t2)
(i)
filer wished that "God
night strengthen the arm of every Boar who shouldered
a run to afond the independence of the Transvaal. "
A resolution from Teraoy U. D. C. wan sympathetic to the
"plucky Doer farraara" and hoped "that if a war takes
place it may and in another flajuba äi11"
many of those vehement opinions wore embodied in
resolutions sent to the Colonial O fico, - only six
(4)
But not
resolutions wore sent from Ireland includinC four pro-
{1) : Sea K. O. Morgans w en Ln hri. ttnh Polition, Cardiff 19G5,
p. 178. for corroboration of the (. O. rilon picture of
bleloh opinion.
{2) i irninahnm Dnily P ant1 2nd October 1899"
(3) Pn11 Hta11 Cn o ttoi 26th Septeabcr 1899.
(4) c, o. 417/P78, roaolution cent 29th Soptonbor.